Klien, Christian (A)
b 07/02/1983 (Hohenems)
1996 - Swiss Mini Kart Champion
1997 - Swiss Kart Championship: 5th
1998 - Dornbirn 24hr Kart Race: 2nd. Saalfelden 24hr Kart Race: 2nd.
Liechtenstein International Kart Race: 2nd.
1999 - F.BMW ADAC Junior Cup: 4th, 4 wins.
2000 - F.BMW ADAC: 10th
2001 - F.BMW ADAC: 3rd, 226 pts, 5 wins.
2002 - German F.Renault (JD Motorsport): Champion.
Apr 28 Oschersleben 1st, 27m53.759
Apr 28 Oschersleben 1st, 26m24.420
May 12 Hockenheim 2nd, 26m12.636
May 12 Hockenheim 2nd, 22m08.312
Jun 16 Lausitzring 2nd
Jun 16 Lausitzring 2nd
Jul 20 Nurburgring 2nd
Jul 20 Nurburgring 19th
Aug 11 Salzburgring >3rd
Aug 11 Salzburgring >3rd
Sep 22 Nurburgring 1st
Sep 22 Nurburgring ?
Oct 13 Oschersleben 8th
Oct 13 Oschersleben 2nd
F.Renault Eurocup (JD Motorsport): J5th, 92 pts
Apr 20 Magny-Cours 4th, 24m26.419
May 4 Silverstone >10th
Jun 1 Jarama 9th, 25m34.238
Jun 30 Anderstorp 4th, 23m27.261
Jul 13 Oschersleben 5th, 24m38.909
Aug 3 Spa-Francorchamps ret/spin
Sep 1 Imola 5th
Oct 6 Donington Park 2nd, 28m07.398
Oct 20 Estoril 7th, 29m00.947
2003 - F3 Euroseries (Mücke-Motorsport Dallara-Mercedes F302): 2nd, 89 pts
Apr 27 Hockenheim 4th, 28m53.085
Apr 27 Hockenheim 5th, 29m11.521
May 11 Adria 3rd, 30m14.509
May 11 Adria 21st, 31m37.615
Jun 9 Pau ret/2 laps
Jun 9 Pau 7th, 28m58.934
Jun 22 Norisring ret
Jun 22 Norisring 10th, 29m38.934
Jul 14 Le Mans Bugatti 2nd, 28m16.305
Jul 14 Le Mans Bugatti 1st, 28m40.814
Aug 17 Nurburgring ret/0 laps/accident
Aug 17 Nurburgring 1st, 30m26.990
Sep 7 A1-Ring 5th, 28m13.068
Sep 7 A1-Ring 5th, 30m06.925
Sep 21 Zandvoort 1st, 30m26.609
Sep 21 Zandvoort 2nd, 30m37.636
Oct 5 Hockenheim 23rd, -3 laps
Oct 5 Hockenheim 3rd, 28m56.426
Oct 26 Magny-Cours NS?
Oct 26 Magny-Cours 3rd, 30m45.909
Zandvoort Marlboro Masters (Mücke Motorsport): 1st, 44m32.801
2004 - F1 (Jaguar-Cosworth R5): 16th, 3 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
7/3 19 11 Australia -2 laps
21/3 13 10 Malaysia -1 lap
4/4 12 14 Bahrain -1 lap
25/4 14 14 San Marino -2 laps
9/5 16 - Spain ret/43 laps/throttle
23/5 14 - Monaco ret/0 laps/accident
30/5 12 12 Europe -1 lap
13/6 10 9 Canada -3 laps
20/6 13 - America ret/0 laps/accident
4/7 13 11 France -1 lap
11/7 15 14 Britain -1 lap
25/7 12 10 Germany 1h25m03.426
15/8 14 13 Hungary -2 laps
29/8 13 6 Belgium 1h32m49.888
12/9 14 13 Italy -1 lap
10/10 14 12 Japan -1 lap
24/10 16 14 Brazil -2 laps
(Jaguar R5B)
26/9 15 - China ret/11 laps/accident damage
2005 - F1 (Red Bull-Cosworth RB1): 15th, 9 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
6/3 6 7 Australia 1h24m56.333
20/3 7 8 Malaysia 1h32m54.571
3/4 7 - Bahrain ret/0 laps/electronics
12/6 16 8 Canada 1h32m58.177
19/6 14 - America 0 laps/withdrew
3/7 16 - France ret/1 lap/fuel pressure
10/7 15 15 Britain -1 lap
24/7 10 9 Germany 1h27m38.417
31/7 11 - Hungary ret/0 laps/accident
21/8 10 8 Turkey 1h25m46.076
4/9 13 13 Italy -1 lap
11/9 16 9 Belgium -1 lap
25/9 6 9 Brazil -1 lap
9/10 4 9 Japan 1h29m54.137
16/10 14 5 China 1h40m24.457
2006 - F1 (Red Bull-Ferrari RB2): 18th, 2 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
12/3 8 8 Bahrain 1h30m52.976
19/3 8 - Malaysia ret/26 laps/hydraulics
2/4 13 - Australia ret/4 laps/accident
23/4 17 - San Marino ret/40 laps/hydraulics
7/5 15 - Europe ret/28 laps/transmission
14/5 14 13 Spain -1 lap
28/5 11 - Monaco ret/56 laps/transmission
11/6 14 14 Britain -1 lap
25/6 12 11 Canada -1 lap
2/7 16 - USA ret/0 laps/accident
16/7 12 12 France -1 lap
30/7 12 8 Germany 1h28m39.824
6/8 13 - Hungary ret/6 laps/spin
27/8 10 11 Turkey -1 lap
10/9 16 11 Italy -1 lap
2008 - Le Mans 24 Hrs (Team Peugeot Sport Peugeot 908 HDi): 3rd, with F.Montagny,
R.Zonta. Petit Le Mans (Team Peugeot Sport Peugeot 908 HDi): 2nd, 9:41:22.337,
with N.Minassian, S.Sarrazin.
2009 - Sebring 12 Hrs (Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDI): 5th, 356 laps, with
N.Minassian, P.Lamy. Le Mans 24 Hrs (Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDI): 6th,
with N.Minassian, P.Lamy.
Le Mans Series (Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDI): with N.Minassian, P.Lamy.
May 10 Spa-Francorchamps 1st, 5h45m35.429
2010 - F1 (HRT-Cosworth F110): 27th, 0 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
26/9 22 - Singapore ret/31 laps/hydraulics
7/11 23 22 Brazil -6 laps
14/11 24 20 Abu Dhabi -2 laps
2011 – Le Mans 24 Hrs (Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin AMR-One): ret/4 laps/engine,
with D.Turner, S.Mucke. Silverstone 6 Hrs (Aston Martin Racing Lola-Aston
Martin): 9th, -11 laps, with A.Fernandez, H.Primat. Gold Coast 600 (Bottle-O
Racing Ford Falcon FG): 15th & ret, with P.Dumbrell
2012 – Superstars International Series (Maserati Quattroporte): 4th & 1st Hungaroring
2013 – Australian GT (Erebus Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG GT3):
Mar 2 Adelaide 5th, 59m35.6962
Mar 3 Adelaide 3rd, 30m46.6644
ADAC Procar (Team Engstler BMW 320i): 1st & ret/mechanical Spa
Italian Superstars (Scuderia Giudici BMW M3):
May 19 Brno ret/2 laps/accident
May 19 Brno 6th, 28m13.974
Auto GP (Zele Racing):
Jul 13 Mugello 8th, 30m24.762
Jul 14 Mugello 9th, 27m01.618
ELMS (Morand Racing Morgan-Judd LMP2): with N.Gachnang
Sep 28 Paul Ricard 2nd, 3h01m10.606
2014 – ELMS (Newblood by Morand Racing Morgan-Judd): J3rd, 68 pts
Apr 19 Silverstone 3rd, 4h00m34.442 G.Hirsch, R.Brandela
May 18 Imola ret/136 laps/oil pressure G.Hirsch, R.Brandela
Jul 20 Red Bull Ring 5th, -2 laps G.Hirsch, P.Ragues
Sep 14 Paul Ricard 1st, 4h00m33.427 G.Hirsch, P.Ragues
Oct 19 Estoril 2nd, 4h01m02.860 G.Hirsch, P.Ragues
Le Mans 24 Hrs (Newblood by Morand Racing Morgan-Judd): 10th (6th LMP2),
-27 laps, with G.Hirsch, R.Brandela
2015 - WEC (Team ByKolles CLM-AER P1/01): with S.Trummer, V.Liuzzi
Apr 12 Silverstone ret/116 laps/water leak
May 2 Spa-Francorchamps ret/46 laps/rear end
Suzuka 1000 km (Team Sard Lexus RC F): 11th, 154 laps, with H.Kovalainen,
K.Hirate.
2016 – Blancpain Endurance Cup (Emil Frey Racing Jaguar Emil Frey G3): 7th Nurburgring,
with N.Siedler, J.Hirschi
2017 – Blancpain Endurance Series (Emil Frey Racing Jaguar): with M.Seefried, J.Hirschi
Apr 23 Monza ret/62 laps
May 14 Silverstone 12th, 3h03m18.844
Jun 24 Paul Ricard 34th, -18 laps
Jul29-30 Spa 24 Hrs ret/70 lap/suspension
2018 – Blancpain Sprint Cup (Emil Frey Racing Lexus): 13th, 15.5 pts, with A.Costa
Apr 7 Zolder ret/4 laps
Apr 8 Zolder 20th, -5 laps
May 6 Brands Hatch 11th, 1h01m06.957
May 6 Brands Hatch 14th, 1h02m18.571
Jun 23 Misano 9th, 1h01m05.753
Jun 24 Misano ret/13 laps
Sep 1 Hungaroring 6th, 1h00m46.346
Sep 2 Hungaroring 13th, 1h02m12.518
Sep 15 Nurburgring 5th, 1h00m31.583
Sep 16 Nurburgring 7th, 1h01m35.503
Blancpain Endurance Cup (Emil Frey Racing Lexus RC F GT3): 9th, 35 pts, with
A.Costa, M.Seefried
Apr 22 Monza 17th, 3h02m52.984
May 20 Silverstone 9th, 3h00m50.745
Jun 2 Paul Ricard 1st, 6h00m29.709
Jul 29 Spa 24 Hours 13th, -4 laps
Sep 30 Barcelona ret/9 laps
2020 – International GT Open (JP Motorsport Mercedes AMG GT3-2016): with P.Krupinski
Aug 8 Hungaroring 1st, 1h10m25.832
Aug 9 Hungaroring 9th, 1h01m08.687
Aug 22 Paul Ricard 6th, 1h11m32.796
Aug 23 Paul Ricard 5th, 1h01m17.724
Oct 17 Spa-Francorchamps 8th, 1h11m28.321
Oct 18 Spa-Francorchamps 7th, 1h02m09.994
Oct 31 Barcelona 9th, 1h10m50.703
Nov 1 Barcelona 3rd, 1h02m40.038
2021 – International GT Open (JP Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3): 16th, 22 pts, with P.Krupinski
May 15 Paul Ricard ret/0 laps
May 16 Paul Ricard 4th, 1h01m08.348
Jul 11 Hungaroring 9th, 1h10m43.609
Jul 11 Hungaroring 8th, 1h01m30.245
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (JP Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3): with P.Krupinski, K.Basz
May 29 Paul Ricard 29th, -4 laps
DTM (JP Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3)
Aug 7 Zolder 12th, 1h01m27.189
Aug 8 Zolder 14th, 1h00m38.096
Aug 21 Nurburgring 15th, 1h01m45.888
Aug 22 Nurburgring 12th, 1h01m00.577
Sep 18 Assen 5th, 1h00m21.882
Sep 19 Assen 18th, -1 lap
2022 – GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (JP Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3): with P.Krupinski
May 1 Brands Hatch 16th, 1h02m10.330
May 1 Brands Hatch 17th, 1h02m04.394
May 14 Magny Cours 21st, 1h02m08.505
May 15 Magny Cours 17th, 1h02m09.913
Jun 18 Zandvoort 18th, 1h00m26.329
Jun 19 Zandvoort ret/21 laps
Sep 17 Valencia 17th, 1h00m24.700
Sep 18 Valencia 16th, 1h01m15.807
ADAC GT Masters (JP Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3): with D.Lind
May 21 Red Bull Ring 11th, 1h03m11.282
May 22 Red Bull Ring 9th, 1h02m58.241
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (JP Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3): 26th, 10 pts,
with D.Lind, V.Abril
Apr 5 Imola 5th, 3h00m24.267
Jun 4 Paul Ricard ret/111 laps
Oct 2 Barcelona 38th, -3 laps
2023 – Spa 12 Hours (JP Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3): 4th, -2 laps, with P.Krupinski, N.Siedler
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (JP Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3): with D.Macdonald
Sep 2 Hockenheim 30th, -4 laps
Sep 3 Hockenheim ret/23 laps
Sep 16 Valencia 16th, 1h01m55.836
Sep 17 Valencia 11th, 1h01m38.299
Oct 14 Zandvoort 23rd, 1h02m18.157
Oct 15 Zandvoort 18th, 1h01m46.866
Nurburgring Langstrecken Series (BJP Motorsport Cupra TCR): with P.Krupinski
Sep 9 Nurburgring Nordsch. 50th, -6 lap