PROsport Racing brings Mercedes-AMG back to the ADAC GT Masters

PROsport Racing is set to take to a new stage in July: At the ADAC GT Masters round at the Nürburgring, held as part of the Truck Grand Prix (10–12 July), the Wiesemscheid-based team will be lining up with its Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the BILSTEIN-HELLA livery.

Fans of the Nordschleife are already well acquainted with the car: it was in action at the 24-hour race and during the NLS season, where it caused quite a stir. On the Nürburgring’s short circuit, it will now face off against the field in the ADAC’s established GT3 championship.

Nico Hantke and Felice Jelmini will take turns at the wheel. Hantke, 22, is returning to familiar territory: the Hürth-based driver contested the full ADAC GT Masters season in 2024 and 2025, securing two race wins last year as well as fourth place in the championship. “I’m really looking forward to returning to the ADAC GT Masters and competing in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 for the first time. The aim is clear: we want to be up there at the front and fight for victory,” says Hantke.

His team-mate, Felice Jelmini, brings extensive GT3 experience from the GT World Challenge Europe and the Italian GT. In 2019, the 31-year-old Italian from Gallarate won the Italian Clio Cup and most recently demonstrated his talent in touring cars in the TCR Europe with a victory in the rain-soaked Hockenheim race. “The standard in the ADAC GT Masters is extremely high, but I’m convinced we have everything it takes to be competitive,” says Jelmini.

“Returning to the ADAC GT Masters at the Nürburgring is more than just a one-off appearance for us. It’s an opportunity to prove ourselves as a team and demonstrate our performance in front of over 100,000 spectators. With Nico and Felice, we have two drivers who can fully exploit the potential of our BILSTEIN-HELLA-AMG GT3. That’s exactly why we’re here,” said team founder Christoph Esser.

The ADAC GT Masters will hold two one-hour sprint races at the Nürburgring, featuring a mandatory pit stop and a driver change at the halfway point.