Gallery: All Mercedes F1 cars since 1954

After making an instant impact on grand prix racing in 1954, the Le Mans disaster led to a 55-year absence for Mercedes-Benz in the Formula 1 World Championship. Split across two distinct eras, here are all the Silver Arrows F1 cars in full…

1954: Mercedes W196 R

Photo by: Daimler AG

Drivers: Juan Manuel Fangio, Hans Herrmann, Karl Kling, Hermann Lang

1954: Mercedes W196 R

Photo by: Daimler AG

Note: The W196 R was raced in two versions. Here you can see the ‘streamliner’ with covered wheels.

1955: Mercedes W196 R

Photo by: Daimler AG

Drivers: Juan Manuel Fangio, Hans Herrmann, Karl Kling, Stirling Moss, Luigi Musso, Piero Taruffi

2010: Mercedes GP W01

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Drivers: Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher

2011: Mercedes MGP W02

Photo by: Andrew Hone / LAT Images

Drivers: Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher

2012: Mercedes F1 W03

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Drivers: Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher

2013: Mercedes F1 W04

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Drivers: Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg

2014: Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid

Photo by: Sutton Images

Drivers: Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg

2015: Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid

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Drivers: Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg

2016: Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid

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Drivers: Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg

2017: Mercedes F1 W08 EQ Power

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Drivers: Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton

2018: Mercedes F1 W09 EQ Power

Photo by: Steve Etherington / LAT Images

Drivers: Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton

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