Dec 17 2014
1997 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR AMG
As the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/International Touring Car Championship had folded in late 1996, with both remaining competitors Opel and Alfa Romeo leaving due to the high costs of their 4WD designs, Mercedes-Benz had no top series to compete in. With the success of the BPR Global GT Series leading to the FIA taking over and turning it into an international series, known […]
Dec 18 2014
1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR AMG LM
Ready for Le Mans… Mercedes-Benz would use the 1997 CLK GTR AMG for the first two rounds of the 1998 season before upgrading to the CLK GTR AMG LM. After conquering the FIA GT Championship with CLK GTR, Mercedes-Benz set its sights on competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998, which it had not been at since 1991 with Sauber-Mercedes […]
By Catalin Varvara • FIA GT, MB MotorSports 0 • Tags: AMG, CLK GTR, CLK GTR LM, CLK LM, mercedes benz clk gtr, mercedes-benz, Mercedes-Benz motorsport, road cars