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40 years ago, Mercedes-Benz triumphed in the world’s toughest rally: racing driver Jacky Ickx and his co-driver, actor Claude Brasseur, won the 1983 Paris–Dakar Rally with the Mercedes-Benz 280 GE. Great success for Jacky Ickx and Claude Brasseur on the adventure through the desert Engine and aerodynamics are optimised for the run over 12,000 kilometres and 20 days Mercedes-Benz also wins in the truck classification The project was managed by Mercedes-Benz France. From Germany, engineers of the company assisted with the engine and aerodynamics of the off-road vehicle. At that time, the Paris–Dakar Rally had great worldwide appeal. It was the fifth time it took place. Several hundred adventurers set off from the French metropolis to...

F1: Driver Announcement Mick Schumacher joins the Team as Reserve Driver for 2023 Mick Schumacher joins the Team as Reserve Driver for 2023 The 23-year-old will conduct a busy programme of simulator driving at Brackley Mick will also be trackside with the team at all Grands Prix during the 2023 season The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team is delighted to confirm that Mick Schumacher will join the Team in the role of Reserve Driver for 2023. Mick will play an important role in the ongoing development of the W14. He will conduct regular work in the simulator at Brackley throughout the year, as we fight back from a challenging 2022 season. This work will be harnessed trackside as Mick will also attend all Grands Prix in his new role...

In the 2022 season, Mercedes-AMG has continued its success story in customer racing with race and title wins in the world’s most significant GT series. The teams with GT3 and GT4 cars from Affalterbach raced on all six continents and racked up 63 teams’ and drivers’ titles as well as four manufacturers’ titles for AMG in the process. That is a new record in the twelve-year history of the Customer Racing programme. Highlights are three titles in the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC), the overall win in the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa, the ADAC GT Masters championship win and the title in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Powered by AWS manufacturers’ standings. Worldwide, the Customer Racing Teams competed in over 470 races and...

Mercedes-AMG Driver Daniel Juncadella (ESP) wins the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge. In the season finale, the Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit, the 31-year-old didn’t score any points, but was still able to maintain his leading position in the drivers’ standings. Dani Juncadella is the new Intercontinental GT Challenge champion Kenny Habul and Martin Konrad celebrate Pro-Am drivers’ title Two ei Mercedes-AMG GT3s in the top five in Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit Mercedes-AMG Driver Daniel Juncadella (ESP) wins the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge. In the season finale, the Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit, the 31-year-old didn’t score any points, but was still able to maintain his leading position in the drivers’...

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport continued to rack up overall and class victories as well as championships all around the world in December. This is what happened: Results and facts News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams Social media news: What's new online? This is what happened: Results and facts 24H Series: Victory for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 at the Dubai Autodrome GT World Challenge Australia: A couple of Top Three finishes for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in Adelaide as Mark Griffith becomes GT4 champion News snippets CP Racing are winners in the 24H Series in Kuwait:CP Racing have once again won the 24H Series championship, regaining the title they first won in 2018. Victory in the final 12-hour race in Kuwait delivered the drivers' title...

With the Gulf 12 Hours on 11th December, a successful Intercontinental GT Challenge season is coming to an end for Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing. Gulf 12 Hours conclude 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge season Seven customer sport teams running nine Mercedes-AMG GT3s at Yas Marina Circuit Mercedes-AMG drivers decide battle for the drivers’ title between them Affalterbach. With the Gulf 12 Hours on 11th December, a successful Intercontinental GT Challenge season is coming to an end for Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing. The twelve-hour race at the 5.281 kilometres long Yas Marina Circuit is part of the IGTC calendar for the first time this year. Moreover, with 34 participating cars, it is also the biggest GT3 race in the Middle East...

While the 2022 Formula One season was coming to an end under the floodlights of Abu Dhabi, Maro Engel was delivering another victory for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport in the Macau GT Cup This is what happened: Results and facts News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams Social media news: What's new online? This is what happened: Results and facts F1: George Russell finishes the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi in fifth place Macau GT Cup: Maro Engel wins the Macau GT Cup in a Mercedes-AMG GT3 News snippets Season finale in Abu Dhabi:After 22 Grands Prix, the final chequered flag of the 2022 Formula One season fell at the Yas Marina Circuit last weekend. George Russell finished the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in fifth place, one week...

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team finished the season with George in P5 and a DNF for Lewis three laps before the finish under the lights of the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. George finished P5, fighting his way back from a five-second penalty following an unsafe release after his first pit stop in lap 15. Lewis had to retire his car on lap 55, owing to a loss in hydraulic pressure and subsequent failure with loss of gearshift. The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team concludes the season in P3 in the Constructor’s Championship 39 points behind Ferrari in P2. The post-season test on Tuesday will see Lewis and George split the running of one car focusing on 2023 tyre testing programme, while Frederik Vesti, F2 driver and Mercedes-AMG F1...

Mercedes-AMG continues its impressive streak of success at the Guia Circuit. In the 69th running of the Macau Grand Prix, Maro Engel (GER) wins the feature race of the GT Cup with the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT3. For the Mercedes-AMG brand ambassador, driving for the Craft-Bamboo Racing Team, it is already the third Macau win of his career. On the previous day, there had been a 1-2 in the turbulent qualifying race: here, Engel won from Raffaele Marciello (SUI) with the #99 Toro Racing team entry. With Engel’s triumph, Mercedes-AMG celebrates its fourth consecutive overall win in the legendary street circuit race and its seventh victory in total since 2014. As a result, the performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach is the most...

A disappointing qualifying day for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team ahead of the final race of the season at the at the Yas Marina Circuit. The team locked out the third row of the grid, with Lewis qualifying P5 and George P6, just three thousandths of a second behind his team-mate. The team lost relative competitiveness between FP3 and Qualifying, with both drivers struggling for tyre temperature in the cooler conditions and on light fuel loads. The set-up decisions this weekend have focused on delivering strong race pace, notably running higher wing levels to protect the rear tyres, which we hope will pay off in the race. Tomorrow’s race, which starts one hour earlier than today’s qualifying session, will offer strategic...

The 2022 Formula One finale takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi Toto Talks Abu Dhabi Fact File: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Video Feature: How Much Data Does an F1 Car Generate? Feature: Data and Electronics in F1, Explained! Stat Attack: Abu Dhabi and Beyond To score a 1-2 finish in Brazil was an incredible result for the team, but it’s been made more special by the challenges we have faced this season and how we have overcome them. Securing our first victory of the season is the result of so much hard work, dedication and determination from everyone involved. Our team never stopped believing and never stopped pushing. I couldn’t be prouder of them, and it shows just how strong our values are. George was on it all weekend...

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team took its first win of the season with a stellar 1-2 finish today in Interlagos, with George Russell taking his maiden Grand Prix victory George Russell took a commanding first win of his F1 career, leading away from pole position and controlling the race from the front. It was the 125th F1 win for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton fought back from being pushed off track by Max Verstappen in the early laps, coming from P8 to finish P2, just over one second behind his team-mate. George also took the 100th fastest lap in F1 for Mercedes, fractionally faster than Lewis. Today, the team closed the gap to P2 in the constructors’ championship to 19 points, after Ferrari fought back to a strong P3/P4 finish. It’s all...

A thrilling Sprint in Interlagos saw George take the win and Lewis finish P3 after both drivers made strong progress through the field. After a strong start, George enjoyed better tyre degradation on the Soft compound to overtake Magnussen and Verstappen for the Sprint win. Lewis also made swift progress through the field, gaining five positions from his P8 starting position to take P3 just behind the Ferrari of Sainz. Once a five-place grid penalty has been applied to Sainz, George and Lewis will start from the front row for tomorrow’s Grand Prix. With a race start time of 1500, hotter track conditions are expected on Sunday than in today’s Sprint, which could see swings in tyre performance and the competitive order. Imagery of the...

Mixed fortunes for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team drivers in qualifying at Interlagos, with George finishing the session P3 and Lewis in P8. George secured P3 on the grid for tomorrow’s Sprint but finished his session in the Turn 4 gravel after touching the damp grass on his second flying lap. Lewis – running a lower downforce level – suffered from poor grip on his first flying lap, then was gaining time on the second lap when the red flag was deployed. Lewis will start P8 on Saturday, meaning both of the team’s cars will start the Sprint ahead of one Red Bull and one Ferrari – with 95 racing laps to come. Imagery of the day is available on our media site. All imagery is rights-free for editorial use. To download all available...

As the 2022 motorsport season draws to a close, Formula One arrives in Brazil for the first instalment of the final double-header of the year News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams Social media news: What’s new online? News snippets São Paulo, here we come:The penultimate fixture on the 2022 F1 calendar takes the drivers and teams to São Paulo. This coming weekend, Brazil will be hosting the top class of motorsport for the 49th time; most of the races (38) have been contested at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos, with the other ten having been held at Jacarepagua. The record winner of the Brazilian GP is Alain Prost, who has six victories to his name, ahead of Michael Schumacher on four. Lewis Hamilton has won three...

As the 2022 Formula One World Championship enters the home straight, Christoph Sagemüller, Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport, gives his verdict on the GT season As the 2022 Formula One World Championship enters the home straight, Christoph Sagemüller, Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport, gives his verdict on the GT season This is what happened: Results and facts News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams Three questions for Christoph Sagemüller Social media news: What’s new online? This is what happened: Results and facts F1:Lewis Hamilton finishes second in Mexico City GP; George Russell in P4 FIA Motorsport Games:GT podium lockout for Mercedes-AMG at Circuit Paul Ricard News snippets Podium in Mexico City:The F1 teams and drivers...

P2 and P4 for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, scoring strong points and racing for the podium on merit. Lewis secured a strong P2 finish in Mexico City with a Medium / Hard tyre strategy, moving him ahead of SAI in the Drivers’ standings. George finished P4 and manage to secure an extra point for setting the fastest lap. The team continues to show competitive performance, building on the final upgrade of the season introduced for last weekend’s race in Austin. The team scored a total of 31 points thanks to George’s fastest lap on the final lap of the race, further closing the gap to Ferrari in P2 and is now only 40 points behind. Imagery of the day is available on our media site. All imagery is...

As Formula One enters the closing stage of the season, the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing teams have been accumulating further championship trophies This is what happened: Results and facts News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams Social media news: What's new online? This is what happened: Results and facts F1: Lewis Hamilton takes runner-up spot at the US Grand Prix ADAC GT Masters: Raffaele Marciello seals drivers' title at Hockenheim as Jules Gounon and Fabian Schiller win the last race of the season NLS: Top Three finish forMarek Böckmann and Marcel Marchewicz in the Mercedes-AMGT GT3 GT World Challenge Australia: Victory and P3 for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 at The Bend Motorsport Park British Endurance Championship: Tom Jackson...

The 20th round of the 2022 Formula One season takes place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City Toto Talks Mexico City Fact File: Mexico City Grand Prix Video Feature: What is Downforce and Why is it So Important in F1? Feature: Downforce in Formula One, Explained Stat Attack: Mexico City and Beyond Toto Talks Mexico City Race day in Austin was quite a rollercoaster of emotions. While we didn’t quite have the pace to win, it was great to be in the mix at the front and leading the race. The upgrades we brought to Texas delivered a step forward and we were closer to the front than we have been recently. Lewis drove an outstanding race to finish P2 and George scored a good haul of points despite his damaged car. We need...

A solid conclusion for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Austin. Lewis took a strong P2 finish this afternoon in Austin, running a Medium/Hard/Hard strategy and leading the race from laps 41 to 49 until the superior pace of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull saw him pass for the lead on Lap 50. George secured P5 after serving a five-second penalty for a Turn One collision with Carlos Sainz, then carrying front wing damage for much of the race that compromised the balance and downforce of his car. The team’s performance in the race confirmed the performance step of the final upgrade package of the season which was introduced this weekend. The team scored a total of 29 points thanks to George’s fastest lap on the final lap of the race...

Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing has concluded the 2022 ADAC GT Masters season with yet another victory. Jules Gounon (FRA) and Fabian Schiller (GER) of Drago Racing Team ZVO claimed the leading position in the opening stages of the Sunday race at Hockenheimring already and went on to score their fourth victory of the season. Having finished in fifth place on Saturday, Mercedes-AMG driver Raffaele Marciello (SUI) had already been confirmed as the new drivers’ champion prior to the final race of the season. His MANN-FILTER Team LANDGRAF concludes the season in runner-up spot of the teams’ standings. After the early decision in the battle for the drivers’ title in Raffaele Marciello’s favour, the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Teams aimed at...