Christian Klien
Christian Klien (born 7 February 1983 in Hohenems, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian Formula One racing driver. In total he has scored 14 points in Formula One.
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Nationality  Austrian | |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 2004-2006, 2010 |
| Teams | Jaguar, Red Bull, HRT |
| Races | 51 (49 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 14 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 2004 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2010 Singapore Grand Prix |
| 2010 position | 27th (2 points) |
Racing career
Klien started his motorsport career in his early teens. He raced in karting championships in both Austria and Switzerland. He moved up to Formula BMW. He won several titles in lower Formula series. Klien moved into Formula One in 2004. He drove for the Jaguar Racing team, alongside Mark Webber. At the end of 2004, Jaguar sold its Formula One team to Red Bull. The team was renamed Red Bull Racing. Klien shared a race seat with Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi. He stayed at Red Bull for 2006 season.
In 2007, Klien was replaced by Mark Webber. He was the test driver for Honda. For 2008 and 2009, he was the reserve and test driver for BMW Sauber.
In 2010, Klien moved to become the test driver for HRT. For the Singapore Grand Prix Kling replaced Sakon Yamamoto. HRT reported that Yamamoto was sick from food posining.[1] For the Brazilian Grand Prix, HRT announced that Klien would race in place of Yamamoto. No reason was given.[2]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Final Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Formula BMW Junior | ADAC Sport München | 20 | 1 | 3 | 193 | 4th | ||
| 2000 | Formula BMW ADAC | Team Rosberg | 19 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 10th | ||
| 2001 | Formula BMW ADAC | Team Rosberg | 19 | 3 | 5 | 232 | 3rd | ||
| 2002 | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 6th | ||
| Formula Renault 2000 Germany | JD Motorsport | 14 | 2 | 4 | 278 | 1st | |||
| 2003 | Formula Three Euroseries | Mücke Motorsport | 20 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 2nd | ||
| Masters of Formula Three | Mücke Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |||
| 2004 | Formula One | Jaguar | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16th | ||
| 2005 | Formula One | Red Bull | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15th | ||
| 2006 | Formula One | Red Bull | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18th | ||
| 2007 | Formula One | Honda | Test driver | ||||||
| 2008 | Formula One | BMW Sauber | Test driver | ||||||
| Le Mans 24 Hours | Peugeot Sport Total (LMP1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3rd | |||
| 2009 | Formula One | BMW Sauber | Test driver | ||||||
| Le Mans 24 Hours | Team Peugeot Total (LMP1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | |||
| 2010 | Formula One | Hispania Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
* Season in progress
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jaguar Racing | Jaguar R5 | Cosworth CR-6 3.0 L V10 | AUS 11 |
MAL 10 |
BHR 14 |
SMR 14 |
ESP Ret |
MON Ret |
EUR 12 |
CAN 9 |
USA Ret |
FRA 11 |
GBR 14 |
GER 10 |
HUN 13 |
BEL 6 |
ITA 13 |
JPN 12 |
BRA 14 |
16th | 3 | ||
| Jaguar R5B | CHN Ret |
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| 2005 | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB1 | Cosworth TJ2005 3.0 L V10 | AUS 7 |
MAL 8 |
BHR DNS |
SMR TD |
ESP TD |
MON TD |
EUR TD |
CAN 8 |
USA DNS |
FRA Ret |
GBR 15 |
GER 9 |
HUN Ret |
TUR 8 |
ITA 13 |
BEL 9 |
BRA 9 |
JPN 9 |
CHN 5 |
15th | 9 |
| 2006 | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB2 | Ferrari 056 2.4 L V8 | BHR 8 |
MAL Ret |
AUS Ret |
SMR Ret |
EUR Ret |
ESP 13 |
MON Ret |
GBR 14 |
CAN 11 |
USA Ret |
FRA 12 |
GER 8 |
HUN Ret |
TUR 11 |
ITA 11 |
CHN |
JPN |
BRA |
18th | 2 | |
| 2007 | Honda Racing F1 Team | Honda RA107 | Honda RA807E 2.4 L V8 | AUS | MAL | BHR |
ESP |
MON |
CAN | USA | FRA |
GBR TD |
EUR |
HUN |
TUR |
ITA |
BEL |
JPN |
CHN |
BRA |
--- | --- | ||
| 2010 | Hispania Racing F1 Team | Hispania F110 | Cosworth CA2010 2.4 L V8 | BHR |
AUS |
MAL |
CHN |
ESP TD |
MON |
TUR |
CAN |
EUR TD |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN Ret |
JPN |
KOR |
BRA 22 |
ABU 20 |
27 | 0 |
* Season in progress.
Christian Klien Media
Klien in qualifying at the 2005 United States Grand Prix
Klien driving for RBR at the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix
Klien driving a Honda RA107 at the 2007 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Klien testing for BMW Sauber in Bahrain prior to the 2009 season
Klien in the pits at Circuit Zolder, in the Blancpain GT Series.
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References
All Formula One race and championship results are taken from:
- Official Formula 1 Website. Archive: Results for 2004 – Present seasons www.formula1.com Retrieved 6 June 2006
- ↑ Cooper, Adam (2010-09-24). "F1: Klien Makes Race Comeback With HRT". formula-one.speedtv.com. Speed Channel, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ "Klien to replace Yamamoto in Brazil". motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-11-04.[dead link]
Other websites
- Christian Klien Official website
- Christian Klien profile and statistics Archived 2005-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Christian Klien statistics
- Christian Klien statistics at Driver Database. (includes pre-F1 career)