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122-657: Mercedes-Benz , a German luxury automotive brand of the Mercedes-Benz Group , has been involved in Formula One as both team owner and engine manufacturer for various periods since 1954. The current Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is based in Brackley , England, and holds a German racing licence . An announcement was made in December 2020 that Ineos planned to take a one third equal ownership stake alongside
244-658: A Grand Prix driving a German vehicle since Hermann Lang 's victory at the 1939 Swiss Grand Prix . On 28 September 2012, it was announced that McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton would join the Mercedes team from the 2013 season onwards, having signed a three-year deal to partner Nico Rosberg in the team. In January 2013, Toto Wolff became an executive director of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, with his business partner Rene Berger becoming non-executive director. In addition to joining
366-498: A vapor lock in the fuel pump . This left another local driver, Roberto Mieres in the Maserati , in the lead after starting sixteenth. Sadly, his fuel pump faltered as well and he spent 10 minutes in the pits, coming home in fifth. Besides Mieres, Fangio would be the only classified driver not to have switched cars during the race, and went on to win. Two Ferraris completed the podium, but each had seen three different drivers behind
488-604: A 4.0-litre engine. Some models carry further designations indicating special features: Model designation badges can be removed at the request of the customer. Rationalisation of the model nomenclature was announced in November 2014 for future models. The changes consolidate many confusing nomenclature and their placements in the model range, for example—the CL-Class is now called the S-Class Coupé. The naming structure
610-474: A diesel engine are no longer given a separate letter. The SLR and SLS supercars do not carry a numerical designation. Today, many numerical designations no longer reflect the engine's actual displacement, but more of the relative performance and marketing position. Despite its engine displacement in two litres, the powerplant in the A45 AMG produces 355 brake horsepower so the designation is higher as to indicate
732-405: A few laps and was slowly closing up to his teammate in front. After the two drivers behind Moss pitted, Ascari was left in a lonely third place until, at half-distance, Fangio stopped on track with a broken transmission and, on lap 81, Moss's engine blew up. Ascari took the unexpected lead of the race, but mere seconds later, crashed coming out of the harbour chicane and plunged into the water. He
854-513: A full-time Ferrari driver in 1954 , but it would be his only race this year. Next to him on the front row started two double World Champions: Alberto Ascari in the Lancia and Juan Manuel Fangio in the Mercedes . Fangio took the lead at the start, but lost it to Ascari on lap 3. Teammate Stirling Moss went from eighth to third, while behind them, drivers and cars were beginning to succumb to
976-468: A low budget, Jenson Button won six of the first seven races and ultimately the 2009 Drivers' Championship, while Brawn won the Constructors' Championship. It was the first time in the sport's sixty-year history that a team won both titles in its maiden season. Team Mercedes GP hired German drivers Nico Rosberg , and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher , who returned to Formula One after
1098-456: A minority stake (45.1%) in the Brawn GP team with Aabar Investments purchasing 30% on 16 November 2009. Following the purchase of the team, as well as a sponsorship deal with Petronas , the team was rebranded as Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team , and Mercedes would now compete in the constructors' championship for the first time. Ross Brawn continued his duties as team principal and
1220-483: A minute ahead of Musso. This was the first race since the 1950 French Grand Prix that none of the cars on the podium were powered by a Ferrari engine. For the British Grand Prix , Stirling Moss scored his first career pole position in front of his home crowd. Fangio started second, Jean Behra third for Maserati. The second row was filled by two more Mercedes: Karl Kling and Piero Taruffi . Fangio had
1342-696: A podium finish, and was the first 1–2 finish by Mercedes as a works team since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix . The team repeated the result at the Bahrain , the Chinese , and the Spanish Grands Prix , while Rosberg and Hamilton finished 1–2 respectively at the Monaco and Austrian Grands Prix . At the German Grand Prix , Rosberg became the first German driver driving a German vehicle to win
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#17327868623411464-494: A radical design with what was dubbed 'zero-pods'. The radical design did not pay dividends, as the team struggled to understand and unlock its full potential. Additionally, the car suffered from aggressive porpoising , the porpoising was significantly reduced and "solved" ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix . Despite their performance struggles, Mercedes' reliability was "amazing", meaning their only three retirements of
1586-405: A row. Teammate Stirling Moss was second with 23 points and Eugenio Castellotti third with 12. Mercedes withdrew from F1 after this season, marking it the final race until the team's revival in 2010 , their final win until the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix and final championship title until 2014 . Points were awarded to the top five classified finishers, with an additional point awarded for setting
1708-443: A strong reputation for quality and durability. Some objective measures looking at passenger vehicles, such as J. D. Power surveys, demonstrated a downturn in reputation in these criteria in the late 1990s and early 2000s. By mid-2005, Mercedes temporarily returned to the industry average for initial quality, a measure of problems after the first 90 days of ownership, according to J. D. Power. In J. D. Power's Initial Quality Study for
1830-487: A three-year absence, and Nick Heidfeld as the test and reserve driver. Of Brawn's 2009 drivers, Jenson Button signed for McLaren , whilst Rubens Barrichello moved to Rosberg's former seat with Williams team for 2010. With the acquisition of Brawn, the team ended its involvement with McLaren , parent company Daimler AG sold back the 40% shareholding in the McLaren Group , while continuing to supply engines to
1952-486: A win for Hamilton. In the 2018 season, Mercedes won 11 races (all for Hamilton) out of 21 races, took 10 fastest laps (three for Hamilton and seven for Bottas), 13 pole positions (eleven for Hamilton and two for Bottas), and four 1–2 finishes. This made Mercedes only the second team in the history in F1 to achieve the feat of winning 5 drivers' and constructors' titles in a row, after Ferrari did so between 2000 and 2004 . For
2074-686: A works partnership with McLaren which lasted until 2009. In 2005, Ilmor was rebranded as Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains . In 2010 , the company bought the Brawn GP team, rebranding it as Mercedes. Since a major rule shake-up in 2014, which required the use of turbochargers and hybrid electric engines , Mercedes has become one of the most successful teams in Formula One history, winning seven consecutive Drivers' titles from 2014 to 2020 and eight consecutive Constructors' titles from 2014 to 2021 , both records. The manufacturer has also collected more than 200 wins as an engine supplier and
2196-476: A works team and Hamilton won his second consecutive Drivers' Championship at the 2015 United States Grand Prix , finishing 59 points ahead of Rosberg. Mercedes continued their domination in this second year of the V6 turbo era, improving on their impressive numbers from 2014 with 18 pole positions, 16 wins and 12 1–2s in 19 races. Of their 16 race victories, the average winning margin to the nearest non-Mercedes competitor
2318-537: Is "The Best or Nothing". Mercedes-Benz traces its origins to Karl Benz 's first internal combustion engine in a car, seen in the Benz Patent Motorwagen – financed by Bertha Benz 's dowry and patented in January 1886 – and Gottlieb Daimler and their engineer Wilhelm Maybach 's conversion of a stagecoach, with the addition of a petrol engine, introduced later that year. The Mercedes automobile
2440-628: Is a German luxury and commercial vehicle brand that was founded in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz Group , established in 2019) is based in Stuttgart , Baden-Württemberg , Germany. Mercedes-Benz AG manufactures luxury vehicles and light commercial vehicles , all branded under the Mercedes-Benz name. From November 2019 onwards, the production of Mercedes-Benz-branded heavy commercial vehicles (trucks and buses) has been managed by Daimler Truck , which separated from
2562-615: Is a joint venture with Saigon Mechanical Engineering Corporation . In 2021-2022, Mercedes-Benz Vietnam invested approximately 33 million USD to upgrade 6 technologies at this factory in preparation for the assembly of AMG models. The 1996 Mercedes E230 was the first model produced by the Mercedes-Benz Vietnam assembly plant and was part of the initial batch assembled locally. Other than in its native birthplace, Germany, Mercedes-Benz vehicles are or have been partly manufactured or assembled in: Mercedes-Benz normally has
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#17327868623412684-620: Is divided into four categories: core, off-road vehicle/SUV, 4-door coupé, and roadster. AMG GT and V-Class are unaffected by the change. In October 2016, Mercedes unveiled the X-Class; a pickup truck built on the Nissan Navara . At the 2016 Paris Motor Show , the company announced the EQ , a family of upcoming battery electric vehicles based on a modular platform , expected to represent up to 25% of its global sales by 2025. Note: The CLA
2806-614: Is located. From 2010, the team competed under the full title of Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team. According to some reports, the arrangement is valued at €30m each year. On 28 September 2022, Mercedes and Petronas announced a multi-year renewal of the title and technical partnership from the 2026 season onwards. On 25 January 2010, the team's livery was unveiled publicly at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, with Schumacher and Rosberg in attendance. The cars race in
2928-455: Is one of the best-known and longest-standing automotive brands in the world. The pontiff's Popemobile has often been sourced from Mercedes-Benz. In November 2019, Daimler AG announced that Mercedes-Benz, until that point a company marque, would be spun off into a separate, wholly-owned subsidiary called Mercedes-Benz AG. The new subsidiary would manage the Mercedes-Benz car and van business. Mercedes-Benz-badged trucks and buses would be part of
3050-612: Is positioned between the A- and B-Class models, while the CLE sits between the C- and E-Classes. In addition to the revised nomenclature, Mercedes-Benz has new suffix nomenclature for the drive systems. CDI GLA 200 d Electric Drive B 250 e BlueTEC HYBRID E 300 h The revised A45 AMG for the 2016 model year on has shifted the model designation to the right side while AMG is on the left side. This trend commenced with Mercedes-Maybach with MAYBACH on
3172-674: Is ranked second in Formula One history. Ten Constructors' and thirteen Drivers' Championships have been won with Mercedes-Benz engines. Mercedes-Benz formerly competed in Grand Prix motor racing in the 1930s, when the Silver Arrows dominated the races alongside rivals Auto Union . Both teams were heavily funded by the Nazi regime , winning all European Grand Prix Championships after 1934, of which Rudolf Caracciola won three for Mercedes-Benz. In 1954, Mercedes-Benz returned to what
3294-468: The 190-class with the numeric designation of "190" as to denote its entry-level in the model along with the displacement label on the right side of the boot (190E 2.3 for 2.3-litre 4-cylinder petrol motor, 190D 2.5 for 2.5-litre 5-cylinder diesel motor, and so forth). Some older models (such as the SS and SSK) did not have a number as part of the designation at all. For the 1994 model year, Mercedes-Benz revised
3416-484: The 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix , Mercedes added software company Tibco as one of their partners. In 2018, Tommy Hilfiger took over from Hugo Boss as the team's clothing supplier with Hamilton becoming a brand ambassador for the company and participating in the #WhatsYourDrive Promotion. For 2019, the team made a global partnership with CrowdStrike and Marriott Bonvoy . For the 2020 Formula One World Championship ,
3538-422: The 2019 season , the team again retained both Hamilton and Bottas. In the opening race , both drivers locked out the front row with Hamilton taking pole position. Bottas overtook Hamilton at the start and took his first victory since the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , with Hamilton managing to give the team a 1–2 finish after fending off Red Bull's Max Verstappen . The team continued the strong performance through
3660-472: The 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix due to FTX's financial difficulties, with the cryptocurrency firm filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy soon after, thereby formally ending the sponsorship deal. The activities of FTX were subsequently revealed to have resulted in a multi-billion dollar fraud. A lawsuit against Mercedes F1 team for promoting FTX was filed to a federal court in Miami in November 2023. On 1 December 2021,
3782-493: The British Grand Prix . Fangio and Moss finished first and second in that year's championship. The 1955 disaster at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 11 June, which killed Mercedes-Benz sportscar driver Pierre Levegh and more than 80 spectators led to the cancellations of the French, German, Spanish, and Swiss Grands Prix. At the end of the season, the team withdrew from motor sport, including Formula One. During this first period of
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3904-543: The DB601 aero engines. To build the latter, in 1936, it built a factory hidden in the forest at Genshagen around 10 km south of Berlin . By 1942, the company had mostly stopped producing cars, and was now devoted to war production. According to its own statement, in 1944, almost half of its 63,610 employees were forced labourers, prisoners of war, or concentration-camp detainees. Another source quotes this figure at 46,000. The company later paid $ 12 million in reparations to
4026-634: The F-Cell fuel cell vehicle. The current version, based on the B-Class, has a 250-mile range and is available for lease, with volume production scheduled to begin in 2014. Mercedes has also announced the SLS AMG E-Cell , a fully electric version of the SLS sports car, with deliveries expected in 2013. The Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHYBRID was launched in 2009, and is the first production automotive hybrid in
4148-591: The French Grand Prix on 4 July 1954. The team had immediate success and recorded a 1–2 victory with Fangio and Karl Kling , as well as the fastest lap ( Hans Herrmann ). Fangio went on to win three more races in 1954, winning the championship. The success continued into the 1955 season, with Mercedes-Benz developing the W196 throughout the year. Mercedes-Benz again dominated the season, with Fangio taking four races, and his new teammate Stirling Moss winning
4270-492: The French Grand Prix . However, the Dutch Grand Prix was next on the F1 championship and went on undisturbed. Mercedes managed to occupy the front row with Fangio, Moss and Karl Kling . At the start, Luigi Musso put his Maserati into second position, but was outbraved by Moss. Kling tried his best to keep up with the leading trio but, on lap 21, spun off and retired. Fangio and Moss scored another one-two finish,
4392-655: The German Grand Prix since it was achieved by Rudolf Caracciola and Mercedes-Benz at the 1939 German Grand Prix . At the Russian Grand Prix the team won their first Constructors' Championship as a works team. Hamilton won the last race of the season, held in Abu Dhabi . He finished the season 67 points ahead of Rosberg, clinching the World Drivers' Championship. The team finished the 2014 season 296 points ahead of their closest rival Red Bull Racing in
4514-565: The Hungarian Grand Prix , but Rosberg managed to finish in ninth place. At the Belgian Grand Prix , Schumacher moved from the back of the grid – after losing a wheel in qualifying – to finish fifth, while Rosberg finished sixth, having led the race in its early stages. Again, the team finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship just as in 2010, with 165 points with no wins, podiums, or poles. For 2012,
4636-598: The Hungaroring during the Hungarian Grand Prix . Russell had a miserable season finishing 8th in the Drivers' Championship with 2 podiums. The team admitted the W15 will have a completely different concept for the 2024 season with their intentions to be trying to catch up to pace setters Red Bull for their hope of claiming the championship or fighting for wins. On 1 February 2024, Mercedes confirmed Hamilton would leave
4758-480: The Lancia team was left with two cars and just one driver. Soon, all assets would be merged into the Ferrari team, but this did not stop Eugenio Castellotti from scoring his first career pole position in the Belgian Grand Prix . The Mercedes cars of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss started beside him on the front row. Championship leader Maurice Trintignant started down in eleventh out of thirteen. At
4880-597: The Mercedes-Maybach name, with the models being luxury-focused, enhanced models of Mercedes-Benz cars, such as the 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 . The Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 SUV debuted in November 2019. Daimler partnered with BYD Auto to make and sell a battery-electric car called Denza in China. However, after reducing its stake in 2021, the Stuttgart-based company has now exited Denza completely:
5002-584: The Monaco Grand Prix , Schumacher equalled his best finish for the team in Canada , finishing fourth after running as high as second. In Valencia , Rosberg finished seventh, and Schumacher seventeenth, after contact with Vitaly Petrov . Rosberg and Schumacher both finished in the points at the following two races in Great Britain and Germany . Gearbox issues stopped Schumacher from scoring at
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5124-641: The North American International Auto Show . Each car features a different powertrain – battery-electric, fuel-cell electric, and gasoline-electric hybrid. In the same year, Mercedes also showed the Vision S500 PHEV concept with a 19 miles (31 km) all-electric range and CO 2 emissions of 74 grams/km in the New European Driving Cycle . Since 2002, Mercedes-Benz has developed
5246-402: The 1950s also had lower-case letters (b, c, and d) to indicate specific trim levels. For other models, the numeric part of the designation does not match the engine displacement. This was done to show the model's position in the model range independent of displacement or in the price matrix. For these vehicles, the actual displacement in litres is suffixed to the model designation. An exception was
5368-477: The 1954 Drivers' Championship and repeated this success in 1955 . Despite winning two Drivers' Championships, Mercedes-Benz withdrew from motor racing after 1955 in response to the 1955 Le Mans disaster . Mercedes returned to Formula One in 1994 as an engine manufacturer in association with Ilmor , a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company, which developed their engines. The company won one constructors' title and three drivers' titles in
5490-540: The 2011 season, Daimler and Aabar purchased the remaining 24.9% stake owned by the team management in February 2011. Using the new MGP W02, the Australian Grand Prix ended when Schumacher and Rosberg both retired due to crash damage on laps 19 and 22 respectively. In Malaysia , Rosberg qualified ninth and Schumacher again failed to make Q3, qualifying eleventh. Schumacher scored the team's first points of
5612-401: The 2023 season, Mercedes opted to replace Technical Director Mike Elliott with James Allison , with Elliott becoming Chief Technical Officer. This change occurred on 21 April 2023. Mercedes finished 2023 second in the Constructors' Championship, 3 points ahead of Ferrari. The season however still was disappointing as the team failed to secure a win for the first time since 2011 . The closest
5734-468: The Daimler Truck AG subsidiary. For information relating to the three-pointed star symbol of the brand, see under the title Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft , including the merger into Daimler-Benz. In May 2022, Mercedes-Benz announced that it has recently sold the most expensive car at the price of $ 142 million (€135 million). The car is a very rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz SLR that has been kept in
5856-685: The German automaker's collection and bought by a private owner. Mercedes in an announcement said that the sale will be used to establish the Mercedes-Benz Fund. In June 2022, Mercedes-Benz recalled almost one million vehicles built between 2004 and 2015, due to potential problems with their braking system, caused by possible "advanced corrosion". As of the Daimler AG company split, the Mercedes-Benz Cars division now handled
5978-696: The Grenfell fire survivors. On 8 December 2021, it was announced the deal between Kingspan and Mercedes F1 Team had been terminated with immediate effect. ( Bold indicates championships won.) * Season still in progress. The following drivers won the Formula One Drivers' Championship for Mercedes: * Season still in progress Italics indicate factory team. Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz ( German pronunciation: [mɛʁˌtseːdəs ˈbɛnts, -dɛs -] ), commonly referred to simply as Mercedes and occasionally as Benz ,
6100-437: The Mercedes junior team, of which seven are still members, as of March 2024: There are five former drivers of the Mercedes junior team, three of which have driven in Formula One. As of 2024, George Russell is the only driver to have driven for Mercedes, having done so since 2022. Esteban Ocon is the only other former driver to participate in the 2024 season . In December 2009, the team suffered an early setback when it
6222-690: The Mercedes-Benz Group and Toto Wolff ; this came into effect on 25 January 2022. Mercedes-branded teams are often referred to by the nickname, the " Silver Arrows " ( German : Silberpfeile ). Before the Second World War , Mercedes-Benz competed in the European Championship , winning three titles. The marque debuted in Formula One in 1954 . After winning their first race at the 1954 French Grand Prix , driver Juan Manuel Fangio won another three Grands Prix to win
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#17327868623416344-891: The Mercedes-Benz Group is no longer involved in the Chinese car brand Denza, as it sold its last ten per cent stake in Denza in July 2024. In 2016, Daimler announced plans to sell Mercedes-Benz-badged fully electric battery cars in China. Beijing Benz is a joint venture with the BAIC Group to produce the Mercedes-Benz branded cars in China. Established in 1995, Mercedes-Benz Vietnam is a joint venture between Saigon Mechanical Engineering Corporation (SAMCO) and Daimler AG . Daimler AG assembles various Mercedes-Benz models from CKD kits at its factory in Ho Chi Minh City . The factory
6466-460: The Mercedes-Benz Group to form an independent entity at the end of 2021. In 2018, Mercedes-Benz became the world’s largest premium vehicle brand, with a sales volume of 2.31 million passenger cars. The roots of the brand trace back to the 1901 Mercedes by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and the 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen by Carl Benz , which is widely recognized as the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine. The brand’s slogan
6588-819: The Mercedes-Benz Trucks division is part of the Daimler Truck company and includes other sub-companies that were part of the DaimlerChrysler merger. Gottlieb Daimler sold the world's first truck in 1886. Their first factory to be built outside Germany after World War II was in Argentina . They originally built trucks, many of which were modified by third parties to be used as buses, popularly named Colectivo . Mercedes-Benz has been producing buses since 1895 in Mannheim , Germany. Since 1995,
6710-536: The Mercedes-Benz- and the Smart -branded cars' production. Mercedes-AMG became a majority-owned division of Mercedes-Benz in 1999. The company was integrated into DaimlerChrysler in 1999, and became Mercedes-Benz AMG on 1 January 1999. Daimler's ultraluxury Maybach brand was under the Mercedes-Benz Cars division until December 2012, when production was stopped due to decreased sales. It now exists under
6832-701: The Polytechnic School in Stuttgart from 1857 to 1859. After completing various technical activities in France and England, he started working as a draftsman in Geislingen in 1862. At the end of 1863, he was appointed workshop inspector at a machine-tool factory in Reutlingen, where he met Wilhelm Maybach in 1865. Throughout the 1930s, Mercedes-Benz produced the 770 model, a car that was notably popular throughout Germany's Nazi period. Adolf Hitler
6954-431: The UK by Brighton-based Elektromotive , have been installed at seven locations as part of a pilot project, and further expansion of the initiative is planned later in 2010. In the United States, Mercedes-Benz was assessed a record US$ 30.66 million fine for their decision to not meet the federal corporate average fuel economy standard in 2009. Certain Mercedes-Benz cars, including the S550 and all AMG models sold in
7076-420: The United States, also face an additional gas guzzler tax . However, newer AMG models fitted with the M157 engine will not be subject to the gas-guzzler tax, due to improved fuel economy, and newer models powered by the M276 and M278 engines will have better fuel economy. In 2008, Mercedes also had the worst CO 2 average of all major European manufacturers, ranking 14th out of 14 manufacturers. Mercedes
7198-436: The World Constructors' Championship standings. With 18 pole positions, 16 wins and 11 1–2s out of 19 races, Mercedes dominated this first year of the V6 turbo era. For their 16 race victories, the average winning margin to the nearest non-Mercedes competitor was 23.2 seconds. For the 2015 season, the team retained both Hamilton and Rosberg. At the 2015 Russian Grand Prix the team won their second Constructors' Championship as
7320-421: The aftermath of the 1955 Le Mans disaster . This left just one race in the championship and effectively handed the title to Fangio. The Italian Grand Prix was run on the 10 km (6.2 mi) Monza layout including a new steep banking . Nino Farina crashed in practice when his rear tyre came apart under the load of the banked turn and the heat of the sun. He escaped unhurt but his Ferrari -run Lancia
7442-407: The best start, but Moss regained the lead on lap 3, his car set up with a lower top speed but better acceleration out of the corners. Behra retired on lap 10, handing the top four positions to Mercedes, with Fangio once again in front. A couple of laps later, Moss retook the lead, grew his advantage to ten seconds and set a new lap record. Unused to having the team leader behind him, Moss looked back on
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#17327868623417564-444: The birth of Mercedes-Benz as a brand. In 1901, the name "Mercedes" was re-registered by DMG worldwide as a protected trademark. The first Mercedes-Benz branded vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler's companies into the Daimler-Benz company on 28 June of the same year. Gottlieb Daimler was born on 17 March 1834 in Schorndorf. After training as a gunsmith and working in France, he attended
7686-439: The brands of Mercedes-Benz's buses and coaches are under the umbrella of EvoBus GmbH, since December 2021 belonging to Daimler Truck AG. EvoBus, through its regional subsidiaries, markets them in European countries, while in other regions of the world marketing and sales duties are passed to regional subsidiaries of Daimler Truck. Mercedes-Benz produces a wide range of buses and coaches, mainly for Europe and Asia. The first model
7808-401: The company is now called Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains . It supplied Sauber for one season, then switched to McLaren in 1995 for a highly successful 20-year partnership. In 2009 , Mercedes also became suppliers of Brawn GP (later acquired to become the Mercedes-Benz factory team) and Force India , later known as Racing Point and eventually, Aston Martin F1 . A fourth team
7930-420: The driver to change the toe of the front wheels by pushing or pulling on the steering wheel. This allows the driver to optimise the car for better tyre warming on the straights with zero toe, or better mechanical grip in the corners with positive toe. The system was allowed for the 2020 season, but has been made illegal for 2021 . The team would go on to win both the drivers and constructors championships. Before
8052-482: The fastest lap, regardless of finishing position or even classification. Only the best five results counted towards the championship. Shared drives result in shared points for each driver if they finished in a points-scoring position. If more than one driver set the same fastest lap time, the fastest lap point would be divided equally between the drivers. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in
8174-403: The first British driver to win four world championships. Mercedes finished the 2017 season with 12 wins out of 20 races, 15 poles, 4 1–2s and an average winning margin to the nearest non-Mercedes driver of 13.1 seconds. For the 2018 season the team retained both Hamilton and Bottas. The team clinched their fifth straight constructors' title at the penultimate race of the season in Brazil after
8296-409: The first half of the season. By the summer break, Mercedes had won 10 out of 12 races with Hamilton taking 8 victories to Bottas's 2, securing 1–2 finishes at the first 5 races of the season. The team would go on to take both the drivers and constructors titles for the sixth consecutive year. The team debuted their "Dual-Axis-Steering" system during pre-season testing for the 2020 season. This allows
8418-718: The first quarter of 2007, Mercedes showed dramatic improvement by climbing from 25th to 5th place and earning several awards for its newer models. For 2008, Mercedes-Benz's initial quality rating improved by yet another mark, to 4th place. On top of this accolade, it also received the Platinum Plant Quality Award for their Mercedes branded Sindelfingen, Germany body assembly plant. J. D. Power's 2011 US Initial Quality and Vehicle Dependability Studies both ranked Mercedes-Benz vehicles above average in build quality and reliability. In J. D. Power's United Kingdom Survey in 2011, Mercedes cars were rated above average. Additionally, iSeeCars.com study for Reuters in 2014 found Mercedes to have
8540-406: The first win for a German driver driving a German car in Formula 1 history. At the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix , Michael Schumacher set the fastest time in qualifying, but started sixth after a five-place grid penalty was imposed for having caused an avoidable collision with Bruno Senna during the Spanish Grand Prix , the previous round. In addition to that, Rosberg became the first German driver to win
8662-423: The greater performance. Another example is the E250 CGI having greater performance than the E200 CGI due to the different engine tuning even though both have 1.8-litre engines. From the marketing perspective, E200 seems more "upscale" than E180. Recent AMG models use the "63" designation (in honor of the 1960s 6.3-litre M100 engine) despite being equipped with either a 6.2-litre ( M156 ), a 5.5-litre ( M157 ) or even
8784-412: The heat of 52 °C (126 °F). On lap 21, Ascari crashed out by himself, leaving González in the lead. However, he was still recovering from his accident in the 1954 RAC Tourist Trophy and got exhausted. Fearing he could not hold Fangio behind, he pitted to hand the car to teammate and 1950 World Champion Nino Farina . Fangio pitted as well, for new tyres and to cool off, while Moss retired due to
8906-516: The labourers' families. In 1958, the two companies began a partnership to sell their cars in the United States with Studebaker . A few American-based Daimler Benz dealerships were converted into Mercedes-Benz dealerships when Daimler's non-Mercedes-partnered company closed in 1966. Over the decades, Mercedes-Benz has introduced many electronic and mechanical innovations and safety features that later became common. Currently, Mercedes-Benz
9028-595: The last lap and hesitated. But Fangio hang back, two tenths behind, leaving the home hero to take the win. In the Drivers' Championship, Juan Manuel Fangio ( Mercedes ) led with 33 points, ahead of Stirling Moss (Mercedes) with 22 and Maurice Trintignant ( Ferrari ) with 11 1 3 {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{3}}} points. After the British Grand Prix, the German , Swiss , French and Spanish Grand Prix were cancelled, in
9150-419: The last lap of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after a controversial safety car restart. Hamilton had comfortably led the race and been on course for his eighth title before a late safety car caused by Nicholas Latifi 's crash on Turn 14. The actions of FIA race director Michael Masi surrounding the controversial procedures used during the late safety car caused Mercedes to file an intention to appeal
9272-541: The left and S500/S600 on the right. Mercedes-Benz has developed multi- concept cars with alternative propulsion, such as hybrid-electric, fully electric, and fuel-cell powertrains . At the 2007 Frankfurt motor show , Mercedes-Benz showed seven hybrid models, including the F700 concept car , powered by a hybrid-electric drivetrain featuring the DiesOtto engine. In 2009, Mercedes-Benz displayed three BlueZERO concepts at
9394-445: The lowest vehicle recall rate out of competitors. Mercedes-Benz offers a versatile range of consumer-passenger, light commercial and heavy commercial equipment. These vehicles are manufactured in multiple countries worldwide. The Smart marque of city cars are also produced by Daimler AG. Mercedes-Benz currently offers three types of vans; Citan , Vito , and Sprinter . They are all produced by Daimler AG. Since December 2021,
9516-401: The naming system. Models were divided into "classes" denoted by an arrangement of up to three letters (see "Current model range" above), followed by a three-digit (or two-digit for AMG models, with the number approximately equal to the displacement in litres multiplied by 10) number related to the engine displacement as before. Variants of the same model such as an estate version or a vehicle with
9638-466: The penultimate round of the season, the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix , Hamilton was forced to sit the race out following a positive coronavirus test, with Williams driver and Mercedes junior George Russell replacing him. For 2021 , the team retained the same driver line-up for a fifth straight season. The team failed to win the drivers' championship for the first time in the V6 turbo-hybrid era, with Hamilton being overtaken by title rival Max Verstappen on
9760-417: The remaining sessions on Friday and Saturday morning. This was done to entice spectators to come and watch every session, but it was an unpopular idea with the drivers. Fangio set the fastest time, ahead of Ascari and Moss, so they could relax and use the remaining sessions to try out car set-ups for the race. At the start of the race, Fangio held on to the lead, but Ascari fell back. Moss took second place after
9882-477: The results of that race, though this was later withdrawn. Hamilton finished second in the championship, eight points behind champion Verstappen, with Bottas third in the standings in his final season with the team. The team took the constructors' title for a record-extending eighth consecutive season. Mercedes junior driver, George Russell replaced Bottas to partner Hamilton for 2022 . 2022 saw major rule changes, which reintroduced ground effect . Mercedes revealed
10004-524: The season came at the British Grand Prix , where Russell was involved in a crash with Zhou Guanyu and Pierre Gasly , the Belgian Grand Prix , where Hamilton was involved in a crash with Fernando Alonso , and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , where Hamilton suffered a mechanical failure, but was still classified 18th. The team regularly appeared on the podium. At the French Grand Prix , Hamilton finished second while Russell finished third, marking
10126-524: The season with a ninth-place finish, whereas Rosberg had a quiet race and finished twelfth. In China , Rosberg and Schumacher showed strong form, with Rosberg finishing fifth as well as leading fourteen laps during the race, while Schumacher ended the race in eighth place. Rosberg added another fifth place in Turkey , while in Spain , Schumacher finished in sixth place, ahead of Rosberg. After scoring no points at
10248-461: The season without a single race win, podium, pole position, or fastest lap for the first time since his début season in 1991 . He also was involved in a controversy in Hungary after nearly squeezing former Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello into the wall at 180 mph (290 km/h). Ultimately, the team finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship, with 214 points. Prior to the start of
10370-543: The season. Russell finished 4th in the Drivers' Championship having scored the win in Brazil plus a pole position in Hungary. Hamilton finished 6th in the Drivers' Championship marking the first time in his career he finished outside the top 5, with 2022 also marking the first time Hamilton had failed to score a pole position or Grand Prix win during a season. After continuing to struggle with their radical "zero-pods" design in
10492-459: The start, Fangio and Moss quickly took the lead and never looked back. Castellotti retired on lap 16, allowing 1950 World Champion Nino Farina to finish third for Ferrari. On 11 June, the 24 Hours of Le Mans took place and many F1 drivers participated. During the race, Pierre Levegh crashed into the spectator area, killing 83 people and injuring at least 120 others. This led the FIA to postpone
10614-476: The stewards unanimously rejected the protest. At the third race of the season in China , Rosberg took the team's first pole position as a works team since Fangio in 1955 ; Schumacher finished the session third, but moved up to second after a grid penalty for McLaren team's Lewis Hamilton . The team secured its first win in 57 years when Nico Rosberg finished first in the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix . This marked also
10736-602: The team after 12 years, with the seven-time champion signing a multi-year contract to drive for Ferrari from 2025 onwards after he activated an exit clause in his contract. Mercedes junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli was announced as his replacement on 31 August 2024. Mercedes-Benz returned to Formula One as an engine supplier in 1994 in partnership with Ilmor , a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company with its manufacturing centre based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire. After acquisition by Mercedes,
10858-400: The team as managing partner, he also acquired 30% of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd, with a further 10% held by Niki Lauda, chairman of the board, and 60% by the parent company. Wolff took over the co-ordination of all Mercedes-Benz motorsport activities, a responsibility previously held by Norbert Haug . The following season on 26 May 2013, Nico Rosberg capitalised on a pole position to award
10980-554: The team at the Hungarian Grand Prix , resulting in second place ahead of Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship. Both drivers were retained for 2014 . Rosberg won the first race of the season in Australia , then in Malaysia , Hamilton completed a grand slam – leading every lap from pole position, with the fastest race lap – while Rosberg completed a 1–2 finish for the team; it ended Hamilton's nine race streak without
11102-502: The team came to winning was at the United States Grand Prix where Hamilton finished 0.3 seconds behind World Champion Max Verstappen before he was disqualified for his rear skid blocks being worn below the limit. Hamilton finished 2023 third in the Drivers' Championship with 6 podiums, with the highlight of his season being breaking the record for the most pole positions at a single circuit after he took his 9th pole at
11224-545: The team had been resolved with a mutual agreement and that legal action would not be pursued, although the team would work with the German prosecutor's office to clarify the matter. On 21 December, the team confirmed that the number one Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas would join the team as title sponsor. Petronas was based in Kuala Lumpur where the Sepang International Circuit (SIC)
11346-777: The team initially signed a sponsorship deal with the Kingspan Group . This announcement proved controversial due to Kingspan being under scrutiny in the Grenfell Tower inquiry , an inquiry about the 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire where 72 people lost their lives. The Mercedes-Kingspan Group deal led to criticism from Grenfell United (made up of survivors and families of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire) and then-UK government minister Michael Gove . Mercedes subsequently agreed to review its decision with Mercedes F1 team boss, Toto Wolff even offering to meet and listen to
11468-420: The team its first win of 2013 at the Monaco Grand Prix . Paddy Lowe moved to the team as executive director on 3 June 2013. Mercedes then went on to take third place in the Canadian Grand Prix courtesy of Hamilton, followed by another win for Rosberg at the British Grand Prix after the team took 1–2 in qualifying. The team then celebrated their third win of the season after Hamilton took his first victory for
11590-521: The team removed the GP from their name and added the name of AMG , the high performance brand of Daimler AG, to their title. The team would officially get the designation Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team . At the start of the season Mercedes was the subject of protest over the use of a "radical" rear wing concept on the Mercedes F1 W03 racing car, which was not settled until the third race in China when
11712-495: The team repeating their procession run from last race. However, Moss pitted on lap 19 for a new windscreen and subsequently retired on lap 28 when his engine cut out. Kling's gearbox broke and he retired as well, leaving the German team worried, but Fangio and Taruffi finished the race untroubled, scoring another Mercedes 1-2, ahead of Eugenio Castellotti for Ferrari. Juan Manuel Fangio ( Mercedes ) had collected 40 points and won his third Drivers' Championship, his second in
11834-582: The team retained its base and workforce in the 60,000 m (650,000 sq ft) Brackley facility, close to the Mercedes-Benz Formula One engine plant (formerly Ilmor Engineering) in Brixworth . The team has a complex history: Its entry can be traced back to Tyrrell Racing , who competed as a constructor from 1970 until 1998, until being bought by British American Tobacco at the end of 1997 so its entry could be transferred to
11956-417: The team welcomed two new partners; Ineos and AMD . In 2021, the team signed a sponsorship deal with TeamViewer , a German technology company, which became the first partner of both Mercedes F1 and FE teams. The Mercedes F1 team also previously partnered with FTX a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange company. Mercedes suspended its sponsorship deal with FTX and removed FTX logos from their cars prior to
12078-514: The team's first double podium of the season. Russell achieved his first ever pole position , and Mercedes' first of the season, at the Hungarian Grand Prix . Russell achieved his first Formula One win, and Mercedes' first of the season, along with Hamilton coming in second, at the São Paulo Grand Prix . Mercedes finished the 2022 season third in the Constructors' Championship with the one win at São Paulo marking their best result of
12200-406: The team's participation in Formula One, Mercedes won 9 races in total, including three Grands Prix (the 1954 French Grand Prix , the 1954 Italian Grand Prix and the 1955 Italian Grand Prix ) won by the streamlined "Type Monza" , making them the only three races won by a closed-wheel car in Formula One history. Before the start of the 2010 season Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler AG bought
12322-440: The team. The team's performance during 2010 was not so competitive as under Brawn, with the team behind the leading three teams of Ferrari , McLaren , and Red Bull . Their best results came from Rosberg finishing on the podium three times, scoring third places at Sepang , Shanghai , and Silverstone . Rosberg eventually finished in seventh place, but Schumacher had a disappointing return, being beaten by his teammate and finishing
12444-459: The then new constructor British American Racing (BAR) in 1999 . BAR, who had formed a partnership with Honda , eventually became Honda Racing F1 Team in 2006 when British American Tobacco withdrew from the sport. It again changed hands in 2008, when Honda withdrew, and was purchased by the team's management, naming it Brawn GP after team principal Ross Brawn . Brawn used engines from Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines , and despite running on
12566-552: The time, it was a meeting place for the haute volée of France and Europe, especially in winter. His customers included the Rothschild family and other wealthy clients, but as early as 1901, he was selling Mercedes cars in the " New World " as well, including to billionaires Rockefeller , Astor , Morgan , and Taylor. At the Nice race he attended in 1899, Jellinek drove under the pseudonym "Monsieur Mercédès". Many consider that race
12688-462: The title. On 10 January 2017, Mercedes announced that Executive Director Paddy Lowe had left the team, and entered a period of garden leave . On 16 January 2017, Valtteri Bottas was announced as Rosberg's replacement for the 2017 season and British GP3 driver George Russell was incorporated into the junior team. On 22 October 2017, Mercedes won the Constructors' Championship for the fourth consecutive time. One week later, Lewis Hamilton became
12810-445: The traditional silver colours of Mercedes-Benz and retains Brawn GP sponsor MIGfx. In 2013, the team signed a multi-year deal with mobile company BlackBerry which ended after the 2015 season. The team also had other major partners such as Monster Energy , Puma , Swissquote (until 2014). Qualcomm , UBS , Epson , Bose & Hugo Boss were added as sponsors in 2015, while Wihuri joined Mercedes together with Bottas in 2017. Before
12932-438: The wheel, so Fangio had an immediate lead in the championship. The Monaco Grand Prix returned to the calendar after three years and was given the honorary title of European Grand Prix . A new rule to qualifying had been added: only the times recorded in the first practice session on Thursday afternoon would count for the front row of the grid and, thus, for pole position. The rest of the starting places would be decided by
13054-586: The world to use a lithium-ion battery . In mid-2010, production commenced on the Vito E-Cell all-electric van. In 2008, Mercedes-Benz announced that it would have a demonstration fleet of small electric cars in two to three years. Mercedes-Benz and Smart are preparing for the widespread uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK by beginning the installation of recharging points across their dealer networks. So far 20 Elektrobay recharging units, produced in
13176-505: Was 19.7 seconds, down from 23.2 seconds in 2014. In the 2016 season, Mercedes won the Constructors' Championship for the third consecutive season, winning 19 of the 21 races held, while securing 20 poles (the highest percentage ever in a single season of F1 at 95.2%) and 8 1–2s. The average winning gap to the nearest non-Mercedes driver dropped to 14.6 seconds. Rosberg won his only Drivers' Championship, finishing 5 points ahead of Hamilton, before announcing his retirement shortly after winning
13298-507: Was added to the supplying program in 2014, Williams . The 20-year long partnership with McLaren ended in advance of the 2015 season, before resuming in 2021. Mercedes supplied engines to the Lotus F1 Team for one season in 2015 , and Manor for one season in 2016 . For the 2024 season , Mercedes supplies engines to Aston Martin F1 , McLaren , and Williams , in addition to their own team. There have been ten drivers linked to
13420-443: Was also the worst manufacturer in 2007 and 2006 in terms of average CO 2 levels, with 181 g and 188 g of CO 2 emitted per km, respectively. Mercedes-Benz paid an additional US$ 38 million for failing to meet its CAFE standards for model years 2008–2011. In May 2017, Mercedes partnered with Vivint Solar to develop a solar-energy home storage battery. 1955 Formula One season The 1955 Formula One season
13542-405: Was discovered that a planned £80m sponsorship arrangement that had been signed by predecessor Brawn GP with Henkel in July was invalid. Henkel claimed they were unaware of the deal and had no interest in Formula One; the deal allegedly was made by a former Henkel employee on stolen company stationery for the purposes of defrauding the company. On 22 December, Henkel announced that the dispute with
13664-400: Was first marketed in 1901 by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (DMG). Emil Jellinek-Mercedes , an Austrian automobile entrepreneur who worked with DMG, registered the trademark in 1902, naming the 1901 Mercedes 35 hp after his daughter Mercedes Jellinek . Jellinek was a businessman and marketing strategist who promoted "horseless" Daimler automobiles among the highest circles of society. At
13786-487: Was killed in the 1955 Le Mans disaster , along with 83 spectators. This would lead to the cancellation of four F1 Grands Prix. The following teams and drivers competed in the 1955 FIA World Championship . The list does not include those who only contested the Indianapolis 500 . In the aftermath of the 1955 Le Mans disaster , it was decided to reschedule the French Grand Prix from 3 July to 25 September. It
13908-625: Was known to have driven in a model of this car during his time in power, with modified custom bulletproof windshields. Most of the currently surviving 770 models were sold at auctions to private buyers. One of the cars is currently on display at the War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario . From 1937 onward, Daimler Benz focused increasingly on military products such as the LG3000 lorry and the DB600 and
14030-538: Was later cancelled, along with the German , Swiss and Spanish rounds. The circuits at Pedralbes and Bremgarten were never used again for racing. Motor racing was banned altogether in Switzerland until the 2018 Zürich ePrix . For the third year in a row, the championship opened with the Argentine Grand Prix . José Froilan González started on pole position . The Argentine had been
14152-486: Was leading with 11 1 3 {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{3}}} points, ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio ( Mercedes ) with 10 and Bob Sweikert ( Kurtis Kraft ) with 8. Sweikert would not compete in any other rounds. Four days after the Monaco Grand Prix, double World Champion Alberto Ascari was tragically killed in a test session at Monza . Further burdened by financial troubles,
14274-465: Was lucky to escape with just a cut on the nose. Maurice Trintignant took the win for Ferrari, the first of his career, ahead of Eugenio Castellotti for Lancia and Cesare Perdisa in Jean Behra 's Maserati. The Indianapolis 500 was included in the Formula One championship, but no F1 drivers attended. Bob Sweikert won the race. In the Drivers' Championship, Maurice Trintignant ( Ferrari )
14396-443: Was now known as Formula One (a World Championship having been established in 1950) under the leadership of Alfred Neubauer , using the technologically advanced Mercedes-Benz W196 . The car was run in both the conventional open-wheeled configuration and a streamlined form, which featured covered wheels and wider bodywork. Juan Manuel Fangio , the 1951 champion, transferred mid-season from Maserati to Mercedes-Benz for their debut at
14518-487: Was produced by Karl Benz in 1895. The Mercedes-Benz 600 or 600S Pullman Guard limousines offer the option of armour-plating and have been used by diplomats worldwide. Until 1994, Mercedes-Benz utilized an alphanumeric system for categorizing their vehicles, consisting of a number sequence approximately equal to the engine's displacement in liters multiplied by 100, followed by an arrangement of alphabetical suffixes, indicating body style and engine type. Some models in
14640-469: Was the last championship for a Mercedes driver until 2014 . The season was coloured by tragedy. Two drivers were killed during the 1955 Indianapolis 500 : Manny Ayulo and Bill Vukovich , winner of the two previous editions. Italian Mario Alborghetti died at the non-championship Pau Grand Prix . Alberto Ascari , World Champion of 1952 and 1953 , was killed while testing a Ferrari 750 Monza at Monza . And ex-Formula One driver Pierre Levegh
14762-495: Was the ninth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the sixth World Championship of Drivers , which was contested over seven races between 16 January and 11 September 1955. The season also included several non-championship races for Formula One cars. Juan Manuel Fangio won his second consecutive World Championship title. It was his third in total, a record that would not be beaten until Alain Prost in 1993 . This
14884-534: Was written off, and although Sunday was substantially cooler, the other Lancia was withdrawn as a precaution. Like in Zandvoort , Mercedes-Benz in Formula One#Mercedes occupied the front row in the order of Fangio , Moss , Kling . Moss took the lead at the start, but gave way to his Argentinian team leader before the first lap was run. The fourth Mercedes of Taruffi went from ninth to fourth,
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