Mercedes-Benz in motorsport

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Throughout its long history that began in the 1880s, in separate companies that independently invented the modern automobile and merged only in 1926, Mercedes-Benz has been involved in a range of successful motorsport activities, including sportscar racing, touring car racing, Grand Prix racing, and rallying. It is currently active in GT racing, and Formula One. Mercedes-Benz is also one of only three constructors (alongside McLaren and Ford) to complete the informal Triple Crown of Motorsport (wins at the Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Monaco Grand Prix), a feat that Mercedes-Benz achieved as both a chassis manufacturer and an engine manufacturer by winning the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans. In addition, Mercedes and Benz swept the podium of the eponymous Grand Prix race, the French Grand Prix, already in 1908 and 1914, and also won semi-legendary discontinued road racing events like the Targa Florio (1922, 1924, 1955), Mille Miglia (1931, 1955), and Carrera Panamericana (1952).

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