In the FIA Formula 3 Championship season-opener at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain HWA RACELAB completes the first pair of Formula 3 races. Driver Bent Viscaal makes a good start in the new race series with two 13th-place finishes. His team-mate Jake Hughes has bad luck after a promising practice session. Keyvan Andres shows an improved performance in the second race and inspires hope for the future.
Both HWA RACELAB cars completed a tough race in Monaco, which featured many attacks and collisions. Stoffel Vandoorne was in contention for a top-ten finish throughout the entire race, but eventually came home eleventh to narrowly miss out on the points. Gary Paffett ended round nine of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in 14th place.
The opening round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship at Circuit de Catalunya in Spain heralds a new era for HWA AG. The company from Affalterbach is set to make its first appearance with its own team in a Formula 3 race. HWA RACELAB lines up with three cars in the new junior series, which shares the bill with the Formula 1 World Championship.
HWA RACELAB has finished in the points on its last two outings in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. Another exciting challenge awaits the team from Affalterbach on Saturday, in the form of the Monaco E-Prix.
Next success for HWA RACELAB in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship: Gary Paffett held his nerve as the weather caused chaos in Paris. Starting 17th, the experienced driver battled his way into eighth place to pick up points for the second time this season. Stoffel Vandoorne was involved in a collision on the slippery track and was forced to retire.
Stoffel Vandoorne's third place in Rome just a few days ago presented HWA RACELAB with its first big success in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. However, there has been no time for the team to sit back and enjoy the moment: The European leg of the season continues this weekend with the Paris E-Prix.
HWA RACELAB is all set for the start of this season's FIA Formula 3 Championship in May. Drivers Bent Viscaal (NED), Jake Hughes (GBR) and Keyvan Andres (IRN) gained more valuable experience at the third and final official test at the Hungaroring. The trio improved over the course of the two days and concluded the test with a solid team performance.
Success for HWA RACELAB at the GEOX Rome E-Prix: Stoffel Vandoorne came home third in an eventful race to present the team from Affalterbach with its first podium finish in its first season in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. Gary Paffett failed to finish after being involved in an early, multi-car collision through no fault of his own.
HWA RACELAB has taken the next step on the road to the team's first race in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. Drivers Bent Viscaal (NED), Jake Hughes (GBR) and Keyvan Andres (IRN) gained more valuable experience during the two-day test at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. The outing in Spain was the second of three official test events for the German team, before the season gets underway in May.
This weekend, HWA RACELAB and the other teams in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship commence the "European leg" of the season: Rome, Monaco, Paris, Berlin and Bern are the next venues, before the 2018/19 season concludes in July with a double-header in New York. With six races behind them, the new team from Affalterbach's record at the halfway point of the season is a mixed bag: Despite a number of set-backs, Gary Paffett and Stoffel Vandoorne both have points to their name and are looking ahead with confidence to the race in the Italian capital.
