Bernd Rosemeyer
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Bernd Rosemeyer was a German racing driver and speed record holder. He is often considered one of the greatest racing drivers of his era.
Rosemeyer (left), with Elly Beinhorn and Ferdinand Porsche
Bernd Rosemeyer at the Nürburgring in 1937
Budapest, Hungary 1936: Rudolf Carraciola in front of Bernd Rosemeyer
Bernd Rosemeyer with the Vanderbilt Cup (1937)
AIACR European Championship
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The European Drivers' Championship was an annual competition in auto racing that existed prior to the establishment of the Formula One world championship in 1950. It was established in 1931 and ran until the end of 1939 with a hiatus from 1933–34, and awarded points to drivers based on the results of selected Grand Prix races, the so-called Grandes Épreuves. The championship was discontinued because of the outbreak of World War II in 1939, and no champion was officially declared for the last season.
Hermann Lang demonstrating a Mercedes-Benz W125 at the Nürburgring in 1977. Lang drove a W125 to victory on its 1937 début.
Hermann Lang, despite finishing second on points in 1939 in the Mercedes-Benz W154 (shown here in 1986), was declared champion by the Nazis.