The Mercedes-Benz W196 (sometimes written as the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R[1]) was a Formula One racing car produced by Mercedes-Benz for the 1954 and 1955 F1 seasons. Successor to the W194, in the hands of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss it won 9 of 12 races entered and captured the only two world championships in which it competed.

The Mercedes-Benz W196 R ‘Stromlinienwagen’ (Streamliner) has become the most valuable Grand Prix racing car ever after selling for €51.155 million euros ($53.9m/£42.8m) at auction. The iconic Silver Arrow was driven to victory by home hero Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1955 Buenos Aires Grand Prix, and then to the fastest lap at the Italian ...

1 day ago · A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen sold for $53.9 million at a Sotheby’s auction on Saturday, making it the most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold and the second most expensive car of ...

The Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen from 1954 is sold.

3 days ago · The gavel price makes the Streamliner the second most expensive car to ever sell at auction, behind only the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR “Uhlenhaut Coupe” that sold for $142 million in the ...

3 days ago · A one-car auction took place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart over the weekend, and the car in question—a W196 R Stromlinienwagen from 1954—sold for €51,155,000 ($53,017,370). That makes it the most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold at auction, and the second-most expensive car sold at auction, ever.Driven by both of the Mercedes-Benz team’s …

3 days ago · The Mercedes-Benz W196 R was the dominant car that won two F1 world championships during the German automaker’s brief two-year stint in the mid-1950s.

2 days ago · Update, 2/3/2025: The IMS Museum's W196 Streamliner has officially sold, hammering at a final sale price $53.9 million. That number makes it the second most expensive car ever sold at auction,...

Mercedes-Benz would send eight cars, nearly all their running W 196 Rs, to what would be the model’s swan song in competitive racing.

Dec 1, 2004 · Exactly twenty years later Mercedes-Benz re-entered GP racing with the W196 and they did not disappoint. There was a more important reason for Mercedes-Benz to kick off their Grand Prix program in 1954 as it was the first year of the new 2.5 litre Formula 1 regulations.