Frank Bird And HRT Continue Racing In The GT World Challenge Europe
The Haupt Racing Team will be once again on the grid in the upcoming season of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS as Hubert Haupt's team will field a pair of Mercedes-AMG GT3s in the races throughout the season, one of which will be driven by Cumbrian driver Frank Bird.
The #79 Mercedes-AMG GT3 will see German team owner Hubert Haupt and Frenchman Sébastien Baud in action whereas Penrith-born Frank Bird and Australian teammate Jordan Love will race in the sister car #77. The Anglo-Aussie pair will contest selected rounds of the Endurance Sprint Cup season in the Silver Cup category and after the pair competed for HRT last season, they will now battle for championship points in the main Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe also.
The opening round of this year's Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe season will take place in Monza, Italy on April 22/23 with the first round of the Sprint Cup at Brands Hatch, UK on May 13/14. The final event is over the weekend of October 14/15 on the dune circuit at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.
Frank Bird, #77 Haupt Racing Team:
"I think we have been able to assemble a goo combination. We want to compete as far up front as possible in both the Silver Cup and the overall standings. The Sprint Cup is a short championship where you can't afford to lose any points so I'm really looking forward to the first race in that series which is also my home race at Brands Hatch."
Images: The Haupt Racing Team livery of Frank Bird’s Mercedes-AMG GT3
GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS
| April 22/23 | Monza, Italy |
|---|---|
| May 13/14 | Brands Hatch, UK* |
| June 3/4 | Paul Ricard, France |
| July 1/2 | 24 Hours of Spa, Belgium |
| July 15/16 | Misano, Italy* |
| July 29/30 | 24 Hours of Nurburgring, Germany |
| Sept 2/3 | Hockenheim, Germany* |
| Sept 16/17 | Valencia, Spain* |
| Sep 30/Oct 1 | Barcelona, Spain |
| Oct 14/15 | Zandvoort, Netherlands* |
*denotes Sprint Cup
