HWA RACELAB heads to round six of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship with its first points in the bag. The team goes into this Saturday's race, in the Chinese city of Sanya, full of a new-found confidence.
The 50th E-Prix in Hong Kong was a day of highs and lows for HWA RACELAB, although the team did achieve a number of successes. The new Formula E team not only secured its first pole position in race number five of the season, but also scored its first points.
A positive attitude is propelling the highly-motivated HWA RACELAB team towards the fifth race of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, which will take place this coming Sunday in Hong Kong. The official test drives after the race in Mexico proved very useful and the team now has reason to hope for an improved performance at the upcoming E-Prix.
The team is complete, HWA AG is ready for a new era. After decades of success in international motorsport, the experts from Affalterbach will compete at another high class of single-seater racing. In addition to sporting successes, the involvement in the new series aims to prepare talents for the path to professional motorsport.
The third driver has been decided. 24-year-old Brit Jake Hughes will be the team-mate of Keyvan Andres and Bent Viscaal in HWA RACELAB’s Formula 3 team. He has already brought home multiple wins in the predecessor series of the FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Highly-rated Dutch driver Bent Viscaal will drive for HWA RACELAB in the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship. The talented 19-year-old can already look back on positive experiences with one German team.
HWA RACELAB continues to get valuable kilometres of racing under its belt in the team's rookie season in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship: the new team completed the full race distance with both cars for the first time in an eventful fourth round of the season, the Mexico City E-Prix. However, 16th place for Gary Paffett and 18th for Stoffel Vandoorne was again short of the team's own expectations, as they failed to score their first points in Formula E.
The first driver is confirmed. German-Iranian Keyvan Andres will drive for HWA RACELAB in the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship. The 18-year-old brings a wealth of Formula experience to the team.
HWA RACELAB has gained plenty of experience in the first three races of the ABB FIA Formula E season. The new team from Affalterbach enjoyed its first partial success in qualifying at the latest event in Chile. The goal for race four of the season, in Mexico City on 16th February, is now to achieve a positive result in the race itself.
HWA RACELAB driver Stoffel Vandoorne was unable to capitalise on a strong qualifying performance in round three of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Santiago, Chile. He damaged his car in the race and was forced to retire from the E-Prix. As such, the new team failed to complete its goal of completing the full race distance with both cars for the first time.
