Karl Wendlinger
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Karl Wendlinger | |
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Best finish | 3rd (1996) |
Class wins | 2 (1999 and 2000) |
Karl Wendlinger (German pronunciation: [kaɐ̯l ˈvɛnd.lɪŋ.ɐ]; born 20 December 1968) is an Austrian professional racing and former Formula One driver.
Mercedes Juniors
Born in
Driving the
In 1991, he continued to race with Mercedes sportscars — alongside a Formula 3000 programme with the Helmut Marko team. Towards the end of the year, Mercedes's team boss Jochen Neerpasch placed two of his protégés in Formula One. Schumacher went to the Jordan team before signing for Benetton, whilst Wendlinger made a low key Formula One debut with the Leyton House outfit for the final two Grands Prix of the season.
Formula One
1991–1992: Leyton House/March
Wendlinger's Formula One debut came at the
Wendlinger was kept at the renamed March team in 1992, alongside
1993–1995: Sauber
For 1993, Wendlinger was re-united with Peter Sauber, who that year had become a Formula One team owner. Much was expected of the team and early on Wendlinger and teammate JJ Lehto mixed with the front runners. Initially, he was out-paced by Lehto, who scored points in two of the first four races, though some of this was down to bad luck; Wendlinger had qualified 5th at Donington for example, only to be eliminated by Michael Andretti on the first lap. At the Monaco Grand Prix Wendlinger and Lehto collided, the team blaming Lehto. After that, Wendlinger's results improved. He scored his first point of the season in the next round and added three more points scores — the best being 4th at the Italian Grand Prix after a long battle with Andretti. Other points finishes in Portugal and Hungary helped give Wendlinger 12th in the Drivers' Championship again with seven points — two points and a place ahead of the more experienced Lehto.
For 1994, Wendlinger was retained as
The next race was in Monaco for the fourth round of the Championship. During the first practice session, Wendlinger exited the tunnel and lost control of the car under braking for the Nouvelle Chicane. The Sauber, sliding sideways, hit a barrier with considerable force; the barrier was protected by large plastic containers that were supposed to be filled with water but were not.[2] Although his vital signs were quickly stabilized, he remained in a coma for several weeks and did not drive in a race for the rest of the year.[3] He had planned to make his comeback at the Japanese Grand Prix, but pre-race testing revealed his neck was not strong enough.
Wendlinger recovered from his injuries before the start of the 1995 Formula One season, where he would be driving at Sauber (now with Ford engines) alongside Frentzen. However, he performed poorly and was reluctantly replaced in the team before the Monaco Grand Prix, a year on from the accident, by Jean-Christophe Boullion. Peter Sauber then recalled Wendlinger for the final two races of the season in one last attempt to regain his pre-accident form, without success. These were his last races in Formula One.
After Formula One
Since then, he has competed successfully in sports cars and touring cars,[4] winning the FIA GT Championship (with Olivier Beretta) in 1999. After a spell racing for Abt-Audi in DTM in 2002 and 2003 he raced for JMB Racing in FIA GT again, driving a Maserati MC12 with Andrea Bertolini.
Since 2006, Wendlinger has been part of the
2007 Wendlinger competed at the 24 Hours of Daytona with Sigal Sport team in a BMW powered Riley DP. He crashed during the night on his in lap at the end of his second stint and was sent to the hospital as a precaution. The car eventually was retired from the damage.
2008
Wendlinger competed for JetAlliance Racing in 2008 alongside Ryan Sharp. They started well at the RAC Tourist Trophy round from Silverstone. Wendlinger and Sharp won the GT1 class and overall race ahead of Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini's Maserati MC12.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete German Formula Three results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | Krafft Walzen Team | Alfa Romeo | A | ZOL Ret |
HOC Ret |
NÜR 6 |
BRN 6 |
HOC 11 |
MFA 15 |
NOR C |
WUN Ret |
SAL 16 |
NÜR 4 |
HUN 6 |
HOC Ret |
11th | 69 |
1989 | Krafft Walzen Team | Alfa Romeo | A | HOC DNS |
NÜR 4 |
AVU 1 |
BRN 4 |
ÖST 4 |
HOC 2 |
WUN 4 |
HOC 1 |
DIE 3 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 7 |
HOC 14 |
1st | 164 |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990
|
RSM Marko | Lola T90/50
|
Cosworth | DON DNQ |
SIL 14 |
PAU | JER DNQ |
MNZ Ret |
PER Ret |
HOC 5 |
BRH DNQ |
BIR 10 |
BUG
|
NOG 9 |
21st | 2 |
1991
|
RSM Marko | Reynard 91D | Cosworth | VAL
|
PAU | JER 5 |
MUG | PER Ret |
HOC 3 |
BRH | SPA Ret |
BUG Ret |
NOG | 12th | 6 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991
|
Leyton House Racing | Leyton House CG911 | Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10 | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN Ret |
AUS 20 |
NC | 0 | |
1992
|
March F1 | CG911
|
Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10 | RSA Ret |
MEX Ret |
BRA Ret |
ESP 8 |
SMR 12 |
MON Ret |
CAN 4 |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER 16 |
HUN Ret |
BEL 11 |
ITA 10 |
POR Ret |
JPN | AUS | 12th | 3 | |
1993
|
Team Sauber Formula 1
|
Sauber C12
|
RSA Ret |
BRA Ret |
EUR Ret |
SMR Ret |
ESP Ret |
MON 13 |
CAN 6 |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER 9 |
HUN 6 |
BEL Ret |
ITA 4 |
POR 5 |
JPN Ret |
AUS 15 |
12th | 7 | ||
1994
|
Broker Sauber Mercedes
|
Sauber C13
|
Mercedes-Benz 2175B 3.5 V10 | BRA 6 |
PAC Ret |
SMR 4 |
MON DNS |
ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | JPN | AUS | 19th | 4 | |
1995
|
Red Bull Sauber Ford
|
Sauber C14
|
Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8 | BRA Ret |
ARG Ret |
SMR Ret |
ESP 13 |
MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | PAC | JPN 10 |
AUS Ret |
NC | 0 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | Sauber Mercedes
|
Michael Schumacher Fritz Kreutzpointner |
Mercedes-Benz C11 | C2 | 355 | 5th | 5th |
1992 | Peugeot Talbot Sport
|
Eric van de Poele Alain Ferté |
Peugeot 905 Evo 1B | C1 | 208 | DNF | DNF |
1996 | Porsche AG
|
Yannick Dalmas Scott Goodyear |
Porsche 911 GT1 | GT1 | 341 | 3rd | 2nd |
1997 | Roock Racing | Stéphane Ortelli Allan McNish |
Porsche 911 GT1 | GT1 | 8 | DNF | DNF |
1998 | Team Oreca
|
Marc Duez Patrick Huisman |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT2 | 28 | DNF | DNF |
1999 | Team Oreca
|
Olivier Beretta Dominique Dupuy |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GTS | 325 | 10th | 1st |
2000 | Team Oreca
|
Olivier Beretta Dominique Dupuy |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GTS | 333 | 7th | 1st |
2001 | Team PlayStation | Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy |
Chrysler LMP
|
LMP900 | 298 | 4th | 3rd |
2008 | Aston Martin Racing | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Andrea Piccini |
Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 339 | 16th | 4th |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Star-Marko RSM | Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16 | ZOL 1 27 |
ZOL 2 Ret |
HOC 1 23 |
HOC 2 16 |
NÜR 1 23 |
NÜR 2 DNS |
MFA 1 17 |
MFA 2 14 |
AVU 1 25 |
AVU 2 DNS |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 DNS |
HOC 1 18 |
HOC 2 19 |
DIE 1 22 |
DIE 2 14 |
NÜR 1 17 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
HOC 1 17 |
HOC 2 20 |
30th | 20 |
1990 | AMG Motorenbau GmbH
|
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo | ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
AVU 1 |
AVU 2 |
MFA
1 |
MFA
2 |
WUN 1 |
WUN 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NOR 1 23 |
NOR 2 15 |
DIE 1 12 |
DIE 2 13 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NC | 0 | ||
Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DNS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002
|
Abt Sportsline | Abt-Audi TT-R | HOC QR 10 |
HOC CR 6 |
ZOL QR 12 |
ZOL CR 18 |
DON QR 7 |
DON CR 5 |
SAC QR 21† |
SAC CR DNS |
NOR QR Ret |
NOR CR 12 |
LAU QR 10 |
LAU CR Ret |
NÜR QR 6 |
NÜR CR 12 |
A1R QR 13 |
A1R CR 16 |
ZAN QR 9 |
ZAN CR 19 |
HOC QR 4 |
HOC CR Ret |
14th | 3 | ||
2003
|
Abt Sportsline | Abt-Audi TT-R | HOC 15 |
ADR 12 |
NÜR 16 |
LAU 13 |
NOR 11 |
DON 15 |
NÜR 11 |
A1R 16 |
ZAN 8 |
HOC 17 |
16th | 1 |
- † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | A.Z.K./ROC
|
Audi A4 Quattro | ZOL 1 5 |
ZOL 2 Ret |
ASS 1 5 |
ASS 2 5 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 2 |
SAC 1 4 |
SAC 2 4 |
WUN 1 3 |
WUN 2 4 |
ZWE 1 7 |
ZWE 2 Ret |
SAL 1 12 |
SAL 2 13 |
AVU 1 6 |
AVU 2 5 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 5 |
5th | 366 |
Complete Italian Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Audi Sport Italia | Audi A4 Quattro | MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 4 |
MUG 1 3 |
MUG 2 4 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 Ret |
IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 6 |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 7 |
BIN 1 3 |
BIN 2 3 |
PER 1 4 |
PER 2 5 |
VAR 1 3 |
VAR 2 3 |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 5 |
VAL 1 7 |
VAL 2 6 |
5th | 156 |
Complete FIA GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998
|
Viper Team Oreca | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT2 | OSC 2 |
SIL Ret |
HOC 2 |
DIJ 2 |
HUN Ret |
SUZ 2 |
DON 3 |
A1R 1 |
HOM Ret |
LAG DNS |
3rd | 38 | |
1999
|
Chrysler Viper Team Oreca
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT2 | MNZ 1 |
SIL 1 |
HOC | HUN 2 |
ZOL 1 |
OSC 1 |
DON 1 |
HOM 2 |
GLN 2 |
ZHU 1 |
1st | 78 | |
2004
|
JMB Racing | Ferrari 575 -GTC Maranello
|
GT | MNZ Ret |
VAL 4 |
MAG 2 |
HOC 11 |
BRN 2 |
DON 1 |
SPA 4 |
IMO 9 |
OSC 4 |
DUB Ret |
ZHU 5 |
8th | 50.5 |
2005
|
JMB Racing | Maserati MC12 GT1 | GT1 | MNZ 5 |
MAG 1 |
SIL 4 |
IMO 4 |
BRN 2 |
SPA 2 |
OSC 2 |
IST 3 |
ZHU 6 |
DUB 4 |
BHR Ret |
4th | 71 |
2006
|
Race Alliance
|
Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | SIL Ret |
BRN Ret |
OSC 7 |
SPA 8 |
PRI 4 |
DIJ 2 |
MUG 1 |
HUN Ret |
ADR Ret |
DUB 5 |
14th | 32.5 | |
2007
|
Jetalliance Racing | Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | ZHU 9 |
SIL 4 |
BUC 4 |
MNZ 1 |
OSC Ret |
SPA Ret |
ADR 1 |
BRN 2 |
NOG 5 |
ZOL 1 |
2nd | 57 | |
2008
|
Jetalliance Racing | Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | SIL 1 |
MNZ 7 |
ADR Ret |
OSC 1 |
SPA Ret |
BUC DNS |
BUC | BRN 1 |
NOG 5 |
ZOL 3 |
SAN | 9th | 44 |
2009
|
K plus K Motorsport | Saleen S7R | GT1 | SIL 1 |
ADR Ret |
OSC 10 |
SPA | BUC DSQ |
ALG | PRI | ZOL | 18th | 10 |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010
|
Swiss Racing Team | Nissan GT-R GT1 | ABU QR 9 |
ABU CR 14 |
SIL QR 15 |
SIL CR Ret |
BRN QR 12 |
BRN CR 10 |
PRI QR 21 |
PRI CR 15 |
SPA QR 16 |
SPA CR 12 |
NÜR QR 14 |
NÜR CR 10 |
ALG QR Ret |
ALG CR 20 |
NAV QR 14 |
NAV CR Ret |
INT QR 17 |
INT CR 18 |
SAN QR 7 |
SAN CR Ret |
43rd | 2 |
2011
|
Swiss Racing Team | Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670 R-SV | ABU QR 10 |
ABU CR 7 |
ZOL QR 4 |
ZOL CR 4 |
ALG QR 10 |
ALG CR 5 |
SAC QR 12 |
SAC CR Ret |
SIL QR |
SIL CR |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
PRI QR |
PRI CR |
ORD QR |
ORD CR |
BEI QR |
BEI CR |
SAN QR |
SAN CR |
16th | 31 |
Helmet
Wendlinger's helmet is yellow with 2 blue parallel lines in the middle of the helmet, a blue circle on the top and 3 red white red arrows between the parallel lines.
References
External links
- Official site [in German]
- Karl Wendlinger career summary at DriverDB.com