Karl Wendlinger

Austrian · 1991–1995
VS

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

German · 1994–2003
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
7
Qualifyingahead
0
9
Karl Wendlinger · Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+1.994s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen faster by the median gap over 8 sessions
1994 +0.228s 3
1995 +2.205s 5
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
3 7
10 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 9
9 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P12
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1994 P13
Teammate battle by season
2
2
1994
1
5
1995
Career totals
Karl Wendlinger Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
3
Poles
0
2
Podiums
0
18
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
14
174
Starts
42
158
Rate-adjusted · per start
Karl Wendlinger Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Win rate
0%
1.9%
Podium rate
0%
11.4%
Pole rate
0%
1.3%
Points / start
0.3
1.1
Avg grid
P14.4
P8.9
Avg finish
P15.1
P11.0
Finish rate
45.2%
62.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Karl Wendlinger Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Overtakes
0
840
Overtakes / race
0.0
7.1
Places lost
0
578
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Karl Wendlinger Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Mechanical retirements
15
38
Crash retirements
7
21
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1991
Debut season
1994
First win
1997 · aged 29
First pole
1997
First title
P4
Best finish
P1
-0.4
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003
Karl Wendlinger Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Karl Wendlinger Heinz-Harald Frentzen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P3
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P7
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P7 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Karl Wendlinger 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Team history
Karl Wendlinger
SAU
Leyton House 1991March 1992Sauber 1993–1995
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
SAU
WIL
JOR
Sauber 1994–1996Williams 1997–1998Jordan 1999–2001Prost 2001Sauber 2002Arrows 2002Sauber 2003
19912003
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).