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Mercedes

Engineering excellence at the limit.

Germany · Based in Brackley, United Kingdom, with power units developed in Brixworth.

The Story

Mercedes raced in Formula 1 as a works team in 1954 and 1955, winning the drivers' title with Juan Manuel Fangio in both seasons, before withdrawing from motorsport after the 1955 Le Mans disaster.

The marque returned as an engine supplier in the 1990s and 2000s, powering McLaren and Brawn GP to championships, then bought the Brawn team and returned as a full works entry in 2010.

The hybrid era transformed the team: from 2014 Mercedes won eight consecutive constructors' championships, an unprecedented run built on the integration of chassis work at Brackley and power unit development at Brixworth.

Legendary Figures

Juan Manuel Fangio

Driver, 1954–1955

Won the world championship in both of Mercedes' 1950s seasons, establishing the marque's Grand Prix reputation.

Sir Lewis Hamilton

Driver, 2013–2024

Won six of his seven world titles with the team and became its defining figure of the hybrid era.

Toto Wolff

Team Principal and CEO

Has led the team since 2013 through its record run of constructors' championships.

Ross Brawn

Team Principal, 2010–2013

Founded the modern works team out of Brawn GP and laid the structural groundwork for its later dominance.

Key Moments

  1. 1954

    Works Grand Prix return

    The W196 won on debut at Reims with Fangio.

  2. 1955

    Withdrawal from motorsport

    Mercedes left racing for decades after the Le Mans disaster.

  3. 2010

    Works team returns

    Mercedes bought Brawn GP and re-entered as a manufacturer.

  4. 2014

    Hybrid era begins

    The team's power unit set the benchmark for the new regulations.

  5. 2021

    Eighth straight constructors' title

    Completed the longest run of consecutive constructors' championships in F1.

2026 Line-up

63

George Russell

British

A Mercedes junior graduate who joined the works team in 2022 and now leads its driver line-up.

12

Kimi Antonelli

Italian

Promoted from the Mercedes junior programme, he stepped straight into a works seat for his F1 career.

Team Facts

Headquarters
Brackley, United Kingdom
Power unit base
Brixworth, United Kingdom
Works seasons
1954–1955, 2010–present
Constructors' titles
8 (2014–2021)