Mercedes-AMG Motorsport unveils special edition 300 SEL 6.8 AMG

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport unveiled a special edition car, celebrating the 50th anniversary of

Mercedes 300 SEL

6.8 AMG which secured second place overall in the 24-hour race at

Spa-Francorchamps

.

In 1971, the

Mercedes Motorsport

team achieved its first major success in the Belgian endurance racing classic. As an homage to the “rote Sau”, as the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG is colloquially known as well, the Mercedes-AMG Team HubAuto car with starting number 50 will be racing in the historic livery from the year 1971.

In this year’s edition, 13 Mercedes-AMG GT3s will be on the grid for the world’s biggest race exclusively for GT3 cars, two of them with extended support from Mercedes-AMG.

A total of four Mercedes-AMG GT3s will be competing in the Pro class of the 60-car field. Visually, the Mercedes-AMG GT3 with starting number 50 will be standing out.

In qualifying on July 29, 20 cars will be determined to battle for the positions at the front of the starting grid on July 30.

The start of the 73rd Spa 24-hour race is on Saturday, 31st July.

Christoph Sagemüller, head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport: “This year, the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race is a very special event for all of us. With the class win for the legendary 300 SEL 6.8 AMG, colloquially also known as “rote Sau”, half a century ago, the AMG name became immediately known all over the world.”