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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Rudolf Caracciola canonical 10
Marion Caracciola 1

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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