Simon Wilbers to become the new Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport from 1 July

Christoph Sagemüller is to leave Mercedes-AMG at the end of the month at his own request and by mutual agreement. The 38-year-old wishes to pursue new professional challenges in future.

Sagemüller began his career at Mercedes-AMG in 2011 and worked for the performance and sports car brand for a total of 15 years – most recently as Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport since 2021. Most recently, he was responsible for the entire motorsport division of the Affalterbach-based performance and sports car brand, comprising the three pillars of Formula 1, GT Sport and virtual motorsport.

During this time, key strategic decisions were made regarding the future of the brand’s motorsport involvement. These included, amongst other things, the development of the successor to the successful Mercedes-AMG GT3 and the founding of Affalterbach Racing GmbH.

Furthermore, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport celebrated numerous international successes, including title wins in the DTM, the GT World Challenge and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, victories in Macau and, most recently, overall victory at the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. Furthermore, the brand returned to the Le Mans endurance classic last year after a 26-year absence.

Simon Wilbers will take over as head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport on 1 July. Wilbers has been with the company since 2018 and was most recently responsible for Customer Experience & Marketing Activation for Formula 1 and GT Sport, F1 Official Cars & Operations, Commercial & Partner Management, and AMG Direct Sales & VIP Customers. He will continue the strategic development of the motorsport division in collaboration with the existing teams.