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 dollars ($53.9 /£42.8m) at auction.

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.

2025年2月3日 · The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen just secured its place in history as the most valuable Grand Prix racing car ever sold at auction, fetching a jaw-dropping $53.9 million at RM Sotheby’s exclusive event in Stuttgart. The legendary Silver Arrow, once driven by icons like Juan Manuel Fangio, wowed collectors worldwide, leading to ...

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...

2025年2月3日 · 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 …

Shook up by the Le Mans accident, Mercedes-Benz called it quits at the end of the season and the W196 was retired after racing for just one year and two months. Scoring nine wins out of twelve Grand Prix starts, the versatile Mercedes-Benz has gone into history as one of the finest racing cars ever.

2025年2月4日 · A rare 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Streamliner sold for $54 million at a special RM Sotheby’s auction held at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. This price makes it the second most expensive car ever auctioned, trailing only the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe , which sold for a record-setting $143 million in 2022 .

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

2025年2月3日 · A Mercedes Formula 1 car raced by World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio and F1 legend Stirling Moss has sold at auction for a record £42.75m. The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen – one of just four of the model to feature the Streamliner coachwork as well as being the first of these to be offered for private ownership – was driven to victory by …