The Mercedes-Benz M196 was a naturally aspired, straight-8 formula one engine that was being designed, developed and built by Daimler-Benz; and was used between 1954 and 1955 Formula One season[1][2][3][4][5] . There are two version of the engine, the 2.5-litre M 196 R and the 3.0-litre M 196 S This was Mercedes last Formula One engine and they did not return to motorsport in any capacity until in 1994 where Mercedes starts to supply engine for Sauber.[6]
Complete Formula One Results[]
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4th‡ | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 1stP | RetS | ||||||
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 Taruffi
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
- S represents a streamlined version of Mercedes-Benz W196 had been used
- ‡ represents a shared drive.
References[]
- ↑ "1956 Mercedes-Benz W196 | Review". 19 April 2016. https://www.supercars.net/blog/1956-mercedes-benz-w196/. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ↑ "Mercedes W196". 30 September 2011. https://sportscardigest.com/mercedes-w196/. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ↑ "Mercedes-Benz W196 - The Silver Masterpiece". 22 February 2017. https://www.snaplap.net/mercedes-benz-w196/. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ↑ "Mercedes W196". https://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/90/mercedes-w196.
- ↑ "1954 - 1955 Mercedes-Benz W196 Specifications". https://www.ultimatecarpage.com//spec/362/Mercedes-Benz-W196.html.
- ↑ Bolsinger, Markus; Becker, Clauspeter (2002) (Google Books). Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows. MotorBooks International. p. 95. ISBN 3-7688-1377-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=kJ8VoUNqv2oC&q=1955%20disaster%20mercedes%20withdrew&pg=PA95. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
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| Current drivers 12. Andrea Kimi Antonelli · 63. George Russell
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World Champions Juan Manuel Fangio (1954, 1955) · Lewis Hamilton (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) ·  Nico Rosberg (2016)
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| Former Drivers Michael Schumacher · Juan Manuel Fangio · Nico Rosberg · Valtteri Bottas · Hans Herrmann · Karl Kling · Stirling Moss · André Simon · Piero Taruffi · Hermann Lang · Lewis Hamilton | |||
| Personnel Nick Fry · Bob Bell · Aldo Costa · Toto Wolff | |||
| Former Personnel Norbert Haug · Alfred Neubauer · Max Sailer · Rudolf Uhlenhaut · Paddy Lowe | |||
| Cars W154 · W196 · W01 · W02 · W03 · W04 · W05 · W06 · W07 · W08 · W09 · W10 · W11 · W12 · W13 · W14 · W15 | |||