Mille Miglia 1931 #87 and Großer Preis von Deutschland 1931 #8
GFK-Kit from Ronald Eidecker and Thomas Semmler
1931 was ruled from the Great Depression. Nethertheless Mercedes-Benz decided to participate with a team of six technicians at the Mille Miglia. Until this date no foreign driver was able to win the race. Until now…
At April, 11th exactly 3:20 pm Rudolf Caracciola started with his SSKL No. 87 this absolutely hopeless looking fight against an overwhelming Italian competition and reached in the early morning of April, 12th exactly at 7:22 am the finish line in Brescia after driving 16 hours, 10 minutes and 10 seconds as first car.
With this new time record of an average speed of 101.1 km/h it was the first time, that a foreign car won this famous long distance race, the Mille Miglia.