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    • A-Class

      A-Class Coupé, Saloon

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      The A-Class

      Between temptation and reason.

    • B-Class

      B-Class

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      The B-Class Sports Tourer

      Designed to fit your life

    • C-Class

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      The C-Class Saloon

      Experience a car like no other

    • CL-Class

      CL-Class

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      The CL-Class Coupé

      A masterpiece from Mercedes Benz

    • CLC-Class

      CLC-Class

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      The CLC-Class Sports Coupé

      Dynamism at its most alluring

    • CLK-Class

      CLK-Class

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      CLK-Class Cabriolet

      Dynamism at its most alluring

    • CLS-Class

      CLS-Class

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      The CLS-Class Coupé

      The technology of seduction

    • E-Class

      E-Class.

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      The E-Class Saloon

      See Mercedes-Benz in a new light.

    • G-Class

      The G-Class

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      The G-Class Cabriolet

      A modern classic

    • GL-Class

      GL-Class

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      The GL-Class Off-Roader

      Off-road driving with on-road feel.

    • M-Class

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      M-Class Off-roader

      Refined power.

    • R-Class

      R-Class

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      The R-Class SUV Tourer

      The new form of space travel

    • S-Class

      S-Class

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      The S-Class Saloon

      Looking ahead, driving ahead

    • SL-Class

      SL-Class

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      The SL-Class Roadster

      The legendary sports car

    • SLK-Class

      SLK-Class

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      The SLK-Class Roadster

      All you need for an enjoyable drive

    • SLR

      SLR

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      The SLR Coupé

      The rebirth of a legend

Mercedes-Benz racing tradition

1951 1952 1954
1955 – World race circuits 1955 – Victory in record time
1955 – Withdrawal
1954: Spectacular return to Formula 1 with the W 196
In 1953, the Daimler-Benz racing team devoted themselves to their involvement in the new Formula 1. A completely new type of vehicle, the W 196, with a 2.5-litre, naturally aspirated engine, was developed with this in mind. It was built with three different wheelbases, as a Monoposto with free-standing wheels and with a streamlined body shell. The principle of the tubular space frame originated from the 300 SL sports car; it was driven by an eight-cylinder in-line engine. Featuring direct fuel injection and desmodromic valve control for the first time, the W 196 generated 265 hp and later 290 hp. The naturally aspirated engine handled engine speeds of up to 9000 rpm.

In returning to Grand Prix action, the team, headed by race organiser Alfred Neubauer, announced their intent at the first opportunity. Driving a brand-new W 196, Karl Kling and Juan Manuel Fangio dominated the training sessions for the French Grand Prix in Reims on 4 July 1954. In the race itself, their opponents from Ferrari, Maserati, Giordini and HWM didn't have a chance and Fangio won ahead of Kling to seal a famous double victory.

A string of successes that season – most notably the three-way Kling/Fangio/Hermann triumph at the Berlin AVUS – underlined the undoubted strength of the Mercedes-Benz works team. The crowning glory was Juan Manuel Fangio winning the 1954 World Title in a Mercedes-Benz W 196.
Overview
1894-1921
1922-1930
1931-1939
1951-1955
1956-1980
1981-1994