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Karl Wendlinger (born December 20, 1968 in Kufstein) is an Austrian sportscar racing and former Formula One driver. The FIA Super Licence is a qualification allowing the Licence holder to take part in Formula One Grands Prix as a driver Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The 1991 Formula One season was the 42nd FIA Formula One World Championship season "F1 1995" redirects here For the video games based on the 1995 Formula One season see F1 95. Leyton House Racing was a Formula One constructor that raced in the 1990 and 1991 seasons March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. Sauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for Sportscar racing and Formula One. The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race The 1991 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Suzuka on October 20, 1991. The 1995 Australian Grand Prix (officially known as the LX EDS Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One Motor race held on November 12 1995 The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Sauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for Sportscar racing and Formula One. Throughout its long history Mercedes-Benz has been involved in a range of Motorsport activities including Sportscar racing and rallying For the article about the bicycle manufacturer see Cycles Peugeot. Talbot is an Automobile brand whose history is one of the industry's most complex Porsche has been successful in many branches of Motorsport, scoring a total of more than 28000 victories of which most have been scored by the The Dodge Viper is a V10 -powered Sports car manufactured by the Dodge division of Chrysler LLC. Oreca is a French racing team, founded and run by Hughes de Chaunac, former team manager of F1 team AGS. The 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 64th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on June 15 and 16, 1996. The 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 67th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 12 and 13, 1999. The 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 68th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on June 17 and 18, 2000. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley near the border with Bavaria, Germany, Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Sports car racing is a form of circuit Auto racing with Automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels
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Wendlinger started his career in karting and in Formula Ford before entering the German Formula 3 Championship in 1988. For other meanings see Kart (disambiguation Kart racing or karting is a variant of Open-wheel Motor sport with Formula Ford is a single seater open wheel class in Motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. After managing tenth place in that inaugural season, Wendlinger won the crown in 1989, which earned him also a drive in the Mercedes-Benz sportscar team for 1990. Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the
Driving the Sauber-Mercedes C11 - alongside Michael Schumacher, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Mauro Baldi and Jean-Louis Schlesser - the quintet managed to achieve fifth place in the 1990 World Sportscar Championship standings. Sauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for Sportscar racing and Formula One. Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation;) (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula Early career Frentzen was born in the West German city of Mönchengladbach ( North Rhine-Westphalia) to a German undertaker and a Spanish mother Mauro Baldi (born January 31, 1954 in Reggio Emilia) is an Italian former Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows Jean-Louis Schlesser (born September 12, 1948 in Nancy, France) is a racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country World Endurance Championship redirects here For the motorcycle endurance
In 1991, he continued to race with Mercedes sportscars - alongside a Formula 3000 programme with the Helmut Marko team. Dr Helmut Marko (born April 27, 1943 in Graz) is a former Racing driver from Austria. Towards the end of the year, Mercedes' team boss Jochen Neerpasch placed two of his protégés in F1. Jochen Neerpasch (born 1946 in Krefeld, Germany) is a former German racecar driver and motorsports manager 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 Grand Prix. Early history Jordan's success in lower formulae inspired the creation of a Formula One programme for the 1991 season. Benetton Formula Ltd, commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula One constructor that participated from 1986 to 2001. Leyton House Racing was a Formula One constructor that raced in the 1990 and 1991 seasons
Karl's F1 debut came at the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The 1991 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Suzuka on October 20, 1991. He qualified in 22nd place in a field of 26, but was unable to convert that into anything more, after he retired due to a big collision at turn one, between himself, J.J. Lehto, Andrea de Cesaris and Emanuele Pirro. Early career Like many racing drivers he began in karts at age 5 winning numerous events before graduating to Formula Ford at the early age of age 14 Andrea de Cesaris (born May 31 1959) is an Italian former race car driver Biography Pirro started his racing career in karts at the age of 11 His second race, didn't fare much better as the Adelaide circuit was a wash-out, torrential rain leading to a curtailed event. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Wendlinger was classified in 20th place, two laps down on eventual winner Ayrton Senna, after aquaplaning on some of the huge puddles of water present that day.
Karl was kept at the re-named March team in 1992, alongside Paul Belmondo. Paul Belmondo (born April 23 1963 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French Racing driver who raced in The highlight coming at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, in which a race of attrition allowed Wendlinger to bring the car home in fourth position, albeit a lap down - but none the less a huge result considering the financial troubles his team were in. The Canadian Grand Prix (known in French as the Grand Prix du Canada) is an auto race held in Canada since 1961. These three points, allowed Wendlinger to finish 12th in the drivers championship ahead of respected names such as Ivan Capelli, Thierry Boutsen and Johnny Herbert. Ivan Franco Capelli (born in Milan, May 24, 1963) is an Italian former Formula One driver Thierry Marc Boutsen (born July 13 1957 in Brussels, Belgium) is a former Racing driver who raced for the Arrows, Complete Formula One results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position
For 1993, Wendlinger was re-united with Peter Sauber who had taken the plunge into Formula One team ownership in 1993. Peter Sauber (born October 13 1943 in Zurich, Switzerland) is the team principal and owner of various motorsports teams most visibly the eponymous Karl finished in fourth place at that year's Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The Italian Grand Prix ( Gran Premio d'Italia) is one of the longest running events on the Motor racing calendar Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a Motorsport Race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. Other points finishes in Portugal, Canada and Hungary helped give Karl 12th in the Championship again with seven points, two points, and a place ahead of more experienced team-mate J. J. Lehto. He also impressed with several strong qualifying performances, frequently putting the Sauber in the top 8.
1994 started well for Wendlinger, he notched up a point in the first race of the year at Interlagos, subsequently picking up fourth place in the San Marino race, a race marred by the deaths of both Wendlinger's countryman Roland Ratzenberger and the Brazilian racing legend Ayrton Senna. Interlagos is in the City of São Paulo, Brazil. It's the home to the Formula One Brazilian Roland Ratzenberger ( July 4, 1960 &ndash April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Racing driver who died during qualifying for the Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple
The whole Formula One fraternity was in a state of shock after Imola, and the shockwaves were still rippling as the teams turned up in Monaco for the fourth round of the Championship. The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, east of Bologna and east of the Ferrari factory For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque It was here that Karl's career in Grand Prix racing changed.
During the first practice session, approaching the famous Nouvelle Chicane in the harbour, Wendlinger lost control coming out of the preceding tunnel. Under braking, the Sauber hit the wall sideways at some force. Wendlinger's head had struck a water-filled barrier lining the armco wall, in large part due to the low cockpit sides present in F1 cars of that era. The FIA doctors were quickly on the scene where they found Karl unconscious, and although his vital signs would soon be stabilized, he would remain in a coma for weeks to come.
Karl recovered from his injuries, but when Sauber granted him an opportunity to drive in 1995 he was relieved of his duties before the Monaco event a year on from the accident, as his performances were disappointing. He was replaced by Jean-Christophe Boullion. Complete Formula One results ( key
Wendlinger came back briefly for Sauber in two Grands Prix at the end of the season, as Boullion also proved uncompetitive in relation to team-mate Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Early career Frentzen was born in the West German city of Mönchengladbach ( North Rhine-Westphalia) to a German undertaker and a Spanish mother However, this return also proved to be a failure, and the 1995 Japanese and Australian Grands Prix proved to be his Formula One swansong. The 1995 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on October 29 1995 at the Suzuka Circuit The 1995 Australian Grand Prix (officially known as the LX EDS Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One Motor race held on November 12 1995
Since then, he has competed successfully in sports cars and touring cars, winning the FIA GT Championship (with Olivier Beretta) in 1999. Sports car racing is a form of circuit Auto racing with Automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct Auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars The FIA GT Championship is a Sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de Olivier Beretta (born in Monte Carlo, November 23, 1969) is a Racing driver from Monaco who raced in Formula One in 1994 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. The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters ( DTM, German Touring Car Masters is a Touring car racing series based in Germany, but also with rounds elsewhere The Maserati MC12 is a Grand tourer produced by Maserati to allow a racing variant to compete in the FIA GT Championship.
Since 2006, Wendlinger has been part of the JetAlliance Racing team, competing again in the FIA GT Championship. Jetalliance Racing is an Austrian racing team which currently competes in the FIA GT Championship. His team-mate in 2006 was Phillip Peter, and in 2007 his team-mate was Scottish driver, Ryan Sharp. Ryan Sharp is a Race car driver born in Newtonhill, Scotland, United Kingdom on April 29 1979.
Karl Wendlinger has been competing 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. Michael Bartels (born March 8, 1968 in Plettenberg, Germany) is a professional Racing driver. Andrea Bertolini ( December 1, 1973) is an Italian Race car driver currently driving for Vitaphone Racing in the FIA GT
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Leyton House Racing | Leyton House CG911 | Ilmor V10 | USA |
BRA |
SMR |
MON |
CAN |
MEX |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
POR |
ESP |
JPN Ret |
AUS 20 |
- | 0 | |
| 1992 | March F1 | March CG911 | Ilmor 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 | Sauber | Sauber C12 | Ilmor V10 | 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 | Sauber Mercedes | Sauber C13 | Mercedes-Benz V10 | BRA 6 |
PAC Ret |
SMR 4 |
MON DNQ |
ESP Inj |
CAN Inj |
FRA Inj |
GBR Inj |
GER Inj |
HUN Inj |
BEL Inj |
ITA Inj |
POR Inj |
EUR Inj |
JPN Inj |
AUS Inj |
19th | 4 | |
| 1995 | Red Bull Sauber Ford | Sauber C14 | Ford V8 | BRA Ret |
ARG Ret |
SMR Ret |
ESP 13 |
MON |
CAN |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
POR |
EUR |
PAC |
JPN 10 |
AUS Ret |
- | 0 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joachim Winkelhock |
German Formula Three champion 1989 |
Succeeded by Michael Schumacher |
| Preceded by Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta |
FIA GT Champion 1999 with: Olivier Beretta |
Succeeded by Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter |