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 ...

The Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen from 1954 is sold. Most Valuable Grand Prix Racing Car Ever Sold. The 1954 Mercedes Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen Sells for ...

6 days ago · 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen. Sotheby's. 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 ...

Feb 3, 2025 · 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 Fangio in …

Feb 3, 2025 · 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 .

Feb 3, 2025 · The most expensive grand prix car previously sold at auction was another Fangio-driven 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196, which fetched $29.6 million in 2013. Another W196, built for sports car racing...