Top three places for DMG in French Grand Prix

  • Date
    4 July 1914
  • Description

    Christian Lautenschlager wins the French Grand Prix in Lyon at the wheel of a 4.5 litre Mercedes racing car, whose 115 hp / 85 kW four-cylinder engine has two intake valves and two exhaust valves per cylinder. Louis Wagner and Otto Salzer finish second and third respectively, driving the same Mercedes model. This clean sweep of the top three places in an extremely competitive field marks DMG's second triumph in the most important race on the international motorsport calendar.

Group photo of Mercedes grand prix cars. From left: start number 28, Christian Lautenschlager (1st); start number 39, Otto Salzer (3rd); start number 40, Louis Wagner (2nd).
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French Grand Prix, 1914
French Grand Prix, near Lyon, 4 July 1914. The eventual winner, Christian Lautenschlager, at the wheel with co-driver Hans Rieger in a 115 hp Mercedes Grand Prix racing car.
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French Grand Prix, 1914
French Grand Prix: In the Mercedes-Grand Prix cars the drivers Christian Lautenschlager, Louis Wagner and Otto Salzer achieved a convincing triple victory at the French Grand Prix in Lyon on 4 July 1914.
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French Grand Prix, 1914
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