About this episode

This episode recounts the remarkable victory of Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson in the 1955 Mille Miglia with their Mercedes-Benz 300SLR.

On June 1, 1955 Stirling Moss and his navigator Denis Jenkinson climbed into their Mercedes-Benz 300SLR and set out from the northern Italian city of Brescia on a thousand-mile blast over public roads. Their objective: trounce the Ferraris and claim victory in the Mille Miglia. The Mercedes team was meticulously prepared and the car was formidable, but perhaps no one was prepared for the astounding results. In this episode, motor racing historian Colin Johnston tells the tale of what s...

People in this episode

Host: Maurice Merrick

Guest: Colin Johnston

Topics covered

• motor racing
• Mille Miglia
• Mercedes-Benz
• Stirling Moss
• automotive history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mercedes-Benz

Places: Brescia

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