Bernd Mayländer

Bernd Mayländer (born 29 May 1971 in Waiblingen) is a German racing driver and current Formula One safety car driver.

Bernd Mayländer
Mayländer at the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix.
Nationality German
Born (1971-05-29) 29 May 1971
Waiblingen (Germany)
Previous series
1995–1996
1997–1998
2001–2004		DTM (ITC)
FIA GT
DTM
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1999
TeamsChampion Racing
Best finish19th
Class wins0

Racing career

Bernd started his career in karting sport at the end of the 1980s. In the following years he made his way to the Formula Ford, the Porsche Carrera Cup and the original DTM. In 2000, he won the 24 Hours Nürburgring in a Porsche 911 GT3-R. When the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series was resumed in 2000, he drove for Mercedes-Benz. He raced for Mercedes in DTM from 2001 to 2004, having won one race at Hockenheimring in 2001.[1]

Safety car driver in Formula One
Mayländer leading the race leader, Felipe Massa, and other drivers at the 2006 Brazilian GP.

Mayländer is the safety car driver for all Formula One races. He has driven the Formula One safety car since 2000[2] with very few exceptions, such as the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, when he was injured and was replaced by Marcel Fässler[3] and the 2002 United States Grand Prix when he was replaced by Irish racing driver Damien Faulkner.[4]

Mayländer has led over 700 laps in Formula One during his career.[5]

Mayländer competing in the 2002 DTM season.

Other

In May 2005, he was one of six Mercedes-Benz drivers taking part in a record drive. Three stock E320 CDI cars drove 100,000 miles in 30 days around the clock, which resulted in an average speed of 139.7 mph (224.8 km/h).

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos. Pts
1995 Persson Motorsport Mercedes C-Class V6 HOC
1
13		 HOC
2
NC		 AVU
1
Ret		 AVU
2
18		 NOR
1
16		 NOR
2
7		 DIE
1
9		 DIE
2
10		 NÜR
1
11		 NÜR
2
11		 ALE
1
13		 ALE
2
Ret		 HOC
1
9		 HOC
1
8		 20th 12
2001 Manthey Racing AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 HOC
QR
9		 HOC
CR
9		 NÜR
QR
11		 NÜR
CR
20		 OSC
QR
 OSC
CR
 SAC
QR
 SAC
CR
 NOR
QR
 NOR
CR
 LAU
QR
8		 LAU
CR
13		 NÜR
QR
5		 NÜR
CR
7		 A1R
QR
9		 A1R
CR
Ret		 ZAN
QR
Ret		 ZAN
CR
DNS		 HOC
QR
2		 HOC
CR
1		 11th 28
2002 Manthey Racing AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 HOC
QR
 HOC
CR
 ZOL
QR
19		 ZOL
CR
16		 DON
QR
14		 DON
CR
9		 SAC
QR
19		 SAC
CR
13		 NOR
QR
11		 NOR
CR
8		 LAU
QR
17		 LAU
CR
Ret		 NÜR
QR
21†		 NÜR
CR
14		 A1R
QR
16		 A1R
CR
Ret		 ZAN
QR
17		 ZAN
CR
11		 HOC
QR
12		 HOC
CR
Ret		 19th 0
2003 Persson Motorsport AMG-Mercedes CLK 2002 HOC
11		 ADR
10		 NÜR
17		 LAU
16		 NOR
Ret		 DON
12		 NÜR
14		 A1R
15		 ZAN
16		 HOC
20†		 19th 0
2004 Team Rosberg AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2003 HOC
14		 EST
18		 ADR
Ret		 LAU
Ret		 NOR
13		 SHA1
DNS		 NÜR
15		 OSC
19		 ZAN
15		 BRN
16		 HOC
14		 20th 0

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance. 1 - Shanghai was a non-championship round.

Complete International Touring Car Championship
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pos. Pts
1995 Persson Motorsport Mercedes C-Class V6 MUG
1
12		 MUG
2
10		 HEL
1
9		 HEL
2
9		 DON
1
11		 DON
2
8		 EST
1
12		 EST
2
13		 MAG
1
Ret		 MAG
2
12		 19th 8
1996 Persson Motorsport Mercedes C-Class HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
16		 NÜR
2
Ret		 EST
1
14		 EST
2
Ret		 HEL
1
11		 HEL
2
7		 NOR
1
16†		 NOR
2
11		 DIE
1
19		 DIE
2
14		 24th 15
Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG SIL
1
14		 SIL
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
11		 NÜR
2
9		 MAG
1
Ret		 MAG
2
DNS		 MUG
1
Ret		 MUG
2
Ret		 HOC
1
9		 HOC
2
Ret		 INT
1
16		 INT
2
7		 SUZ
1
8		 SUZ
2
Ret

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1999 Champion Racing Dirk Müller
Bob Wollek		 Porsche 911 GT3-R GT 292 19th 2nd

References
  1. "Bernd Mayländer". Driver Database. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. "New safety car driver announced". gpupdate.net. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. "Mystery Monday: Bernd Mayländer – "Driving the F1 safety car is a big responsibility, but I really enjoy it"". Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. "Faulkner lands F1 Safety Car Drive". rte.ie. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. "Safety Car driver Bernd Maylander's Hot Lap interview /r/formula1". f1.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Wolfgang Land		 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion
1994		 Succeeded by
Harald Grohs
Preceded by
Oliver Gavin		 F1 Safety Car Driver
2000–2001		 Succeeded by
Marcel Fässler
Preceded by
Marcel Fässler		 F1 Safety Car Driver
2001–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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