A wealth of performance and emotion – the winter driving training sessions at the AMG Driving Academy in Sweden
Under the guidance of experienced instructors and AMG Brand Ambassadors from the world of motorsport, the AMG Winter Experience offers participants the opportunity to improve their driving skills on extensive and optimally prepared terrain in Swedish Lapland. A wide range of option packages enables the individual configuration of the training – perfectly matched to personal needs and prior knowledge.
From January 2022, the AMG Driving Academy will welcome interested customers to the AMG Winter Experience in Arjeplog, Sweden. On an exclusively used ice lake covering more than 337,000 m² and numerous perfectly prepared sections and handling tracks, the participants experience the fascination of AMG. In the process, they learn to control their vehicle in borderline situations and improve their driving skills, without, of course, neglecting the fun of driving. Throughout the event, qualified instructors will be on hand to provide expert advice based on their many years of experience in various motorsport classes. The customers thus improve their individual driving skills.
At selected training sessions, well-known racing drivers and AMG Brand Ambassadors Maro Engel, Bernd Schneider, Karl Wendlinger and Bernd Mayländer among others, will also be on hand to offer their professional expertise to answer any questions on proper vehicle handling. Maro Engel was runner-up in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2007. He competed in the DTM and is one of the world’s best GT3 drivers with his numerous victories, including the GT World Cup in Macau and the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. With his five title wins, Bernd Schneider is the record holder in the DTM. In 2013, he won both the Dubai 24-hour race and the Nürburgring 24-hour race in an SLS AMG GT3. From 1991 to 1995, Karl Wendlinger was active in Formula 1® and was a driver in the DTM from 2002 to 2003. The Austrian has been a Mercedes-AMG Brand Ambassador since 2012. Since 2001, Bernd Mayländer has been the official driver of the Formula 1® Safety Car.
