Auto Union Grand Prix cars

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Auto_Union_Grand_Prix_cars

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Grand Prix racing car
gptkbp:activeYears	1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
gptkbp:bodyStyle	single-seater
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Auto_Union_vehicles gptkb:Grand_Prix_cars 1930s cars Racing cars
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:Ferdinand_Porsche
gptkbp:displayedAt	gptkb:Audi_Museum_Mobile
gptkbp:enginePower	up to 520 hp
gptkbp:engineType	mid-engine V12 mid-engine V16
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	Pre-World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Auto Union Grand Prix cars
gptkbp:legacy	influenced postwar racing car design
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Auto_Union
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	over 300 km/h
gptkbp:notableAchievement	1936 European Championship winner multiple Grand Prix victories
gptkbp:notableDriver	gptkb:Tazio_Nuvolari gptkb:Achille_Varzi gptkb:Bernd_Rosemeyer gptkb:Hans_Stuck gptkb:Hermann_Paul_Müller
gptkbp:notableFeature	pioneered mid-engine layout in Grand Prix racing
gptkbp:notableModel	gptkb:Auto_Union_Type_C gptkb:Auto_Union_Type_A gptkb:Auto_Union_Type_B gptkb:Auto_Union_Type_D
gptkbp:notableRace	gptkb:1936_German_Grand_Prix gptkb:1937_Donington_Grand_Prix gptkb:1938_Italian_Grand_Prix gptkb:1939_French_Grand_Prix
gptkbp:predecessor	none (first Auto Union GP cars)
gptkbp:racingCategory	gptkb:Formula_One
gptkbp:rival	gptkb:Mercedes-Benz_Silver_Arrows
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Nazi_Germany_government
gptkbp:successor	Auto Union racing cars post-WWII (as Audi)
gptkbp:weight	approximately 750 kg (regulation limit)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ferdinand_Porsche
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5