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🇦🇹 Karl Wendlinger

Racing driver from Austria. FIA GT Championship, K plus K Motorsport. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Karl Wendlinger
Born
20 December 1968(b. 1968)
Nationality
Austria
Current team
K plus K Motorsport
Series
FIA GT Championship
Status
Retired
Championships
11999
Career wins
16
Career podiums
28
Career starts
126
Career DNFs
44
Racer Rating
5,354
Karl Wendlinger
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,354
Rank 745 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Karl Wendlinger is a racing driver from Austria who last raced in FIA GT Championship for K plus K Motorsport. Wendlinger is a one-time champion (1999), with 16 wins and 28 podiums from 126 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,354 ranks Wendlinger 745th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2009 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
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2009-08-29HungaroringFIA GT ChampionshipDNF−204
2009-06-19OscherslebenFIA GT ChampionshipP14−79
2009-05-15AdriaFIA GT ChampionshipP22−219
2009-05-01SilverstoneFIA GT ChampionshipP1+81
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+139Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1992Formula 1P4
+135Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1993Formula 1P4
+117Adria 2007FIA GT ChampionshipP1
+115Autódromo do Estoril 1993Formula 1P5
+114Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1993Formula 1P6
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Hockenheim4 starts+24
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari4 starts+23
Autódromo José Carlos Pace4 starts+20
Brno5 starts+13
Struggles
Spa-Francorchamps6 starts-51
Adria4 starts-33
Hungaroring5 starts-33
Monza6 starts-10
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2009▸FIA GT ChampionshipK plus K Motorsport411110P13−4215,354
2008â–¸FIA GT ChampionshipJetalliance Racing834230P4+995,775
2007â–¸FIA GT ChampionshipJetalliance Racing1034230P2+2975,676
2006▸FIA GT ChampionshipRace Alliance Motorsport1012400P9−4635,379
2005â–¸FIA GT ChampionshipJMB Racing1115100P4+1715,842
2004▸FIA GT ChampionshipJMB Racing1113200P5−2435,671
1999â–¸FIA GT ChampionshipViper Team Oreca868030P1+4685,915
1998▸FIA GT ChampionshipViper Team Oreca900300P16−4415,447
1995▸Formula 1Sauber600400P17−2295,888
1994â–¸Formula 1Sauber400204P16+476,117
1993â–¸Formula 1Sauber1600907P11+2706,071
1992▸Formula 1March1400803P12−785,801
1991▸International Formula 3000RSM Marko501300P14−1705,879
▸Formula 1Leyton House200100P16↑500−190
1990▸International Formula 3000RSM Marko600200P18↑882+395,739
1989▸Formula 3 MacauRSM Marko100000—+824,818
1988▸Formula 3 MacauRSM Marko100000—+3,3864,736
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Wendlinger finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇩🇪 Michael Bartels5,96769323746%
🇳🇱 Mike HezemansFIA Silver4,98759332656%
🇫🇷 Emmanuel CollardFIA Silver3,89254411376%
🇧🇪 Bert LonginFIA Bronze5,50153302357%
🇫🇷 Christophe BouchutFIA Silver3,80851341767%
🇮🇹 Fabio BabiniFIA Platinum3,76551262551%
🇩🇪 Gerold Ried3,75748361275%
🇬🇧 Johnny Herbert6,02946222448%
🇨🇭 Jean-Denis DeletrazFIA Bronze4,89746291763%
🇧🇪 Anthony Kumpen4,50845252056%
🇫🇷 Alain ProstHigher-rated, 5× champion6,8021731418%
🇦🇺 Mark WebberHigher-rated, 1× champion6,53791811%
🇫🇮 Mika HäkkinenHigher-rated, 2× champion6,52929111838%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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739🇺🇸 Andy SeussARCA Menards Series5,359
740🇺🇸 Jimmy VasserIndyCar5,359
741🇪🇸 Miguel MolinaWEC5,357
742🇧🇷 Mario HaberfeldInternational Formula 30005,356
743🇫🇷 Franck LagorceFIA GT Championship5,354
744🇫🇷 Francois PerrodoEuropean Le Mans Series5,354
745🇦🇹 Karl WendlingerFIA GT Championship5,354
746🇬🇧 Perry McCarthyFIA GT Championship5,354
747🇮🇹 Enrico BertaggiaInternational Formula 30005,352
748🇩🇪 Sven MüllerSuper GT5,352
749🇫🇷 Théo PourchaireWEC5,351
750🇬🇧 Kenny AchesonInternational Formula 30005,350
751🇺🇸 Robbie GroffIndyCar5,350
752🇦🇺 Josh BerryNASCAR Cup Series5,348
753🇫🇷 Jonathan CochetNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,345
754🇧🇷 Enzo FittipaldiIndy NXT5,344
755🇧🇷 Guilherme SalasStock Car Pro Series5,343
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Karl Wendlinger is a racing driver from Austria who last raced in FIA GT Championship for K plus K Motorsport. Wendlinger is a one-time champion (1999), with 16 wins and 28 podiums from 126 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,354 ranks Wendlinger 745th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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