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On Display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Hall of Fame Museum Is an Impressive Collection of Trophies Won by One Of rudolph caracciola der re enmeister[ the rain master ] ON DISPLAY AT THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY’S HALL OF FAME MUSEUM IS AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF TROPHIES WON BY ONE OF THE GREATEST GRAND PRIX DRIVERS IN HISTORY - RUDOLPH CARACCIOLA | Story by Mark Dill | sked to list the best drivers A year later, 22 year-old Rudi had his first of all time, fans may respond victory, a 40-lap race at Berlin Stadium. with names such as Michael Schumacher, Aryton Senna, This success led to a sales job with Daimler Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark and Juan Manuel that provided the benefit of borrowing cars to Fangio. Perhaps less well remembered than enter minor races. He recorded 42 victories his 1930’s contemporary, Tazio Nuvolari, Rudi from 1923 through 1925. Caracciola was no less a talent than any other legend. The race His breakthrough came in July played out in a 1926 when he pleaded his case The story behind the man who downpour and to Mercedes to let him drive for earned a treasure in trophies from Caracciola... them in the first German Grand 1922 to 1939 spans the pinnacle was in his Prix. In a special arrangement, of triumph to the depths of heart element. Mercedes provided a car, but he breaking tragedy. Caracciola, a entered as an independent, the hotel owner’s son, entered the family business factory distancing itself from the performance at age 14 when his father died. But the of a driver they deemed still unproven. PRE-WAR DOMINANCE inexorable pull of a passion for automobiles By the time the dapper called him to follow his own path. Caracciola stalled his racer at the start, but Caracciola appeared at the his riding mechanic fired the engine and they Speedway in 1946, his pre- He began his career as an apprentice at the were off in last place. The race played out in war dominance in Europe was unquestioned. Along with Fafnir auto factory in Dresden. He raced their a downpour and Caracciola, who later earned Nuvolari and Rosemeyer, they cars, finishing fifth in his first race in 1922 the nickname, “Der Regenmeister” (the rain defined early Grand Prix racing. at AVUS, a high speed course near Berlin. master), was in his element. He slithered ims photo formula1.com 117 rudolph caracciola HOMELAND SUCCESS The “Streamliner” Mercedes on the high-bank of AVUS in 1937. A young Caracciola made his racing debut at AVUS in 1922. c ims photo a b motoring picture library ims photo RETROSPECTIVE (clockwise from top left) a) Caracciola leading 1930 Grand Prix of Ireland b) Winning trophy from that event, on display at the IMS Hall of Fame Museum c) Rudi with car owner Joel Thorne at Indy in ‘46 (before donning safety helmet) d) The unique helmet Rudi wore for practice at Indy e) The crumpled Indy entry that sent Caracciola to the hospital f) The streamlined Mercedes at the Autobahn, setting a world d speed record of 269mph g) The huge ims photo Caracciola trophy collection on display at the IMS Hall of Fame Museum. g f e ims photo motoring picture library ims photo motoring picture library through corners with incomparable car control Campari to become the first foreign driver to Under the care of specialists, he retreated and two more European Championships (1937 to the United States. The complexities of post- frequently with food and supplies. “They took to win the 1926 German Grand Prix. win the Italian Classic. to Lugano, Switzerland. Here Caracciola and 1938), the closest prize to today’s World World War II customs made this impossible, care of us more than anyone in this world ever was dealt a second, more devastating Championship. In 1938, he drove a Mercedes but car owner Joel Thorne approached had,” Caracciola wrote in his autobiography. That year, Caracciola captured another 14 Caracciola joined Nuvolari and Campari blow. Charley was killed in an avalanche to a 269mph world land speed record on the Caracciola about driving his entry. victories, got married and opened a Mercedes at Alfa when a depressed economy forced while skiing. Autobahn and in 1939 won his sixth and final With Mercedes, Caracciola returned to racing showroom in Berlin. His wife, Charlotte, whom Mercedes to recede from competition in 1932. German GP. A promising performance in practice ended in 1952, and came home fourth – at age 51 he called Charley, accompanied him as he won Caracciola scored GP wins in Poland, Italy and Aided by legendary manager Alfred in another Caracciola tragedy when the – in the Mille Miglia. But he suffered another over 30 races in the subsequent four years, Germany. Yet, at the end of the season, he Neubauer, Caracciola and Mercedes returned World War II curtailed racing in Europe and 45-year-old driver hit the Turn 2 wall and devastating accident in a minor event at Bern, including the 1928 German Grand Prix and made the fateful decision to form a team with in 1934. Despite intense pain from his leg, Caracciola, a critic of Hitler, returned to was thrown from the car. He suffered a crushing the thigh of his healthy leg and the 1930 Grand Prix of Ireland. He was also driver Louis Chiron for 1933. he won the Italian Grand Prix. But 1935 was Switzerland with his second wife, Alice, in severe concussion, but his life was spared by ending his career. Cancer cut his life short just the 1930 European Mountain Champion. his true comeback year. On the road to his 1939. They became Swiss citizens. Speedway management’s insistence that he seven years later in 1959. Called the Scuderia CC team, Chiron and first European Driving Championship he won wear a crash helmet – something he had never A decisive moment that elevated his career Caracciola purchased two factory Alfa GPs in Tripoli, France, Switzerland, Belgium By 1946, the world emerged from war and done before. Alice Caracciola remained a friend of the to greatness came in 1931 when he won the racers and headed to the Monaco Grand and Spain. Tony Hulman had purchased the Indianapolis Hulmans the rest of her life and returned 1,000-mile Mille Miglia. Facing a field of 150 Prix. Tragically, Caracciola’s brakes failed in Motor Speedway to revive the Indianapolis Caracciola was in a coma for ten days at to Indianapolis regularly. The priceless drivers, including the master, Italian Tazio practice as he entered the Harbor Turn and he In the era of the classic rivalry of two German 500. Speedway General Manager T.E. “Pop” Methodist Hospital. He spent much of his treasure of trophies at the Speedway’s Hall Nuvolari, Caracciola was a man of destiny. slammed into a stone wall at 70 mph, crushing marques, Mercedes and Auto Union, Meyers invited Caracciola to return to racing recovery at Lingen Lodge, Tony Hulman’s of Fame Museum is testimony to the Hulman- Despite mechanical setbacks, he overcame his left thigh. Doctors said he would never Caracciola was at the peak of his powers. He at the Indy 500. Caracciola struggled to locate Terre Haute country home. Ever the gracious Caracciola friendship forged 61 years ago. the Alfa-Romeos of Nuvolari and Giuseppe race again. won several GPs, including Monaco (1936), and transport two of his Mercedes GP racers hosts, Hulman and his wife Mary visited formula1.com 119 rudolph caracciola HOMELAND SUCCESS The “Streamliner” Mercedes on the high-bank of AVUS in 1937. A young Caracciola made his racing debut at AVUS in 1922. c ims photo a b motoring picture library ims photo RETROSPECTIVE (clockwise from top left) a) Caracciola leading 1930 Grand Prix of Ireland b) Winning trophy from that event, on display at the IMS Hall of Fame Museum c) Rudi with car owner Joel Thorne at Indy in ‘46 (before donning safety helmet) d) The unique helmet Rudi wore for practice at Indy e) The crumpled Indy entry that sent Caracciola to the hospital f) The streamlined Mercedes at the Autobahn, setting a world d speed record of 269mph g) The huge ims photo Caracciola trophy collection on display at the IMS Hall of Fame Museum. g f e ims photo motoring picture library ims photo motoring picture library through corners with incomparable car control Campari to become the first foreign driver to Under the care of specialists, he retreated and two more European Championships (1937 to the United States. The complexities of post- frequently with food and supplies. “They took to win the 1926 German Grand Prix. win the Italian Classic. to Lugano, Switzerland. Here Caracciola and 1938), the closest prize to today’s World World War II customs made this impossible, care of us more than anyone in this world ever was dealt a second, more devastating Championship. In 1938, he drove a Mercedes but car owner Joel Thorne approached had,” Caracciola wrote in his autobiography. That year, Caracciola captured another 14 Caracciola joined Nuvolari and Campari blow. Charley was killed in an avalanche to a 269mph world land speed record on the Caracciola about driving his entry. victories, got married and opened a Mercedes at Alfa when a depressed economy forced while skiing. Autobahn and in 1939 won his sixth and final With Mercedes, Caracciola returned to racing showroom in Berlin. His wife, Charlotte, whom Mercedes to recede from competition in 1932. German GP. A promising performance in practice ended in 1952, and came home fourth – at age 51 he called Charley, accompanied him as he won Caracciola scored GP wins in Poland, Italy and Aided by legendary manager Alfred in another Caracciola tragedy when the – in the Mille Miglia.
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