BIOGRAPHY

W E N D L I N G E R , Karl (Aut)
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b 20/12/1968 - Kufstein
Date of birth:       20th December 1968 
Place of birth:      Kufstein
Height:              1,84 m
Weight:              74 kg
Marital status:      single, girlfriend 
                     Sophie
Children:            -
Learned profession:  mechanic
Sports:              squash, skiing
Favourite music:     pop
Favourite singers:   Joe Cocker
Favourite drink:     apple juice
Start racing career: 1983 in Karts
First racing car:    Formula Ford 1600 van 
                     Diemen
First success:       FF 1600 victory at 
                     Zeltweg in 1987
Most memorable
experience:          "My Sportscar victory 
                     at Spa in 1990"

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SOURCE: Darren Galpin
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~py3dlg/motorsport/
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RACING CAREER:

W E N D L I N G E R , Karl (Aut)
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1986 - Karts: Austrian Championship, 2nd. 
       European Championship, 6th
1987 - German FF1600, 6th. Austrian FF1600 
       champion, 6 wins
1988 - Austrian F3 champion, 5 wins. 
       German F3, 10th
1989 - German F3 champion (beat 
       Schumacher, Frentzen), 
       2 wins (Avus, Hockenheim)
1990 - Sportscars (Mercedes), 5th. 1 win 
       at Spa (2nd at Suzuka, Monza). 
       2 points in F3000 (EC Marko). 
       German DTM (Mercedes)
1991 - Mercedes Sportscars, 9th. Won at 
       Autopolis (paired with Schumacher), 
       2nd at Silverstone, 5th in Le Mans 
       24hrs. 

       F3000 (EC/Marko), 11th (3rd at 
       Hockenheim)
       F1, Leyton House Ilmor, 2 races

1992 - F1, March-Ilmor 12th, 14 races,
       3 points.

1993 - F1, Sauber-Ilmor 12th, 16 races,
       7 points.

1994 - F1, Sauber-Mercedes 18th, 3 races,
       4 points.

       Karl suffered a huge practice
       accident, where his head hit the
       armco at the exit to the tunnel,
       entering the chicane. He was in a
       coma for over two weeks, but made
       sufficient recovery to be able to
       test again by October

1995 - F1; Sauber-Ford 6 races, 0 points
       Also drove McLaren F1 in Global GT
       race at Suzuka
       10th Porshce Supercup at Magny Cours

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SOURCE: Darren Galpin
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~py3dlg/motorsport/
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