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Karl Kling (born 16 September 1910 in Gießen, Gießen, Hesse, Germany – died 18 March 2003 in Gaienhofen, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was a German racing driver who competed in Formula One in 1954 and 1955. Serving as deputy to Juan Manuel Fangio, Kling scored two podiums and seventeen points.

Formula One Career[]

Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year Entrant Team WDC Points WDC Pos. Report
1954 Diamler-Benz Mercedes 12 5th Report
1955 Diamler-Benz Mercedes 5 11th Report

Career Statistics[]

Entries 11
Starts 11
Pole Positions 0
Sprint Poles 0
Front Row Starts 3
Race Wins 0
Sprint Wins 0
Podiums 2
Sprint Podiums 0
Fastest Laps 1
Sprint Fastest Laps 0
Points 17
Laps Raced 519
Distance Raced 3,685 km (2,290 mi)
Races Led 3
Laps Led 18
Distance Led 172 km (107 mi)

Race Wins[]

Non-championship[]

Win Number Grand Prix
1 1954 Berlin Grand Prix

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Pos
1954 Flag of Argentina 48-star U S flag Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Switzerland Flag of Italy Flag of Spain 1945 1977 12 5th
2nd 7th 4th Ret Ret 5th
1955 Flag of Argentina Flag of Monaco 48-star U S flag Flag of Belgium Flag of the Netherlands Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Switzerland Flag of Italy Flag of Spain 1945 1977 5 11th
4th[1]
  Ret  
INJ Ret Ret C 3rd C C Ret C
Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Podium finish DSQ Disqualified
3rd DNQ Did not qualify
5th Points finish DNPQ Did not pre-qualify
14th Non-points finish TD Test driver
Italics Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap DNS Did not start
18th Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) NC Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP Qualified for pole position [+] More Symbols

Notes[]

  1. Shared drive with Stirling Moss and Hans Hermann

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