Overview of the most important motorsport successes of AMG

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1971: Class victory and second place in the overall ranking for the AMG-Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 in the 24-hour race in Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium).

1980: First place of an AMG-Mercedes 450 SLC in the Grand Prix counting towards the European Touring Car Championship on the N�rburgring.

1986: Two victories of an AMG-Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16 in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM).

1988: Six victories of the AMG-Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16 in the German Touring Car Championship, start of the official partnership of Mercedes-Benz and AMG in motorsport.

1989: AMG is the most successful team in the DTM; Klaus Ludwig and Johnny Cecotto score seven victories. Entry of the AMG-Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution I.

1990: Premiere of the more powerful 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II.

1991: First place for AMG-Mercedes in the team ranking; the most successful driver is Klaus Ludwig. First place for Mercedes-Benz in the brand ranking. DTM hitting its peak: the races are watched by over 153 million people.

1992: Again first place for AMG-Mercedes in the team ranking; again first place for Mercedes-Benz in the brand ranking with victory in 16 heats. Klaus Ludwig clinches the DTM drivers� title at the wheel of an AMG-Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II. Ellen Lohr is the first woman to win a DTM race driving an AMG-Mercedes; former Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg joins the driver lineup for AMG-Mercedes.

1993: Roland Asch driving an AMG-Mercedes finishes as runner-up in the DTM. Last season for the AMG-Mercedes 190 E which had been driven to 50 victories until then.

1994: First season of the AMG-Mercedes C-Class with six-cylinder engine. Klaus Ludwig clinches the DTM drivers� title at first go.

1995: AMG wins the DTM Championship for the third time and also the International Touring Car Championship (ITC) in the latter�s first year. The champion in both series is Bernd Schneider. Nine DTM victories and eight ITC victories for the brand with the three-pointed star.

1996: Bernd Schneider, driving an AMG-Mercedes, finishes as runner-up in the ITC; seven victories for Mercedes.

1997: Driving the Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR newly designed by AMG in just 128 days, Bernd Schneider wins the newly created FIA GT Championship at first go.

1998: Dominance in the FIA-GT series � at the wheel of the CLK-GTR, Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta win all ten races and the drivers� title; the AMG-Mercedes team secures the constructors� title for itself.

2000: In the new DTM touring car series, Bernd Schneider driving the Mercedes-Benz CLK-DTM from AMG wins the championship at first go; six double victories and first place for Mercedes-Benz in the manufacturers� ranking.

2001: Same procedure as the year before � Bernd Schneider clinches the drivers� title, and first place in the constructors� ranking goes to the AMG-Mercedes team.

2002: Continuation of the thrilling DTM races with the newly developed CLK-DTM. After having competed in 201 Grand Prix races, Jean Alesi changes from Formula One to the AMG-Mercedes team. Bernd Schneider finishes as runner-up behind Laurent Aiello (Audi); Vodafone/AMG-Mercedes occupies first place in the team ranking.

2003: Bernd Schneider wins his fourth DTM Championship title. His team-mate Christijan Albers finishes as runner-up. Vodafone/AMG-Mercedes defends first place in the team ranking, and Mercedes-Benz wins nine out of ten races and thereby the manufacturers� ranking.

2004: The successful CLK-DTM is replaced by the AMG-Mercedes C-Class. Gary Paffett finishes as runner-up behind Mattias Ekstr�m (Audi). The Vodafone/ DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes team and Mercedes-Benz occupy second places in the team and manufacturers� rankings, respectively.

2005: Mika Hakkinen, Formula One World Champion in 1998 and 1999, joins the DTM team of AMG-Mercedes. Thrilling battle for the title between Mika�s team-mate Gary Paffett and Audi driver Mattias Ekstr�m.

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