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Rudolf Caracciola: “A silver lining in racing drivers’ skies”
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70th birthday of the DTM King: Mercedes-Benz racing driver Klaus Ludwig
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Mercedes-Benz racing driver Sir Stirling Moss: 90th birthday of the Silver Arrow knight
  • Mercedes-Benz racing driver Sir Stirling Moss: 90th birthday of the Silver Arrow knight
  • Stuttgart, Sep 17, 2019 - British racing driver Stirling Moss became a star of the Mercedes-Benz racing department in 1955. He celebrated outstanding victories with the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR racing sports car (W 196 S) and was Formula 1 runner-up world champion with the W 196 R. His successes are highlights of 125 years of Mercedes-Benz motorsport history.
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Mercedes-Benz rally driver Ewy Rosqvist: 90th birthday in the “125 years of motorsport” anniversary year
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SCCA National Sports Car Championship 1956: 60 years ago: Second US championship for Paul O’Shea
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Mercedes-Benz Classic brings original 190 E 2.5-16 EVO II back to the track: They're back: Kurt Thiim and "his" DTM racing car from 1991
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The "Swabian Arrow" shapes the 1980s and 1990s in particular: DTM legend Roland Asch turns 65
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Former European rally champion Eugen Böhringer has died, at the age of 91
  • Former European rally champion Eugen Böhringer has died, at the age of 91
  • Stuttgart, Jun 21, 2013 - The former Mercedes-Benz works racing driver Eugen Böhringer has died. He passed away in the early morning hours of 19 June 2013 in Stuttgart, at the age of 91. Born on 22 January 1922 in the Rotenberg area of Stuttgart, he would go on to deliver a series of outstanding successes as a rally driver for Mercedes-Benz. A particular highlight of his career was winning the title of European Rally Champion in 1962.
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Hans Herrmann celebrates 85th birthday
  • Hans Herrmann celebrates 85th birthday
  • Stuttgart, Feb 20, 2013 - Legendary racing driver Hans Herrmann celebrates his 85th birthday on 23 February 2013. Born in Stuttgart, Herrmann gained international recognition during his time as a works driver for Mercedes-Benz in the years 1954 and 1955. The cars he drove for the brand back then were the post-war “Silver Arrows”, the W 196 R Grand Prix racing car and the 300 SLR (W 196 S) racing sports car.
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Racing driver John Cooper Fitch dies
  • Racing driver John Cooper Fitch dies
  • Stuttgart , Nov 2, 2012 - American racing driver John Cooper Fitch has died at the age of 95. Fitch passed away on 31 October 2012 at his home near Lime Rock Park, Connecticut/USA. Mercedes-Benz here pays its respects to his life – a life spent devoted to the automobile and to motorsport. The immediate points of contact between Fitch and Mercedes-Benz over the course of his career were comparatively brief – but highly significant.
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Biography: Rudolf Caracciola (1901 - 1959)
  • Biography: Rudolf Caracciola (1901 - 1959)
  • Stuttgart, Oct 19, 2011 - Rudolf Caracciola was born on 30 January 1901 in Remagen. As a boy he was fascinated by cars, gathered first experience at the wheel of an “elderly 16/45 Mercedes” during the First World War and made up his mind to become a racing driver.
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205.666 km/h: the fastest man on earth
  • 205.666 km/h: the fastest man on earth
  • Stuttgart, Oct 8, 2009 - Victor Hémery’s reputation as one of the most successful racing drivers of his time was already established when Benz & Cie. engaged him in 1907. A little later he achieved what was probably his greatest triumph for the company: driving the "Blitzen-Benz", he became the very first man to break through the 200 km/h barrier.
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Sir Stirling Moss turns 80
  • Sir Stirling Moss turns 80
  • Stuttgart, Sep 14, 2009 - Racing driver Stirling Moss celebrates his 80th birthday on 17 September 2009. He drove for Mercedes-Benz in one season, 1955 – an unforgettable year for the brand owing to the many, many triumphs.
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"Today is racing day, today I risk my life"
  • "Today is racing day, today I risk my life"
  • Stuttgart, Sep 14, 2009 - For one season only, 1955, Stirling Moss drove for Mercedes-Benz. But in this one season he inscribed his name in the hall of fame of motorsport. Moss is regarded as a phenomenally talented driver even to this day – it is one of those quirks of history that he never became world champion. A serious accident terminated his career in 1962. Even after that he always remained an ambassador of motor racing – often, of course, in historical Mercedes-Benz vehicles which he once drove to victory.
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Biography: John Richard Beattie Seaman (1913 - 1939)
  • Biography: John Richard Beattie Seaman (1913 - 1939)
  • Stuttgart, Jun 25, 2009 - When Richard Seaman drove his Mercedes-Benz W 154 3-litre formula racing car to victory at the 1938 German Grand Prix, he sealed his reputation as the most successful British racing driver of his day.
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Hermann Lang, legendary driver of Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows would have turned 100, today
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Hans Herrmann turns 80
  • Hans Herrmann turns 80
  • Stuttgart, Jan 23, 2008 - On February 23, 2008, Hans Herrmann will celebrate his 80th birthday. His name is closely linked with the return of Mercedes-Benz to Formula One racing after the Second World War.
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Former European Rally Champion Walter Schock dies aged 85
  • Former European Rally Champion Walter Schock dies aged 85
  • Stuttgart, Dec 21, 2005 - Although he took enormous pride and pleasure in all his many victories and championship wins, what meant more to him was the sporting contest against the clock or the physical challenges posed by individual race circuits.
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50 years of Mercedes-Benz and Stirling Moss
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