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Germany Mercedes
Full nameMercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
BaseStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1954–55)
Brackley (chassis) and Brixworth (power units), England, UK (2010–present)[1]
Team principal(s)Toto Wolff
(Team Principal & CEO)
Technical DirectorJames Allison
Websitewww.mercedesamgf1.com
Previous nameBrawn GP
2024 Formula One World Championship
Race drivers44. United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton[2]
63. United Kingdom George Russell[2]
Test drivers47. Germany Mick Schumacher
42. Denmark Frederik Vesti
ChassisF1 W15[3]
EngineMercedes M15 E Performance
TyresPirelli
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1954 French Grand Prix
Last entry2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Races entered315
EnginesMercedes
Constructors'
Championships		8 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Drivers'
Championships		9 (1954, 1955, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Race victories129
Podiums298
Points7647.5 (7786.64)[a]
Pole positions140
Fastest laps109
2023 position2nd (409 pts)
Mercedes as a Formula One engine manufacturer
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1954 French Grand Prix
Last entry2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Races entered587 (585 starts)
ChassisMercedes, Sauber, McLaren, Brawn, Force India, Williams, Lotus, Manor, Aston Martin
Constructors' Championships10 (1998, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)[b]
Drivers'
Championships		13 (1954, 1955, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)[c]
Race victories221[d]
Podiums610
Points14771.5 (14910.64)[e]
Pole positions231
Fastest laps219

Mercedes-Benz, a German luxury automotive brand of the Mercedes-Benz Group, has been involved in Formula One as both team owner and engine manufacturer for various periods since 1954. The current Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is based in Brackley, England,[4] and possesses a German licence.[5] An announcement was made in December 2020 that Ineos planned to take a one third equal ownership stake alongside the Mercedes-Benz Group and Toto Wolff;[6] this came into effect on 25 January 2022.[7] Mercedes-branded teams are often referred to by the nickname, the "Silver Arrows" (German: Silberpfeile).

Before the Second World War, Mercedes-Benz competed in the European Championship, winning three titles. The marque debuted in Formula One in 1954. After winning their first race at the 1954 French Grand Prix, driver Juan Manuel Fangio won another three Grands Prix to win the 1954 Drivers' Championship and repeated this success in 1955. Despite winning two Drivers' Championships, Mercedes-Benz withdrew from motor racing after 1955 in response to the 1955 Le Mans disaster.

Mercedes returned to Formula One in 1994 as an engine manufacturer in association with Ilmor, a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company, which developed their engines. The company won one constructors' title and three drivers' titles in a works partnership with McLaren which lasted until 2009. In 2005, Ilmor was rebranded as Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. In 2010, the company bought the Brawn GP team, rebranding it as Mercedes. Since a major rule shake-up in 2014, which required the use of turbochargers and hybrid electric engines, Mercedes has become one of the most successful teams in Formula One history, winning seven consecutive Drivers' titles from 2014 to 2020 and eight consecutive Constructors' titles from 2014 to 2021, both records. The manufacturer has also collected more than 200 wins as an engine supplier and is ranked second in Formula One history. Ten Constructors' and thirteen Drivers' Championships have been won with Mercedes-Benz engines.

Constructor

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Grand Prix racing before Formula One (1930s)

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Mercedes-Benz formerly competed in Grand Prix motor racing in the 1930s, when the Silver Arrows dominated the races alongside rivals Auto Union. Both teams were heavily funded by the Nazi regime, winning all European Grand Prix Championships after 1934, of which Rudolf Caracciola won three for Mercedes-Benz.[8]

Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel of the W196 at the Nürburgring during the 1954 German Grand Prix

Daimler-Benz AG (1954–1955)

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In 1954, Mercedes-Benz returned to what was now known as Formula One (a World Championship having been established in 1950) under the leadership of Alfred Neubauer, using the technologically advanced Mercedes-Benz W196.[9] The car was run in both the conventional open-wheeled configuration and a streamlined form, which featured covered wheels and wider bodywork. Juan Manuel Fangio, the 1951 champion, transferred mid-season from Maserati to Mercedes-Benz for their debut at the French Grand Prix on 4 July 1954. The team had immediate success and recorded a 1–2 victory with Fangio and Karl Kling, as well as the fastest lap (Hans Herrmann). Fangio went on to win three more races in 1954, winning the championship.

The success continued into the 1955 season, with Mercedes-Benz developing the W196 throughout the year. Mercedes-Benz again dominated the season,[9] with Fangio taking four races, and his new teammate Stirling Moss winning the British Grand Prix. Fangio and Moss finished first and second in that year's championship. The 1955 disaster at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 11 June, which killed Mercedes-Benz sportscar driver Pierre Levegh and more than 80 spectators led to the cancellations of the French, German, Spanish, and Swiss Grands Prix.[10] At the end of the season, the team withdrew from motor sport, including Formula One.[9] During this first period of the team's participation in Formula One, Mercedes won 9 races in total, including three Grands Prix (the 1954 French Grand Prix, the 1954 Italian Grand Prix and the 1955 Italian Grand Prix) won by the streamlined "Type Monza", making them the only three races won by a closed-wheel car in Formula One history.[11]

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team (2010–present)

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Before the start of the 2010 season Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler AG bought a minority stake (45.1%) in the Brawn GP team with Aabar Investments purchasing 30% on 16 November 2009.[12][13] Following the purchase of the team, as well as a sponsorship deal with Petronas,[14] the team was rebranded as Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team, and Mercedes would now compete in the constructors' championship for the first time.[15] Ross Brawn continued his duties as team principal and the team retained its base and workforce in the 60,000 m2 (650,000 sq ft) Brackley facility,[16] close to the Mercedes-Benz Formula One engine plant (formerly Ilmor Engineering) in Brixworth.[13]

The team has a complex history: Its entry can be traced back to Tyrrell Racing, who competed as a constructor from 1970 until 1998, until being bought by British American Tobacco at the end of 1997 so its entry could be transferred to the then new constructor British American Racing (BAR) in 1999.[17][18] BAR, who had formed a partnership with Honda, eventually became Honda Racing F1 Team in 2006 when British American Tobacco withdrew from the sport. It again changed hands in 2008, when Honda withdrew, and was purchased by the team's management, naming it Brawn GP after team principal Ross Brawn.[19] Brawn used engines from Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines, and despite running on a low budget, Jenson Button won six of the first seven races and ultimately the 2009 Drivers' Championship, while Brawn won the Constructors' Championship. It was the first time in the sport's sixty-year history that a team won both titles in its maiden season.

Nico Rosberg scored Mercedes's first podium finish as a works team since 1955 at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix

Team Mercedes GP hired German drivers Nico Rosberg, and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher,[20] who returned to Formula One after a three-year absence, and Nick Heidfeld as the test and reserve driver. Of Brawn's 2009 drivers, Jenson Button signed for McLaren, whilst Rubens Barrichello moved to Rosberg's former seat with Williams team for 2010. With the acquisition of Brawn, the team ended its involvement with McLaren, parent company Daimler AG sold back the 40% shareholding in the McLaren Group,[13] while continuing to supply engines to the team.[21] The team's performance during 2010 was not so competitive as under Brawn, with the team behind the leading three teams of Ferrari, McLaren, and Red Bull. Their best results came from Rosberg finishing on the podium three times, scoring third places at Sepang, Shanghai, and Silverstone. Rosberg eventually finished in seventh place, but Schumacher had a disappointing return, being beaten by his teammate and finishing the season without a single race win, podium, pole position, or fastest lap for the first time since his début season in 1991. He also was involved in a controversy in Hungary after nearly squeezing former Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello into the wall at 180 mph (290 km/h). Ultimately, the team finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship, with 214 points.

Prior to the start of the 2011 season, Daimler and Aabar purchased the remaining 24.9% stake owned by the team management in February 2011.[22] Using the new MGP W02, the Australian Grand Prix ended when Schumacher and Rosberg both retired due to crash damage on laps 19 and 22 respectively. In Malaysia, Rosberg qualified ninth and Schumacher again failed to make Q3, qualifying eleventh. Schumacher scored the team's first points of the season with a ninth-place finish, whereas Rosberg had a quiet race and finished twelfth. In China, Rosberg and Schumacher showed strong form, with Rosberg finishing fifth as well as leading fourteen laps during the race, while Schumacher ended the race in eighth place. Rosberg added another fifth place in Turkey, while in Spain, Schumacher finished in sixth place, ahead of Rosberg. After scoring no points at the Monaco Grand Prix, Schumacher equalled his best finish for the team in Canada, finishing fourth after running as high as second. In Valencia, Rosberg finished seventh, and Schumacher seventeenth, after contact with Vitaly Petrov. Rosberg and Schumacher both finished in the points at the following two races in Great Britain and Germany. Gearbox issues stopped Schumacher from scoring at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but Rosberg managed to finish in ninth place. At the Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher moved from the back of the grid – after losing a wheel in qualifying – to finish fifth, while Rosberg finished sixth, having led the race in its early stages. Again, the team finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship just as in 2010, with 165 points with no wins, podiums, or poles.

Michael Schumacher at the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix

For 2012, the team removed the GP from their name and added the name of AMG, the high performance brand of Daimler AG, to their title. The team would officially get the designation Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. At the start of the season Mercedes was the subject of protest over the use of a "radical" rear wing concept on the Mercedes F1 W03 racing car,[23] which was not settled until the third race in China when the stewards unanimously rejected the protest.[24] At the third race of the season in China, Rosberg took the team's first pole position as a works team since Fangio in 1955; Schumacher finished the session third, but moved up to second after a grid penalty for McLaren team's Lewis Hamilton. The team secured its first win in 57 years when Nico Rosberg finished first in the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix. This marked also the first win for a German driver driving a German car in Formula 1 history.[25] At the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher set the fastest time in qualifying, but started sixth after a five-place grid penalty was imposed for having caused an avoidable collision with Bruno Senna during the Spanish Grand Prix, the previous round. In addition to that, Rosberg became the first German driver to win a Grand Prix driving a German vehicle since Hermann Lang's victory at the 1939 Swiss Grand Prix. On 28 September 2012, it was announced that McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton would join the Mercedes team from the 2013 season onwards, having signed a three-year deal to partner Nico Rosberg in the team.[26] In January 2013, Toto Wolff became an executive director of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, with his business partner Rene Berger becoming non-executive director. In addition to joining the team as managing partner, he also acquired 30% of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd, with a further 10% held by Niki Lauda, chairman of the board, and 60% by the parent company. Wolff took over the co-ordination of all Mercedes-Benz motorsport activities, a responsibility previously held by Norbert Haug.

The following season on 26 May 2013, Nico Rosberg capitalised on a pole position to award the team its first win of 2013 at the Monaco Grand Prix. Paddy Lowe moved to the team as executive director on 3 June 2013.[27][28] Mercedes then went on to take third place in the Canadian Grand Prix courtesy of Hamilton, followed by another win for Rosberg at the British Grand Prix after the team took 1–2 in qualifying. The team then celebrated their third win of the season after Hamilton took his first victory for the team at the Hungarian Grand Prix, resulting in second place ahead of Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship.

Eight consecutive constructors titles (2014–2021)

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Both drivers were retained for 2014. Rosberg won the first race of the season in Australia, then in Malaysia, Hamilton completed a grand slam – leading every lap from pole position, with the fastest race lap – while Rosberg completed a 1–2 finish for the team; it ended Hamilton's nine race streak without a podium finish, and was the first 1–2 finish by Mercedes as a works team since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. The team repeated the result at the Bahrain, the Chinese, and the Spanish Grands Prix, while Rosberg and Hamilton finished 1–2 respectively at the Monaco and Austrian Grands Prix. At the German Grand Prix, Rosberg became the first German driver driving a German vehicle to win the German Grand Prix since it was achieved by Rudolf Caracciola and Mercedes-Benz at the 1939 German Grand Prix. At the Russian Grand Prix the team won their first Constructors' Championship as a works team. Hamilton won the last race of the season, held in Abu Dhabi. He finished the season 67 points ahead of Rosberg, clinching the World Drivers' Championship.[29] The team finished the 2014 season 296 points ahead of their closest rival Red Bull Racing in the World Constructors' Championship standings. With 18 pole positions, 16 wins and 11 1–2s out of 19 races, Mercedes dominated this first year of the V6 turbo era. For their 16 race victories, the average winning margin to the nearest non-Mercedes competitor was 23.2 seconds.[30]

Rosberg (left) and Hamilton (right) at the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix

For the 2015 season, the team retained both Hamilton and Rosberg.[31] At the 2015 Russian Grand Prix the team won their second Constructors' Championship as a works team[32] and Hamilton won his second consecutive Drivers' Championship at the 2015 United States Grand Prix, finishing 59 points ahead of Rosberg. Mercedes continued their domination in this second year of the V6 turbo era, improving on their impressive numbers from 2014 with 18 pole positions, 16 wins and 12 1–2s in 19 races. Of their 16 race victories, the average winning margin to the nearest non-Mercedes competitor was 19.7 seconds, down from 23.2 seconds in 2014.[33]

In the 2016 season, Mercedes won the Constructors' Championship for the third consecutive season, winning 19 of the 21 races held, while securing 20 poles (the highest percentage ever in a single season of F1 at 95.2%) and 8 1–2s.[34] The average winning gap to the nearest non-Mercedes driver dropped to 14.6 seconds. Rosberg won his only Drivers' Championship, finishing 5 points ahead of Hamilton, before announcing his retirement shortly after winning the title.[35]

On 10 January 2017, Mercedes announced that Executive Director Paddy Lowe had left the team, and entered a period of garden leave.[36] On 16 January 2017, Valtteri Bottas was announced as Rosberg's replacement for the 2017 season[37] and British GP3 driver George Russell was incorporated into the junior team.[38] On 22 October 2017, Mercedes won the Constructors' Championship for the fourth consecutive time.[39] One week later, Lewis Hamilton became the first British driver to win four world championships.[40] Mercedes finished the 2017 season with 12 wins out of 20 races, 15 poles, 4 1–2s and an average winning margin to the nearest non-Mercedes driver of 13.1 seconds.

Bottas at the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix

For the 2018 season the team retained both Hamilton and Bottas. The team clinched their fifth straight constructors' title at the penultimate race of the season in Brazil after a win for Hamilton. In the 2018 season, Mercedes won 11 races (all for Hamilton) out of 21 races, took 10 fastest laps (three for Hamilton and seven for Bottas), 13 pole positions (eleven for Hamilton and two for Bottas), and four 1–2 finishes. This made Mercedes only the second team in the history in F1 to achieve the feat of winning 5 drivers' and constructors' titles in a row, after Ferrari did so between 2000 and 2004.[41]

Bottas at the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix

For the 2019 season, the team again retained both Hamilton and Bottas. In the opening race, both drivers locked out the front row with Hamilton taking pole position. Bottas overtook Hamilton at the start and took his first victory since the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Hamilton managing to give the team a 1–2 finish after fending off Red Bull's Max Verstappen. The team continued the strong performance through the first half of the season. By the summer break, Mercedes had won 10 out of 12 races with Hamilton taking 8 victories to Bottas's 2, securing 1–2 finishes at the first 5 races of the season.[42][43] The team would go on to take both the drivers and constructors titles for the sixth consecutive year.[44]

The team debuted their "Dual-Axis-Steering" system during pre-season testing for the 2020 season. This allows the driver to change the toe of the front wheels by pushing or pulling on the steering wheel. This allows the driver to optimise the car for better tyre warming on the straights with zero toe, or better mechanical grip in the corners with positive toe. The system was allowed for the 2020 season, but has been made illegal for 2021.[45] The team would go on to win both the drivers and constructors championships.[46] Before the penultimate round of the season, the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, Hamilton was forced to sit the race out following a positive coronavirus test, with Williams driver and Mercedes junior George Russell replacing him.

Lewis Hamilton after a controversial victory at the 2021 British Grand Prix

For 2021, the team retained the same driver line-up for a fifth straight season. The team failed to win the drivers' championship for the first time in the V6 turbo-hybrid era, with Hamilton being overtaken by title rival Max Verstappen on the last lap of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after a controversial safety car restart. Hamilton had comfortably led the race and been on course for his eighth title before a late safety car caused by Nicholas Latifi's crash on Turn 14. The actions of FIA race director Michael Masi surrounding the controversial procedures used during the late safety car caused Mercedes to file an intention to appeal the results of that race, though this was later withdrawn.[47] Hamilton finished second in the championship, eight points behind champion Verstappen, with Bottas third in the standings in his final season with the team.[48] The team took the constructors' title for a record-extending eighth consecutive season.[49]

Season Chassis Races Wins Pole positions 1–2 finishes Podiums Fastest laps Average winning margin Points Percentage of available points WDC WCC
2014 Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid 19 16 18 11 31 12 23.2 seconds 701 82% 1st, 2nd 1st
2015 Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid 19 16 18 12 32 13 19.7 seconds 703 86% 1st, 2nd 1st
2016 Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid 21 19 20 8 33 9 14.6 seconds 765 85% 1st, 2nd 1st
2017 Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+ 20 12 15 4 26 9 13.1 seconds 668 78% 1st, 3rd 1st
2018 Mercedes AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+ 21 11 13 4 25 10 6.8 seconds 655 73% 1st, 5th 1st
2019 Mercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+ 21 15 10 9 32 9 11.8 seconds 739 80% 1st, 2nd 1st
2020 Mercedes-AMG F1 W11 EQ Performance 17 13 15 5 25 9 15.6 seconds 573 77% 1st, 2nd 1st
2021 Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance 22 9 9 0 28 10 19.5 seconds 613.5 64% 2nd, 3rd 1st

Struggling with ground effect (2022–2024)

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George Russell driving the Mercedes W13 at the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Mercedes junior driver, George Russell replaced Bottas to partner Hamilton for 2022.[50] 2022 saw major rule changes, which reintroduced ground effect.[51] Mercedes revealed a radical design with what was dubbed 'zero-pods'.[52] The radical design did not pay dividends, as the team struggled to understand and unlock its full potential.[53] Additionally, the car suffered from aggressive porpoising,[54] the porpoising was significantly reduced and "solved" ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix.[55] Despite their performance struggles, Mercedes' reliability was "amazing",[56] meaning their only three retirements of the season came at the British Grand Prix, where Russell was involved in a crash with Zhou Guanyu and Pierre Gasly, the Belgian Grand Prix, where Hamilton was involved in a crash with Fernando Alonso, and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where Hamilton suffered a mechanical failure, but was still classified 18th.[57] The team regularly appeared on the podium. At the French Grand Prix, Hamilton finished second while Russell finished third,[58] marking the team's first double podium of the season.[59] Russell achieved his first ever pole position, and Mercedes' first of the season, at the Hungarian Grand Prix.[60][61] Russell achieved his first Formula One win, and Mercedes' first of the season, along with Hamilton coming in second, at the São Paulo Grand Prix.[62]

Mercedes finished the 2022 season third in the Constructors' Championship with the one win at São Paulo marking their best result of the season. Russell finished 4th in the Drivers' Championship having scored the win in Brazil plus a pole position in Hungary. Hamilton finished 6th in the Drivers' Championship marking the first time in his career he finished outside the top 5, with 2022 also marking the first time Hamilton had failed to score a pole position or Grand Prix win during a season.

After continuing to struggle with their radical "zero-pods" design in the 2023 season, Mercedes opted to replace Technical Director Mike Elliott with James Allison, with Elliott becoming Chief Technical Officer. This change occurred on 21 April 2023.

Mercedes finished 2023 second in the Constructors' Championship, 3 points ahead of Ferrari. The season however still was disappointing as the team failed to secure a win for the first time since 2011. The closest the team came to winning was at the United States Grand Prix where Hamilton finished 0.3 seconds behind World Champion Max Verstappen before he was disqualified for his rear skid blocks being worn below the limit. Hamilton finished 2023 third in the Drivers' Championship with 6 podiums, with the highlight of his season being breaking the record for the most pole positions at a single circuit after he took his 9th pole at the Hungaroring during the Hungarian Grand Prix. Russell had a miserable season finishing 8th in the Drivers' Championship with 2 podiums.

The team admitted the W15 will have a completely different concept for the 2024 season with their intentions to be trying to catch up to pace setters Red Bull for their hope of claiming the championship or fighting for wins.

Preparing for Post Lewis Hamilton era (2025–)

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On 1 February 2024, Mercedes confirmed Hamilton would leave the team after 12 years, with the seven-time champion signing a multi-year contract to drive for Ferrari from 2025 onwards after he activated an exit clause in his contract.[63] Mercedes junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli was announced as his replacement on 31 August 2024.[64]

Engine supplier

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Main articles: Ilmor and Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
The Mercedes-Benz FO110J V10 engine which was built in Brixworth.

Mercedes-Benz returned to Formula One as an engine supplier in 1994 in partnership with Ilmor, a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company with its manufacturing centre based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire. After acquisition by Mercedes, the company is now called Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. It supplied Sauber for one season, then switched to McLaren in 1995 for a highly successful 20-year partnership.[65] In 2009, Mercedes also became suppliers of Brawn GP (later acquired to become the Mercedes-Benz factory team) and Force India, later known as Racing Point and eventually, Aston Martin F1. A fourth team was added to the supplying program in 2014, Williams. The 20-year long partnership with McLaren ended in advance of the 2015 season, before resuming in 2021.[65] Mercedes supplied engines to the Lotus F1 Team for one season in 2015, and Manor for one season in 2016.

For the 2024 season, Mercedes supplies engines to Aston Martin F1, McLaren, and Williams, in addition to their own team.

Junior team

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Main article: Mercedes Junior Team

There have been ten drivers linked to the Mercedes junior team, of which seven are still members, as of March 2024:

Current drivers

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Driver Year Joined Current series Titles achieved as Mercedes Junior Team member
Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli[66] 2018 Formula 2 Championship CIK-FIA European Championship - OK[clarification needed]
WSK Euro Series - OK[clarification needed]
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ[clarification needed]
24° South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ[clarification needed]
WSK Euro Series - OKJ[clarification needed]
ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK[clarification needed]
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4 Championship
Formula Regional Middle East
Formula Regional European
Jamaica Alex Powell[67] 2019 Italian F4 Championship
Euro 4 Championship 		31° Andrea Margutti Trophy - OKJ[clarification needed]
ROK Cup Superfinal - Mini ROK[clarification needed]
Denmark Frederik Vesti[68] 2021 European Le Mans Series none as Junior Team member
China Yuanpu Cui[69] 2021 F4 British Championship none as Junior Team member
Spain Luna Fluxá[70] 2022 Karting none as Junior Team member
United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie[71] 2023 Karting none as Junior Team member
France Doriane Pin[72] 2024 F1 Academy none as Junior Team member
Australia James Anagnostiadis[73] 2024 Karting none as Junior Team member

Former drivers

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There are five former drivers of the Mercedes junior team, three of which have driven in Formula One. As of 2024, George Russell is the only driver to have driven for Mercedes, having done so since 2022. Esteban Ocon is the only other former driver to participate in the 2024 season.

Driver Years Current series Titles
Germany Pascal Wehrlein[74] 2014–2018 Formula E 2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
France Esteban Ocon[75] 2015–2019 Formula One 2015 GP3 Series
United Kingdom George Russell[76] 2017–2021 Formula One 2017 GP3 Series, 2018 Formula 2 Championship
Estonia Paul Aron[77] 2019–2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship none as Junior Team member
United Kingdom Daniel Guinchard[78] 2022 none as Junior Team member

Sponsorships

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In December 2009, the team suffered an early setback when it was discovered that a planned £80m sponsorship arrangement that had been signed by predecessor Brawn GP with Henkel in July was invalid.[79] Henkel claimed they were unaware of the deal and had no interest in Formula One; the deal allegedly was made by a former Henkel employee on stolen company stationery for the purposes of defrauding the company. On 22 December, Henkel announced that the dispute with the team had been resolved with a mutual agreement and that legal action would not be pursued, although the team would work with the German prosecutor's office to clarify the matter.[80]

On 21 December, the team confirmed that the number one Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas would join the team as title sponsor. Petronas was based in Kuala Lumpur where the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is located.[81] From 2010, the team competed under the full title of Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team.[82] According to some reports, the arrangement is valued at €30m each year.[83] On 28 September 2022, Mercedes and Petronas announced a multi-year renewal of the title and technical partnership from the 2026 season onwards.[84]

On 25 January 2010, the team's livery was unveiled publicly at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart,[85] with Schumacher and Rosberg in attendance.[86] The cars race in the traditional silver colours of Mercedes-Benz and retains Brawn GP sponsor MIGfx. In 2013, the team signed a multi-year deal with mobile company BlackBerry which ended after the 2015 season. The team also had other major partners such as Monster Energy, Puma, Swissquote (until 2014). Qualcomm, UBS, Epson, Bose & Hugo Boss were added as sponsors in 2015, while Wihuri joined Mercedes together with Bottas in 2017. Before the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes added software company Tibco as one of their partners. In 2018, Tommy Hilfiger took over from Hugo Boss as the team's clothing supplier with Hamilton becoming a brand ambassador for the company and participating in the #WhatsYourDrive Promotion. For 2019, the team made a global partnership with CrowdStrike and Marriott Bonvoy.[87] For the 2020 Formula One World Championship, the team welcomed two new partners; Ineos and AMD.[88][89] In 2021, the team signed a sponsorship deal with TeamViewer, a German technology company, which became the first partner of both Mercedes F1 and FE teams.

FTX sponsorship and lawsuit filing

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The Mercedes F1 team also previously partnered with FTX a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange company.[90] Mercedes suspended its sponsorship deal with FTX and removed FTX logos from their cars prior to the 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix due to FTX's financial difficulties, with the cryptocurrency firm filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy soon after, thereby formally ending the sponsorship deal.[91] The activities of FTX were subsequently revealed to have resulted in a multi-billion dollar fraud. A lawsuit against Mercedes F1 team for promoting FTX was filed to a federal court in Miami in November 2023.[92]

Kingspan Group sponsorship controversy

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On 1 December 2021, the team initially signed a sponsorship deal with the Kingspan Group. This announcement proved controversial due to Kingspan being under scrutiny in the Grenfell Tower inquiry, an inquiry about the 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire where 72 people lost their lives. The Mercedes-Kingspan Group deal led to criticism from Grenfell United (made up of survivors and families of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire) and then-UK government minister Michael Gove. Mercedes subsequently agreed to review its decision with Mercedes F1 team boss, Toto Wolff even offering to meet and listen to the Grenfell fire survivors.[93] On 8 December 2021, it was announced the deal between Kingspan and Mercedes F1 Team had been terminated with immediate effect.[94]

Racing record

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Main article: Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix results
  • Constructors' Championships winning percentage: 53.3%
  • Drivers' Championships winning percentage: 52.9%
  • Winning percentage: 41%

(Bold indicates championships won.)

Year Name Car Engine Tyres No. Drivers Points WCC
1954 Germany Daimler-Benz AG W196 M196 2.5 L8 C —[f] Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
West Germany Hans Herrmann
West Germany Karl Kling
West Germany Hermann Lang 		—[g]
1955 Germany Daimler-Benz AG W196 M196 2.5 L8 C —[f] Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
West Germany Hans Herrmann
West Germany Karl Kling
United Kingdom Stirling Moss
France André Simon
Italy Piero Taruffi 		—[g]
1956 – 2009: Mercedes-Benz did not compete as a constructor.
2010 Germany Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team MGP W01 FO 108X 2.4 V8 B 3.
4. 		Germany Michael Schumacher
Germany Nico Rosberg 		214 4th
2011 Germany Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team MGP W02 FO 108Y 2.4 V8 P 7.
8. 		Germany Michael Schumacher
Germany Nico Rosberg 		165 4th
2012 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W03 FO 108Z 2.4 V8 P 7.
8. 		Germany Michael Schumacher
Germany Nico Rosberg 		142 5th
2013 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W04 FO 108F 2.4 V8 P 9.
10. 		Germany Nico Rosberg
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 		360 2nd
2014 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W05 Hybrid PU106A Hybrid 1.6 V6 t P 6.
44. 		Germany Nico Rosberg
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 		701 1st
2015 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W06 Hybrid PU106B Hybrid 1.6 V6 t P 6.
44. 		Germany Nico Rosberg
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 		703 1st
2016 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W07 Hybrid PU106C Hybrid 1.6 V6 t P 6.
44. 		Germany Nico Rosberg
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 		765 1st
2017 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport F1 W08 EQ Power+ M08 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t P 44.
77. 		United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
Finland Valtteri Bottas 		668 1st
2018 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport F1 W09 EQ Power+ M09 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t P 44.
77. 		United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
Finland Valtteri Bottas 		655 1st
2019 Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport F1 W10 EQ Power+ M10 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t P 44.
77. 		United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
Finland Valtteri Bottas 		739 1st
2020 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W11 EQ Performance M11 EQ Performance 1.6 V6 t P 44.
63.
77. 		United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
United Kingdom George Russell
Finland Valtteri Bottas 		573 1st
2021 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W12 E Performance M12 E Performance 1.6 V6 t P 44.
77. 		United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
Finland Valtteri Bottas 		613.5 1st
2022 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W13 E Performance M13 E Performance 1.6 V6 t P 44.
63. 		United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
United Kingdom George Russell 		515 3rd
2023 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W14 E Performance M14 E Performance 1.6 V6 t P 44.
63. 		United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
United Kingdom George Russell 		409 2nd
2024 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W15 E Performance M15 E Performance 1.6 V6 t P 44.
63. 		United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
United Kingdom George Russell 		425* 4th*
Source:[95]

* Season still in progress.

Drivers' Champions

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Main article: List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions

The following drivers won the Formula One Drivers' Championship for Mercedes:[96]

Esports

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Year Name Car Engine Tyres No. Drivers Points WCC
2017 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team F1 W08 EQ Power+ M08 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t P 72.
29. 		United Kingdom Brendon Leigh
United Kingdom Harry Jacks 		—[h]
2018 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team F1 W09 EQ Power+ M09 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t P 72.
12. 		United Kingdom Brendon Leigh
Hungary Daniel Bereznay 		382 1st
2019 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team F1 W10 EQ Power+ M10 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t P 72.
95.
n/a 		United Kingdom Brendon Leigh
Poland Patryk Krutyi
Australia Daniel Shields 		83 8th
2020 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team F1 W11 EQ Performance M11 EQ Performance 1.6 V6 t P 72.
94.
20. 		United Kingdom Brendon Leigh
Netherlands Bono Huis
Iran Bardia Boroumand 		107 4th
2021 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team F1 W12 E Performance M12 E Performance 1.6 V6 t P 34.
95. 		Netherlands Jarno Opmeer
Spain Dani Moreno 		295 1st
2022 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team F1 W13 E Performance M13 E Performance 1.6 V6 t P 34.
26.
25. 		Netherlands Jarno Opmeer
Spain Dani Moreno
United Kingdom Jake Benham 		158 4th
2023-24 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team F1 W14 E Performance M13 E Performance 1.6 V6 t P 5.
25.
15. 		Netherlands Jarno Opmeer
United Kingdom Jake Benham
Hungary Daniel Bereznay 		197 4th
Source:[97]

* Season still in progress

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The extra 139.14 points are Mercedes drivers' points from 1954 to 1955, before the World Constructors' Championship was established in 1958.
  2. ^ The 1998 Constructors' Championship was achieved by engines built by Ilmor.
  3. ^ The 1998 and 1999 Drivers' Championships were achieved by engines built by Ilmor.
  4. ^ 44 of these wins were achieved by engines built by Ilmor.
  5. ^ The extra 139.14 points are Mercedes-powered drivers' points from 1954 to 1955, before the World Constructors' Championship was established in 1958.
  6. ^ a b Individual driver numbers were not allocated at the time, as numbers differed by event.
  7. ^ a b The Constructors' Championship was not awarded until the 1958 season.
  8. ^ The Constructors' Championship was not awarded until the 2018 Formula One Esports Series season.

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