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{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Karl Wendlinger

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| nationality = {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Austria]]n

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1968|12|20}}

| birth_place = [[Kufstein]], [[Austria]]

| related to =

| current series = [[FIA GT1 World Championship]]

| first year = [[2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season|2010]]

| current team = [[Swiss Racing Team]]

| car number = 3

| former teams =

| starts = 20

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 43rd

| year = [[2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season|2010]]

| prev series = [[FIA GT Championship]] [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] [[V8Star Series]] [[American Le Mans Series]] [[FIA GT Championship]] [[Italian Superturismo Championship|Italian Superturismo]] [[Super Tourenwagen Cup]] [[Formula One]] [[International Formula 3000]] [[World Sportscar Championship|World Sportscars]] [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft|DTM]] [[German F3]] Austrian F3

| prev series years = 2004–09 2002–03 2001 1999 1998–99 1997 1996 1991–95 1990–91 1990–92 1989–90 1988–89 1988

| titles = [[FIA GT Championship]] [[German F3]] Austrian F3

| title years = 1999 1989 1988

| awards =

| award years =

| career template1 =

{{Infobox F1 driver|subbox=yes

| Years = {{F1|1991}}–{{F1|1995}}

| Team(s) = [[Leyton House Racing|Leyton House]], [[March Engineering|March]], [[Sauber]]

| Races = 42 (41 starts)

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Points = 14

| Poles = 0

| Fastest laps = 0

| First race = [[1991 Japanese Grand Prix]]

| First win =

| Last win =

| Last race = [[1995 Australian Grand Prix]]

}}

| career template2 =

{{Infobox Le Mans driver|subbox=yes

| Years = 1991–1992, 1996–2001, 2008

| Team(s) = Team [[Sauber]] [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]], [[Peugeot]] [[Talbot]] Sport, [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]] AG, Roock Racing, [[Dodge Viper|Viper]] Team [[Oreca]]

| Best Finish = 3rd ([[1996 24 Hours of Le Mans|1996]])

| Class Wins = 2 ([[1999 24 Hours of Le Mans|1999]] and [[2000 24 Hours of Le Mans|2000]])

}}

}}

[[File:Andrea Chiesa 1992 Monaco.jpg|thumb|Wendlinger (in the back) at the [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix]]]]

'''Karl Wendlinger''' (born 20 December 1968 in [[Kufstein]]<ref>[http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-wenkar.html DRIVERS: KARL WENDLINGER] at grandprix.com</ref>) is an [[Austria]]n [[sportscar racing]] and former [[Formula One]] driver.

== Mercedes Juniors ==

Wendlinger started his career in [[karting]] and in [[Formula Ford]] before entering the German [[Formula 3]] Championship in 1988. 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.

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.

In 1991, he continued to race with Mercedes sportscars - alongside a [[International Formula 3000|Formula 3000]] programme with the [[Helmut Marko]] team. Towards the end of the year, Mercedes' team boss [[Jochen Neerpasch]] placed two of his protégés in Formula One. Schumacher went to the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] team before signing for [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]], whilst Wendlinger made a low key Formula One debut with the [[Leyton House Racing|Leyton House]] outfit for the final two Grands Prix of the season.

== Formula One ==

===1991–1992: Leyton House/March===

Wendlinger's Formula One debut came at the [[1991 Japanese Grand Prix]] at [[Suzuka Circuit|Suzuka]], bringing some money to the beleaguered [[Leyton House]] team in place of long-serving [[Ivan Capelli]]. 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]]. His second race didn't fare much better as the [[Adelaide Street Circuit|Adelaide]] circuit was a wash-out, torrential rain leading to a curtailed event. 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.

Wendlinger was kept at the renamed March team in 1992, alongside [[Paul Belmondo]]. The team were struggling financially due to the withdrawal of the [[Leyton House]] organisation, the only modifications to the 1991 car being reworking the cockpit to accommodate Wendlinger's tall frame. The results were very encouraging, including starting 7th at the opening [[1992 South African Grand Prix|South African Grand Prix]] but results were limited by the team's financial restraints. For example, at the Spanish Grand Prix the drying track at the start saw the [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]] team make a late change of tyres to their cars on the starting grid, incurring a fine but finishing 5th and 7th. Wendlinger was 8th, March being unable to afford the fine for changing his tyres at the same time. However, at the [[1992 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]] in Montreal a race of attrition allowed Wendlinger to bring the car home in fourth position, albeit a lap down - but nonetheless a huge result considering the financial troubles his team were in. These three points allowed Wendlinger to finish 12th in the drivers championship ahead of respected names such as [[Ivan Capelli]], [[Thierry Boutsen]], [[Johnny Herbert]] and former Brabham and Tyrrell driver [[Stefano Modena]].

===1993–1995: Sauber===

For 1993, Wendlinger was re-united with [[Peter Sauber]], who that year had become a Formula One team owner. Much was expected of the team and early on Wendlinger and team-mate [[JJ Lehto]] mixed with the front runners. Initially he was out-paced by the Finn, who scored points in two of the first four races though some of this was down to bad luck; Wendlinger had qualified 5th at [[1993 European Grand Prix|Donington]] for example, only to be eliminated by [[Michael Andretti]] on the first lap. At the [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]] Wendlinger and Lehto collided, the team blaming the Finn. After that, Wendlinger's results improved. He scored his first point of the season in the [[1993 Canadian Grand Prix|next round]] and added three more points scores - the best being 4th at the [[1993 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] after a long battle with Andretti. Other points finishes in [[1993 Portuguese Grand Prix|Portugal]] and [[1993 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungary]] helped give Wendlinger 12th in the Drivers' Championship again with seven points - two points and a place ahead of the more experienced Lehto.

For 1994 Wendlinger was retained as [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] made their official return to Formula 1, buying a stake in [[Ilmor]] and becoming the team's engine suppliers. [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] arrived in place of Lehto. The season started well for Wendlinger; he scored a point in the first race of the year at [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|Interlagos]] and drove to fourth place in the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] race, an event marred by the deaths of both Wendlinger's countryman [[Roland Ratzenberger]] and the multiple world champion [[Ayrton Senna]].

The next race was in [[1994 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] for the fourth round of the Championship. During the first practice session, Wendlinger exited the tunnel and lost control of the car under braking for the Nouvelle Chicane. The Sauber hit the wall sideways with considerable force. Wendlinger's head struck a water-filled barrier within the metal crash barrier. [[FIA]] doctors found Wendlinger unconscious, and although his vital signs were quickly stabilized, he remained in a coma for several weeks and did not drive in a race for the rest of the year.<ref>[http://www.funof1.com.ar/tx/pi199115016_eng_alfp_.htm Karl Wendlinger in focus]</ref> He had planned to make his comeback at the [[1994 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] but pre-race testing revealed his neck was not strong enough.

Wendlinger recovered from his injuries before the start of the 1995 Formula One season, where he would be driving at Sauber (now with Ford engines) alongside Frentzen. However, he performed poorly and was reluctantly replaced in the team before the Monaco Grand Prix, a year on from the accident, by [[Jean-Christophe Boullion]]. [[Peter Sauber]] then recalled Wendlinger for the final two races of the season in one last attempt to regain his pre-accident form, without success. These were his last races in Formula One.

== After Formula One ==

Since then, he has competed successfully in [[sports car racing|sports cars]] and [[touring car racing|touring cars]],<ref>[http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Karl_Wendlinger WATN - Karl Wendlinger]</ref> winning the [[FIA GT Championship]] (with [[Olivier Beretta]]) in 1999. After a spell racing for Abt-Audi in [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] in 2002 and 2003 he raced for JMB Racing in FIA GT again, driving a [[Maserati MC12]] with Andrea Bertolini.

Since 2006, Wendlinger has been part of the [[JetAlliance Racing]] team, competing again in the FIA GT Championship. His team-mate in 2006 was Phillip Peter, and in 2007 his team-mate was Scottish driver, [[Ryan Sharp]].

2007 Karl Wendlinger competed at the 24 Hours of Daytona with Sigal Sport team in a BMW powered Riley DP. He crashed during the night on his in lap at the end of his second stint and was sent to the hospital as a precaution. The car eventually was retired from the damage.

=== 2008 ===

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.

==Racing record==

===Complete Formula One results===

([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! WDC

! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Points]]

|-

| [[1991 Formula One season|1991]]

! [[Leyton House Racing]]

! [[Leyton House Racing|Leyton House]] [[Leyton House CG911|CG911]]

! [[Ilmor]] [[V10 engine|V10]]

| [[1991 United States Grand Prix|USA]]

| [[1991 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]

| [[1991 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]

| [[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]

| [[1991 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]

| [[1991 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]

| [[1991 French Grand Prix|FRA]]

| [[1991 British Grand Prix|GBR]]

| [[1991 German Grand Prix|GER]]

| [[1991 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]

| [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]

| [[1991 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]

| [[1991 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]

| [[1991 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1991 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1991 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]] 20

|

! NC

! 0

|-

| [[1992 Formula One season|1992]]

! [[March Engineering|March F1]]

! [[March Engineering|March]] [[March CG911|CG911]]

! [[Ilmor]] [[V10 engine|V10]]

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 South African Grand Prix|RSA]] Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]] Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]] Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1992 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] 8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1992 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]] 12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1992 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] 4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 French Grand Prix|FRA]] Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 British Grand Prix|GBR]] Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1992 German Grand Prix|GER]] 16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]] Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1992 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] 11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1992 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] 10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]] Ret

| [[1992 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]

| [[1992 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]

|

! 12th

! 3

|-

| [[1993 Formula One season|1993]]

! [[Sauber|Team Sauber AG]]

! [[Sauber]] [[Sauber C12|C12]]

! [[Sauber]] [[V10 engine|V10]]

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1993 South African Grand Prix|RSA]] Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1993 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]] Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1993 European Grand Prix|EUR]] Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1993 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]] Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1993 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] 13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1993 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] 6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1993 French Grand Prix|FRA]] Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1993 British Grand Prix|GBR]] Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1993 German Grand Prix|GER]] 9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1993 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]] 6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1993 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1993 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1993 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]] 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1993 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1993 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]] 15

|

! 12th

! 7

|-

| [[1994 Formula One season|1994]]

! [[Sauber|Broker Sauber Mercedes]]

! [[Sauber]] [[Sauber C13|C13]]

! [[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes-Benz]] [[V10 engine|V10]]

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1994 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]] 6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1994 Pacific Grand Prix|PAC]] Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]] 4

|style="background:#ffffff;"| [[1994 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] DNS

| [[1994 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]

| [[1994 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]

| [[1994 French Grand Prix|FRA]]

| [[1994 British Grand Prix|GBR]]

| [[1994 German Grand Prix|GER]]

| [[1994 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]

| [[1994 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]

| [[1994 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]

| [[1994 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]

| [[1994 European Grand Prix|EUR]]

| [[1994 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]

| [[1994 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]

|

! 19th

! 4

|-

| [[1995 Formula One season|1995]]

! [[Sauber|Red Bull Sauber Ford]]

! [[Sauber]] [[Sauber C14|C14]]

! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[V8 engine|V8]]

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1995 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]] Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1995 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1995 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]] Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1995 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] 13

| [[1995 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]

| [[1995 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]

| [[1995 French Grand Prix|FRA]]

| [[1995 British Grand Prix|GBR]]

| [[1995 German Grand Prix|GER]]

| [[1995 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]

| [[1995 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]

| [[1995 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]

| [[1995 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]

| [[1995 European Grand Prix|EUR]]

| [[1995 Pacific Grand Prix|PAC]]

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1995 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] 10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1995 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]] Ret

! NC

! 0

|}

===24 Hours of Le Mans results===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

|-

! Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class Pos.|Class Position}}

|- align="center"

! [[1991 24 Hours of Le Mans|1991]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Team [[Sauber]] [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Michael Schumacher]] {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Fritz Kreutzpointner]]

|align="left"| [[Mercedes-Benz C11]]

| C2

| 355

| 5th

| 5th

|- align="center"

! [[1992 24 Hours of Le Mans|1992]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot Talbot Sport]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eric van de Poele]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Ferté]]

|align="left"| [[Peugeot 905]] Evo 1B

| C1

| 208

| DNF

| DNF

|- align="center"

! [[1996 24 Hours of Le Mans|1996]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Porsche AG]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Dalmas]] {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Scott Goodyear]]

|align="left"| [[Porsche 911 GT1]]

| GT1

| 341

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''

|- align="center"

! [[1997 24 Hours of Le Mans|1997]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Roock Racing]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stéphane Ortelli]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Allan McNish]]

|align="left"| [[Porsche 911 GT1]]

| GT1

| 8

| DNF

| DNF

|- align="center"

! [[1998 24 Hours of Le Mans|1998]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[SRT Viper|Viper]] [[Team Oreca]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Marc Duez]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Patrick Huisman]]

|align="left"| [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]]

| GT2

| 28

| DNF

| DNF

|- align="center"

! [[1999 24 Hours of Le Mans|1999]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[SRT Viper|Viper]] [[Team Oreca]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Olivier Beretta]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dominique Dupuy]]

|align="left"| [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]]

| GTS

| 325

| 10th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''

|- align="center"

! [[2000 24 Hours of Le Mans|2000]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[SRT Viper|Viper]] [[Team Oreca]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Olivier Beretta]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dominique Dupuy]]

|align="left"| [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]]

| GTS

| 333

| 7th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''

|- align="center"

! [[2001 24 Hours of Le Mans|2001]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Oreca|Team PlayStation]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Olivier Beretta]] {{flagicon|POR}} [[Pedro Lamy]]

|align="left"| [[Chrysler LMP]]

| LMP900

| 298

| 4th

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''

|- align="center"

! [[2008 24 Hours of Le Mans|2008]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Aston Martin Racing]]

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Piccini]]

|align="left"| [[Aston Martin DBR9]]

| GT1

| 339

| 16th

| 4th

|-

|}

===Partial DTM results===

([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

|-

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! DC

! Points

|-

| [[2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season|2002]]

! [[Abt Sportsline]]

! [[Audi TT|Abt-Audi TT-R]]

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC QR]] 10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC CR]] 6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Zolder|ZOL QR]] 12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Zolder|ZOL CR]] 18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Donington Park|DON QR]] 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Donington Park|DON CR]] 5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''[[Sachsenring|SAC QR]]'' 21†

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Sachsenring|SAC CR]] DNS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Norisring|NOR QR]] Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Norisring|NOR CR]] 12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|LAU QR]] 10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|LAU CR]] Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Nürburgring|NÜR QR]] 6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Nürburgring|NÜR CR]] 12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Österreichring|A1R QR]] 13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Österreichring|A1R CR]] 16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN QR]] 9

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN CR]] 19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC QR]] 4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC CR]] Ret

! 14th

! 3

|-

| [[2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season|2003]]

! [[Abt Sportsline]]

! [[Audi TT|Abt-Audi TT-R]]

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC1]] 15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Adria International Raceway|ADR]] 12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Nürburgring|NÜR1]] 16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|LAU]] 13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Norisring|NOR]] 11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Donington Park|DON]] 15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Nürburgring|NÜR2]] 11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Österreichring|A1R]] 16

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN]] 8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC2]] 17

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 16th

! 1

|}

*† — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

===Complete GT1 World Championship results===

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

|-

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! Pos

! Points

|-

| [[2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season|2010]]

! [[Swiss Racing Team]]

! [[Nissan]]

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Abu Dhabi round|ABU QR]] 9 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Abu Dhabi round|ABU CR]] 14 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 RAC Tourist Trophy|SIL QR]] 15 

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2010 RAC Tourist Trophy|SIL CR]] Ret 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Brno round|BRN QR]] 12 

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Brno round|BRN CR]] 10 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round|PRI QR]] 21 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round|PRI CR]] 15 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Spa-Francorchamps round|SPA QR]] 16 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Spa-Francorchamps round|SPA CR]] 12 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Nürburgring round|NÜR QR]] 14 

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Nürburgring round|NÜR CR]] 10 

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Algarve round|ALG QR]] Ret 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Algarve round|ALG CR]] 20 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Navarra round|NAV QR]] 14 

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Navarra round|NAV CR]] Ret 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Interlagos round|INT QR]] 17 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 Interlagos round|INT CR]] 18 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 San Luis round|SAN QR]] 7 

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2010 FIA GT1 San Luis round|SAN CR]] Ret 

! 43rd

! 2

|-

| [[2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season|2011]]

! [[Swiss Racing Team]]

! [[Lamborghini]]

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 FIA GT1 Abu Dhabi round|ABU QR]] 10 

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 FIA GT1 Abu Dhabi round|ABU CR]] 7 

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 FIA GT1 Zolder round|ZOL QR]] 4 

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 FIA GT1 Zolder round|ZOL CR]] 4 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 FIA GT1 Algarve round|ALG QR]] 10 

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 FIA GT1 Algarve round|ALG CR]] 5 

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2011 FIA GT1 Sachsenring round|SAC QR]] 12 

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2011 FIA GT1 Sachsenring round|SAC CR]] Ret 

| [[2011 RAC Tourist Trophy|SIL QR]]

| [[2011 RAC Tourist Trophy|SIL CR]]

| [[2011 FIA GT1 Navarra round|NAV QR]]

| [[2011 FIA GT1 Navarra round|NAV CR]]

| [[2011 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round|PRI QR]]

| [[2011 FIA GT1 Paul Ricard round|PRI CR]]

| [[2011 FIA GT1 Ordos round|ORD QR]]

| [[2011 FIA GT1 Ordos round|ORD CR]]

| [[2011 FIA GT1 Beijing round|BEI QR]]

| [[2011 FIA GT1 Beijing round|BEI CR]]

| [[2011 FIA GT1 San Luis round|SAN QR]]

| [[2011 FIA GT1 San Luis round|SAN CR]]

! 16th

! 31

|-

|}

==Helmet==

Wendlinger's helmet is yellow with 2 blue parallel lines in the middle of the helmet, a blue circle on the top and 3 red white red arrows between the parallel lines.

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*[http://www.karlwendlinger.com Official site] [in German]

*[http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/510/ Profile at DriverDB.com]

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{{Succession box|title=[[Austria Formula 3 Cup|Austria Formula 3 Cup champion]]|before=[[Franz Binder]]|after=Josef Neuhauser|years=1988}}

{{Succession box|title=[[List of German Formula Three champions|German Formula Three champion]]|before=[[Joachim Winkelhock]]|after=[[Michael Schumacher]]|years=1989}}

{{Succession box|title=[[FIA GT Championship|FIA GT Champion]]|before=[[Klaus Ludwig]] [[Ricardo Zonta]]|after=[[Julian Bailey]] [[Jamie Campbell-Walter]]|years=[[1999 FIA GT Championship season|1999]] with: [[Olivier Beretta]]}}

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| NAME = Wendlinger, Karl

| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =

| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Austrian racing driver

| DATE OF BIRTH = 20 December 1968

| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Kufstein]], [[Austria]]

| DATE OF DEATH =

| PLACE OF DEATH =

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