After a decade at the helm of Huber Racing, founder and team principal Christoph Huber has decided to retire from the operational business with immediate effect. The long-standing managing director can look back on ten intensive but also successful sporting years, during which Huber Racing, which was founded in March 2016, has become an integral part of motorsport and, above all, in the Porsche Cup scene. Today, Huber Racing (Proton Huber Competition) is the oldest team still in existence and the most successful of the last ten years.

Statement von Christoph Huber:

"Unfortunately, it is no longer possible for me to carry out my work as managing director as I expect of myself – after ten years, a whole decade. And that's why I'm stepping down from the operational business at my own request. Of course, it's a shame and sad to let my baby run alone after such a long time. But the team has proven that it can cope quite well without me and masters the tasks very well. Quite a lot of people will be disappointed with me, which I can understand well – and I have to live with that. But now the time has come when I have to look at myself and my health a bit. And to recharge my batteries for the tasks that await me in the future. I would also like to say thank you to all the many hundreds of people who have walked the path or part of the way with me and the team and who have supported and actively helped us over the last ten years. But one thing is very clear to me: once a racer, always a racer."

Statement by Christian Ried, Proton Competition (majority owner):

"We would like to thank Christoph Huber for his tireless commitment over the last ten years at Huber Racing. His commitment, passion and leadership have had a significant impact on the company. We wish him all the best for the future. Even though he has now retired from the operational business, Christoph Huber remains an important part of the sporting success of Proton Huber Competition, who will be at our side with advice and support when we need him. But the structure and motivation of the individual departments in the team is good and I am convinced that we will continue to do a great job. In most championships, we are only halfway through the season and a very exhausting year is still ahead of us."

The Huber Racing team is looking to the future with confidence – supported by a strong foundation that Christoph Huber has built up over the past few years. At the moment, the team, which has been renamed Proton Huber Competition, is in the title fight in the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland in three classifications. In the Michelin 24H Series European Series, the racing team from Hofkirchen also leads one weekend before the season finale. In addition, with victories and podiums, the team is still in the title race in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Suisse. In the Michelin Le Mans Cup, the women's team Iron Dames was still unlucky, even though the pink Porsche has been able to convince with a good speed so far.