Sauber Team: Karl Wendlinger








Personal statistics

Born 20-Dec-1968 in Kufstein / Austria
Height 1.84 m
Weight 74 kg
Marital status not married, girlfriend Sophie
Learned profession Mechanic
Hobbies Skiing, Squash






Career

1983 Karting
1984 German Kart Championship, Champion
1986 Austrian Kart Championship, 2nd
European Kart Championship, 6th
1987 German Formula Ford 1600 Championship, 6th
Austrian Formula Ford 1600 Championship, Champion, 6 victories
1988 Austrian Formula 3 Championship, Champion,5 victories
German Formula 3 Championship, 10th
1989 German Formula 3 Championship, Champion,2 victories (Hockenheim, Avus)
1990 Sportscars Group C with Sauber-Mercedes (1st Spa-Francorchamps; 2nd Suzuka, Monza)
European Formula 3000 with Marko Team, 2 points
German Touring Car Championship (class 1) with Mercedes
1991 Sportscars Group C with Sauber-Mercedes, 9th,
1 victory at Autopolis/Japan paired with M. Schumacher, 2nd Silverstone, 5th Le Mans 24 Hours
European Formula 3000 with Marko Team, 11th (3rd Hockenheim)
Formula 1 with Leyton House-Ilmor, 2 races, 0 points
1992 Formula 1 with March-Ilmor, 14 races, 3 points (4th Canada)
1993 Formula 1 with Sauber-Ilmor, 16 races, 3 points (4th Italy; 5th Portugal; 6th Canada, Hungary)
1994 Formula 1 with Sauber-Mercedes, 4 races, 6 points (4th San Marino; 5th Pacific; 6th Brazil)
Severe accident at Monaco GP practice session
1995 Formula 1 with Sauber-Ford, 6 races, 0 points
GT Series with McLaren-BMW
Porsche Supercup, 10th
1996 German Soupertouring Car Championship with Audi
1997 Italian Soupertouring Car Championship with Audi