SR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm will have two drivers competing for SRO GT Academy glory this year after naming both Jay Mo Härtling and Moritz Wiskirchen as the Silver drivers across its twin Mercedes-AMG GT2s.
The German team will make its GT2 European Series powered by Pirelli debut this year after gaining mileage with the Mercedes-AMG GT2s at the Nürburgring and the GT Winter Series.
American driver David Thilenius will be joined by reigning GT4 Germany champion Härtling, while Wiskirchen, who competed with the team in the ADAC GT Masters last year partners Wilhelm Kühne in the sister car.
Both drivers already have experience of the GT2, with both Härtling and Wiskirchen being part of Schnitzelalm’s 2023 Nürburgring 24 Hours entry with the Mercedes-AMG.
Both Härtling and Wiskirchen will be eligible for the new SRO GT Academy contest, which will reward one Silver-graded driver aged under 30 with a fully funded (excluding crash damage) seat with a Mercedes-AMG Customer Team for the full 2027 GT World Europe Endurance Cup.
Team head Thomas Angerer said: “The SRO GT Academy is an exciting addition to our young talent development programme. Jay Mo and Moritz, two talented drivers who have been competing with us for some time, will be racing for us in the GT2 European Series. Our goal for the season is clear: together with the main championship we want to win this prize and help our drivers secure promotion to the GT World Challenge Europe. I believe this gives the Silver drivers a good opportunity to showcase their talents and that this is a better route than starting directly in a GT3.”