Cover
of Karl Kling F1 Motor Racing Driver
Cover with Photo & German Stamp
of Karl Kling , Personally Signed by Karl Kling
born 16 September 1910 – 18 March 2003) was a
German racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One at 11 Grands Prix from 1954 to 1955.
An employee of Daimler-Benz since the mid-1930s, Kling made his Formula One
debut at the 1954 French Grand Prix,
where he finished second to Mercedes
teammate Juan Manuel Fangio,
becoming the first German driver
to score a podium finish in Formula One. He participated in ten further World
Championship Grands Prix, achieving another podium at the 1955 British Grand Prix
and scoring a total of 17 championship points.
Upon retiring from motor racing, Kling became the head of Mercedes-Benz in motorsport from 1956 to 1968.
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