About Mercedes-Benz W165
The Mercedes-Benz W165 is a racing car designed by Mercedes-Benz in late 1938 to meet voiturette racing regulations, with the intend to enter and win the non-championship 7 May 1939 Tripoli Grand Prix in Italian Libya, and to be prepared for possible future rules changes. The supercharged 1.5 litre V8 monoposto won this race, driven to a 1–2 victory by Hermann Lang and teammate Rudolf Caracciola, Mercedes' greatest surprise. It was never raced again, but a private Caracciola entry in the 1946 Indy 500 was intended, and Daimler in 1951 briefly planned to built five new cars for F1 racing.
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