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The Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR (chassis code C297) [5] is a GT1 sports car built and produced by Mercedes-Benz in conjunction with their then motorsport partner AMG. Intended for racing in the new FIA GT Championship series in 1997, the CLK GTR was designed primarily as a race car.
The Mercedes-Benz CLR was a prototype race car developed by Mercedes-Benz in collaboration with in-house tuning division AMG and motorsports specialists HWA GmbH. [4] Designed to meet Le Mans Grand Touring Prototype (LMGTP) regulations, the CLRs were intended to compete in sports car events during 1999, most notably at the 24 Hours of Le Mans which Mercedes had last won in 1989.
That car was known as the Mercedes-Benz CLK LM Straßenversion, and Mercedes-Benz assembled two chassis, one of which was destroyed for crash-testing. The CLK LM went on to win every single championship event in the 1998 FIA GT season , retiring only at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans , which was a non-championship event.
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR: B: 137 Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 3 GT1 1 AMG Mercedes: Bernd Schneider Mark Webber: Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR: B: 135 Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 4 GT1 5 Zakspeed Racing: Alexander Grau Andreas Scheld Porsche 911 GT1-98 P: 134 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 5 GT1 3 DAMS: David Brabham Éric Bernard: Panoz GTR-1: M: 130 Ford 6.0L ...
The Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class is a former series of mid-size or entry-level luxury coupés and convertibles produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1996 and 2010. Although its design and styling was derived from the E-Class, the mechanical underpinnings were based on the smaller C-Class, and was positioned between the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class and CL-Class.
The front view of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM that Webber drove. After testing at the A1 Ring, Webber rejected an offer from Mercedes-Benz motorsports boss Norbert Haug to drive a CLK GTR car at the FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours in place of Alexander Wurz. However, he did agree to race for the AMG Mercedes team in the 1998 FIA GT Championship.
"The Flying Brick" = 1977 BMW 320 Turbo, sportscar ... 1997 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, grand tourer; 1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK LM, grand tourer; 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLR, ...
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR. Mercedes used the instrumentation, front grille and the four headlamps for its purpose-built V12 powered mid-engine race car called the Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR developed for the 1997 FIA GT Championship. Production of the required 25 road cars began in winter of 1998 and finished in the summer of 1999.