IVECO will double its presence at the European Truck Race 2017 with Team Schwabentruck and Team Hahn

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Iveco Trucks Press Release  /  May 10, 2017

For the first time ever, IVECO will be taking part in the full FIA European Truck Race 2017 as technical sponsor for two teams: will continue to support Team Schwabentruck, and it will back the Team Hahn, who will defend the title in 2017 on IVECO.

The first round of the championship is set to take place in Austria at the Red Bull Ring, beginning Saturday 13th May and ending on Sunday 14th May.

IVECO's presence on the track will be doubled at the 2017 edition of the FIA European Truck Race Championship. Team Schwabentruck has represented IVECO for the past eight years and this year also Team Hahn – the 2016 champion that will defend the title in 2017 with IVECO – has chosen to compete on board a Stralis race truck.

Pierre Lahutte, IVECO Brand President, commented: "We have taken up the challenge of being 100% involved in the championship, with two highly competitive teams who will race bearing the colours of the IVECO flag. We are proud that our vehicles will be part of the exciting world of racing, which will engage and thrill our customers across Europe. This is a valuable opportunity to demonstrate the incredible performance of our trucks on circuits that will test the engines and the mechanics of the vehicles to their limits. These intense conditions are designed to test the durability of the vehicles and the reliability of the components used in the production of these trucks."

IVECO is supporting Team Schwabentruck with two Stralis models designed for racing. German driver Gerd Körber, three times champion of the European Truck Race (1996, 2001 and 2003), and his teammate Markus Altenstrasser will drive a Stralis 440 E 56 XP-R 5.5-tonne race truck, featuring an IVECO Cursor 13 engine that delivers an impressive 1150 hp. These vehicles are specifically designed and equipped to reach 160 km/h, the maximum speed stipulated by sporting regulations. Team leader Gerd Körber will be competing for the first time to win the entire championship, participating in all races.

Team Hahn was established in 1996 and driver Jochen Hahn took his father's place in 1999, when he won the title of Rookie of the Year thanks to the superb results he achieved. The glory years for Jochen and Team Hahn began in 2011, and they went on the take the title victory for three consecutive years, as well as a second place in 2014, third place on the podium in 2015 and first place again in the most recent edition. Team Hahn will also compete with a Stralis 440 E 56 XP-R race truck. In preparation for the first round in Austria, the two teams were in attendance at the official FIA test at the Most circuit in the Czech Republic, testing the latest developments on their vehicles and the new engines. The test at Most was attended by the majority of the teams that are set to face each other in the championship, and was an extremely useful opportunity to trial their competitiveness in the field.
Both IVECO teams took full advantage of this first intense test to check the general functionality of the vehicles, with a specific focus on the performance of the new engines. It also represented an important opportunity for Jochen Hahn to gain confidence with the Stralis XP-R, which is different to the trucks he has driven in previous seasons.

IVECO will take to the track on each of the nine championship circuits, as well as consolidating the brand’s presence in the paddocks with vehicle displays, fan shops and hospitality facilities.

Two of the four IVECO Emotional Truck models will be on display as a special tribute to the great names of the world of motorsport: the Schwabentruck Emotional Truck and the vehicle dedicated to the Dakar Team PETRONAS De Rooy IVECO. The new Hahn Team Emotional Truck will be on display from the Misano competition onwards.

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The Bullen of IVECO Magirus dominates 2017 Austrian Truck Race Trophy at Red Bull Ring

Iveco Trucks Press Release  /  May 15, 2017

A perfect weekend for IVECO: the Bullen of IVECO Magirus leads the team ranking following a superb start to the new season. Jochen Hahn is Number 1 in the driver ranking and Gerd Körber is in 4^th place.

The Bullen of IVECO Magirus Team, a brand new partnership between the two teams powered by IVECO, Hahn Racing and Schwabentruck, dominated the 2017 Austrian Truck Race Trophy at the Spielberg Red Bull Ring. The newly formed partnership tallied up two impressive victories plus a podium placement for Jochen Hahn of Team Hahn Racing, and two podium wins for Gerd Körber of Team Schwabentruck.

The defending champion Jochen Hahn inaugurated his brand new IVECO truck – a Stralis 440 E 56 XP-R race truck with an IVECO Cursor 13 engine, specially prepared by FPT Industrial – by making a clean sweep of victories at Austrian Truck Race that placed him in the lead of the driver ranking. Gerd Körber of the Schwabentruck Team reached two podium places and finished the weekend in 4^th place in the driver ranking.

The Austrian Truck Race took place over the two days of the weekend with four competitions, two on Saturday and two on Sunday.

On Saturday, Jochen Hahn took the first FIA European Truck Racing Championship race of the season at Red Bull Ring after a commanding display of his driving skills. Claiming his first win for IVECO, the champion converted pole position into a maximum points result, holding off Steffi Halm throughout the 20-lap race. Gerd Körber had to manage his pace in the closing stages of the first race but he held on to begin the new season with a 3rd place.

In the second race, which started with a reverse grid respect to the first race arrival, Jochen Hahn reached the 5th place and Gerd Körber achieved another 3^rd place on the podium. Local driver Markus Altenstrasser brought his Schwabentruck Team home in 8^th and 9^th place in the two races of the day.

On Sunday, Jochen Hahn claimed his final victory of the weekend with a second win in the first event of the 2017 FIA European Truck Racing Championship at Red Bull Ring.

He succeeded in moving up his new IVECO truck from 3^rd place to the lead in one manoeuvre after contact between the leading pair Sascha Lenz and Adam Lacko. He closed the 3rd race ended with another podium – the 2^nd place. Gerd Körber had some bad luck in this race because of an accident and finished in 11^th place. In the final race, which started with a reverse grid respect to the first race arrival, Hahn closed with a first place and Körber succeeded in working his way up the placements and finished 5^th.

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