Karl Wendlinger

{{short description|Austrian racing driver (born 1968)}}

{{BLP sources|date=September 2007}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Karl Wendlinger

| image = GTS class winners (10th overall) - Karl Wendlinger - Chrysler Viper GTS-R - on the podium at the 1999 Le Mans (51897678180) (cropped).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Wendlinger in 1999

| nationality = {{flagicon|AUT}} Austrian

| 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

| current team = Swiss Racing Team

| car number = 3

| former teams =

| starts = 20

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 43rd

| year = 2010

| prev series = FIA GT Championship
DTM
V8Star Series
American Le Mans Series
FIA GT Championship
Italian Superturismo
Super Tourenwagen Cup
Formula One
International Formula 3000
World Sportscars
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, 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, Peugeot Talbot Sport, Porsche AG, Roock Racing, Viper Team Oreca

| Best Finish = 3rd (1996)

| Class Wins = 2 (1999 and 2000)

}}

}}

File:Karl Wendlinger - Sauber C12 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33302730550).jpg at the 1993 British Grand Prix.]]

Karl Wendlinger ({{IPA|de|kaʁl ˈvɛndlɪŋɐ}}; born 20 December 1968) is an Austrian professional racing and former Formula One driver.

Mercedes Juniors

Born in Kufstein,[http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-wenkar.html DRIVERS: KARL WENDLINGER] at grandprix.com 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 Formula 3000 programme with the Helmut Marko team. Towards the end of the year, Mercedes's team boss Jochen Neerpasch placed two of his protégés in Formula One. Schumacher went to the Jordan team before signing for Benetton, whilst Wendlinger made a low key Formula One debut with the 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, 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, JJ Lehto, Andrea de Cesaris and Emanuele Pirro. His second race didn't fare much better as the 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 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 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 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 teammate JJ Lehto mixed with the front runners. Initially, he was out-paced by Lehto, who scored points in two of the first four races, though some of this was down to bad luck; Wendlinger had qualified 5th at Donington for example, only to be eliminated by Michael Andretti on the first lap. At the Monaco Grand Prix Wendlinger and Lehto collided, the team blaming Lehto. After that, Wendlinger's results improved. He scored his first point of the season in the next round and added three more points scores — the best being 4th at the Italian Grand Prix after a long battle with Andretti. Other points finishes in Portugal and 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 made their official return to Formula One, buying a stake in Ilmor and becoming the team's engine supplier. 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 Interlagos and drove to fourth place in the San Marino race, an event marred by the deaths of both Wendlinger's countryman Roland Ratzenberger and the 3-time world champion Ayrton Senna.

The next race was in 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, sliding sideways, hit a barrier with considerable force; the barrier was protected by large plastic containers that were supposed to be filled with water but were not.[https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-past-figures-f1s-returning-drivers-will-hope-not-to-emulate/9518088/ The past figures F1’s returning drivers will hope not to emulate] 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.[http://www.funof1.com.ar/tx/pi199115016_eng_alfp_.htm Karl Wendlinger in focus] He had planned to make his comeback at the 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. Wendlinger later recounted that he had admitted to himself that his Monaco crash had left him unable to "withstand the stresses and strains of Formula One".{{Cite web |date=2021-05-27 |title=Wendlinger recounts career-ending Monaco crash: I had to admit I was too slow |url=https://racingnews365.com/wendlinger-recounts-career-ending-monaco-crash |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=RacingNews365 |language=en}}

After Formula One

Since then, he has competed successfully in sports cars and touring cars,[http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Karl_Wendlinger Where are they now? – Karl Wendlinger] winning the FIA GT Championship (with Olivier Beretta) in 1999. After a spell racing for Abt-Audi in DTM in 2002 and 2005 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 teammate in 2006 was Phillip Peter, and in 2007 his teammate was Scottish driver, Ryan Sharp.

2007 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 competed 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.

Personal life

Wendlinger is married and has two children. His son {{ill|Jonas Wendlinger|de}} is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch side Almere City FC.[https://www.krone.at/3406727 "Son of former F1 ace moves to Holland as goalkeeper"] [in German]

Racing record

=Career summary=

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

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

rowspan=2|1987

|align=left|German Formula Ford 1600

|align=left|

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|208

|7th

align=left|European Formula Ford 1600

|align=left|

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|8

|15th

rowspan=3|1988

|align=left|Austrian Formula Three Championship

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:left"|Krafft Walzen Team

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

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

align=left|German Formula Three Championship

|11

|0

|0

|0

|0

|69

|11th

align=left|Macau Grand Prix

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

rowspan=3|1989

|align=left|Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

|align=left|Star-Marko RSM

|16

|0

|0

|0

|0

|20

|30th

align=left|German Formula Three Championship

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" nowrap|Krafft Walzen Team Marko RSM

|11

|2

|1

|2

|5

|164

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

align=left|Macau Grand Prix

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

rowspan=3|1990

|align=left|International Formula 3000

|align=left|RSM Marko

|6

|0

|0

|0

|0

|2

|19th

align=left|Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

|align=left|AMG Motorenbau GmbH

|5

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

align=left|World Sportscar Championship

|align=left|Team Sauber Mercedes

|4

|1

|0

|0

|3

|21

|5th

rowspan=4|1991

|align=left|World Sportscar Championship

|align=left|Team Sauber Mercedes

|5

|1

|1

|0

|2

|43

|9th

align=left nowrap|International Formula 3000 Championship

|align=left|RSM Marko

|5

|0

|0

|0

|1

|6

|12th

align=left|Formula One

|align=left|Leyton House Racing

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

align=left|24 Hours of Le Mans

|align=left|Team Sauber Mercedes

|1

|0

|1

|0

|0

|N/A

|5th

rowspan=2|1992

|align=left|Formula One

|align=left|March F1

|14

|0

|0

|0

|0

|3

|12th

align=left|24 Hours of Le Mans

|align=left|Peugeot Talbot Sport

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

1993

|align=left|Formula One

|align=left|Team Sauber Formula 1

|16

|0

|0

|0

|0

|7

|12th

1994

|align=left|Formula One

|align=left|Broker Sauber Mercedes

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|4

|19th

rowspan=2|1995

|align=left|Formula One

|align=left|Red Bull Sauber Ford

|6

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

align=left|BPR Global GT Series

|align=left|March One Racing

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

rowspan=2|1996

|align=left|Super Tourenwagen Cup

|align=left|A.Z.K./ROC Competition

|18

|0

|0

|0

|3

|366

|5th

align=left|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT1

|align=left|Porsche AG

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|N/A

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

rowspan=2|1997

|align=left|Italian Superturismo Championship

|align=left|Audi Sport Italia

|20

|0

|0

|0

|7

|156

|5th

align=left|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT1

|align=left|Roock Racing

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

rowspan=2|1998

|align=left|FIA GT Championship - GT2

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Viper Team Oreca

|9

|1

|0

|0

|6

|38

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

align=left|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

rowspan=3|1999

|align=left|FIA GT Championship

|align=left|Chrysler Viper Team Oreca

|9

|6

|4

|4

|9

|78

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

align=left|American Le Mans Series - GTS

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Viper Team Oreca

|6

|3

|0

|1

|6

|137

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

align=left|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTS

|1

|1

|0

|0

|1

|N/A

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

rowspan=2|2000

|align=left|American Le Mans Series - GTS

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Viper Team Oreca

|12

|9

|2

|3

|11

|264

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

align=left|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTS

|1

|1

|1

|0

|1

|N/A

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

rowspan=3|2001

|align=left|V8Star Series

|align=left|Zakspeed Motorsport

|9

|0

|1

|0

|2

|142

|11th

align=left|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP900

|align=left|Team PlayStation

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|N/A

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

align=left|American Le Mans Series - GT

|align=left|Schnitzer Motorsport

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|22

|33rd

2002

|align=left|Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

|align=left|Abt Sportsline

|9

|0

|0

|0

|0

|3

|14th

rowspan="2" |2003

|align=left|Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Abt Sportsline

|10

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|16th

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - E1-XP

|1

|0

|?

|?

|1

|N/A

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

2004

| align="left" |FIA GT Championship - GT1

| align="left" |JMB Racing

|11

|1

|0

|1

|3

|50.5

|8th

rowspan="2" |2005

| align="left" |FIA GT Championship - GT1

| align="left" |JMB Racing

|11

|1

|0

|0

|5

|71

|4th

align="left" |Rolex Sports Car Series - GT

| align="left" |Red Bull Ebimotors

|1

|1

|0

|0

|0

|7

|172nd

2006

| align="left" |FIA GT Championship - GT1

| align="left" |Race Alliance

|10

|1

|0

|0

|2

|32.5

|14th

rowspan="3" |2007

| align="left" |FIA GT Championship - GT1

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Jetalliance Racing

|10

|3

|3

|0

|4

|57

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

align=left| Le Mans Series - GT1

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|4

|25th

align="left" |Rolex Sports Car Series - DP

| align="left" |Sigalsport BMW

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|6

|79th

rowspan="3" |2008

| align="left" |FIA GT Championship - GT1

| align="left" |Jetalliance Racing

|8

|3

|3

|0

|4

|44

|6th

align="left" |24 Hours of Le Mans - GT1

| align="left" |Aston Martin Racing

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|4th

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8

|

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|9th

2009

| align="left" |FIA GT Championship - GT1

| align="left" |K plus K Motorsport

|4

|1

|1

|0

|1

|10

|18th

2010

|align=left|GT1 World Championship

|align=left|Swiss Racing Team

|20

|0

|0

|0

|0

|2

|43rd

2011

|align=left|GT1 World Championship

|align=left|Swiss Racing Team

|8

|0

|0

|0

|0

|31

|16th

rowspan=3|2012

|align=left|International GT Open

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Seyffarth Motorsport

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

align=left|ADAC GT Masters

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

align=left|Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro

|align=left|KRK Racing

|2

|0

|0

|0

|1

|21

|16th

2013

|align=left|Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro

|align=left|Fortec Motorsport

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

rowspan="2" |2015

|align=left|Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Car Collection Motorsport

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

align=left| 24H Series - A6

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

2016

|align=left| ADAC GT Masters

|align=left| Car Collection Motorsport

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

=Complete German Formula Three results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Engine

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! DC

! Pts

1988

! nowrap| Krafft Walzen Team

! nowrap| Alfa Romeo

! A

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZOL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRN
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MFA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| NOR
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WUN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|Ret}}

! 11th

! 69

1989

! nowrap| Krafft Walzen Team

! nowrap| Alfa Romeo

! A

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| HOC
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AVU
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRN
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ÖST
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HOC
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WUN
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HOC
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DIE
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NÜR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
{{small|14}}

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

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 164

=Complete International Formula 3000 results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1990

! nowrap| RSM Marko

! nowrap| Lola T90/50

! Cosworth

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DON
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|14}}

| PAU

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| JER
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PER
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRH
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BIR
{{small|10}}

| BUG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOG
{{small|9}}

! 21st

! 2

1991

! nowrap| RSM Marko

! nowrap| Reynard 91D

! Cosworth

| VAL

| PAU

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JER
{{small|5}}

| MUG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PER
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HOC
{{small|3}}

| BRH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BUG
{{small|Ret}}

| NOG

|

! 12th

! 6

=Complete Formula One results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! WDC

! Pts

1991

! nowrap| Leyton House Racing

! nowrap| Leyton House CG911

! nowrap| Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10

| USA

| BRA

| SMR

| MON

| CAN

| MEX

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| HUN

| BEL

| ITA

| POR

| ESP

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
{{small|20}}

|

! NC

! 0

1992

! nowrap| March F1

! nowrap| March CG911

! nowrap| Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEX
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SMR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|Ret}}

| JPN

| AUS

|

! 12th

! 3

1993

! nowrap| Team Sauber Formula 1

! nowrap| Sauber C12

! nowrap| Sauber 2175A 3.5 V10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EUR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAN
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
{{small|15}}

|

! 12th

! 7

1994

! nowrap| Broker Sauber Mercedes

! nowrap| Sauber C13

! nowrap| Mercedes-Benz 2175B 3.5 V10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SMR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| MON
{{small|DNS}}

| ESP

| CAN

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| HUN

| BEL

| ITA

| POR

| EUR

| JPN

| AUS

|

! 19th

! 4

1995

! nowrap| Red Bull Sauber Ford

! nowrap| Sauber C14

! nowrap| Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ARG
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
{{small|13}}

| MON

| CAN

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| HUN

| BEL

| ITA

| POR

| EUR

| PAC

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
{{small|Ret}}

! NC

! 0

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

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

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

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

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

1991

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Sauber Mercedes

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

|align="left" nowrap| Mercedes-Benz C11

| C2

| 355

| 5th

| 5th

1992

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

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

|align="left" nowrap| Peugeot 905 Evo 1B

| C1

| 208

| DNF

| DNF

1996

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche AG

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

|align="left" nowrap| Porsche 911 GT1

| GT1

| 341

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

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

1997

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DEU}} Roock Racing

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

|align="left" nowrap| Porsche 911 GT1

| GT1

| 8

| DNF

| DNF

1998

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRA}} Viper Team Oreca

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Duez
{{flagicon|NLD}} Patrick Huisman

|align="left" nowrap| Chrysler Viper GTS-R

| GT2

| 28

| DNF

| DNF

1999

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRA}} Viper Team Oreca

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|MCO}} Olivier Beretta
{{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Dupuy

|align="left" nowrap| Chrysler Viper GTS-R

| GTS

| 325

| 10th

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

2000

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRA}} Viper Team Oreca

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|MCO}} Olivier Beretta
{{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Dupuy

|align="left" nowrap| Chrysler Viper GTS-R

| GTS

| 333

| 7th

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

2001

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Team PlayStation

|align="left"| {{flagicon|MCO}} Olivier Beretta
{{flagicon|PRT}} Pedro Lamy

|align="left"| Chrysler LMP

| LMP900

| 298

| 4th

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

2008

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

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

|align="left" nowrap| Aston Martin DBR9

| GT1

| 339

| 16th

| 4th

=Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1989

! nowrap| Star-Marko RSM

! nowrap| Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL
1

{{small|27}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZOL
2

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
1

{{small|23}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
2

{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
1

{{small|23}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| NÜR
2

{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MFA
1

{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MFA
2

{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AVU
1

{{small|25}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| AVU
2

{{small|DNS}}

| NÜR
1

| NÜR
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NOR
1

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| NOR
2

{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
1

{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
2

{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DIE
1

{{small|22}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DIE
2

{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
1

{{small|17}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR
2

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
1

{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
2

{{small|20}}

! 30th

! 20

rowspan=2| 1990

!rowspan=2 nowrap| AMG Motorenbau GmbH

! nowrap| Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo

| ZOL
1

| ZOL
2

| HOC
1

| HOC
2

| NÜR
1

| NÜR
2

| AVU
1

| AVU
2

| MFA
1

| MFA
2

| WUN
1

| WUN
2

| NÜR
1

| NÜR
2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
1

{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
2

{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DIE
1

{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DIE
2

{{small|13}}

| NÜR
1

| NÜR
2

|colspan=2|

!rowspan=2| NC

!rowspan=2| 0

nowrap| Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo II

|colspan=20|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
1

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| HOC
2

{{small|DNS}}

2002

! nowrap| Abt Sportsline

! nowrap| Abt-Audi TT-R

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
QR

{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
CR

{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL
QR

{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL
CR

{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
QR

{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
CR

{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SAC
QR

{{small|21†}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SAC
CR

{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NOR
QR

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
CR

{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU
QR

{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAU
CR

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
QR

{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
CR

{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| A1R
QR

{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| A1R
CR

{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN
QR

{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN
CR

{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
QR

{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
CR

{{small|Ret}}

|colspan=2|

! 14th

! 3

2003

! nowrap| Abt Sportsline

! nowrap| Abt-Audi TT-R

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ADR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| A1R
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|17}}

|colspan=12|

! 16th

! 1

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

=Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1996

! nowrap| A.Z.K./ROC

! nowrap| Audi A4 Quattro

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ZOL
1

{{small|5}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ZOL
2

{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ASS
1

{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ASS
2

{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | HOC
1

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | HOC
2

{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SAC
1

{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SAC
2

{{small|4}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | WUN
1

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | WUN
2

{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ZWE
1

{{small|7}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ZWE
2

{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SAL
1

{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SAL
2

{{small|13}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | AVU
1

{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | AVU
2

{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | NÜR
1

{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | NÜR
2

{{small|5}}

! 5th

! 366

=Complete Italian Touring Car Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1997

! nowrap| Audi Sport Italia

! nowrap| Audi A4 Quattro

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |MNZ
1

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MNZ
2

{{small|4}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | MUG
1

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MUG
2

{{small|4}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MAG
1

{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MAG
2

{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | IMO
1

{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | IMO
2

{{small|6}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | IMO
1

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | IMO
2

{{small|7}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | BIN
1

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | BIN
2

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | PER
1

{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | PER
2

{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | VAR
1

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | VAR
2

{{small|3}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIS
1

{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MIS
2

{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | VAL
1

{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | VAL
2

{{small|6}}

! 5th

! 156

=Complete FIA GT Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1998

! nowrap| Viper Team Oreca

! nowrap| Chrysler Viper GTS-R

! GT2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OSC
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HOC
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DIJ
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SUZ
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| A1R
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| LAG
{{small|DNS}}

|

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

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 38

1999

! nowrap| Chrysler Viper Team Oreca

! nowrap| Chrysler Viper GTS-R

! GT2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MNZ
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
{{small|1}}

| HOC

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HUN
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ZOL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OSC
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DON
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HOM
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GLN
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ZHU
{{small|1}}

|

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

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 78

2004

! nowrap| JMB Racing

! nowrap| Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello

! GT

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAG
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRN
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DON
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DUB
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZHU
{{small|5}}

! 8th

! 50.5

2005

! nowrap| JMB Racing

! nowrap| Maserati MC12 GT1

! GT1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAG
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRN
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OSC
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IST
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZHU
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUB
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHR
{{small|Ret}}

! 4th

! 71

2006

! nowrap| Race Alliance

! nowrap| Aston Martin DBR9

! GT1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PRI
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DIJ
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MUG
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ADR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUB
{{small|5}}

|

! 14th

! 32.5

2007

! nowrap| Jetalliance Racing

! nowrap| Aston Martin DBR9

! GT1

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZHU
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BUC
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MNZ
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OSC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ADR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRN
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOG
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ZOL
{{small|1}}

|

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

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 57

2008

! nowrap| Jetalliance Racing

! nowrap| Aston Martin DBR9

! GT1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ADR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OSC
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BUC
{{small|DNS}}

| BUC

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRN
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOG
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ZOL
{{small|3}}

| SAN

! 9th

! 44

2009

! nowrap| K plus K Motorsport

! nowrap| Saleen S7R

! GT1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ADR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC
{{small|10}}

| SPA

|style="background:#000; color:white;"| BUC
{{small|DSQ}}

| ALG

| PRI

| ZOL

|colspan=3|

! 18th

! 10

=Complete GT1 World Championship results=

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

2010

! nowrap| Swiss Racing Team

! nowrap| Nissan GT-R GT1

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ABU
QR

9

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ABU
CR

14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
QR

15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
CR

Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRN
QR

12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRN
CR

10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PRI
QR

21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PRI
CR

15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
QR

16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
CR

12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
QR

14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
CR

10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ALG
QR

Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALG
CR

20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NAV
QR

14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NAV
CR

Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INT
QR

17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INT
CR

18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SAN
QR

7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SAN
CR

Ret

! 43rd

! 2

2011

! nowrap| Swiss Racing Team

! nowrap| Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670 R-SV

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ABU
QR

10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ABU
CR

7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZOL
QR

4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZOL
CR

4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALG
QR

10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG
CR

5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SAC
QR

12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SAC
CR

Ret

| SIL
QR

| SIL
CR

| NAV
QR

| NAV
CR

| PRI
QR

| PRI
CR

| ORD
QR

| ORD
CR

| BEI
QR

| BEI
CR

| SAN
QR

| 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

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