Quick Facts
Biography
Bernd Mayländer (born 29 May 1971 in Waiblingen) is a German racing driver and current Formula One safety car 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 with the exception of 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.
It is estimated that Mayländer has led over 600 laps in Formula One over this time.
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 |