Christian Klien (born 7 February 1983) is an Austrian former

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racing driver. In total he has scored 14 points in Formula One. Klien currently competes full-time in the

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for

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Racing career

Born in

Hohenems Hohenems (High Alemannic: ''Ems'') is a town in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the Dornbirn district. It lies in the middle of the Austrian part of the Rhine valley. With a population of 15,200, it is the fifth largest municipality in Vorarlb ...

, Klien started his motorsport career in his early teens. He raced in karting championships in both Austria and Switzerland, before moving to

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. After winning several titles in lower Formulas, Klien moved into

, driving for the Jaguar Racing team, alongside Mark Webber. At the end of 2004, however, Jaguar sold its Formula One team to Red Bull, which renamed it ''

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''. In an unusual arrangement, Klien shared a race seat with Italian

Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio "Tonio" Liuzzi (born 6 August 1980) is an Italian professional racing driver who formerly raced in Formula One for the Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Force India and HRT teams. Karting Born in Locorotondo, BA, Apulia, Liuzzi, like many au ...

. He stayed at Red Bull for 2006, whilst Liuzzi moved to the Red Bull junior team,

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. After an unsuccessful 2006, Klien's old teammate Mark Webber replaced him for the 2007 season, news Klien learned from Webber himself. Klien was offered alternatives to Formula One for 2007, including driving in the

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series, but he refused and aimed for a seat in Formula One. He secured the test driver's seat at

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, despite competition from other drivers, including

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. On 2 February 2008 Klien signed as

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's reserve and test driver for the

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, alongside Estonian

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Pre-Formula One

Klien became enthused about racing when his dad brought him to watch a

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race. This enthusiasm for the sport was only increased after meeting Brazilian

driver

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. The Austrian started his career at the age of 13.
GP Encyclopedia – Christian Klien
'' GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 22 November 2006 From 1996 to 1998, Klien won several

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races in both Switzerland and his native

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, becoming the Suisse champion in his first year. In 1999, Klien moved to racing in the

ADAC Junior Cup, winning four races and finishing fourth in the series. The following year, he moved into the main Formula BMW ADAC Championship with Team Rosberg, finishing the series ranked tenth overall and third in the rookie rankings. Continuing in the series in 2001, Klien managed to win five races, and ended up third in the series. Joining JD Motorsport for the Italian winter Formula Renault series, he won one event, which led to a drive for the team in German Formula Renault for 2002. Klien won four races, winning the German title, and finishing fifth in the European series. From there, Klien moved into the

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, with Mucke Motorsport, winning four races and finishing runner-up to

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. Klien also won the 2003 Marlboro Masters event at

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Formula One

Jaguar (2004)

In December 2003, Klien was signed as a race driver for the Jaguar

team for the 2004 season, replacing Justin Wilson, who had replaced

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for the final 5 Grand Prix of the 2003 season. He had significant pressure on him as second driver to his more experienced teammate Mark Webber, but was the first driver to ever outqualify Webber from the same team. Klien proved to be considerably reliable over the season, retiring only on 4 occasions out of the possible 18. Klien's only points scoring finish in his debut season came in

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, where Klien finished sixth; scoring 3 Championship points. He finished alongside

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and

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in joint 16th in the Drivers' Championship.

Red Bull (2005–2006)

Klien (Red Bull) in practice at USGP 2005

;2005 Jaguar were bought out in November 2004 by Austrian energy drink company Red Bull and were renamed

. During winter testing in 2005, Klien tested several times for Red Bull Racing alongside

and

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. Klien secured the second race seat at Red Bull, alongside Coulthard. Klien started the year with points finishes in the first two races before retiring in

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before the race had even started due to an electrical problem. With both Klien and Liuzzi signed to race for the Red Bull team in 2005, Red Bull announced that Liuzzi would be racing at the next 4 rounds in

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and the European Grands Prix instead of Klien. Originally, Klien was ineligible to be a third driver at these Grand Prix, as he had competed in over six Grand Prix the previous year, but after a majority of teams asked the FIA to remove this ruling, Klien was allowed to take this role at Imola. The Austrian returned to the race seat for the

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and maintained his race seat thanks to his strong performances and Red Bull's increased number of seats from the purchase of the Minardi team (which was renamed

, Italian for "Team Red Bull") in 2006. Klien finished his second year in Formula One with two further points finishes: an 8th-place finish in

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and a 5th at the season-finale in China. After a promising performance in China, it was confirmed in December 2005 that Klien would drive for the Red Bull Racing outfit alongside

for the 2006 season. ;2006 Christian Klien 2006 Turkey

Klien started 2006 strongly, qualifying in the top 10 for the first 2 races of the season. In

he finished 8th, scoring a point. However, in

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he collided with Kimi Räikkönen on the first lap and had to pit with suspension damage, before eventually dropping out with a hydraulic failure. In 2006, Klien was unsuccessful in comparison to his more experienced teammate David Coulthard, as the Brit scored the team's first podium and was more consistent than Klien throughout the season. In August 2006, it was confirmed that Klien would not stay with the Red Bull team for the upcoming 2007 season, or at least as a race driver, due to Red Bull's signing of Mark Webber. After the 2 points finishes in Bahrain and

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, there was some uncertainty as to where Klien would go next in his racing career, speculation suggested America as a logical choice for the Austrian, but he refused a

seat in a Red Bull-backed team for 2007, preferring to chase a Formula One drive with another team. As a result, the team announced that Klien had been dropped for the last three races of the season in favour of test driver Robert Doornbos.

Honda and BMW Sauber (2007–2009)

On 15 November 2006, Honda Racing announced the signing of Klien as their test and reserve driver for the 2007 season. The Austrian made his debut for the Japanese works team at the

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, during the early pre-season testing during late November 2006. At the

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, he replaced the injured

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for the second free practice session on Friday. On 11 July 2007, Klien was released by

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to test with

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with a view to replacing Christijan Albers who was released because of sponsorship problems. However, the seat went to Japanese driver

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. In 2008 Klien signed as

's test and reserve driver for the

season. He also signed with

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to race in

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. Driving the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP he finished third overall with

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and

Franck Montagny Franck Montagny (born 5 January 1978) is a retired French professional racing driver. He briefly raced for the Super Aguri Formula One team in 2006. Early career Born in Feurs, Loire, Montagny started racing karts there in 1988, winning the cade ...

. In October he participated in

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in the

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, driving with Peugeot's factory drivers

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and

Nicolas Minassian Nicolas Minassian (born 28 February 1973) is a French professional racing driver of Armenian descent. After finishing 2nd place in the 1993 Formula Renault Eurocup, Marseille-born Minassian graduated to the French Formula Three Championship whe ...

. Klien remained in the position of BMW Sauber's test and reserve driver for . He also returned to Le Mans with Peugeot, finishing sixth overall in a 908 shared with

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and Minassian. For , Klien was understood to be an option for

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before the seat went to

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HRT (2010)

Klien was then tipped to become

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's reserve driver despite being second favourite to ex- US F1 man

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but neither Klien or López got the seat. It went to former

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and

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driver

. However, he was later signed by Hispania as well as Yamamoto. He took part in his first Grand Prix weekend for three years at the , where he drove in the first practice session in place of

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. He replaced Chandhok again at the where his session was made difficult by problems with his car. At the he was confirmed as a replacement for the ill

, marking his first grand prix since the 2006 Italian Grand Prix. He qualified in 22nd place, over a second ahead of team mate

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, and ran just ahead of him in the race until a mechanical problem forced him to retire. He replaced Yamamoto for the final two races of the season in

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and Abu Dhabi, but the team did not retain his services into the season.

Post-Formula One

After Formula One, Klien began racing in a number of categories including endurance racing, sports cars and V8 Supercars. He was close to a deal with

to race in the World Endurance Championship in 2012 before the French company withdrew from racing. Klien has taken part in a number of V8 Supercar drives, including the Bathurst 1000 where he teamed up with

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. Since late 2012, Klien writes a monthly column for the Pitpass.com website. In 2014, Klien signed a deal with NewBlood By Morand Racing to race in their 2014 ELMS campaign. In 2017, Klien joined the Bundesheer (

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) and will continue his racing career in addition to military service. Klien competed in the

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part-time by driving a McLaren for the Polish JP Motorsport team in a total of three two-race rounds. After making his debut in the third round at

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, he returned to the grid in the next round at the Nürburgring and in the sixth round at

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. His fifth-place finish in the first race at Assen was his only top-10 finish in six races. In 2022 Klien continued racing GT3 machineries for JP Motorsport, making a switch to

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and

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Racing record

Career summary

^† As Klien was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

( key)

Complete Formula One results

( key)

Sports/Touring car racing

Le Mans 24 Hours results

American Le Mans Series results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

¹ Driver run for the

Intercontinental Le Mans Cup The Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (shortened ILMC) was an endurance sports car racing tournament organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) started in 2010.

, no points awarded for the

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Complete V8 Supercar results

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Complete International Superstars Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Auto GP results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete Super GT results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Klien was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

References

All Formula One race and championship results are taken from: * ''Official Formula 1 Website. Archive: Results for 2004 – Present seasons'' www.formula1.com Retrieved 6 June 2006

Footnotes

External links

Christian Klien Official website

Christian Klien Unofficial Forum

Christian Klien profile and statistics

Christian Klien statistics

at Driver Database. (includes pre-F1 career) {{DEFAULTSORT:Klien, Christian 1983 births Living people People from Hohenems Austrian racing drivers Austrian Formula One drivers German Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers Formula BMW ADAC drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Jaguar Formula One drivers Red Bull Formula One drivers HRT Formula One drivers American Le Mans Series drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Supercars Championship drivers Superstars Series drivers Auto GP drivers V8SuperTourer drivers Super GT drivers Austrian military personnel Sportspeople from Vorarlberg Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Blancpain Endurance Series drivers International GT Open drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers Team Rosberg drivers JD Motorsport drivers Mücke Motorsport drivers Peugeot Sport drivers Aston Martin Racing drivers Morand Racing drivers Kolles Racing drivers Emil Frey Racing drivers

Racing career

Pre-Formula One

Formula One

Jaguar (2004)

Red Bull (2005–2006)

Honda and BMW Sauber (2007–2009)

HRT (2010)

Post-Formula One

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

Complete Formula One results

Sports/Touring car racing

Le Mans 24 Hours results

American Le Mans Series results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete V8 Supercar results

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Complete International Superstars Series results

Complete Auto GP results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete Super GT results

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

See also

References

Footnotes

External links