- Starts11
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums218% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps1
- Titles0best finish P5
Career numbers
- Avg grid position6.7
- Avg finish4.2
- Retirement rate45%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+28
- Points scored17
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak1
- Longest points-scoring streak2
- TeamsMercedes (1954–1955)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
12 entries, 11 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryFrench Grand Prix 1954P2 · Mercedes
- Last startItalian Grand Prix 1955DNF · Mercedes
All 12 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | French Grand Prix | Mercedes | 2 | P2 | 6 |
| British Grand Prix | Mercedes | 6 | P7 | ||
| German Grand Prixfastest lap | Mercedes | 23 | P4 | 4 | |
| Swiss Grand Prix | Mercedes | 5 | DNF | ||
| Italian Grand Prix | Mercedes | 4 | DNF | ||
| Spanish Grand Prix | Mercedes | 12 | P5 | 2 | |
| 1955 | Argentine Grand Prixshared | Mercedes | – | P4 | 1 |
| Argentine Grand Prix | Mercedes | 6 | DNF | ||
| Belgian Grand Prix | Mercedes | 6 | DNF | ||
| Dutch Grand Prix | Mercedes | 3 | DNF | ||
| British Grand Prix | Mercedes | 4 | P3 | 4 | |
| Italian Grand Prix | Mercedes | 3 | DNF |
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Manuel Fangio | 1954–1955 | 0:5 | 0:11 | +1.13% | 16 : 80.1 | Compare |
| Stirling Moss | 1955 | 0:1 | 1:4 | +0.90% | 4 : 23 | Compare |
| Hans Herrmann | 1954–1955 | 0:0 | 4:2 | −1.48% | 12 : 9 | Compare |
| Piero Taruffi | 1955 | 1:0 | 2:0 | – | 4 : 9 | Compare |
| Hermann Lang | 1954 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Karl Kling came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monza | 2 | – |