First win for "Lightning Benz"

  • Date
    22 August 1909
  • Description
    Fritz Erle takes victory in the one-kilometre race in Frankfurt am Main at the wheel of the 200 hp Benz racing car, which would later become famous as the "Lightning Benz" or "Blitzen Benz", at an average speed of 159.3 km/h.
Kilometer race in Frankfurt am Main, August 22, 1909. Winner Fritz Erle with a 200 hp Benz racing car, next to him engineer Otto Philipp.
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Kilometer race in Frankfurt am Main
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