Juan Fangio

Argentine · 1950–1958
VS

Karl Kling

German · 1954–1955
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
0
Qualifyingahead
11
0
Juan Fangio · Karl Kling
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
11 0
11 shared
Qualifying H2H
11 0
11 shared
Championship record
5
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
7
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 0
1954 P1 1955 P1
Teammate battle by season
6
0
1954
5
0
1955
Career totals
Juan Fangio Karl Kling
Championships
5
0
Wins
22
0
Poles
28
0
Podiums
31
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
260.64
16
Starts
51
11
Rate-adjusted · per start
Juan Fangio Karl Kling
Win rate
43.1%
0%
Podium rate
60.8%
18.2%
Pole rate
54.9%
0%
Points / start
5.1
1.5
Avg grid
P2.0
P6.7
Avg finish
P4.8
P8.9
Finish rate
76.5%
45.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Juan Fangio Karl Kling
Mechanical retirements
12
3
Crash retirements
0
3
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1954
1950 · aged 38
First win
1950
First pole
1951 · aged 40
First title
P1
Best finish
P2
-2.8
Avg places gained
-2.2
Season points trajectory
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Juan Fangio Karl Kling
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Juan Fangio Karl Kling
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Reims-Gueux 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Bremgarten 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit de Pedralbes 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Aintree 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Team history
Juan Fangio
ALF
MAS
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Maserati 1953Mercedes 1954Maserati 1954Mercedes 1955Ferrari 1956Maserati 1957–1958
Karl Kling
MER
Mercedes 1954–1955
19501958
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).