Karl Kling

German · 1954–1955
VS

Hans Herrmann

German · 1953–1961
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
3
Qualifyingahead
4
2
Karl Kling · Hans Herrmann
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 3
6 shared
Qualifying H2H
4 2
6 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P5
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 0
1954 P5 1955 P11
Teammate battle by season
3
2
1954
0
1
1955
Career totals
Karl Kling Hans Herrmann
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
2
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
16
10
Starts
11
18
Rate-adjusted · per start
Karl Kling Hans Herrmann
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
18.2%
5.6%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.5
0.6
Avg grid
P6.7
P11.9
Avg finish
P8.9
P12.1
Finish rate
45.5%
55.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Karl Kling Hans Herrmann
Mechanical retirements
3
7
Crash retirements
3
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1954
Debut season
1953
First win
First pole
First title
P2
Best finish
P3
-2.2
Avg places gained
+0.8
Season points trajectory
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
Karl Kling Hans Herrmann
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Karl Kling Hans Herrmann
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Karl Kling 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Hans Herrmann
Circuit Bremgarten 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Karl Kling 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Hans Herrmann
Aintree 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Karl Kling 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Hans Herrmann
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
Karl Kling 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 Hans Herrmann
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Karl Kling 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Hans Herrmann
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P15
Karl Kling 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P15 Hans Herrmann
Circuit de Pedralbes 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Karl Kling 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Hans Herrmann
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Karl Kling 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Hans Herrmann
Team history
Karl Kling
MER
Mercedes 1954–1955
Hans Herrmann
MER
MAS
POR
Veritas 1953Mercedes 1954–1955Maserati 1957–1958BRM 1959Cooper-Maserati 1959Porsche 1960–1961
19531961
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).