On May 12th, 1984, in conjunction with the opening of the new Nurburgring Grand Prix facility, Mercedes hosted a spec race with a handful of past, present and future F1 drivers. Each competitor was given an identical 16 valve, Cosworth powered Mercedes 190E 2.3-16, and the field of 20 drivers lined up for a 12 lap race around the new Grand Prix track. Amongst the drivers entered in the race was Elio de Angelis, Jack Brabham, Hans Herrmann, Phill Hill, Denny Hulme, James Hunt, Alan Jones, Jacques Laffite, Niki Lauda, Klaus Ludwig, Stirling Moss, Alain Prost, Carlos Reutemann, Keke Rosberg, Jody Scheckter, Udo Schultz, Manfred Schurti, John Surtees, John Watson and Ayrton Senna.
With a field full of F1 legends, the competiton was, as expected, spirited. Running 12 full laps around the recently complete Grand Prix track, Brazilian Ayrton Senna took an early lead and never looked back. Follow the link for a bit of video from the race... [read more]
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Editorial: Justin W. Coffey
11.12.2009
HISTORY // F1 LEGENDS COMPETE @ NURBURGRING (1984)
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Wow. That was an absolutely dominating drive. I wish there was more footage, because it's incredible to see him whip that car around like that!
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