Karl Wendlinger
Karl Wendlinger is an Austrian Formula 1 driver with 41 race starts from 1991 to 1995, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 0 podiums and 14 championship points.
Wendlinger's first start was the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix for Leyton House, from 22nd on the grid, ending in a retirement. The best season was 1993: 12th in the championship with 7 points, for Sauber. The longest team-mate pairing was with Jyrki Järvilehto, 16 races: Wendlinger finished ahead 7 times to 5 when both were classified, and out-qualified Järvilehto 8 times to 8. 23 of the 41 starts ended in a retirement (56%).
- Nationality
- Austrian
- Born
- 20 Dec 1968
- Active
- 1991 to 1995, 5 seasons
- Teams
- Leyton House, March, Sauber
| Starts | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Fastest laps | Laps led | Points | DNFs | Best finish | Best championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 4th | 12th |
Compare with team-mates: Jyrki Järvilehto, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Paul Belmondo. Or anyone else.
Season by season
Explained: how points and the championships work · how the points system changed since 1950 · the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings.
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Sauber | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 1994 | Sauber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th |
| 1993 | Sauber | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12th |
| 1992 | March | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12th |
| 1991 | Leyton House | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
By team
| Team | Years | Starts | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Laps led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton House | 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 1992 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sauber | 1993–1995 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |