The team of Walter Schock and Rolf Moll secures the first overall victory by a German pairing in the Monte Carlo Rally in a privately entered Mercedes-Benz 220 SE.
William A. Fritschy and John Ellis repeat their success of the previous year in the East African Safari Rally and again win the overall classification in a Mercedes-Benz 219.
At the Acropolis Rally in Greece, Walter Schock and Rolf Moll win the overall classification in a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE after previously winning the event in 1956.
The Supervisory Board of Daimler-Benz AG approves the purchase of a 1.5 million sq m industrial site in Wörth, near Karlsruhe, where the company plans to build a new truck assembly plant.
Daimler-Benz AG acquires a 71 % stake in the Friedrichshafen-based Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH through its subsidiary Industriemotorenbau GmbH. The companies agree on cooperation in the development and production of high-speed heavy-duty engines.
Walter Schock and Rolf Moll notch up their third overall victory of the racing year in the Poland Rally. At the end of the season they are European Touring Car champions – for the second time since 1956.
The Horex KG factory site in Bad Homburg is taken over by Daimler-Benz to be used for the production of engine timing components. Production consisting mainly of valves is to begin in early 1961.
Chairman of the Board of Management Dr Fritz Könecke presents a specially-adapted long-wheelbase version of the Mercedes-Benz 300 Landaulet to Pope John XXIII.
