HWA RACELAB welcomes Keyvan Andres to its Formula 3 team for 2019

The first driver is confirmed. German-Iranian Keyvan Andres will drive for HWA RACELAB in the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship. The 18-year-old brings a wealth of Formula experience to the team.

  • Keyvan Andres: "I am convinced that we will be successful together."
  • Thomas Strick: "Keyvan is the perfect fit for our team."

Affalterbach, 15th February 2019 – Keyvan Andres made the switch from karting to a Formula car at a young age and wasted little time in demonstrating his talent in North American racing series. He won the title in the 2013/2014 Winter Series in the Skip Barber Formula 2000 championship. Andres has continued to develop consistently on the Formula racing scene in Europe and has two years of experience in the European Formula 3 Championship under his belt. Here too, he has improved continuously, claiming a podium finish at the Norisring with Van Amersfoort Racing last year.

HWA RACELAB is one of ten teams in the new FIA Formula 3 Championship. Each team will field three cars. The other two HWA RACELAB drivers will be announced shortly. The series will share the bill with Formula 1 at eight race weekends and features a total of 16 races. Barcelona hosts the opening round on 11th May.  

Keyvan Andres (18, Germany)
"I am delighted to be part of the new Formula 3 team at HWA RACELAB. HWA has many years of experience in various different fields of motorsport, and I am sure I will benefit from that. My personal goal for the coming season is to continue to improve as a driver. I will do my very best to achieve this. Our shared goal is to find our feet in the series as quickly as possible. It is going to be a tough and exciting competition. Everybody wants to be involved. However, I am 100% convinced that we will be successful together." 

Thomas Strick, team principal HWA RACELAB
"Despite still being relatively young, Keyvan already has several years of experience in Formula racing. This experience will certainly help us as a new Formula 3 team. At the same time, we can offer him the opportunity to take the final step to becoming the complete racing driver, as he looks to continue his personal development. He is the perfect fit for our team. I am looking forward to the season with him."

About Keyvan Andres      
Born:                       8th March 2000 in Cologne
Biggest successes: 3rd place Norisring, 2018 European Formula 3 Championship 
                                Champion 2013/2014, Skip Barber Formula 2000 Winter Series                

 
                                 

About HWA AG
HWA AG is an independent, 360° engineering specialist in the fields of automobile racing and high-performance cars. Formed in 1998 by Hans Werner Aufrecht, the company is based in Affalterbach (Germany) and employs roughly 300 highly-qualified members of staff. HWA AG offers all its products and services under the motto ENGINEERING SPEED: The company’s objective is to develop the best possible, high-quality solutions, in order to get its partners and customers to their destination quicker. The portfolio of services ranges from designing all vehicle components to assembling complete cars, together with the relevant logistics, after-sales and support services.

About HWA RACELAB
HWA RACELAB is HWA AG’s operations team in motorsport. It brings together experienced specialists in high-quality race engineering and the associated services, in pursuit of success on the motorsport scene. HWA RACELAB will enter Formula E as a new team in the 2018/19 season, adding a future-oriented string to HWA’s wealth of racetrack expertise. Furthermore, HWA RACELAB will race in the new, international FIA Formula 3 championship in 2019. With eleven Drivers’ titles and over 180 race wins as a works team for Mercedes-AMG in the DTM, the company is one of the most successful players in international motorsport. HWA RACELAB also draws on the company’s other core areas of expertise, such as the development, assembly and running of GT cars for customer racing, as well as the assembly of Formula 3 race engines.

 

Volker Glaser
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