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| Name: | Karl Kling |
| Nationality: | |
| Birthday: | September 16th 1910 |
| Passed away: | March 18th 2003 (92) |
| Birthplace: | Giessen | Races: | 11 races |
| Total points: | 16 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 2 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 5 retirements |
| First race: | 1954 France |
| Last race: | 1955 Italy |
| All years | 1955 | 1954 |


| #1 | Best Finish | Karl Kling | ![]() | 2 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) |
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1954 | 4 | Reims | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 2 |
| #1 | Worst Finish | Karl Kling | ![]() | 7 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Karl Kling | ![]() | (0x) |
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1954 | 5 | Silverstone | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 7 |
| Driven for | 1955 Mercedes 1954 Mercedes | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | ![]() | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | ![]() | 2.49 place | |
| #567 | Average race result | Karl Kling | ![]() | 4.2 place | |
| #45 | Average race points | Karl Kling | ![]() | 3.2 points | |
| #164 | Most points finishes | Karl Kling | ![]() | 4 finishes | |
| #74 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Karl Kling | ![]() | 0.4 retirements | |
| #251 | Most avoidable retirements | Karl Kling | ![]() | 2 retirements | |
| #283 | Most races | Karl Kling | ![]() | 11 races | |
| #298 | Most race laps | Karl Kling | ![]() | 489 laps | |
| #48 | Oldest driver | Karl Kling | ![]() | 44 years, 11 months, 26 days | |
| #744 | Youngest driver | Karl Kling | ![]() | 43 years, 9 months, 18 days | |
| #495 | Start from P1 | Karl Kling | ![]() | 0 starts | |
| #129 | Biggest gain in race | Karl Kling | ![]() | 16 places gained | |
| #139 | Most points | Karl Kling | ![]() | 16 points | |
| #296 | Most retirements | Karl Kling | ![]() | 5 retirements | |
| #127 | Most podiums | Karl Kling | ![]() | 2 podiums | |
| #490 | Most wins | Karl Kling | ![]() | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 565 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 4.21 |
| 566 | Jochen Rindt | 4.2 |
| 566 | Karl Kling | 4.2 |
| 568 | James Hunt | 4.2 |
| 569 | Nelson Piquet | 4.14 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 41 | Luigi Musso | 3.33 |
| 44 | Jody Scheckter | 3.31 |
| 45 | Karl Kling | 3.2 |
| 46 | Carlos Reutemann | 3.2 |
| 47 | Denny Hulme | 3.18 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 151 | Eugenio Castellotti | 4 |
| 151 | Roberto Mieres | 4 |
| 151 | Karl Kling | 4 |
| 151 | Toulo de Graffenried | 4 |
| 166 | Jaime Alguersuari | 3 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 68 | Luigi Musso | 0.4 |
| 68 | Paco Godia | 0.4 |
| 68 | Karl Kling | 0.4 |
| 68 | Massimiliano Papis | 0.4 |
| 76 | Jenson Button | 0.39 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 213 | Pat O'Connor | 2 |
| 213 | Nino Farina | 2 |
| 213 | Karl Kling | 2 |
| 213 | Massimiliano Papis | 2 |
| 213 | David Purley | 2 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 270 | Tony Bettenhausen | 11 |
| 270 | Andre Simon | 11 |
| 270 | Karl Kling | 11 |
| 270 | Onofre Marimon | 11 |
| 270 | Jean-Christophe Boullion | 11 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 296 | Nanni Galli | 499 |
| 297 | Philippe Etancelin | 490 |
| 298 | Karl Kling | 489 |
| 299 | Eddie Sachs | 487 |
| 300 | Carlos Menditeguy | 486 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 46 | Paul Russo | 45 years, 1 month, 20 days |
| 47 | Mauri Rose | 45 years, 4 days |
| 48 | Karl Kling | 44 years, 11 months, 26 days |
| 49 | Walt Hansgen | 44 years, 11 months, 6 days |
| 50 | Luigi Piotti | 44 years, 6 months, 21 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 742 | Raymond Sommer | 43 years, 8 months, 20 days |
| 743 | George Connor | 43 years, 9 months, 14 days |
| 744 | Karl Kling | 43 years, 9 months, 18 days |
| 745 | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | 43 years, 9 months, 22 days |
| 746 | Cuth Harrison | 43 years, 10 months, 7 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Alberto Ascari | 0 |
| 92 | Elie Bayol | 0 |
| 92 | Karl Kling | 0 |
| 92 | Umberto Maglioli | 0 |
| 92 | Jacques Pollet | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 104 | Andre Simon | 16 |
| 104 | Duke Dinsmore | 16 |
| 104 | Karl Kling | 16 |
| 104 | Art Cross | 16 |
| 104 | Larry Crockett | 16 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 136 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 16 |
| 136 | Robert Manzon | 16 |
| 136 | Karl Kling | 16 |
| 140 | Vittorio Brambilla | 15.5 |
| 141 | Roberto Moreno | 15 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 273 | Clemar Bucci | 5 |
| 273 | Elie Bayol | 5 |
| 273 | Karl Kling | 5 |
| 273 | Yves Giraud Cabantous | 5 |
| 273 | Peter Whitehead | 5 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 108 | Robert Manzon | 2 |
| 108 | Louis Rosier | 2 |
| 108 | Karl Kling | 2 |
| 108 | Bill Vukovich | 2 |
| 108 | Onofre Marimon | 2 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Alberto Uria | 0 |
| 101 | Elie Bayol | 0 |
| 101 | Karl Kling | 0 |
| 101 | Umberto Maglioli | 0 |
| 101 | Jacques Pollet | 0 |