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october 11, 2017 - Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is an Automotive Sponsor of the 2018 Mille Miglia: Continuation of an excellent partnership
In the coming year #mercedesbenz will continue its commitment as an #automotive #sponsor of the #millemiglia. This has just been announced by the Stuttgart-based brand and the organisers of this classic motorsports #event. The close connection between the 1000-mile race in Italy held since 1927 and #mercedesbenz goes back almost 90 years. The brand's great successes include the victory in 1931 by Rudolf Caracciola as the first non-Italian driver, and the sensational success of Stirling Moss in 1955, with an overall victory and a still unbeaten record time of 10 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds.
Stuttgart. In the coming year, #mercedesbenz as an #automotive #sponsor of the #millemiglia will once again celebrate the highlights of historic motorsport in the traces of the legendary 1000-mile race. The Stuttgart-based brand recently announced the continuation of the excellent partnership with the organisers of the #millemiglia. #mercedesbenz will be present at the starting and finishing line in Brescia, and also along the approx. 1600-kilometre route to Rome and back.
The participation of #mercedesbenz Classic with outstanding vehicles from its own collection is traditionally a highlight of the modern #millemiglia. In 2017, marking the 90th birthday of the road race, dozens of fascinating classic cars bearing the Mercedes star took to the starting line driven by #mercedesbenz Classic brand ambassadors and automobile enthusiasts. The modern version of the #millemiglia is a reliability run on a route which closely follows that of the original road race. Entry is restricted to vehicle models that took part in the original #millemiglia during the period from 1927 to 1957.
#mercedesbenz and the #millemiglia are very closely linked by virtue of their shared history. The German brand has taken part in the 1000-mile race since 1930, i.e. almost since the very first #event. At this debut #event, works driver Rudolf Caracciola with his co-driver Christian Werner immediately took 6th place with a #mercedesbenz SSK ("Super Sport Short"). One year later Caracciola won the 1931 #millemiglia as the first non-Italian driver with his co-driver Wilhelm Sebastian in a #mercedesbenz SSKL ("Super Sport Short Light").
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