- Bernd Mayländer
Bernd Mayländer (born
May 29 ,1971 inWaiblingen ) 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 theFormula Ford , the Porsche Carrera Cup and the original DTM. In 2000, he won the24 Hours Nürburgring in aPorsche 911 GT3-R .When the
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series was resumed in 2000, he was driving forMercedes-Benz .Safety car driver in Formula One
As of 2008 , Mayländer is thesafety car driver for allFormula One races, with his most action being in the2006 Australian Grand Prix , where he led more laps than everybody but the winnerFernando Alonso .He has driven the Formula One
safety car since 2000 [ [http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2000/03/08/new-safety-car-driver-announced/ Formula One news: New safety car driver announced - GPUpdate.net Formula One ] ] , except for the2001 Canadian Grand Prix , when he was injured and was replaced by team-mate 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.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 auto mph|139.7|1.External links
* [http://www.berndmaylaender.de/ Official homepage]
* [http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/the_safety_car_and_its_driver/7431.html Profile at Formula1.com]References
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