Motorsport 2026 – MAMBA MADNESS powered by MANN-FILTER
DTM 2026
With 8 race weekends, 16 races, 8 teams and five brands, the DTM will be organized under the leadership of the ADAC.
DTM 2026 offers a strong field of drivers and a supporting program with fan experience for families, friends and petrol heads. For the premium filter brand MANN-FILTER this will be the fourth year competing in the DTM.
New season, trusted partner. With WINWARD Racing, we have a strong team for 2026. Together, we will once again take the start in the yellow-green Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo with the number #48, driven by Jules Gounon, as Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER.
The goal is clear: full throttle in the 2026 DTM – MAMBA MADNESS powered by MANN-FILTER!
Our Team
The roots of WINWARD Racing go back to the 1980s. The history of the German-Texan racing team began with the merger of the racing teams IPS Racing and Mass-Schons Racing. Persson Motorsport was already in action as a Mercedes semi-works team in the “old DTM” and later in the FIA GT1 World Championship.
After 2011, a German Motorsport Consultant took over the team, which in 2013 joined forces with HTP Motorsport team via the “intermediate stage” HEICO Motorsport. Operating from the new team headquarters in Altendiez near Limburg, the racing team has since reaped numerous highlights in close collaboration with Mercedes-AMG. In its debut year in 2013, HTP Motorsport celebrated impressive successes.
A partnership with the American racing team WINWARD Racing around the father-son duo Bryce and Russell Ward from Houston resulted in a merger at the end of 2019. The German-Texan dream team has been operating ever since with ex-racing driver Christian Hohenadel leading the fortunes of WWR in Europe.
DTM Driver
Jules Gounon
Birthday 31. December 1994
Domicile Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Greatest Achievements
2023 Winner 24h of Daytona GT PRO 2023
Winner 12h Bathurst overall
Winner Petit Le Mans GTD PRO 2023
Champion GTWC Endurance
Champion IMSA GT PRO Endurance
2022 Winner 24h of SPA overall
Winner 12h Bathurst overall
Champion GT World challenge Endurance 2022
2021 Winner 9h Kyalami overall
2020 Winner 12h Bathurst overall
2017 Winner 24h of SPA overall
Champion ADAC GT MASTERS
DTM Race Calendar
There are 8 race weekends in the 2026 DTM season at renowned circuits: Red Bull Ring, Circuit Zandvoort, DEKRA Lausitzring, Norisring, Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Nürburgring, Sachsenring, and the finale at Hockenheim.
In our fairs & events calendar you can find the upcoming DTM race events.
GT World Challenge Europe 2026
Reserved for cars conforming to GT3 regulations and using SRO Motorsports Group’s globally recognized Balance of Performance (BOP) criteria, GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS can trace its roots back to the creation of the Blancpain Endurance Series in 2011.
The long-distance championship placed equal emphasis on professional and amateur competitors while promoting high standards both on and off the circuit. It quickly attracted strong grids and was followed in 2014 by the addition of a Sprint Series for short-format races, as well as an overall title to recognize the most consistent performers across both disciplines.
Since 2016 the series names were adjusted to the Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup. With the highest number of entries for GT3 vehicles in the world, the GT World Challenge is a series that that MANN-FILTER simply couldn’t miss in 2026!
Together with our Partner WINWARD Racing we compete in the GT World Challenge 2026 as Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER. This will be the third time a MANN-FILTER Mamba is on tracks for this series. The three worldcall drivers Lucas Auer, Maro Engel and Luca Stolz will steer the Mamba.
GTWC Drivers
GTWC Europe Race Calendar
There are a total of 10 race weekends in the GTWC 2026, held at renowned circuits across Europe. In our fairs & events calendar, you will find all the details about the dates and locations.
10 years of Mamba with cult status!
We at MANN-FILTER love the smell of success. Sometimes the typical smell of burnt tire rubber, fuel and oil comes up and we all immediately know that: perseverance, passion, professionalism and perfection, are coming with it. In the recent years we have become a well-known player in motorsports with our MANN-FILTER Mamba.
From first small motorsport steps which were made back in 2012 with single logo stickers on various racing cars and driver suits, to today's world-famous yellow-green glowing MANN-FILTER Mamba with snakeskin patterns and sharp teeth, which shows across all the world why it fully lives up to its name.
Premiere! In May 2015, spectators at the legendary 24-hour race at the Nürburgring witnessed the first MANN-FILTER Mercedes-AMG SLS car in the eye-catching yellow-green colors. Since then the MANN-FILTER Mamba has developed into a true GT3 motorsport darling and proudly celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2025.
Standing still? Not an option! Level up in 2026 under the motto: MAMBA MADNESS powered by MANN-FILTER.
Contact & Social Media
Stay tuned! Don't miss out the #MambaMadness this year and follow us on our social media channels. If you are on a racetrack or want to share your MANN-FILTER motorsports moments with us this year, tag us and use our hashtags - #MannFilterMotorsport #MambaMadness #MannFilterMamba #MannFilter
Any questions? You can also contact us via e-mail:
mann-filter-motorsport@mann-hummel.com
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