Rudolf Caracciola

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Rudolf Caracciola was a legendary German Grand Prix racing driver of the pre-World War II era, renowned for his dominance with Mercedes-Benz and his mastery of wet-weather driving.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Prix driver ⓘ
human ⓘ
racing driver ⓘ
activeYearsInMotorsport 1920s–1950s ⓘ
burialPlace Lugano ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
causeOfDeath liver cirrhosis ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Germany ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1901-01-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1959-09-28 ⓘ
familyName Caracciola ⓘ
givenName Rudolf ⓘ
heritage Italian descent ⓘ
knownFor dominance in pre-World War II Grand Prix racing ⓘ
driving Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Alfa Romeo ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix team ⓘ
name Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
nickname Rainmaster ⓘ
Regenmeister ⓘ
linked to: Regen
notableFor Grand Prix motor racing in the 1930s ⓘ
wet-weather driving skill ⓘ
numberOfEuropeanDriversChampionships 3 ⓘ
occupation automobile racer ⓘ
racing driver ⓘ
participatedIn European Championship for Drivers ⓘ
Mille Miglia endurance race ⓘ
linked to: Mille Miglia

pre-World War II Grand Prix seasons ⓘ
placeOfBirth German Empire ⓘ
Remagen ⓘ
linked to: Remagen, Germany
placeOfDeath Kassel ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ
recordHeld speed record on the Frankfurt–Darmstadt autobahn in 1938 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sportsDiscipline European Championship motor racing ⓘ
Grand Prix motor racing ⓘ
spouse Alice Caracciola ⓘ
Charlotte Caracciola ⓘ
Marion Caracciola ⓘ
linked to: Rudolf Caracciola
title European Drivers' Champion ⓘ
winnerOf Belgian Grand Prix ⓘ
Coppa Acerbo ⓘ
European Drivers' Championship 1935 ⓘ
European Drivers' Championship 1937 ⓘ
European Drivers' Championship 1938 ⓘ
European Hillclimb Championship 1930 ⓘ
European Hillclimb Championship 1931 ⓘ
European Hillclimb Championship 1932 ⓘ
European Hillclimb Championship 1933 ⓘ
European Hillclimb Championship 1934 ⓘ
European Hillclimb Championship 1935 ⓘ
European Hillclimb Championship 1937 ⓘ
European Hillclimb Championship 1938 ⓘ
German Grand Prix ⓘ
Italian Grand Prix ⓘ
Mille Miglia 1931 ⓘ
Monaco Grand Prix ⓘ
Spanish Grand Prix ⓘ
Swiss Grand Prix ⓘ

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Silver Arrows → notableDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz W25 → notableDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz W25 → associatedDriverChampion → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz W154 → notableDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Rudolf Caracciola → name → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Rudolf Caracciola → spouse → Marion Caracciola ⓘ
linked to: Rudolf Caracciola
Silberpfeile → associatedDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz W125 → notableDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz W194 → driver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Mille Miglia → notableWinner → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Grand Prix motor racing → notableDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz SSK → notableDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
1938 Pau Grand Prix → polePositionDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
1938 Pau Grand Prix → winner → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
1938 Pau Grand Prix → winningDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
1938 Pau Grand Prix → featuredDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
1938 German Grand Prix → secondPlaceDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
AIACR European Championship → notableChampion → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Caracciola → usedBy → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
European Hillclimb Championship 1930 → winner → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Swiss Grand Prix → notableWinner → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Rainmaster → refersTo → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Rainmaster → appliedTo → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Rainmaster → usedFor → German racing driver Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
linked to: Rudolf Caracciola
Rainmaster → hasNotableBearer → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Charlotte Caracciola → spouse → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
European Championship for Drivers → champion → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
1938 Swiss Grand Prix → fastestLapDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
1938 Swiss Grand Prix → winner → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Alice Caracciola → spouse → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Alice Caracciola → spouseOf → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
1939 Swiss Grand Prix → secondPlaceDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
1936 German Grand Prix → thirdPlaceDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
European Hillclimb Championship 1932 → winner → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz W165 → driver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
European Hillclimb Championship 1935 → winner → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
1937 German Grand Prix → winner → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
1937 Swiss Grand Prix → winningDriver → Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ