Otto Wilhelm Rudolf Caracciola (January 30, 1901 – September 28, 1959) was a German racing driver of Italian descent, the greatest to ever have competed in the European Championship, winning three titles, in 1935, 1937 and 1938. He was also the last official champion in the series, as it was cancelled in 1939 before a champion could be crowned.
Racing career[]
Pre-Grand Prix[]
1928[]
1929[]
1930[]
1931[]
1932[]
1933[]
1934[]
1935[]
1936[]
1937[]
1938[]
1939[]
Post-Grand Prix[]
Statistical overview[]
Grand Prix record[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | EDC Points | EDC Pos. | Report |
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| 1928 | Mercedes-Benz | — | — | ||
| 1929 | Mercedes-Benz | — | — | ||
| 1930 | R. Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz | — | — | Report |
| Diamler Benz AG | |||||
| 1931 | R. Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz | 22 | 46th | Report |
| 1932 | R. Caracciola | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 3rd | Report |
| SA Alfa Romeo | |||||
| 1933 | Scuderia CC | Alfa Romeo | — | — | Report |
| 1934 | Diamler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | — | — | Report |
| 1935 | Diamler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | 11 | 1st | Report |
| 1936 | Diamler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | 22 | 6th | Report |
| 1937 | Diamler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | 13 | 1st | Report |
| 1938 | Diamler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | 8 | 1st | Report |
| 1939 | Diamler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | 17 | 3rd | Report |
Race wins[]
Career Results[]
| Complete European Championship results | |||||||
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22 | =46th | ||
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9 | 3rd | ||
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11 | 1st |
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22 | 6th | |
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13 | 1st |
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17 | 3rd |
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| Symbol | Meaning | Pts | Symbol | Meaning | Pts | |
| 1st | Winner | 1 | Ret | Retired (>75% race distance) | 4 | |
| 2nd | Podium finish | 2 | Ret | Retired (50–75% race distance) | 5 | |
| 3rd | 3 | Ret | Retired (25–50% race distance) | 6 | ||
| 5th | Finished race (>75% race distance) | 4 | Ret | Retired (<25% race distance) | 7 | |
| 7th | Finished race (50–75% race distance) | 5 | DSQ | Disqualified | 8 | |
| NC | Non-classified finish (50–75% race distance) | 5 | Did not participate | 8 | ||
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