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 129th most popular racing driver, the 2,566th most popular biography from Germany and the 11th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Karl Kling ranks 129 out of 1,080. Before him are Ludovico Scarfiotti, Thierry Boutsen, Rolf Stommelen, Albert Scherrer, Helmuth Koinigg, and Luigi Musso. After him are Alberto Colombo, Felipe Massa, Camille Jenatzy, Hans Stuck, Mika Salo, and Geki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Karl Kling ranks 125. Before him are Jorge Negrete, Giorgio Perlasca, Armen Takhtajan, Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Suleiman Frangieh, and Ai Qing. After him are Richard Conte, Helene Mayer, Artie Shaw, Alex North, Barbara O'Neil, and Aleksandar Tirnanić. Among people deceased in 2003, Karl Kling ranks 112. Before him are Donald O'Connor, Charles Berlitz, Foday Sankoh, Robert Palmer, Rubén González, and Lothar Emmerich. After him are Gordon Mitchell, Althea Gibson, Kerim Kerimov, Paul Janssen, Mario Merz, and Fred Rogers.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Kling ranks 2,566 out of 7,253. Before him are Lothar Emmerich (1941), Herbert Hainer (1954), Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg (1674), Paul Giesler (1895), Thomas Nast (1840), and Eric II, Duke of Pomerania (1418). After him are Günther Lützow (1912), Gustav Hugo (1764), Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1888), Hermann Burmeister (1807), Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653), and Heidi Brühl (1942).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Karl Kling ranks 11. Before him are Rudolf Caracciola (1901), Jochen Mass (1946), Sebastian Vettel (1987), Ralf Schumacher (1975), Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1967), and Rolf Stommelen (1943). After him are Stefan Bellof (1957), Hermann Lang (1909), Hans-Joachim Stuck (1951), Nico Rosberg (1985), Hans Herrmann (1928), and Manfred Winkelhock (1951).

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