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Driver Portrait 
Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Profile
Karl KlingKarl Kling was a German Formula 1 driver who competed between 1954 and 1955. across 12 races, taking 0 wins, 2 podiums and 0 pole positions for Mercedes.
Number
-
Nationality
German
Team
Mercedes
Career
1954–1955
Career Stats
Seasons
2
Races
12
Wins
0
Podiums
2
Poles
0
Fastest Laps
0
WDC
0
Teammate Duels
Karl Kling Career vs all teammates qualifying + race
By teammate
Q
4–2
Q
0–1
Qualifying head-to-head by grid slot; race by classified finish. Only weekends where both cars were classified count.
Career Mosaic
Every start as a tile 12 tiles
One square per race across the whole career. Sort by outcome for the block of gold wins tapering to the red corner of retirements, or by chronological order to read the career start-to-finish.
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Key
Podium 2 Points 3 Finished 1 DNF · mech 3 DNF · crash 3
Every tile is a clickable link — select one to open that race.
Season by Season
| Year | Pos | Team | Points | Wins | Races | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 11 |  Mercedes | 5 | 0 | 6 | P3 |
| 1954 | 5 | Mercedes | 12 | 0 | 6 | P2 |
Career2 seasons
Wins
0
Races
6
Best
P3
Wins
0
Races
6
Best
P2
Race by Race · All Seasons
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Finish | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  Italian Grand Prix | Mercedes | 3 | R | 0 | Gearbox |
| 1955 |  British Grand Prix | Mercedes | 4 | 3 | 4 | Finished |
| 1955 |  Dutch Grand Prix | Mercedes | 3 | R | 0 | Spun off |
| 1955 |  Belgian Grand Prix | Mercedes | 6 | R | 0 | Oil leak |
| 1955 |  Argentine Grand Prix | Mercedes | 6 | R | 0 | Accident |
| 1955 | Argentine Grand Prix | Mercedes | 10 | 4 | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 1954 |  Spanish Grand Prix | Mercedes | 12 | 5 | 2 | +4 Laps |
| 1954 | Italian Grand Prix | Mercedes | 4 | R | 0 | Accident |
| 1954 |  Swiss Grand Prix | Mercedes | 5 | R | 0 | Fuel system |
| 1954 |  German Grand Prix | Mercedes | 23 | 4 | 4 | Finished |
| 1954 | British Grand Prix | Mercedes | 6 | 7 | 0 | +3 Laps |
| 1954 |  French Grand Prix | Mercedes | 2 | 2 | 6 | Finished |
Grid
3
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Grid
4
Finish
3
Δ Pos
+1
Points
4
Grid
3
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Grid
6
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Grid
6
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Grid
10
Finish
4
Δ Pos
+6
Points
1
Grid
12
Finish
5
Δ Pos
+7
Points
2
Grid
4
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Grid
5
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Grid
23
Finish
4
Δ Pos
+19
Points
4
Grid
6
Finish
7
Δ Pos
-1
Points
0
Grid
2
Finish
2
Δ Pos
+0
Points
6