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Jake Hughes (Great Britain) twice finished in the points at the final round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship in Sochi. In doing so, he brought the season to a positive end for HWA RACELAB. Keyvan Andres (Iran) and Bent Viscaal (Netherlands) both produced impressive fightbacks. The team from Affalterbach ended its first season in Formula 3 in fifth place in the Team standings.

• 7th and 4th place for Jake Hughes, DNF and 17th for Bent Viscaal, 19th and 23rd for Keyvan Andres
• HWA RACELAB ends the season in 5th place in the Team competition
• Bent Viscaal: "I have learned an awful lot and am already looking forward to next year."
• Jake Hughes: "If I were not already infatuated with motor racing, then I would have fallen in love with it this year."
• Keyvan Andres: "I would like to thank the team, which supported me all season.”
• Thomas Strick: "The way everyone showed such great personal commitment to this competition from the outset was outstanding.“

HWA RACELAB is the first team in the new off-road racing series, Extreme E, to present the car to the public. The fully-electric, high-performance Odyssey 21 off-road car will be premiered as an exhibition car at the "Krone E-Mobility Play Days" this weekend. The event, taking place in Spielberg at 28^th and 29^th September, is one of the largest E-mobility events in Europe.

• Ulrich Fritz: "We are looking forward to testing the Extreme E car and to the upcoming races."

HWA RACELAB finished on the podium for the fourth time this season, as Monza hosted the latest race weekend of the FIA Formula 3 Championship. Jake Hughes (Great Britain) produced an outstanding display on a wet track to finish third in the weekend's second race. He had previously finished six to pick up more points on Saturday. His team-mates Bent Viscaal (Netherlands) and Keyvan Andres (Iran) endured a disappointing weekend.

• 6th and 3rd place for Jake Hughes, 17th and 27th for Bent Viscaal, 19th and 22nd for Keyvan Andres
• Fourth podium of the FIA Formula 3 season for HWA RACELAB
• Bent Viscaal: "A disappointing weekend for me."
• Jake Hughes: "To end the weekend with a podium, having started from 18th, is really encouraging."
• Keyvan Andres: "All in all, a weekend of bumper cars."
• Thomas Strick: "For us, as a new team, this is a fantastic success."

The sixth round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship in Spa was overshadowed by the fatal accident of Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert at the same track on Saturday. The best results for HWA RACELAB in the two races at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps went to Keyvan Andres (Iran) and Bent Viscaal (Netherlands), who both finished in 14^th place after strong pursuits. Jake Hughes (Great Britain) was extremely unlucky, involved in a collision through no fault of his own on both days.

• Sunday’s race in memory of fatally injured Anthoine Hubert
• 21^st place and DNF for Jake Hughes, 20^th and 14^th place for Bent Viscaal, 14^th and 16^th place for Keyvan Andres 
• Best time in Free Practice for Jake Hughes
• Jake Hughes: “Anthoine was one of the best drivers I ever had the privilege of seeing on the track.”
• Thomas Strick: “In light of the tragic news from Formula 2, the results this weekend are secondary.”

Significant milestone for HWA RACELAB at the fifth FIA Formula 3 event in Budapest: In the first race of the weekend, Jake Hughes (Great Britain) reaches the rostrum for the second time this season – and then completes the first Formula 3 double podium for HWA RACELAB with a third-place finish in race two. In addition to this historic success, Bent Viscaal (Netherlands) and Keyvan Andres (Iran) also deliver impressive chasing performances at the Hungaroring.

• Two third places for Jake Hughes, positions 19 and 10 for Bent Viscaal and 23rd and 14th for Keyvan Andres
• Bent Viscaal: “I am very pleased with today's race.”
• Jake Hughes: “In both races, we had the fastest cars in the closing phase.”
• Keyvan Andres: “I am not where I was aiming to be.”
• Thomas Strick: “That was our best weekend so far this season.”