page_title: Manfred von Brauchitsch
section_title: Racing career
hierarchical_section_title: Manfred von Brauchitsch / Racing career
caption_attribution_description: English: Donington Grand Prix 1937. Manfred Von Brauchitsch driving a Daimler-Benz AG.
context_page_description: Manfred Georg Rudolf von Brauchitsch was a German auto racing driver who drove for Mercedes-Benz in the famous "Silver Arrows" of Grand Prix motor racing in the 1930s.
context_section_description: Brauchitsch won three Grands Prix - the 1934 ADAC Eifelrennen which saw the first appearance of Silver Arrows Mercedes Race cars, the 1937 Monaco Grand Prix (considered his greatest victory), and the 1938 French Grand Prix. His fastest lap in the 1937 Monaco race (1 minute 46.5 seconds, 11.9 seconds faster than the old record lap) set a record that stood for 18 years.
  He was twice runner-up in the European Championship, in 1937 and 1938, and finished third in 1935.
  He was noted for his red helmet and his bad luck, losing a number of other Grands Prix when he was on the very verge of winning (no less than five, by some counts). His most famous loss was the 1935 German Grand Prix, when a tire blew while he was leading the last lap, handing victory to Tazio Nuvolari in an Alfa Romeo in one of the latter's most famous victories - the only time during the reign of the Silver Arrows when a Grand Prix was won by a car other than a Mercedes or Auto Union.
caption: 1937 Donington Grand Prix
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