SPS automotive performance team principal Stephan Sohn feels confident the Heart of Racing by SPS Mercedes can repeat its class win at last year’s Hankook 12H MUGELLO, and potentially put itself in contention for outright victory.
Heart of Racing by SPS – a joint venture between America’s The Heart of Racing Team and Hankook 24H DUBAI class winner SPS automotive performance – made its first European start in the 24H SERIES powered by Hankook last year in Mugello, ending a successful weekend with GT3-Am victory and an overall podium finish.
With the American-German collaboration having re-entered both the Mercedes-AMG GT3 and an unchanged driver line-up (Gray Newell, Roman de Angelis and Heart of Racing team owner Ian James) for this weekend’s 2024 Hankook 12H MUGELLO, Sohn feels confident the team can play a strong role in GT3 once again.
“After last year's strong result, we obviously hope to repeat this success,” Sohn explains. “The team and drivers are well-rehearsed and already know the track and the procedure from last year. I think we can once again play a strong role in the battle for class victory.”
