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125 Years of Motorsport

125 Years of Motorsport
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On 29 January 1886 Carl Benz applied to the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin for the most significant patent of the industrial age: a "motorised vehicle powered by a gas engine" - the initial idea behind all further automobile designs in the century that followed.
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Patent no. DRP 37435 for the "motorised vehicle powered by a gas engine"
Juan Manuel Fangio (start number 4), who went on to win the race, driving a Mercedes-Benz W 196 R open-wheel racer at the 1954 Swiss Grand Prix.
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Juan Manuel Fangio driving the W 196 R at the 1954 Swiss GP
Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort on 19 June 1955. Winner Juan Manuel Fangio (in a Mercedes-Benz W 196 R with start number 8) with laurel wreath and mechanics Erwin Grupp and Hermann Eger (left).
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Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix
Double victory in the French Grand Prix in Reims, July 4, 1954. Lining up in the first row before the start: Juan Manuel Fangio (start number 18), the winner of the race, Karl Kling (start number 20) who finished in second place, both driving Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Formula One racing cars, and Alberto Ascari (start number 10) at the wheel of a Maserati 250 F.
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The first Formula One race for Mercedes-Benz
French Grand Prix in Reims, July 4, 1954: Juan Manuel Fangio, who was to win the race, at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R streamliner (start number 18), next to him Karl Kling (start number 20), and behind them Hans Herrmann (start number 22).
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Fangio, Kling and Herrmann at the 1954 French Grand Prix
Monaco Grand Prix, April 22, 1935. The winner Luigi Fagioli (car #4) at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz formula racing car W 25 B, overtaking Luigi "Gigi" Soffietti in a Maserati 8CM 2,9 l (car #32).
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Luigi Fagioli behind the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W 25 in the 1935 Monaco GP
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 11 September 1955. Juan Manuel Fangio (starting number 18) in a Mercedes-Benz Formula 1 racing car W 196 R with streamlined bodywork wins the race, followed by Piero Taruffi in a Mercedes-Benz W 196 R with exposed wheels.
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Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R at the 1955 Italian Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg, Norbert Haug and Lewis Hamilton on the podium at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix. It was the first victory for Mercedes-Benz since the brand returned to Formula One in 2010.
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2012 Chinese Grand Prix, Sunday
Mercedes-Benz twelve-cylinder W 125 record car, 1938, original chassis with authentically reconstructed body. Studio shot, exterior, front left.
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1938 Mercedes-Benz twelve-cylinder W 125 record car
International Eifel race on the Nürburgring, June 3, 1934. Luigi Fagioli (start number 22) in a Mercedes-Benz 750-kg formula racing car W 25. The 1934 Eifelrennen was the first race the Mercedes-Benz W 25 ever competed in. Manfrd von Brauchitsch won the race in the new W 25.
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The Mercedes-Benz W 25 - "the first Silver Arrow" - at the 1934 Eifelrennen
Juan Manuel Fangio in the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R formula racing car with streamlined body. Fangio drove the car to victory on 5 September 1954 in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
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Juan Manuel Fangio and the W 196 R at the 1954 Italian Grand Prix
Mercedes-Benz high-speed racing car transporter “The Blue Wonder” with a Formula One racing car W 196 R with free-standing wheels in the loading area.
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Mercedes-Benz W 196 R on its race transporter
1998 McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13 Formula One racing car - the first Mercedes-powered car to win the Drivers' and Constructors' World Championship since Mercedes-Benz returned to Formula One as an engine supplier in 1994. Vehicle driven by Mika Häkkinen, the Formula One World Champion in 1998. Studio shot.
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McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13
Lewis Hamilton celebrates his fifth Drivers' World Championship at the 2018 Mexican GP.
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2018 Mexican Grand Prix, Sunday - Paul Ripke
McLaren-Mercedes MP4-23 Formula 1 racing car, 2008. Vehicle driven by Lewis Hamilton, the 2008 Formula 1 World Champion. Studio shot, exterior, from front left.
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McLaren-Mercedes MP4-23 - Drivers' Championship winning car of the 2008 Formula One season
2017 World Championship Celebrations - Brackley & Brixworth
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2017 World Championship Celebrations - Brackley & Brixworth
Start of the French Grand Prix in Reims, July 4, 1954. Karl Kling (start number 20) and Juan Manuel Fangio (start number 18), both driving Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Formula One racing cars with streamlined bodywork, took the lead right from the start.
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Start of the first Formula One race for Mercedes-Benz
Triple victory of the streamlined Mercedes-Benz W 196 R in the Berlin Grand Prix on the AVUS, September 19, 1954: winner Karl Kling (start number 4), runner-up Juan Manuel Fangio (start number 2) and Hans Herrmann (start number 6) in third place.
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Mercedes-Benz W 196 R at the 1954 Berlin Grand Prix
Juan Manuel Fangio (left, with his wife) and Karl Kling celebrate their 1-2 victory at the 1954 French Grand Prix in Reims.
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Fangio and Kling at the 1954 French Grand Prix
The team celebrates its third consecutive Drivers' and Constructors' Championship at the end of the 2016 season.
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2016 Championship Celebrations
Ross Brawn, Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher, Norbert Haug and Nick Fry at the launch of the first modern-day Mercedes F1 car in 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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MGP W01 Launch
Lewis and Sir Stirling Moss at Silverstone with the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R and the 2013 Mercedes F1 W04.
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Lewis and Sir Stirling Moss at Silverstone
Tripoli Grand Prix, Mellaha, May 12, 1935. Luigi Fagioli, who finished in third place, driving car number 10 and Rudolf Caracciola (car #26), who went on to win the race, both in Mercedes-Benz W 25.
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Start of the Tripoli Grand Prix 1935
French Grand Prix in Montlhéry, June 23, 1935. The winner Rudolf Caracciola in a Mercedes-Benz formula racing car W 25. Manfrd von Brauchitsch finished in second place.
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Rudolf Caracciola at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W 25 in the 1934 French GP
Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort on 19 June 1955. Stirling Moss, who later finished second, in a Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing car W 196 R (start number 10).
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Stirling Moss at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R in the 1955 Dutch GP
The team celebrate the fifth consecutive Drivers' and Constructors' Championship at the end of the 2018 season by doffing red caps as a tribute to Niki Lauda.
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2018 Championship Celebrations - Brackley and Brixworth
Italian Grand Prix in Monza, September 9, 1934. The winner Rudolf Caracciola (car #2) at the wheel of a "Silver Arrow", the Mercedes-Benz W 25, that he shared with Luigi Fagioli in the event. In the background, you can see a Maserati 6C-34 (car #8), driven by Tazio Nuvolari.
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Rudolf Caracciola at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W 25 in the 1934 Italian GP
Toto Wolff, Niki Lauda, Lewis Hamilton, Paddy Lowe, Andy Cowell and Nico Rosberg celebrate the third consecutive Drivers' and Constructors' Championship for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport at the end of the 2016 season.
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2016 Championship Celebrations
Mercedes-Benz Classic Insight: 125 years of Motorsport, Silverstone, Day 1 - Craig Pusey
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125 Years of Motorsport - Classic and modern race cars on the track in Silverstone
Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg at the launch of the first modern-day Mercedes F1 car in 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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MGP W01 Launch
Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff and Valtteri Bottas celebrate the team's fifth consecutive Constructors' World Championship at the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix.
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2018 Brazilian Grand Prix, Sunday - Paul Ripke
Record set on the Autobahn between Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt, 28 January 1938. Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz twelve-cylinder W 125 record car in front of the Zeppelin aerodrome in Frankfurt am Main. The car was a modified version of the W 125 race car with streamlined bodywork. At a speed of 432.7 km/h over one kilometre with a flying start, Caracciola sets a world speed record on public roads that will last for almost 80 years.
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Rudolf Caracciola at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W 125 record car
Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, 10 June 2007. Formula 1 newcomer Lewis Hamilton clinches his first Formula 1 victory in a McLaren-Mercedes MP4-22. After three more victories, he ends the season as runner-up – but only one point behind.
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Lewis Hamilton driving a McLaren-Mercedes MP4-22 at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher at the launch of the first modern-day Mercedes F1 car in 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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MGP W01 Launch
Lewis Hamilton celebrates his fourth Drivers' World Championship at the 2017 Mexican GP.
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2017 Mexican Grand Prix, Sunday – Steve Etherington
The Patent Motor Car of 1887, an advanced version of the first motor car of 1886. At the wheel: Carl Benz, with his commercial clerk Josef Brecht beside him.
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Carl Benz at the wheel of the Patent Motor Car
Gottlieb Daimler enjoying a ride in the back seat of his “Motor Carriage”, driven by his son Adolf. (1871-1913).
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Gottlieb Daimler and his “Motor Carriage”
Made in Mannheim – the world’s first car: The Benz Patent Motor Car, Model 3. It was built in a total of three variants from 1886 to 1894.
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Advertisement for the Benz Patent Motor Car
Mercedes-Benz 750-kilogram formula racing car W 125, 1937. Studio shot, exterior, from front right.
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1937 Mercedes-Benz W 125
The team celebrates its fifth consecutive Drivers' and Constructors' World Championship at the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix
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2018 Brazilian Grand Prix, Sunday - Steve Etherington
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