"Back to our roots!" This is the clarion call chosen by BWT Mücke Motorsport as they prepare for the 2020 ADAC GT Masters. The illustrious outfit from Berlin has established a strong reputation for bringing on young talent. And this tradition continues in the forthcoming season, with team principal Peter Mücke having recruited three junior drivers for the cockpits of his two Audi R8 LMSs.

The first of the two BWT Mücke Motorsport Audi R8 LMSs will be driven by a duo of ADAC GT Masters rookies. Germany's Mike Beckhusen and Poland's Igor Walilko in the number 25 car will be aiming to do the four-ring brand proud in the Pirelli Junior classification. 20-year-old Beckhusen from Berlin contested the 2019 ADAC GT4 Germany series, finishing fourth in the Junior classification. He started out in karting in 2008 where he achieved excellent results, moving up to the ADAC TCR Germany series in 2016. He then spent a further year in the Audi TT Cup. In the current season, Beckhusen has already competed in the 24 Hours of Dubai and has now secured a seat with BWT Mücke Motorsport in the ADAC GT Masters. Walilko (22) has also spent some time on the fringes of the ADAC GT Masters. The young Pole graduated from karting to Formel ADAC, then the Euroformula Open and the Porsche Supercup. His main focus over the past two years has been the Porsche Carrera Cup. In the finale of the 2019 competition, he made a maiden podium appearance - the perfect way to sign off before joining the BWT Mücke Motorsport ADAC GT Masters squad.

Two very familiar faces from the ADAC GT Masters will be sharing the number 26 BWT Audi R8 LMS in the forthcoming season: veteran Stefan Mücke and Switzerland's 19-year-old Ricardo Feller. Feller has been competing in the ADAC GT Masters for the past three years. He celebrated his first successes with BWT Mücke Motorsport in 2018 when he ascended the Junior podium a total of five times and finished the season in fourth place in this particular category. Last year, while still part of the Montaplast by Land-Motorsport setup, Feller recorded a maiden Super Sports Car League victory at Zandvoort. He made a total of three podium appearances in 2019 and finished the season in the Top Five of the general classification. His new team-mate has long been a fixture in motorsport. Stefan Mücke, the son of team boss Peter Mücke, was a works driver for Ford for many years and has contested numerous FIA Endurance World Championship races as well as 24-hour marathons and other major events. The 38-year-old also ranks as one of the high achievers in the ADAC GT Masters and is keen to rack up further successes for BWT Mücke Motorsport with his new partner.

Peter Mücke is delighted with his squad: "I'm very satisfied with the driver line-up for the 2020 season. Everyone knows about the importance I have always attached to the promotion of young talent in motorsport. That's why I'm particularly pleased that we are able to field three junior drivers this year. They will support each other and benefit from the extensive experience of our team. We're obviously hoping for some degree of success - especially in the Junior classification. But people often forget that success can also mean that a young driver has gained a thorough understanding of their car, has learnt how to give clear feedback or has steadily improved over the season in terms of qualifying and race performance. So the joy of a P5 finish can sometimes be just as great as that of winning."

But BWT Mücke Motorsport have not only been busy on the driver recruitment front. "Over the winter, we have been thinking intensively about our strategy for 2020 and how we can play to our strengths," says Matthias Kieper, Head of PR & Marketing at the Berlin-based outfit. "For this reason, we have further improved our internal structures and consolidated in the engineer and mechanic departments with an aim to becoming even more professional and goal-oriented in the way we work. By concentrating on two cars, we should be able to prepare optimally for every race and intensify the collaboration between our young drivers and the whole team. Special thanks go to our long-standing partner BWT for the confidence they continue to show in us. We will be going all out to ensure that the pink livery features on the podium as often as possible in 2020."