Bernd Mayländer
Bernd Mayländer (born 29 May 1971 in Waiblingen) is a German racing driver and current Formula One safety car driver.
Bernd Mayländer | |
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![]() Mayländer at the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix. | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Waiblingen (Germany) | 29 May 1971
Previous series | |
1995–1996 1997–1998 2001–2004 | DTM (ITC) FIA GT DTM |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1999 |
Teams | Champion Racing |
Best finish | 19th |
Class wins | 0 |
Racing career
Bernd started his career in karting sport at the end of the 1980s. In the following years he made his way to the Formula Ford, the Porsche Carrera Cup and the original DTM. In 2000, he won the 24 Hours Nürburgring in a Porsche 911 GT3-R. When the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series was resumed in 2000, he drove for Mercedes-Benz. He raced for Mercedes in DTM from 2001 to 2004, having won one race at Hockenheimring in 2001.[1]
Safety car driver in Formula One
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Mayländer is the safety car driver for all Formula One races. He has driven the Formula One safety car since 2000[2] with the exception of the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, when he was injured and was replaced by Marcel Fässler.[3]
Mayländer has led over 700 laps in Formula One during his career.[4]
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Other
In May 2005, he was one of six Mercedes-Benz drivers taking part in a record drive. Three stock E320 CDI cars drove 100,000 miles in 30 days around the clock, which resulted in an average speed of 139.7 mph (224.8 km/h).
Racing record
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Pts |
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1995 | Persson Motorsport | Mercedes C-Class V6 | HOC 1 13 |
HOC 2 NC |
AVU 1 Ret |
AVU 2 18 |
NOR 1 16 |
NOR 2 7 |
DIE 1 9 |
DIE 2 10 |
NÜR 1 11 |
NÜR 2 11 |
ALE 1 13 |
ALE 2 Ret |
HOC 1 9 |
HOC 1 8 |
20th | 12 | ||||||
2001 | Manthey Racing | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 | HOC QR 9 |
HOC CR 9 |
NÜR QR 11 |
NÜR CR 20 |
OSC QR |
OSC CR |
SAC QR |
SAC CR |
NOR QR |
NOR CR |
LAU QR 8 |
LAU CR 13 |
NÜR QR 5 |
NÜR CR 7 |
A1R QR 9 |
A1R CR Ret |
ZAN QR Ret |
ZAN CR DNS |
HOC QR 2 |
HOC CR 1 |
11th | 28 |
2002 | Manthey Racing | AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 | HOC QR |
HOC CR |
ZOL QR 19 |
ZOL CR 16 |
DON QR 14 |
DON CR 9 |
SAC QR 19 |
SAC CR 13 |
NOR QR 11 |
NOR CR 8 |
LAU QR 17 |
LAU CR Ret |
NÜR QR 21† |
NÜR CR 14 |
A1R QR 16 |
A1R CR Ret |
ZAN QR 17 |
ZAN CR 11 |
HOC QR 12 |
HOC CR Ret |
19th | 0 |
2003 | Persson Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes CLK 2002 | HOC 11 |
ADR 10 |
NÜR 17 |
LAU 16 |
NOR Ret |
DON 12 |
NÜR 14 |
A1R 15 |
ZAN 16 |
HOC 20† |
19th | 0 | ||||||||||
2004 | Team Rosberg | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2003 | HOC 14 |
EST 18 |
ADR Ret |
LAU Ret |
NOR 13 |
SHA1 DNS |
NÜR 15 |
OSC 19 |
ZAN 15 |
BRN 16 |
HOC 14 |
20th | 0 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance. 1 - Shanghai was a non-championship round.
Complete International Touring Car Championship
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Pos. | Pts |
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1995 | Persson Motorsport | Mercedes C-Class V6 | MUG 1 12 |
MUG 2 10 |
HEL 1 9 |
HEL 2 9 |
DON 1 11 |
DON 2 8 |
EST 1 12 |
EST 2 13 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 12 |
19th | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | Persson Motorsport | Mercedes C-Class | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 16 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
EST 1 14 |
EST 2 Ret |
HEL 1 11 |
HEL 2 7 |
NOR 1 16† |
NOR 2 11 |
DIE 1 19 |
DIE 2 14 |
24th | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | SIL 1 14 |
SIL 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 11 |
NÜR 2 9 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 DNS |
MUG 1 Ret |
MUG 2 Ret |
HOC 1 9 |
HOC 2 Ret |
INT 1 16 |
INT 2 7 |
SUZ 1 8 |
SUZ 2 Ret |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1999 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3-R | GT | 292 | 19th | 2nd |
References
- "Bernd Mayländer". Driver Database. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- "New safety car driver announced". gpupdate.net. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "Mystery Monday: Bernd Mayländer – "Driving the F1 safety car is a big responsibility, but I really enjoy it"". Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- "Safety Car driver Bernd Maylander's Hot Lap interview /r/formula1". f1.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
External links
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Wolfgang Land |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion 1994 |
Succeeded by Harald Grohs |
Preceded by Oliver Gavin |
F1 Safety Car Driver 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by Marcel Fässler |
Preceded by Marcel Fässler |
F1 Safety Car Driver 2001– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |