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In its second appearance at the Bathurst 12 Hour, SPS automotive performance achieved its first class victory together with The Heart of Racing. Ian James (GBR), Ross Gunn (GBR) and Zacharie Robichin (CAN) took first place in the Bronze category at the wheel of the #27 Mercedes-AMG GT3 under the Heart of Racing by SPS banner.

The German-American joint venture Heart of Racing by SPS made a good start to the 2025 motorsport year at the MICHELIN 24H Dubai. Ian James (GBR), Gray Newell, Hannah Grisham (both USA) and Zacharie Robichon (CAN) finished fourth in the GT3-AM category in the #27 Mercedes-AMG GT3.

After its last year's debut, SPS automotive performance and Heart of Racing will once again line up at the Bathurst 12 Hour from January 31 to February 2. The #27 Mercedes-AMG GT3 under the Heart of Racing by SPS entry will be raced on the Mount Panorama Circuit by Ian James, Ross Gunn (both GBR) and Zacharie Robichon (CAN).

SPS automotive performance and the US team The Heart of Racing will continue their collaboration in the GT3 sector in the upcoming motorsport season. Racing the Mercedes-AMG GT3 under the name Heart of Racing by SPS is scheduled in the 24H Series and the Intercontinental GT Challenge, among others. The joint venture will once again kick off with the 24H Dubai.

In a dramatic race, SPS automotive performance and its drivers Dexter Müller and Yannick Mettler in the #54 Mercedes-AMG GT3 clinched the bronze medal at the FIA Motorsport Games in Valencia. The team, racing for Team Suisse, prevailed against its competitors in the final phase of the main race in the GT discipline and thus won the first medal for the Swiss team in this competition.

As in 2022, SPS automotive performance will once again be represented at the FIA Motorsport Games in Valencia from 23 to 27 October. 85 nations will be competing for medals in various motorsport categories on and around the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The Willsbach-based team will enter one Mercedes-AMG GT3 for the Swiss team in the GT discipline.