1-2 win for Caracciola and Lang

  • Date
    7 May 1939
  • Description
    Hermann Lang and Rudolf Caracciola claim an impressive one-two victory in the Tripoli Grand Prix, the first and last race contested by the W 165 1.5-litre formula racing car. The motor sport department of Daimler-Benz had set up the new eight-cylinder racing car, which develops 254 hp / 187 kW from 1.5 litres displacement, specially for the race in Tripoli.
Tripoli Grand Prix, 7 May 1939. Hermann Lang wins in the Mercedes-Benz 1.5-litre W 165 racing car.
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Tripoli Grand Prix, 1939
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