{"id":38677,"date":"2020-12-06T18:28:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T18:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T19:42:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T19:42:17","slug":"karl-wendlinger","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl Wendlinger"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" alt=\"wendlinger2\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wendlinger2-200x200.jpg\" srcset=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"anchor-menu container-no-breakpoints proxima\">\n    <ul>\n                    <li><a href=\"#biography\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Biography<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#championship-seasons\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Championship Seasons<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#non-championship-races\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Non-Championship Races<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#teams\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Teams<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"biography\">\n            <div class=\"post__item\">\n                <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-data-box\" data-driver-id=\"38677\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <aside class=\"sidebar\" data-target=\"ad-container\">\n            <aside class=\"broadcast-space \">\n            <div class=\"broadcast-space__element\" id=\"div-gpt-ad-1563288058060-3\" data-behaviour=\"ad-target\"><\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n        <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n\n&lt;!&#8211; wp:acf\/expanding-content {\n    &quot;id&quot;: &quot;block_5fc174e15c389&quot;,\n    &quot;name&quot;: &quot;acf\/expanding-content&quot;,\n    &quot;data&quot;: {\n        &quot;section_id&quot;: &quot;full-biography&quot;,\n        &quot;_section_id&quot;: &quot;field_text_1292ff80a2dc5c915ba1db496c4bc22c&quot;,\n        &quot;images&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;_images&quot;: &quot;eb298b09b4fa5288ed423010408600a1field_repeater&quot;,\n        &quot;content&quot;: &quot;<span data-contrast=\"none\">A third-generation racing driver, Karl Wendlinger was one of three youngsters chosen by Mercedes-Benz as stars of the future. Like Michael Schumacher and Heinz-Harald\u00a0Frentzen, Wendlinger graduated to F<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ormula\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">1 but his promising G<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">rand\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">P<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">rix<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0career was cut short when he failed to recover his form after serious injury.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Early racing career<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<span data-contrast=\"none\">With help from family friend Gerhard Berger, Wendlinger raced in Formula Ford from 1987. Winner of the minor Austrian F<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">la\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">3 Championship in 1988, he drove Helmut Marko\u2019s\u00a0Ralt\u00a0RT33-Alfa Romeo to two victories in the following year\u2019s German series. Those included at\u00a0Avus\u00a0when running without a rea<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">r wing to maximize his\u00a0straight<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">line\u00a0speed. He beat Schumacher and\u00a0Frentzen\u00a0by a point to win the German title.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sports cars with Mercedes-Benz<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<span data-contrast=\"none\">The youngsters took turns sharing a Sauber-Mercedes with veteran Jochen Mass during the 1990 World Sportscar Championship. Wendling<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">er\u2019s four starts yielded second\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">place finishes at\u00a0Suzuka\u00a0and Monza and victory at Spa-Francorchamps. He then shared a Mercedes C291 with Schumacher in 1991 and they won the final round at\u00a0Autopolis.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<span data-contrast=\"none\">Wendlinger also raced for RSM Marko in F<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ormula\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">3000 when his sports<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">car commitments allowed. Inconsistent during 1990, he impressed a year later by always qualifying in the top 10 and finishing third at Hockenheim\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">after his only front row start.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Formula 1 with March and Sauber<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<span data-contrast=\"none\">He ended 1991 by making his GP debut with a Leyton House March CG911-Ilmor in the final two races and did enough to retain his seat for 1992.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">A fine seventh on the grid for the opening race in South Afric<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a, the highlight was his\u00a0fourth\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">lace\u00a0finish in the Canadian GP.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<span data-contrast=\"none\">He switched to Sauber for 1993 and consistently qualified in the top 10 a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">t the start of the year. Fourth\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">place at Monza was one of four points scores and he matched that result in the tragic 1994 San Marino GP at Imola.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">However, he crashed at the chicane while\u00a0practising\u00a0for the next race in Monaco. Wendlinger suffered life threatening head injuries and was in a coma for three weeks as doctors tried to reduce the swelling on his brain. He eventually made a full recovery and returned to Sauber for six races in 1995. However, he had lost his competitive edge and they proved to be the final GPs of his career.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Return to endurance racing<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<span data-contrast=\"none\">He made a successful switch to endurance racing and finished third overall on his Le Mans debut in 1996 with the works Porsche 911 GT1 he shared with Yannick Dalmas and Scott Goodyear.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<span data-contrast=\"none\">Wendlinger\u2019s career was back in the ascendancy when he joined ORECA to drive a works-backed Chrysler Viper GTS-R in the FIA GT Championship. Third in 1998, he won the 1999 title with regular partner Olivier Beretta. They also finished third in the American Le Mans Series GTS class that year before dominating in 2000. They won the Daytona 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">4 H<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ours outright and shared nine class wins in the ALMS with Beretta narrowly ahead in the standings thanks to his greater number of fastest laps.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<span data-contrast=\"none\">Fourth in the 2001 Le Mans 24 H<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ours with an LMP900 Chrysler prototype, two disappointing years in DTM with Abt Sportsline\u2019s Audi TT-R followed with fifth at Donington\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Park\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in 2002 his best result.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<span data-contrast=\"none\">He returned to the FIA GT Championship in 2004 with JMB Racing. Wendlinger and co-driver Andrea Bertolini entered the final round of 2005 with a one point lead in the standings but they dropped to third after retiring their Maserati MC12 early in Bahrain.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<span data-contrast=\"none\">Wendlinger drove a RaceAlliance Racing Aston Martin DBR9 for the next three seasons, winning each year and finishing as runner-up in 2007 with new co-driver Ryan Sharp. They switched to a K plus K Motorsport Saleen S7R-Ford for 2009 and won the opening round at Silverstone. Another victory at the Hungaroring was lost in post-race scrutineering after which the team withdrew.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>rnrn<span data-contrast=\"none\">The Austrian continue<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to compete in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">national\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GT<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">championships<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0until 2016<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0He has since worked as a television commentator and as a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span>&#8220;,\n        &#8220;_content&#8221;: &#8220;field_main_content_2ee8865d7c533463b5dedcef1ce01c85&#8221;,\n        &#8220;more_button&#8221;: &#8220;Read full bio&#8221;,\n        &#8220;_more_button&#8221;: &#8220;field_text_a3ffdde6d63ef6303a21e2400fb10a0f&#8221;\n    },\n    &#8220;mode&#8221;: &#8220;edit&#8221;\n} \/&#8211;&gt;\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-padding-bottom database-table-collapsible toggle open\" id=\"championship-seasons\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-seasons-table\" data-driver-id=\"\"><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-padding database-table-collapsible toggle open\" id=\"non-championship-races\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        \n<header class=\"content-header content-header--alt\">\n\n    <h2 class=\"content-header__small-title sanomat u-bold \">\n                Non Championship Races\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"content-header__dropdown database-table-collapsible__toggles proxima\">\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"database-table-collapsible__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Show<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"database-table-collapsible__less\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Hide<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/header><div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-races-table\" data-driver-id=\"\"><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-padding database-table-collapsible toggle open\" id=\"teams\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        \n<header class=\"content-header content-header--alt\">\n\n    <h2 class=\"content-header__small-title sanomat u-bold \">\n                Teams\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"content-header__dropdown database-table-collapsible__toggles proxima\">\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"database-table-collapsible__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Show<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"database-table-collapsible__less\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Hide<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/header><div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-teams-table\" data-driver-id=\"\"><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n                            <section class=\"c-broadcast-space content-section block_5fc172d85c387_leaderboardtop div-gpt-ad-1563288058060-1\" data-target=\"ad-container\">\n            <div class=\"container container--full-mobile\">\n                <aside class=\"broadcast-space \">\n            <div class=\"broadcast-space__element\" id=\"div-gpt-ad-1563288058060-1\" data-behaviour=\"ad-target\"><\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n    \n\n    <section\n        class=\"c-latest-products latest-products content-section\"\n        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\"\n        data-automation-type=\"related-products\"\n        data-tags=\"[&quot;Karl Wendlinger&quot;]\"\n        data-current-post=\"38677\"><\/section>\n\n\n        <section class=\"c-article-listing article-listing content-section\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <header class=\"content-header\">\n    <div class=\"content-header__intro user-content\">\n        <h1 class=\"content-header__title sanomat\">Related articles<\/h1>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-header__button\">\n            <a class=\"button button--outline button--full\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\">\n                View all\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"content-section__inner-content container\">\n            <div class=\"article-grid article-grid--no-ads\">\n                <div class=\"article-grid__wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"article-grid__nested-grid\">\n                        <div class=\"article-grid__column\">\n                                                            \n\t\n\n<article class=\"article-item \">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"article-item__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/articles\/single-seaters\/f1\/f1-set-to-abandon-50-50-power-split-in-2027-what-it-means\/\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__image article-item__image--cropped\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260503F1-0282-450x253.jpg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"253\" width=\"450\" alt=\"F1 set to abandon 50\/50 power split in 2027 &#8211; what it means\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260503F1-0282-450x253.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260503F1-0282-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__row proxima\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__tag tag tag--group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>F1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-item__title article-item__title--cropped sanomat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tF1 set to abandon 50\/50 power split in 2027 &#8211; what it means\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__excerpt\" data-cf-ignore>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Formula 1 will reduce electrification next year following the backlash against the current rules<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__meta proxima\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"article-item__date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08\">8th May 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__author\">By\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPablo Elizalde<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/article>                                                                                            \n\t\n\n<article class=\"article-item \">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"article-item__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/articles\/single-seaters\/f1\/the-fia-is-giving-honda-a-helping-hand-but-is-that-right-for-f1\/\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__image article-item__image--cropped\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bahrain-Testing-Day-3-450x253.jpg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"253\" width=\"450\" alt=\"The FIA is giving Honda a helping hand, but is that right for F1?\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bahrain-Testing-Day-3-450x253.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bahrain-Testing-Day-3-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__row proxima\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__tag tag tag--group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>F1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-item__title article-item__title--cropped sanomat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe FIA is giving Honda a helping hand, but is that right for F1?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__excerpt\" data-cf-ignore>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The FIA has updated Formula 1&#8217;s regulations in what appears to be an attempt at helping Honda<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__meta proxima\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"article-item__date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08\">8th May 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__author\">By\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPablo Elizalde<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/article>                                                                                            \n\t\n\n<article class=\"article-item \">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"article-item__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/articles\/single-seaters\/f1\/the-elite-f1-company-antonelli-joined-with-miami-gp-win\/\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__image article-item__image--cropped\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260503F1-0284-450x253.jpg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"253\" width=\"450\" alt=\"The ultra-elite F1 company Kimi Antonelli joined with Miami GP win\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260503F1-0284-450x253.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260503F1-0284-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__row proxima\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__tag tag tag--group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>F1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-item__title article-item__title--cropped sanomat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe ultra-elite F1 company Kimi Antonelli joined with Miami GP win\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__excerpt\" data-cf-ignore>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Kimi Antonelli&#8217;s start to 2026 has placed him in an elite Formula 1 group consisting of only Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill and Mika H\u00e4kkinen<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__meta proxima\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"article-item__date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08\">8th May 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__author\">By\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPablo Elizalde<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/article>                                                                                            \n\t\n\n<article class=\"article-item \">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"article-item__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/articles\/single-seaters\/f1\/audi-revives-the-auto-union-lucca-born-for-war-with-mercedes\/\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__image article-item__image--cropped\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A260924_web_1920-450x253.jpg.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"253\" width=\"450\" alt=\"Audi revives the Auto Union Lucca, born for war with Mercedes\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A260924_web_1920-450x253.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A260924_web_1920-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__row proxima\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__tag tag tag--group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>F1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-item__title article-item__title--cropped sanomat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAudi revives the Auto Union Lucca, born for war with Mercedes\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__excerpt\" data-cf-ignore>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Auto Union vs Mercedes &#8211; Rosemeyer vs Caracciola. Germany&#8217;s land speed rivalry of the 1930s was one of the most charged in motor sport history. Now Audi Tradition has recreated one of the most significant record-breaking cars of the era <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__meta proxima\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"article-item__date\" datetime=\"2026-05-07\">7th May 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-item__author\">By\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPablo Elizalde<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/article>                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"article-grid__column\">\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section\n        class=\"c-article-listing article-listing content-section\"\n        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\"\n        data-automation-type=\"related-issue-articles\"\n        data-tags=\"[&quot;Karl Wendlinger&quot;]\"\n        data-current-post=\"38677\"\n        data-count-override=\"8\"><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-database-cats database-cats content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"database-cats__content\">\n                                                                    <div class=\"database-cat\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"database-cat__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/series.jpg\"\/>\n                        <p class=\"database-cat__count\">3,495<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"database-cat__title\">Championships<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"database-cat__view proxima\" href=\"\/database\/championships\/\">View<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                                    <div class=\"database-cat\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"database-cat__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/results.jpg\"\/>\n                        <p class=\"database-cat__count\">20,115<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"database-cat__title\">Results<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"database-cat__view proxima\" href=\"\/database\/races\/\">View<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                                    <div class=\"database-cat\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"database-cat__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/drivers.jpg\"\/>\n                        <p class=\"database-cat__count\">26,080<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"database-cat__title\">Drivers<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"database-cat__view proxima\" href=\"\/database\/drivers\/\">View<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                                    <div class=\"database-cat\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"database-cat__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/team-driver-image.jpg\"\/>\n                        <p class=\"database-cat__count\">14,825<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"database-cat__title\">Teams<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"database-cat__view proxima\" href=\"\/database\/teams\/\">View<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                                    <div class=\"database-cat\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"database-cat__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/circuits.jpg\"\/>\n                        <p class=\"database-cat__count\">930<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"database-cat__title\">Circuits<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"database-cat__view proxima\" href=\"\/database\/circuits\/\">View<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"author":849,"featured_media":53521,"menu_order":0,"template":"single-database.php","tags":[37924],"series":[82,24,102,103,126,138,164,191,244],"country":[751],"gender":[28],"class_list":["post-38677","driver","type-driver","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-karl-wendlinger","series-dtm","series-f1","series-f3000","series-fia-gt","series-german-f3","series-grand-am","series-lms","series-non-championship-sportscars","series-world-sportscars","country-austria","gender-male"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Karl Wendlinger \u2022 Career &amp; Character Info | Motorsport Database<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find out about DTM driver, Karl Wendlinger, their career, history and character information incl. races, teams and much more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Karl Wendlinger \u2022 Career &amp; Character Info | Motorsport Database\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Find out about DTM driver, Karl Wendlinger, their career, history and character information incl. races, teams and much more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-07T19:42:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wendlinger2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/\",\"name\":\"Karl Wendlinger \u2022 Career & Character Info | Motorsport Database\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wendlinger2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-06T18:28:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-07T19:42:17+00:00\",\"description\":\"Find out about DTM driver, Karl Wendlinger, their career, history and character information incl. races, teams and much more.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wendlinger2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wendlinger2.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":300},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Drivers\/Riders\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Karl Wendlinger\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\",\"name\":\"Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Karl Wendlinger \u2022 Career & Character Info | Motorsport Database","description":"Find out about DTM driver, Karl Wendlinger, their career, history and character information incl. races, teams and much more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Karl Wendlinger \u2022 Career & Character Info | Motorsport Database","og_description":"Find out about DTM driver, Karl Wendlinger, their career, history and character information incl. races, teams and much more.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/","og_site_name":"Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine","article_modified_time":"2023-11-07T19:42:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":300,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wendlinger2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/","url":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/","name":"Karl Wendlinger \u2022 Career & Character Info | Motorsport Database","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wendlinger2.jpg","datePublished":"2020-12-06T18:28:27+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-07T19:42:17+00:00","description":"Find out about DTM driver, Karl Wendlinger, their career, history and character information incl. races, teams and much more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wendlinger2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wendlinger2.jpg","width":300,"height":300},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/karl-wendlinger\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Drivers\/Riders","item":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Karl Wendlinger"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/","name":"Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/driver\/38677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/driver"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/driver"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/849"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/driver\/38677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53520,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/driver\/38677\/revisions\/53520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38677"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=38677"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=38677"},{"taxonomy":"gender","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gender?post=38677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}