Hans Werner Aufrecht was in 1967 along with Erhard Melcher

Erhard Melcher

Erhard Melcher is a German engineer who was one of the founders of AMG Engine Production and Development, a current subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz....

 one of the founders of AMG Engine Production and Development

Mercedes-AMG

Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG, is a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz car company specializing in high-performance luxury cars....

, a current subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...

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When the company and the name "AMG" was acquired by Mercedes-Benz in the late 1990s, he used his initials for the name of Mercedes' official racing team, HWA Team

HWA Team

HWA Team is the motor racing team of HWA AG, a German company, based in Affalterbach, that also develops and builds vehicles and components for Mercedes-AMG....

. In 1999, the first car raced under that team name was the ill-fated Mercedes-Benz CLR

Mercedes-Benz CLR

The Mercedes-Benz CLR was a Le Mans Prototype built by Mercedes-Benz for the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans. It became infamous for spectacular crashes during its only competitive outing.-Racing history:...

. Since in 2000 the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters is a touring car racing series based in Germany, but also with rounds elsewhere in Europe....

was started, the H.W.A. team is in charge of Mercedes-AMG official factory entry in DTM.

External links

• Informationen zu AMG
• Daimler Chrysler AMG
• H.W.A. Homepage