Haupt Racing Team (HRT) Ford Racing concludes its second DTM season, October 8 - 11, at Hockenheimring. The German-based operation looks to add to a season tally that includes the first series pole, podium and victory by the Mustang GT3. Last weekend, HRT closed the inaugural season of the GT Summer Series here at Hockenheimring, collecting multiple poles and victories across sprint and endurance racing formats.
Supporting the final DTM rounds of the season is a two-car, Mustang GT3 effort—with drivers Fabian Dybionka, Emil Gjerdrum, Niklas Kalus and Ford Racing Driver Development Team member Kiano Blum—in ADAC GT Masters, a series where Ford Racing earned its first global championship for the Mustang GT3 in 2025.
A fifth Mustang GT3 will battle at HRT's home base at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. HRT and Ford Racing embark on the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie finale, NLS 10, scheduled for October 10. Leading the charge in the No. 64 Ford Mustang GT3, Nordschleife veteran Frank Stippler and co-driver Vincent Kolb return to the Green Hell aiming to close out the endurance season at the pinnacle of the podium.
FAST FACTS
- At the 2025 ADAC GT Masters season finale at Hockenheimring, Finn Wiebelhaus claimed his third win of the year helping clinch the Drivers', Teams', and Manufacturers' titles. The victory also secured Wiebelhaus the "Road to DTM" crown, capping a landmark campaign for the Ford Racing Driver Development member and earning his promotion to the DTM series.
- In 1988, Armin Hahne won both Hockenheimring races, with Klaus Ludwig securing the overall DTM title—both in Ford-Sierra-Cosworth RS 500s.
DRIVER QUOTES
DTM:
ARJUN MAINI, No. 36 HRT Ford Racing Ford Mustang GT3 – “The final race of the season is coming up, and it’s been a really great season so far. I’m already looking forward to the two races at the Hockenheimring. I think I’ve had some strong results this year, so I’m looking forward to picking up a few more points and, hopefully, winning a trophy with our Ford Mustang GT3.”
FINN WIEBELHAUS, No. 64 HRT Ford Racing Ford Mustang GT3 – “It’s the last DTM race weekend of the season ahead at the Hockenheimring. It’s been a great season so far, and we’ll give it our best to finish it on a high note. I can’t wait to see all the fans at the track and experience the special atmosphere of the DTM season finale. I’m looking forward to sharing one last race weekend of the season with all of you.”
ADAC GT Masters:
EMIL GJERDRUM, No. 1 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3 – “After coming so close to the win at Salzburgring, we’re heading to Hockenheim with a lot of motivation in the Mustang. We know we have a strong team and package around us, and we’ll give everything to fight for the best possible results to finish the season.”
FABIAN DYBIONKA, No. 1 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3 – “After a strong debut, I’m hungry for more at the Hockenheimring. The goal is simple: keep improving, fight at the front, and go for the win. We know what we can do in our Mustang GT3, so now it’s about executing and getting the result.”
KIANO BLUM, No. 2 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3 – “I'm really looking forward to the season finale at Hockenheim. Even though becoming the champion will be difficult, we will do everything we can to fight for our first win, end the season with a strong result and get the absolute maximum out of the weekend. We have a great team and Ford Mustang GT3 behind us, and we want to finish the year on a high.”
NIKLAS KALUS, No. 2 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3 – “I have many great memories of Hockenheim, and the atmosphere with so many spectators always makes this weekend something very special. It is traditionally the best attended weekend of the season, and I’m really looking forward to seeing all the fans there and hopefully putting on a great show for them. Our clear goal is to remain in the top-three of the championship and finish the season on a strong note. I will give everything, together with the whole team, to achieve that. We want to end the year with some great memories and head into the winter break with a positive feeling.”
NLS:
VINCENT KOLB, No. 64 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3 – “I’m really looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of the Ford Mustang GT3 with HRT for the final race of the season. We’ve learned a lot and made good progress in the recent NLS rounds. Frank and I want to give it everything one more time and hopefully reward the entire team with a strong result to finish the year."
FRANK STIPPLER, No. 64 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3 – “We’re looking forward to the final race of the season and want to end the year on a high note. The season hasn’t always gone as we’d hoped, so a successful finish would be all the more satisfying. We’ll give it our all one last time and hope to come away from the final race with a positive feeling. At the same time, we’re already looking ahead to next year, when we plan to come back stronger than ever.”
