Winward Racing
German auto racing team
Winward Racing, also known as HTP Motorsport and HTP Winward Motorsport, is a German-American-based auto racing team. The team mainly competes in GT3 based series such as the GT World Challenge Europe. The team was founded after HTP Investment BV took over Heico Motorsport.
History
Background
Wim de Pundert was one of the founders of HTP Investment BV. Along with Klaas Meertens the duo bought, managed and sold various companies starting in 1990. The private equity company became more Germany focused when it acquired the Knaus Tabbert caravan manufacturers, Morelo Reisemobile caravan manufacturers and the Halberg-Guss foundry. It also owned Reum Kunststoff- und Metalltechnik GmbH which was sold to Grammer Interior Components in 2015.
2007-2010: Early beginnings
The racing team was founded in 2007 when father Wim and son Reynier de Pundert bought two Formula Gloria tube framed single-seaters. Reynier finished 8th in the amateur championship. The team returned the following season with Reynier winning the championship while Wim run only a partial season. In 2008 the team also fielded Christiaan Frankenhout in the international Gloria Scouting Cup where he finished third.
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