Clients

Wirth Research is dedicated to maximising the potential of all its clients, using specialist innovation, design and engineering expertise within motorsport. We have worked with a diverse number of clients across the sector including governing bodies, manufacturers and individual motor racing teams.

HWA AG

HWA AG’s motor racing segment competes in the popular German Touring Car Championship (DTM). HWA AG is responsible for all activities, including the development and construction of the Mercedes-Benz DTM racing cars, and the operation of the racing team. The GT3 racing version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG was developed and produced by HWA AG in close cooperation with Mercedes-AMG. Subsequently HWA AG have also developed the Mercedes-AMG GT3 and the Mercedes-AMG GT4. All of these cars are built by HWA AG and then delivered to customer teams around the world.

www.hwaag.com

Triple Eight Race Engineering

Following success in the British Touring Car Championship, Triple Eight Race Engineering switched its focus to the Australian Supercars Championship with the takeover of Brisbane-based Briggs Motor Sport in September 2003. Triple Eight claimed their first drivers’ and teams’ championship in 2008, rising to eight drivers’ and eight teams’ by the end of 2017. The 2017 season was also significant in that Triple Eight became the sole factory team in the Supercars Championship, with two of Australia’s most iconic brands, Holden and Red Bull, joining forces with Triple Eight to create the Red Bull Holden Racing Team. Along with being the factory team, Triple Eight worked on the design and build of the all-new 2018 Holden Commodore Supercar, supported by Wirth Research on aerodynamic development.

www.redbullholdenracing.com

www.autobarnlowndesracing.com.au

Honda Performance Development Inc.

Wirth Research is proud of the achievements of its 15 year partnership with Honda Performance Development (HPD). The company’s activities were focused on the two pinnacle racing activities of IndyCar and Le Mans Prototype racing. IndyCar chassis development activities were conducted in the two main periods of manufacturer competition – 2003 to 2005 & 2012 to 2015. Le Mans Prototype activities ran from 2006 to 2016 and resulted in the development of the multi-championship winning ARX sportscar family. HPD customer teams fielded cars in both LMP1 and LMP2 classes of the American Le Mans Series, the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA Sportscar Championship, and the collaboration between HPD and Wirth Research in IndyCar provided Honda-powered teams with aerodynamic developments parts and advanced chassis technical support

hpd.honda.com

Andretti Autosport

Andretti Autosport is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, the Global RallyCross Championship, and the FIA Formula E Championship. It is headed and co-owned up by former CART series champion Michael Andretti.

Andretti Autosport has won the Indianapolis 500 five times (2005, 2007, 2014, 2016,2017) and the IndyCar Series championship four times (2004, 2005, 2007, 2012).

During the inaugural year of the FIA Formula E World Championship, Wirth Research supported Andretti Autosport team with comprehensive trackside race engineering support, pre-event DIL simulator sessions and powertrain modelling & setup.

www.andrettiautosport.com

IndyCar

The IndyCar Series is the premier level of open wheel racing in North America. Its parent company began in 1996 as a competitor to CART known as the Indy Racing League which was created by then Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George. In 2008, the IndyCar Series merged with the Champ Car World Series.

Wirth Research has conducted advanced aerodynamic safety development programmes for IndyCar.

www.indycar.com

Renault

Renault are currently involved in Formula One as a constructor, under the name of Renault Sport Formula One Team. They have been associated with Formula One as both constructor and engine supplier for various periods since 1977. The team has collected more than 160 wins as an engine supplier, ranking third in Formula One history. In addition to its two own F1 World Constructors’ Championships (2005, 2006) and two Drivers’ Championships, as an engine supplier, Renault has contributed to nine other World Drivers’ Championships.

www.renaultsport.com