HWA AG and their CEO, Gerhard Ungar, part ways with immediate effect. This was announced by the HWA AG supervisory board today. At the same time, the board thanked Gerhard Unger for his merits in his 26-year career at AMG and HWA.

Since December, 1987, Gerhard Ungar held several leading positions at AMG Motorbau- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH’ and HWA AG. On 04th December, 2006, he was appointed as HWA AG board member. From 2009, Gerhard Ungar managed the company as sole chairman and in September, 2012, he assumed the CEO position.

His biggest successes in DTM/ITC comprise – inter alia – 170 wins in 364 races as well as 10 drivers’ and 9 manufacturers’ titles for Mercedes-Benz. In addition, Gerhard Unger held a leading position with the corresponding responsibility regarding the successful Formula 3 and the SLS AMG GT3 customer-sport projects. For the time being, Gerhard Unger’s previous tasks will be assumed by board member Ulrich Fritz.

“With his successes, Gerhard Unger made a crucial contribution to the DTM involvement of Mercedes-Benz and definitely left a mark,” said Toto Wolf, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport. “In different leading technical positions, he created the preconditions enabling our brand to win 10 drivers’ and nine manufacturers’ titles, to date. An achievement we truly have to thank him for. Our DTM programme will be continued as scheduled, this year. Only after an extensive analysis of the current situation, a replacement for Gerhard Unger will be appointed.”