Quelques photos d'époque1901
30 January: born in Remagen, Germany
1922
June: Avus race, Berlin, in 6 hp Fafnir (4th and winner in class)
July: Opelbahn race, Rüsselsheim, in 6 hp Fafnir (1st place)
1923
3 April: Berlin Stadium race in 4 hp Ego (1st place)
11 June: Job with Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) as salesman at Dresden office
4 July: Baden-Baden Automobile Tournament in a 6/25/40 hp Mercedes (2nd place)
5 July: ADAC Reichsfahrt in a 6/25/40 hp Mercedes (1st place)
1924
25 May: Teutoburgerwald race in a supercharged Mercedes 1.5 litre (1st place)
10-19 August: ADAC Reichsfahrt in a supercharged Mercedes 1.5 litre (1st place)
1925
24 July: Kniebis hillclimb in a 24/100/140 hp Mercedes (1st place)
15-16 August: Freiburg hillclimb and flat race in a 24/100/140 hp Mercedes (1st place/touring cars)
1926
16 March: Teutoburgerwald race in a 24/100/140 hp Mercedes (1st place/factory drivers)
30 May: Herkules hillclimb in a 24/100/140 hp Mercedes (1st place/sports cars)
9-13 June: Baden-Baden Automobile Tournament in a 24/100/140 hp Mercedes (winner in sports car and touring car categories)
19-28 June: South German Rally in a 24/100/140 hp Mercedes (1st place/sports cars)
11 July: German Grand Prix in a Mercedes 8-cylinder racing car (1st place)
22 July: Grand Prix of Europe and Grand Prix of Guipuzcoa in a 24/100/140 hp Mercedes (2nd place)
7-8 August: International Klausen Pass race in a Mercedes K (1st place/sports cars)
1927
January: Opens Mercedes-Benz dealership in Berlin
19 June: Inaugural race at the Nürburgring in a Mercedes-Benz S (1st place)
23-30 June: Kartellfahrt race of the AvD automobile club in a
8/38 hp Mercedes-Benz (without penalty points)
5-9 July: Baden-Baden Automobile Tournament in a Mercedes-Benz S (winner in sports car category)
6-7 August: International Freiburg Speed Record Festival in a Mercedes-Benz S (3rd and 1st place)
13-14 August: Klausen Pass race in a Mercedes-Benz S (winner in sports car and touring car categories)
25 September: Teutoburgerwald race in a Mercedes-Benz S (1st place/sports cars)
1928
15 July: German Grand Prix at Nürburgring in a Mercedes-Benz SS (1st place, with Christian Werner)
29 July: Gabelbach race in a Mercedes-Benz SSK (1st place)
5 August: ADAC race at Schauinsland in a Mercedes-Benz SSK (1st place/racing cars)
26 August: Chamonix hillclimb in a Mercedes-Benz SSK (1st place)
10 September: Salzberg race (1st place/racing cars)
16 September: Semmering hillclimb (1st place/racing cars)
1929
16 April: Monaco Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz SSK (3rd place)
19-23 June: Baden-Baden Automobile Tournament in a Mercedes-Benz SSK (winner in racing car category)
7-12 August: International Alpine Rally in a Mercedes-Benz Nürburg (1st place)
17 August: International Tourist Trophy in Belfastin a Mercedes-Benz SSK (1st place)
1930
12-13 April: Mille Miglia in a Mercedes-Benz SSK (winner in class)
12 July: Shelsley-Walsh hillclimb in a Mercedes-Benz SSK (1st place/sports cars)
18-19 July: Irish Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz SSK (1st place)
9-10 August: Klausen Pass race in a Mercedes-Benz SSK (1st place/sports cars)
24. August: Mont Ventoux hillclimb in a Mercedes-Benz SSK (1st place)
8 September: Grand Prix of Monza in a Mercedes-Benz SSK (2nd place/sports cars)
European Hillclimb Champion 1930
1931
12-13 April: Mille Miglia in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL (1st place)
17 May: Hillclimb near Rabassada in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL (1st place)
31 May: Königsaal-Jilowischt hillclimb in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL (1st place)
7 June: Eifel race in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL (1st place)
19 July: German Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL (1st place)
2 August: Avus race in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL (1st place)
16 August: Tatra hillclimb race in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL (1st place)
30 August: Mont Ventoux hillclimb in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL (1st place)
20 September: Drei Hotter hillclimb in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL (1st place)
European Hillclimb Champion 1931
1932
17 April: Monaco Grand Prix in an Alfa Romeo (2nd place)
22 May: Avus race in an Alfa Romeo (2nd place)
30 May: Eifel race in an Alfa Romeo (1st place)
16 July: German Grand Prix in an Alfa Romeo (1st place)
7 August: Klausen Pass race in an Alfa Romeo (1st place)
4 September: Mont Ventoux hillclimb in an Alfa Romeo (1st place)
11. September: Grand Prix of Monza in an Alfa Romeo (1st place)
European Hillclimb Champion in racing car category 1932
International Alpine Championship 1932
1934
5 August: International Klausen Pass race in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (1st place)
19 August: German Hillclimb Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (2nd place)
9 September: Italian Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (1st place)
23 September: Spanish Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (2nd place)
28-30 October: Speed marks set in Hungary in a Mercedes-Benz record-breaking car
10 December: Speed marks set on Avus course in a Mercedes-Benz record-breaking car
1935
12 May: Grand Prix of Tripoli in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (1st place)
16 June: Eifel race in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (1st place)
23 June: French Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (1st place)
30 June: Grand Prix of Barcelona in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (2nd place)
14 July: Belgian Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (1st place)
28 July: German Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (3rd place)
25 August: Swiss Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (1st place)
22 September: Spanish Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (1st place)
European Champion 1935
German Champion 1935
1936
13 April: Monaco Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (1st place)
10 May: Grand Prix of Tripoli in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (4th place)
17 May: Grand Prix of Tunis in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (1st place)
7 June: Grand Prix of Barcelona in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (2nd place)
26 July: German Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 25 (5th place)
26 October: Record runs on Reichsautobahn Frankfurt am Main–Heidelberg
11 November: Record runs on Reichsautobahn Frankfurt am Main–Darmstadt
1937
9 May: Grand Prix of Tripoli in a Mercedes-Benz W 125 (6th place)
30 May: International Avus race in a streamlined Mercedes-Benz (1st in first run)
13 June: International Eifel race in a Mercedes-Benz W 125 (2nd place)
25 July: German Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 125 (1st place)
1 August: German Mountain Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 125 (3rd place)
8 August: Monaco Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 125 (2nd place)
22 August: Swiss Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 125 (1st place)
12 September: Italian Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 125 (1st place)
26 September: Masaryk Grand Prix of Brno in a Mercedes-Benz W 125 (1st place)
2 October: Donington Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 125 (2nd place)
European Champion 1937
German Champion 1937
1938
28 January: Record-breaking runs on Reichsautobahn Frankfurt am Main–Darmstadt
10 April: Grand Prix of Pau in a Mercedes-Benz W 154 (2nd behind Hermann Lang)
15 May: Grand Prix of Tripoli in a Mercedes-Benz W 154 (3rd place)
3 July: French Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 154 (2nd place)
24 July: German Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 154 (2nd place, with Hermann Lang)
14 August: Coppa Acerbo in a Mercedes-Benz W 154 (1st place)
21 August: Swiss Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 154 (1st place)
11 September: Italian Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 154 (3rd place)
European Champion 1938
1939
8-14 February: Record-breaking runs on Reichsautobahn at Dessau
7 May: Grand Prix of Tripoli in a Mercedes-Benz W 165 (2nd place)
21 May: International Eifel race in a Mercedes-Benz W 154 (3rd place)
23 July: German Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 154 (1st place)
20. August: Swiss Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W 154 (2nd place)
Pan-German Champion 1939
1952
3-4 May: Mille Miglia in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL/W 194 (4th place)
18 May: Grand Prix of Berne in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL/W 194 (retired due to accident)
1956
Caracciola takes over sales of Mercedes-Benz cars to British and American soldiers stationed in Germany
1959
28 September: Died in Kassel, Germany
Source: Daimler AG