Rudolf Caracciola

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Rudolf Caracciola was a legendary German Grand Prix racing driver of the pre-World War II era, renowned for his dominance with Mercedes-Benz and his mastery of wet-weather driving.

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Label Occurrences
Rudolf Caracciola canonical 10
Marion Caracciola 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Prix driver
human
racing driver
activeYearsInMotorsport 1920s–1950s
burialPlace Lugano
Switzerland
causeOfDeath liver cirrhosis
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1901-01-30
dateOfDeath 1959-09-28
familyName Caracciola
givenName Rudolf
heritage Italian descent
knownFor dominance in pre-World War II Grand Prix racing
driving Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows
memberOfSportsTeam Alfa Romeo
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team
surface form: Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix team
name Rudolf Caracciola self-link
nickname Rainmaster
Regen
surface form: Regenmeister
notableFor Grand Prix motor racing in the 1930s
wet-weather driving skill
numberOfEuropeanDriversChampionships 3
occupation automobile racer
racing driver
participatedIn European Championship for Drivers
Mille Miglia
surface form: Mille Miglia endurance race

pre-World War II Grand Prix seasons
placeOfBirth German Empire
Remagen, Germany
surface form: Remagen
placeOfDeath Kassel
West Germany
recordHeld speed record on the Frankfurt–Darmstadt autobahn in 1938
sexOrGender male
sportsDiscipline European Championship (pre-war Grand Prix)
surface form: European Championship motor racing

Grand Prix motor racing
spouse Alice Caracciola
Charlotte Caracciola
Rudolf Caracciola self-linksurface differs
surface form: Marion Caracciola
title European Drivers' Champion
winnerOf Belgian Grand Prix
Coppa Acerbo
European Drivers’ Championship
surface form: European Drivers' Championship 1935

European Championship (pre-war Grand Prix)
surface form: European Drivers' Championship 1937

European Drivers’ Championship
surface form: European Drivers' Championship 1938

European Hillclimb Championship 1930
European Hillclimb Championship 1931
European Hillclimb Championship 1932
European Hillclimb Championship 1932
surface form: European Hillclimb Championship 1933

European Hillclimb Championship 1934
European Hillclimb Championship 1935
European Hillclimb Championship 1937
European Hillclimb Championship 1938
German Grand Prix
Italian Grand Prix
Mille Miglia 1931
Monaco Grand Prix
Spanish Grand Prix
Swiss Grand Prix

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Silver Arrows notableDriver Rudolf Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz W25 notableDriver Rudolf Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz W25 associatedDriverChampion Rudolf Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz W154 notableDriver Rudolf Caracciola
Rudolf Caracciola name Rudolf Caracciola self-link
Rudolf Caracciola spouse Rudolf Caracciola self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Marion Caracciola
Silberpfeile associatedDriver Rudolf Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz W125 notableDriver Rudolf Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz W194 driver Rudolf Caracciola
Mille Miglia notableWinner Rudolf Caracciola