Karl Reindler
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Karl William Reindler (born 18 April 1985) is an Australian racing driver, who has previously competed in the Supercars Championship. He currently shares duties with Bruno Correia as the Medical Car driver for Formula One.
Biography
Formula Three
Off the back of winning Rookie of the Year in the 2003 Australian Formula 3 Championship, Reindler went on to win the 2004 Championship in the final round.[1] At the completion of the 2004 season, Reindler competed in his first international event, the one-off Bahrain F3 SuperPrix, racing for the Swiss Racing Team. He finished 18th in what was regarded at the time as the unofficial World Championship for Formula 3 – select drivers from this event went on to winning championships in Formula 1, WEC, DTM, Super GT and Super Formula to name a few.
Reindler moved to Britain in 2005 to complete a part-season of the British Formula 3 Championship with Alan Docking Racing, commencing at round 7 at Monza, Italy, finishing 7th and 10th on debut. A season-best qualifying happened at the final round at the Silverstone Circuit, qualifying 6th and finishing 7th. At the conclusion of the 2005 season, Reindler qualified for and competed in the World-famous Macau Grand Prix, finishing 13th in a competitive field which included Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica, Romain Grosjean and eventual winner Lucas di Grassi. In 2006 he continued with the Alan Docking Racing squad in British F3, again, only completing part of the season and ultimately finishing 14th outright after a season littered with mechanical related retirements.
A1 Grand Prix
Reindler went on to represent Australia as the rookie driver in the penultimate race of the 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season at Laguna Seca, then progressed to lead driver at the second round of the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season in the Czech Republic. At the third round of the season, at the demanding Beijing street circuit in China, Reindler fought hard to finish on the podium in the feature race. He continued with Team Australia until the Durban event in South Africa before the team changed their driver line-up. He joined the ranks of the Asian Formula Renault V6 series in 2007, but only ran two rounds, finishing on the podium in Autopolis, Japan.
Sedan Racing
2008 saw him join Matt Connolly Motorsports Pontiac GTO.R team for the Daytona 24 Hour. Reindler qualified the car 3rd in GT, but had a raft of mechanical drama's during the race and finished 25th in class. This was in addition to a full season in Fujitsu series in 2008, partnering Dean Canto at Howard Racing. 8th outright in the Series earned him the V8 Supercar Mike Kable Rookie of the Year Award. Reindler also participated in that year's Bathurst 1000 replacing Grant Denyer at Ford Rising Stars Racing following his monster truck accident. 2009 saw just a handful of races which included the twin driver Australian Mini Challenge race in Perth where he shared with his younger brother Chris, not to mention partnering with Jason Bright for the V8 Supercar endurance events, which included an 11th-place finish at the Bathurst 1000.
Reindler joined V8 Supercars full-time in 2010. Reindler drove a Brad Jones Racing customer Holden Commodore under the banner of Britek Motorsport and Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing.[2]
Reindler continued with the Brad Jones Racing team in 2011, and after a season-best qualifying and finish of 6th and 7th on the Saturday at the Barbagallo Raceway round in 2011, he was involved in a major start-line accident with Steve Owen on the Sunday. Reindler's clutch failed on the grid, causing the car to stall and was hit from behind at an estimated 150 km/h by Owen, the resulting impact rupturing the fuel cell, producing a major fireball. The fuel entered the car and starting burning it from the inside out. Reindler walked away suffering burns to his face and hands, was hospitalised and released that evening.[3]
In 2012 Karl joined Kelly Racing to drive the #11 Car as teammate to Greg Murphy for the 2012 season.
After 3 years full-time in V8 Supercars, Reindler took a step back in 2013, competing in a few select rounds of the Australian Carrera Cup Championship and teamed up with Rick Kelly in the factory Jack Daniel's Nissan Altima V8 Supercar for the V8 Supercar PIRTEK Enduro Cup. Despite being hindered by straight-line speed issues, the duo went on to lead the Gold Coast race and ultimately finish in 6th place.
2014 saw Reindler on a hiatus from the sport competing in only two events; the Bathurst 12hr which saw a pole position and fastest race lap in class, and the Phillip Island 101 of the Australian GT Championship where he took out a class win and fastest lap.
He made his return to V8 Supercars alongside Tim Blanchard in the #3 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) at the 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500, finishing 8th.
In 2016 he joined Team 18 initially for the endurance championship but also filling in for Lee Holdsworth at Sydney Motorsport Park. He continued with the team in 2017.
Personal life
Reindler was educated at Wesley College in South Perth. He is married to Olympic sailor Elise Rechichi, and they have two children.[4]
Career results
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Template:Flagicon Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F305 - Mugen-Honda | 17th | 17th | 13th |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | A1 Team Australia | NED SPR POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED FEA POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CZE SPR 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CZE FEA 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CHN SPR 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CHN FEA 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MYS SPR POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MYS FEA POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
IDN SPR POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
IDN FEA POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NZL SPR 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NZL FEA 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AUS SPR 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AUS FEA 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
RSA SPR 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
RSA FEA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
GBR SPR |
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13th | 25 |
Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Matt Connolly Motorsports | GT | Pontiac GXP.R | Pontiac 6.0 L V8 | DAY 27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIA | MEX | VIR | LGA | LIM | WGL | MOH | DAY | BAR | MON | JER | MIL 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
125th | 16 |
24 Hours of Daytona results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position |
Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Template:Flagicon Matt Connolly Motorsports | Template:Flagicon Hal Prewitt Template:Flagicon Spencer Trenery Template:Flagicon Vic Rice Template:Flagicon Diego Alessi |
Pontiac GXP.R | GT | 513 | 47th | 25th |
Supercars Championship results
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| 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | Position | Points | ||
| 2008 | Ford Rising Stars Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
EAS R3 |
EAS R4 |
EAS R5 |
HAM R6 |
HAM R7 |
HAM R8 |
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WIN R21 |
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WIN R23 |
PHI Q |
PHI R24 |
BAT R25 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R26 |
SUR R27 |
SUR R28 |
BHR R29 |
BHR R30 |
BHR R31 |
SYM R32 |
SYM R33 |
SYM R34 |
ORA R35 |
ORA R36 |
ORA R37 |
56th | 96 | ||
| 2009 | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon (FG) | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
HAM R3 |
HAM R4 |
WIN R5 |
WIN R6 |
SYM R7 |
SYM R8 |
HDV R9 |
HDV R10 |
TOW R11 |
TOW R12 |
SAN R13 |
SAN R14 |
QLD R15 |
QLD R16 |
PHI Q 30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PHI R17 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAT R18 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R19 |
SUR R20 |
SUR R21 |
SUR R22 |
PHI R23 |
PHI R24 |
BAR R25 |
BAR R26 |
SYD R27 |
SYD R28 |
44th | 192 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | YMC R1 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
YMC R2 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BHR R3 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BHR R4 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ADE R5 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ADE R6 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HAM R7 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HAM R8 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R9 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R10 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIN R11 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIN R12 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HDV R13 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HDV R14 26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOW R15 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOW R16 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PHI Q 28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PHI R17 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAT R18 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R19 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R20 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYM R21 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYM R22 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN R23 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN R24 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYD R25 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYD R26 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
27th | 823 | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | YMC R1 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
YMC R2 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ADE R3 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ADE R4 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HAM R5 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HAM R6 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAR R7 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAR R8 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAR R9 DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIN R10 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIN R11 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HID R12 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HID R13 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOW R14 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOW R15 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R16 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R17 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R18 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PHI Q 28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PHI R19 28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAT R20 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R21 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R22 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYM R23 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYM R24 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN R25 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN R26 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYD R27 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYD R28 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
25th | 1144 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | ADE R1 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ADE R2 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYM R3 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYM R4 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HAM R5 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HAM R6 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAR R7 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAR R8 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAR R9 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PHI R10 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PHI R11 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HID R12 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HID R13 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOW R14 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOW R15 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R16 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R17 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SMP R18 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SMP R19 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN Q 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN R20 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAT R21 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R22 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R23 DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
YMC R24 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
YMC R25 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
YMC R26 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIN R27 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIN R28 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYD R29 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYD R30 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
24th | 1147 | |||||||||
| 2013 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
SYM R3 |
SYM R4 |
SYM R5 |
PUK R6 |
PUK R7 |
PUK R8 |
PUK R9 |
BAR R10 |
BAR R11 |
BAR R12 |
COA R13 |
COA R14 |
COA R15 |
COA R16 |
HID R17 |
HID R18 |
HID R19 |
TOW R20 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOW R21 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R22 |
QLD R23 |
QLD R24 |
WIN R25 |
WIN R26 |
WIN R27 |
SAN Q 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN R28 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAT R29 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R30 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R31 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PHI R32 |
PHI R33 |
PHI R34 |
SYD R35 |
SYD R36 |
42nd | 384 | |||
| 2015 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
ADE R3 |
SYM R4 |
SYM R5 |
SYM R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
WIN R12 |
HID R13 |
HID R14 |
HID R15 |
TOW R16 |
TOW R17 |
QLD R18 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R19 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R20 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SMP R21 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SMP R22 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SMP R23 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN Q 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN R24 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAT R25 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R26 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R27 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PUK R28 |
PUK R29 |
PUK R30 |
PHI R31 |
PHI R32 |
PHI R33 |
SYD R34 |
SYD R35 |
SYD R36 |
46th | 288 | |||
| 2016 | Team 18 | Holden Commodore (VF) | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
ADE R3 |
SYM R4 |
SYM R5 |
PHI R6 |
PHI R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
WIN R10 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIN R11 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HID R12 |
HID R13 |
TOW R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R17 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SMP R18 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SMP R19 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN Q 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN R20 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAT R21 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R22 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R23 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PUK R24 |
PUK R25 |
PUK R26 |
PUK R27 |
SYD R28 |
SYD R29 |
45th | 309 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Team 18 | Holden Commodore (VF) | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
SYM R3 |
SYM R4 |
PHI R5 |
PHI R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
WIN R9 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WIN R10 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HID R11 |
HID R12 |
TOW R13 |
TOW R14 |
QLD R15 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
QLD R16 POScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SMP R17 |
SMP R18 |
SAN Q 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAN R19 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BAT R20 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R21 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUR R22 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PUK R23 |
PUK R24 |
NEW R25 |
NEW R26 |
51st | 270 | |||||||||||||
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ford Rising Stars Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | Template:Flagicon Michael Patrizi | 19th | 156 |
| 2009 | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon (FG) | Template:Flagicon Jason Bright | 11th | 161 |
| 2010 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | Template:Flagicon David Wall | 15th | 161 |
| 2011 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | Template:Flagicon David Wall | 14th | 161 |
| 2012 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore (VE) | Template:Flagicon Daniel Gaunt | 19th | 161 |
| 2013 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Template:Flagicon Rick Kelly | 19th | 161 |
| 2015 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | Template:Flagicon Tim Blanchard | DNF | 78 |
| 2016 | Team 18 | Holden Commodore (VF) | Template:Flagicon Lee Holdsworth | DNF | 2 |
| 2017 | Team 18 | Holden Commodore (VF) | Template:Flagicon Lee Holdsworth | DNF | 76 |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position |
Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Template:Flagicon Griffith Corporation | Template:Flagicon Daniel Gaunt Template:Flagicon Mark Griffith |
Ginetta G50 GT4 | C | 181 | DNF | |
| 2019 | Template:Flagicon Ginetta Australia | Template:Flagicon Aaron Love Template:Flagicon Jimmy Vernon Template:Flagicon Brad Schumacher |
Ginetta G55 GT4 | C | 266 | 22nd | 3rd |
Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Class pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 2017 | Template:Flagicon CXC Global/CGR Performance | Template:Flagicon Andrew Richmond | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS | A1 | 113 | 5th | 5th |
References
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External links
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- Karl Reindler profile on US Racing Reference
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- 1985 births
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- Australian Formula 3 Championship drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- Formula V6 Asia drivers
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Perth, Western Australia
- Supercars Championship drivers
- A1 Grand Prix drivers
- Alan Docking Racing drivers
- Kelly Racing drivers
- Nismo drivers
- Stone Brothers Racing drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Australia drivers
- Racing drivers from Western Australia