Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team concludes successful HVO100 trial

September 26, 2022 |

In Germany, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team recently concluded a trial in the use of biofuels in our 16 Mercedes Actros Gigaspace race trucks for the final three races of the European season. As part of our drive to further reduce our CO2 emissions and achieve verified Net Zero by 2030, the trial was designed to understand the level of carbon saving and positive impact that can be achieved using biofuels, as well as the sourcing challenges across Europe, to assist the development of our strategy to maximise the use of sustainable fuels for the 2023 European races. 

The trial took place between the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa, the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort and the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, a distance of approximately 1400 kms. Analysis conducted after the trial concluded has shown that the use of HVO 100 biofuel saved 44,091kg CO2 and reduced freight emissions by 89%.

One of the team’s trucks was initially tested and successfully powered by HVO100 biofuel from the Hungarian Grand Prix back to our headquarters in Brackley, UK. Following this journey, 13 race trucks which spent the summer shutdown in Belgium and three trucks from the UK, used locally sourced biofuel to travel 300km from Spa to Zandvoort and then 1100km from Zandvoort to Monza, with only the final 20km requiring the use of diesel fuel due to supply challenges. 

Category: Fuels

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