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Mercedes-Benz C291
The Mercedes-Benz C291 was a sports-prototype racing car introduced for the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season. It was Mercedes-Benz’ final car in the Group C category. Introduction The 1991 season marked the introduction of the FIA’s new, and controversial, 3.5 litre formula which replaced the highly successful Group C category that had been used in the World Sportscar Championship since 1982, though due to a small number of entries for the 3.5 litre formula heavily penalised Group C cars (which were subject to weight penalties and started behind the new-style C1 entries on the grid) were allowed to participate in the season's C2 category. To meet the new regulations Mercedes-Benz came up with an all-new car; the C291 which was designed by its racing partner Sauber. One survived and is on display in the Carl Benz Museum in Ladenburg, Germany. Another one is located in the Michael Schumacher Collection in Cologne, and this is the Autopolis-winning chassis. Engine The pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Mercedes-Benz C291 Automuseum Dr
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Circuit De La Sarthe
The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race. Comprising private, race-specific sections of track in addition to public roads which remain accessible most of the year, its present configuration is long, making it one of the longest circuits in the world. The capacity of the race stadium, where the short ''Bugatti Circuit'' is situated, is 100,000. The Musée des 24 Heures du Mans is a motorsport museum located at the main entrance of the venue. Up to 85% of the lap time is spent on full throttle, putting immense stress on engine and drivetrain components. Additionally, the times spent reaching maximum speed also mean tremendous wear on the brakes and suspension as cars must slow from over to around for the sharp corner at the village of Mulsanne. Track mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher (; ; born 3 January 1969) is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Schumacher has a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Lewis Hamilton) and, at the time of his retirement from the sport in 2012, he held the records for the most wins (91), pole positions (68), and podium finishes (155)—which have since been broken by Hamilton—while he maintains the record for the most fastest laps (77), among others. After beginning his racing career in karting, Schumacher enjoyed success in several junior single-seater series. After a one-off Formula One appearance with Jordan at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher was signed by Benetton for the rest of the season. He won his first and second drivers' titles consecutively in and . Schumacher moved to the struggling Ferrari team in . During his first years at the team, Schumacher lost out on the title in the final ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Wendlinger
Karl Wendlinger (born 20 December 1968) is an Austrian professional racing and former Formula One driver. Mercedes Juniors Born in Kufstein, Wendlinger started his career in karting and in Formula Ford before entering the German Formula 3 Championship in 1988. After managing tenth place in that inaugural season, Wendlinger won the crown in 1989, which earned him also a drive in the Mercedes-Benz sportscar team for 1990. Driving the Sauber-Mercedes C11 – alongside Michael Schumacher, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Mauro Baldi and Jean-Louis Schlesser – the quintet managed to achieve fifth place in the 1990 World Sportscar Championship standings. In 1991, he continued to race with Mercedes sportscars — alongside a Formula 3000 programme with the Helmut Marko team. Towards the end of the year, Mercedes's team boss Jochen Neerpasch placed two of his protégés in Formula One. Schumacher went to the Jordan team before signing for Benetton, whilst Wendlinger made a low key Formu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jochen Mass
Jochen Richard Mass (born 30 September 1946) is a German former racing driver. Life and career Born in Dorfen, Bavaria 50 km (31 mi) from Munich, Mass participated in 114 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 14 July 1973 at the British Grand Prix. He won one GP race (1975 Spanish Grand Prix), secured no pole positions, achieved 8 podiums and scored a total of 71 championship points. Mass is perhaps best known for his blameless part in the death of Gilles Villeneuve. On 8 May 1982, with only 10 minutes left until the end of the qualifying session for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder, Villeneuve collided with Mass while attempting to overtake him. As Villeneuve came up behind Mass exiting a super-fast left turn, Mass moved to the right hand side of the track to let Villeneuve through. Villeneuve had already committed to the right hand side and the two cars touched wheels, launching the helpless Canadian skyward. Villeneuve's car hit the ground n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jean-Louis Schlesser (born 12 September 1948) is a French racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. He is known for his wins of many different competitions. He is the nephew of Jo Schlesser, a former Formula One driver. Jean-Louis attempted two Formula One races five years apart and his best known for his involvement in the 1988 Italian Grand Prix. Early career Schlesser grew up in Morocco before returning to France to study and to complete military service. He began racing in the early 1970s after enrolling at the racing school at Le Mans, starting with numerous rallying, rally events. In 1976, he entered Formula Three, alternating between the French Formula Three Championship, French and FIA European Formula Three Championship, European series for the next six years, and sharing the 1978 French championship with Alain Prost. In 1977 he began racing sports car racing, sports cars, and in 1981 he attempted the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans 24 Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 430 Km Of Autopolis ...
Autopolis Autopolis is a international racing circuit located near Kamitsue village in Ōita Prefecture, Japan on the Northeast of Kumamoto. Nippon Autopolis">F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Nippon Autopolis/ref> Tsurumaki ordered 30 Bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 430 Km Of Mexico City
The 1991 430 km of Mexico City was the seventh round of the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico. It took place on October 6, 1991. Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 90% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Statistics * Pole Position - Philippe Alliot (#5 Peugeot Talbot Sport) - 1:19.229 * Fastest Lap - Michael Schumacher (#2 Team Sauber Mercedes) - 1:21.611 * Average Speed - 173.964 km/h External links WSPR-Racing - 1991 Mexico City results {{6 Hours of Mexico Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ... 6 Hours of Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 430 Km Of Magny-Cours
The 1991 430 km of Magny-Cours was the sixth round of the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France. It took place on September 15, 1991. Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 90% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Statistics * Pole Position - Yannick Dalmas (#6 Peugeot Talbot Sport) - 1:21.821 * Fastest Lap - Philippe Alliot (#5 Peugeot Talbot Sport) - 1:25.823 * Average Speed - 170.685 km/h External links WSPR-Racing - 1991 Magny-Cours results {{Sportscar Race Report , Year_of_race = 1991 , Sportscar_Series = World Sportscar Championship , Previous_race_in_season = 1991 430km of Nürburgring , Next_race_in_season = 1991 430km of Mexico City Magny-Cours Magny-Cours Magny-Cours () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of France, department in central France. It is the home of the ''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'', a famous Motorsport# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 430 Km Of Nürburgring
The 1991 430 km of Nürburgring was the fifth round of the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Nürburgring, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... It took place on August 18, 1991. The two Jaguars finished six laps ahead of the third-placed Porsche. Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 90% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Statistics * Pole Position - Teo Fabi (#4 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:19.519 * Fastest Lap - Teo Fabi (#4 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:21.553 * Average Speed - 180.183 km/h References External links WSPR-Racing - 1991 Nürburgring results {{DEFAULTSORT:1991 430 km of Nurburgring Nurburgring 6 Hours of Nürburgring Nurburgring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 430 Km Of Silverstone
The 1991 430 km of Silverstone was the third round of the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan .... It took place on 19 May 1991. Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 90% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Statistics * Pole Position - Martin Brundle (#4 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:27.478 * Fastest Lap - Martin Brundle (#3 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:29.372 * Average Speed - 196.413 km/h NB: Martin Brundle took the pole on #4 car (chassis-Nr 691) and made the best lap on #3 car (chassis-Nr 591). He raced only the #3 car being the solo driver. External links WSPR-Racing - 1991 Silverstone results {{6 Hours of Silverstone Silve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 430 Km Of Monza
The 1991 430 km of Monza was the second round of the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It took place on May 5, 1991. Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 90% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Statistics * Pole Position - Teo Fabi (#4 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:33.672 * Fastest Lap - Martin Brundle (#4 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:29.182 * Average Speed - 207.614 km/h External links WSPR-Racing - 1991 Monza results {{Sportscar Race Report , Year_of_race = 1991 , Sportscar_Series = World Sportscar Championship , Previous_race_in_season = 1991 430 km of Suzuka , Next_race_in_season = 1991 430 km of Silverstone Monza 6 Hours of Monza Monza Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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