Bernd Mayländer
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Bernd Mayländer (born May 29, 1971 in Waiblingen) is a German racing driver.
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 was driving for Mercedes-Benz.
Safety car driver in Formula One
Mayländer is the safety car driver for all Formula One races, with his busiest being the 2006 Australian Grand Prix, where he led more laps than all racers but Fernando Alonso, the race winner.
He has driven the Formula One safety car since 2000,[1] except for the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, when he was injured and was replaced by Marcel Fässler.
He also did a notable job at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix, when he led the race for almost 20 laps of heavy rain and also at the 2010 Korean Grand Prix where he led 26 laps in heavy rain. At the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix he led 28 laps, while race winner Jenson Button led only half a lap, the last half of the last lap.
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).
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| 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 |