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Mercedes W196 (1955)
The W196 was Mercedes’s car for the 1955 Formula One World Championship, powered by the Mercedes M196 (2.5-litre Straight-8) engine on Continental tyres.
It was driven by Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Karl Kling, Piero Taruffi, Hans Herrmann and André Simon. Mercedes started 6 of the season’s 7 races, with five wins, ten podium finishes and four pole positions.
Juan Manuel Fangio won the Drivers’ Championship.