Mercedes F1 Team information & statistics

Mercedes F1 Drivers

Mercedes F1 Drivers

Achievements Mercedes F1 drivers

Driver	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Laps	Fastest	Points
Nico Rosberg	63	1	1	3	5	3	3327	2	346
Michael Schumacher	58	0	0	1	1	0	2795	1	197
Juan Manuel Fangio	12	8	1	1	10	7	818	5	81.14
Karl Kling	12	0	1	1	2	0	583	1	17
Stirling Moss	7	1	2	0	3	1	457	2	23
Hans Herrmann	6	0	0	1	1	0	309	1	9
Lewis Hamilton	5	0	0	2	2	1	292	0	50
Piero Taruffi	2	0	1	0	1	0	139	0	9
Hermann Lang	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
André Simon	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0

Mercedes F1 History

Mercedes-Benz F1 History

300 GP Celebration at Spa (2012) with Ross Brawn, Norbert Haug, Bernie Ecclestone, Micheal Schumacher

They have the name. They have the history. They have Ross Brawn. They have Michael Schumacher. What more could a new team trying to catapult itself to the top of the tree need? Well, a fast car would help.

When Mercedes bought Constructors champions Brawn GP the grid was on alert immediately. The giant German manufactures finally have their own team for the first time since 1955, and an another great driver at the wheel.

Previously it was Juan Manuel Fangio, now it is Michael Schumacher but sadly the trophy cabinet isn’t as full. With the money that has been pumped into the team, the modern day Mercedes can be deemed little else but disappointing, extremely disappointing.

The team made their debut in 1954 with Fangio and Karl Kling at the wheel, the Argentinian legend switched to Mercedes half way through the season from Maserati, and Fangio won their first race with an emphatic 1-2 finish at the French grands prix. Fangio went on to win three more races to become the champion, Mercedes first and his second. The following season he did it again emphatically winning four of the six races and retained the championship.

Mercedes-Benz W196 driven by Rosberg & Schumacher on the Nordschleife (Nurburgring)

Mercedes, with Fangio at the wheel, were destined to create a legacy as great as Ferrari’s, but a tragic incident at the 1955 Le Man changed that. Mercedes driver Pierre Levagh and over 80 spectators died and led to the cancellations of many grand’s prix. At the end of the 1955 season Mercedes pulled out of the sport.

Unfortunately Micheal Schumacher was not able use his magic for the same goal as he did with Ferrari and made some succes but not enough. However engine deals for the likes of McLaren and Force India wasn’t enough to whet the appetite and 2010 saw them return to the sport.

After an unsuccessful three years that has merited just one victory the team has turned to Lewis Hamilton in a bid to drive them back to the front. Whether he and team mate Nico Rosberg will be able to do that, only time will tell but this legendary team deserves its place back amongst F1’s elite.

Mercedes F1 Achievements