Karl Kling
born 16 Sept 1910 · raced 1954–1955
11Races
0Wins
2Podiums
6Top 10s
4.17Avg Position
7.09Avg Grid Pos
Karl Kling was a German driver who raced for the Mercedes works team in Formula 1 in 1954 and 1955, following their return to Grand Prix racing. He took second place at the 1954 French Grand Prix, a Mercedes one-two with Juan Manuel Fangio on the team's debut, and finished fifth in that year's championship. He entered 11 Grands Prix and took 2 podiums. Kling had also won the 1952 Carrera Panamericana with Mercedes, and later became the company's racing manager.
Top Teams
Team | Wins | Pod.Podiums | PtsPoints (as awarded) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | 0 | 2 | 17 |
Top Circuits
Circuit | Wins | Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No matches for “”. | |||
Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.
Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.
- Juan Fangio10 shared races · Compare with Juan Fangio (1954)
- Hans Herrmann5 shared races · Compare with Hans Herrmann (1954)
- Stirling Moss4 shared races · Compare with Stirling Moss (1955)
| Season | Team | Matchup | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Mercedes | Fangio vs KlingJuan Fangio vs Karl Kling | 4–0 |
| 1955 | Mercedes | Kling vs MossKarl Kling vs Stirling Moss | 1–3 |
| 1954 | Mercedes | Fangio vs KlingJuan Fangio vs Karl Kling | 6–0 |
| 1954 | Mercedes | Herrmann vs KlingHans Herrmann vs Karl Kling | 2–3 |
19555 racesMercedes▾
| Grand Prix | Grid | Result | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| 4 | P3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| 6 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| 10 | P4 | 1 |
Earlier seasons1954 (1 season)▾
19546 racesMercedes▾
| Grand Prix | Grid | Result | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | P5 | 2 | |
| 4 | Accident | 0 | |
| 5 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| 23 | P4 | 4 | |
| 6 | P7 | 0 | |
| 2 | P2 | 6 |