RACING DRIVER

Karl Kling

1910 - 2003

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Karl Kling (German pronunciation: [kaʁl klɪŋ] ; 16 September 1910 – 18 March 2003) was a German racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One at 11 Grands Prix from 1954 to 1955. An employee of Daimler-Benz since the mid-1930s, Kling made his Formula One debut at the 1954 French Grand Prix, where he finished second to Mercedes teammate Juan Manuel Fangio, becoming the first German driver to score a podium finish in Formula One. He participated in 10 further World Championship Grands Prix, achieving another podium at the 1955 British Grand Prix and scoring a total of 17 championship points. Upon retiring from motor racing, Kling became the head of Mercedes-Benz in motorsport from 1956 to 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Kling is the 176th most popular racing driver (down from 129th in 2019), the 3,096th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,566th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Karl Kling ranks 176 out of 1,080. Before him are Manfred Winkelhock, Luigi Taveri, Stuart Lewis-Evans, Guy Edwards, Luigi Villoresi, and Derek Warwick. After him are Jerry Unser Jr., Alex Zanardi, Martin Brundle, George Eaton, Hans Stuck, and Brett Lunger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Karl Kling ranks 150. Before him are Magda Olivero, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Gerhard Schröder, Gunnar Höckert, Wolfgang Preiss, and Yekaterina Furtseva. After him are Josef Klaus, Roy J. Plunkett, Claire Trevor, Franz Kline, Barbara O'Neil, and Barbara Castle. Among people deceased in 2003, Karl Kling ranks 136. Before him are Julinho, Charles Berlitz, Goffredo Petrassi, Gordon Mitchell, Kató Lomb, and Ramón Serrano Suñer. After him are Leopoldo Trieste, Herma Bauma, Alejandro de Tomaso, Robert Stack, Khieu Ponnary, and Robert Brown.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Kling ranks 3,098 out of 7,253. Before him are John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1700), George Mosse (1918), Gustav-Adolf von Zangen (1892), Henry Koster (1905), Johann Baptist Zimmermann (1680), and Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau (1837). After him are Carlos Schwabe (1866), Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1802), Julian Nagelsmann (1987), Rosemarie Ackermann (1952), Sebastian Franck (1499), and Rudolf Klein-Rogge (1885).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Karl Kling ranks 16. Before him are Rolf Stommelen (1943), Nico Hülkenberg (1987), Stefan Bellof (1957), Hans Herrmann (1928), Nico Rosberg (1985), and Manfred Winkelhock (1951). After him are Hans-Joachim Stuck (1951), Hermann Lang (1909), Hans Heyer (1943), Nick Heidfeld (1977), Rudi Fischer (1912), and Jutta Kleinschmidt (1962).

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