STARD (Stohl Advanced Research and Development and part of Stohl Group GmbH), CEO & founder Michael Sakowicz, is a research and development specialist company active in advanced EV motorsport, racing and high performance technology. Stohl Group GmbH was founded and is owned by former Gr.N rally world champion, WRC and WRX Driver Manfred Stohl and consisting of 3 major independently operating business departments: – STARD (R&D for motorsport, automotive and beyond), – Stohl Racing (technical and logistic motorsport service, aftermarket), – Stohl Apartments (Accommodation) STARD is focussing on entire vehicle and subsystem development and, together with Stohl Group´s other departments, covers the process chain, from first concept, design, prototype build up, up to small series vehicle production entirely in house. Stohl Racing additionally offers worldwide top level race service, including the service of STARD in-house developed racing vehicles. Since its foundation STARD is focusing on R&D of EV powertrain systems and has taken a pioneering role in EV technology in road car bodyshell based motorsport categories like rally and rallycross by introduction of the world´s first all-electric Rally/Rallycross development car “HIPER MK1“, and from 2020 being exclusively responsible for all technical aspects of the projektE series, the first international all electric rallycross series worldwide. STARD is further competing in the FIA World Rallycross Championship with in house developed Ford Fiesta based Supercars since 2015. STARD Homepage: www.stard.at STARD Contact: office@stard.at Facebook page: @stard.austria Instagram: stard.austria