Christian Klien

Christian Klien
Born	(1983-02-07) February 7, 1983 Hohenems, Austria
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2004–2010 (Formula One)
Known for	Formula One racing driver for Jaguar, Red Bull, HRT

Christian Klien (born 7 February 1983) is an Austrian racing driver who participated in Formula One during the periods from to , as well as in .

Hailing from Hohenems, Klien competed for teams such as Jaguar, Red Bull, and HRT, amassing a total of 14 championship points across 51 Grands Prix.

Racing career

Originating from Hohenems, Klien embarked on his motorsport journey in his early teens, initially taking part in karting competitions within Austria and Switzerland. He then progressed to Formula BMW. After securing numerous titles in lower-tier categories, he entered the realm of Formula One with the Jaguar Racing outfit, partnering with Mark Webber. At the conclusion of 2004, Jaguar's F1 team was acquired by Red Bull, which rebranded it as Red Bull Racing. Under this new management, Klien shared a race seat with Italian driver Vitantonio Liuzzi. He continued with Red Bull for the 2006 season, while Liuzzi transitioned to the junior squad, Scuderia Toro Rosso.

After a difficult 2006 campaign, Klien was succeeded by Webber for the 2007 season, a change he was informed of directly by Webber himself. Although alternatives like the ChampCar series were proposed, Klien opted to concentrate on securing another Formula One position. He took on a test driver role at Honda, competing alongside drivers such as Gary Paffett.

On 2 February 2008, Klien was appointed as reserve and test driver for BMW Sauber during the 2008 Formula One season, working alongside Estonian racer Marko Asmer.

Pre-Formula One

Klien's enthusiasm for racing was sparked after attending a go-kart event with his father and meeting Brazilian F1 legend Ayrton Senna. Beginning karting at age 13, he won multiple races across Switzerland and Austria between 1996 and 1998, securing the Swiss championship in his debut year.

In 1999, Klien stepped up to the Formula BMW ADAC Junior Cup, where he claimed four victories and finished fourth overall. The next year, competing with Team Rosberg in the main Formula BMW ADAC Championship, he ended tenth in the standings and was third among rookies. Continuing into 2001, he achieved five wins and secured third place overall. Joining JD Motorsport for the Italian winter edition of the Formula Renault series, Klien won one race, which led to a drive in German Formula Renault for 2002.

During that season, he captured four victories, won the German championship title, and placed fifth in the European series. Advancing to the Formula Three Euroseries with Mücke Motorsport, Klien earned four wins and finished as runner-up behind Ryan Briscoe. Additionally, he triumphed at the 2003 Marlboro Masters event held at Zandvoort.

Jaguar (2004)

In December 2003, Klien secured a race seat with the Jaguar team for the upcoming 2004 campaign, replacing Justin Wilson. Despite operating under pressure as the secondary driver to teammate Mark Webber, Klien managed to outqualify Webber on several occasions first. Throughout 18 races, he retired only four times and scored his sole points finish by placing sixth at the Belgian Grand Prix, earning three championship points. He concluded the season tied for 16th place in the Drivers' Championship.

Red Bull (2005–2006)

2005

In November 2004, the Austrian energy drink brand Red Bull purchased Jaguar, rebranding the team as Red Bull Racing. During the winter testing period, Klien competed alongside Vitantonio Liuzzi and David Coulthard, ultimately securing the second race seat next to Coulthard. He earned points in the opening two Grands Prix but was forced to retire early in Bahrain due to electrical complications.

Throughout the season, Red Bull alternated drivers mid-year, with Liuzzi substituting for Klien in four events while Klien took on the role of third driver. Initially, he was ineligible to race but later received an exemption. Klien regained his race position by the Canadian Grand Prix, benefiting from Red Bull's expansion after acquiring Minardi—renamed Scuderia Toro Rosso—in 2006. He concluded 2005 with points finishes in Turkey (8th) and China (5th). In December, it was confirmed that Klien would continue alongside Coulthard for the 2006 season.

2006

Klien started 2006 on a positive note, qualifying within the top ten at the first two races and scoring a point with eighth place in Bahrain. However, his campaign was disrupted by a combination of collisions and mechanical failures. Compared to Coulthard, who achieved Red Bull's inaugural podium and showed greater reliability, Klien’s performance lagged behind.

In August 2006, Red Bull announced that Klien would not retain his race seat for 2007 following the signing of Mark Webber. After securing two points finishes early in the year, Klien declined an offer to race in ChampCar with a Red Bull-supported team, preferring to seek opportunities elsewhere in Formula One. As a result, test driver Robert Doornbos replaced him for the final three races of 2006.

Honda and BMW Sauber (2007–2009)

On 15 November 2006, Honda Racing signed Klien as their test and reserve driver for the upcoming 2007 season. He made his debut with the Japanese factory team during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in November 2006. At the 2007 British Grand Prix, Klien stepped in for the injured Jenson Button during Friday’s second practice session. On 11 July 2007, Honda released him to test for Spyker F1, with hopes of replacing Christijan Albers due to sponsorship difficulties; however, the seat ultimately went to Sakon Yamamoto.

In 2008, Klien joined BMW Sauber as their test and reserve driver. That year he also competed with Peugeot in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, achieving third place overall driving the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP alongside Ricardo Zonta and Franck Montagny. Later in 2008, he participated in Petit Le Mans within the American Le Mans Series alongside Peugeot factory teammates Marc Gené and Nicolas Minassian.

Klien continued as BMW Sauber’s test and reserve driver throughout the 2009 season. He returned to Le Mans with Peugeot once again, finishing sixth overall in a 908 shared with Pedro Lamy and Minassian.

For the 2010 Formula One season, Klien was considered by Sauber for a racing seat but ultimately lost out to Pedro de la Rosa.

HRT (2010)

Klien was among candidates for Hispania Racing’s reserve driver position, competing against former US F1 driver José María López; however, Sakon Yamamoto initially secured the role. Subsequently, Klien joined Hispania alongside Yamamoto. He took part in practice sessions during the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix weekend by replacing Karun Chandhok and repeated this at the European Grand Prix despite encountering car problems. At the Singapore Grand Prix, Klien substituted for an unwell Yamamoto, marking his first race appearance since 2006. He qualified 22nd—ahead of teammate Bruno Senna—but retired due to mechanical failure. Klien also stood in for Yamamoto during Hispania’s final two races of 2010 in Brazil and Abu Dhabi but was not retained for the following season.

Post-Formula One Career

Following his tenure in Formula One, Klien transitioned to endurance racing, sports car competitions, and V8 Supercars. He was on the verge of securing a seat for the 2012 World Endurance Championship with Peugeot, but the team's subsequent withdrawal prevented this opportunity.

Klien took part in multiple V8 Supercar races, notably competing in the Bathurst 1000 alongside Russell Ingall.

Beginning in late 2012, Klien began contributing a monthly column to Pitpass.com.

In 2014, he joined NewBlood By Morand Racing for their European Le Mans Series (ELMS) campaign.

In 2017, Klien enlisted in the Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer), managing to balance his military duties with ongoing racing commitments. From the 2021 season onward, he has served as a Formula One expert analyst for ServusTV.

During 2021, Klien participated part-time in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), driving a McLaren for JP Motorsport across three events consisting of two races each. His debut occurred at Zolder, followed by appearances at Nürburgring and Assen, where he achieved his best result—a fifth-place finish.

Continuing with JP Motorsport in 2022, Klien competed in GT3 machinery within both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Poles	Wins	Points	Position
1999	Formula BMW Junior	ADAC Sport München	20	1	3	193	4th
2000	Formula BMW ADAC	Team Rosberg	19	0	0	57	10th
2001	Formula BMW ADAC	Team Rosberg	19	3	5	232	3rd
2002	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup	JD Motorsport	8	0	0	92	6th
	Formula Renault 2000 Germany		14	2	4	278	1st
2003	Formula 3 Euro Series	Mücke Motorsport	20	6	3	89	2nd
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	1	N/A	1st
2004	Formula One	Jaguar Racing	18	0	0	3	16th
2005	Formula One	Red Bull Racing	15	0	0	9	15th
2006	Formula One	Red Bull Racing	15	0	0	2	18th
2007	2007 Formula One World Championship	Honda F1 / Spyker F1					Test driver
		2008	2008 24 Hours of Le Mans	Peugeot Sport Total	1	0	0	N/A	3rd
2008 American Le Mans Series season	Peugeot Sport Total		1	1	0	26	17th
2008 Formula One World Championship	BMW Sauber F1 Team		Test/Reserve driver
2009	2009 24 Hours of Le Mans	Peugeot Sport Total	1	0	0	N/A	6th
	2009 American Le Mans Series season		1	0	0	20	25th
	2009 Le Mans Series season		1	1	1	11	19th
	2009 Formula One World Championship	BMW Sauber F1 Team	Test driver
2010	2010 Formula One season	Hispania Racing F1 Team	3	0	0	0	27th
2011	2011 24 Hours of Le Mans	Aston Martin Racing	1	0	0	N/A	NC
	2011 Le Mans Series season		1	0	0	0	NC
2012	2012 International V8 Supercars Championship	Walkinshaw Racing	3	0	0	168	51st
	2012 Superstars Series season	Swiss Team	2	0	1	32	17th
2013	2013 Superstars Series season	Scuderia Giudici	2	0	0	8	24th
	2013 Auto GP season	Zele Racing	2	0	0	6	18th
	2013 ADAC Procar Series	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2	1	1	10	6th
	2013 European Le Mans Series season - LMP2	Morand Racing	2	0	0	28	11th
2014	2014 European Le Mans Series season - LMP2	Newblood by Morand Racing	5	0	1	68	3rd
2015	2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season	Team ByKolles	2	0	0	0	34th
	2015 Super GT season - GT500	Lexus Team SARD	1	0	0	0	NC
		Zele Racing		Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Class		3		0		0		0		NC†
			Renault Sport Endurance Trophy		2		0		0		0		NC†
2016		Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		Emil Frey Racing		2		0		0		6		41st
2017		Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		Emil Frey Jaguar Racing		5		0		0		1		50th
		Intercontinental GT Challenge		Emil Frey Jaguar Racing		1		0		0		0		NC
2018		Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		Emil Frey Lexus Racing		10		0		0		15.5		13th
		Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		Emil Frey Lexus Racing		5		0		1		35		9th
2020		International GT Open		JP Motorsport		12		1		1		68		6th
		International GT Open - Pro-Am		JP Motorsport		12		4		4		62		style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd
		GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		JP Motorsport		2		0		0		0		NC
		GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am		JP Motorsport		1		0		0		2		26th
2021		International GT Open		JP Motorsport		6		1		0		22		16th
		International GT Open - Pro-Am		JP Motorsport		6		1		2		29		8th
		Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters		JP Motorsport		6		0		0		0		NC†
		GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		JP Motorsport		1		0		0		0		NC
2022		GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		JP Motorsport		8		0		0		0		NC
		GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Pro-Am		JP Motorsport		8		0		4		99.5		style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd
		GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		JP Motorsport		4		0		0		10		26th
		ADAC GT Masters		JP Motorsport		2		0 >>>>|| >>>>|| >>>>|| >>>>|| >>>>|| >- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >!- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- >|- † As Klien participated as a guest driver, he was not eligible to accumulate points. * The current season remains ongoing. Complete Formula Renault 2000 Germany results (key) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final Position Points 2002 JD Motorsport OSC1 1 1 OSC1 2 1 HOC 1 2 HOC 2 1 LAU 1 2 LAU 2 2 NÜR1 1 2 NÜR1 2 19 SAL 1 21 SAL 2 17 NÜR2 1 1 NÜR2 2 3 OSC2 1 9 OSC2 2 2 Champion 278 Complete Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup results (key) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final Standing Points Earned 2002 JD Motorsport MAG 4 SIL Retired JAR 9 AND 4 OSC 5 SPA Did Not Start IMO 5 DON 2 EST 7 Sixth place 92 points Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (key) Year Team Chassis Model Engine Manufacturer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Final Rank Total Points
ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	Dallara F303/008	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	HOC 1	HOC 2	ADR 1	ADR 2	PAU 1	PAU 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	LMS 1	LMS 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	A1R 1	A1R 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	HOC 3	HOC 4	MAG 1	MAG 2	Runner-up	89

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	WDC	Points
2004	Jaguar Racing	Jaguar R5	Cosworth CR-6 3.0 V10	AUS 11	MAL 10	BHR 14	SMR 14	ESP Ret	MON Ret	EUR 12	CAN 9	USA Ret	FRA 11	GBR 14	GER 10	HUN 13	BEL 6	ITA 13		JPN 12	BRA 14		16th	3
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2005	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull RB1	Cosworth TJ2005 3.0 V10	AUS 7	MAL 8	BHR DNS	SMR TD	ESP TD	MON TD	EUR TD	CAN 8	USA DNS	FRA Ret	GBR 15	GER 9	HUN Ret	TUR 8	ITA 13	BEL 9	BRA 9	15th	9
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Le Mans 24 Hours Performance

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2008	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Team Peugeot Total	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Franck Montagny Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ricardo Zonta	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	LMP1	379	3rd	3rd
2009	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Team Peugeot Total	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolas Minassian Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pedro Lamy	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	LMP1	369	6th	6th
2011	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Aston Martin Racing	Stefan Mücke Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Darren Turner	Aston Martin AMR-One	LMP1	4	DNF	DNF
2014	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Newblood by Morand Racing	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gary Hirsch Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Romain Brandela	Morgan LMP2-Judd	LMP2	352	10th	6th

American Le Mans Series Achievements

Year	Team Entry	Category	Chassis Model	Engine Type	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10	Race 11	Final Standing	Total Points
2008	Team Peugeot Total	LMP1	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Peugeot HDi 5.5 L V12 Diesel	SEB	STP	LNB							style="background:#DFDFDF;" | PET 2		17th	26
2009	Team Peugeot Total	LMP1	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Peugeot HDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 Diesel	SEB 4										25th	20

European Le Mans Series Full Results

Year	Team Entry	Category Class	Chassis Used	Engine Specification	Event 1	Event 2	Event 3	Event 4	Event 5	Overall Rank	Accumulated Points
2009	Team Peugeot Total	LMP1	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Peugeot HDI Turbo V12, 5.5 L (Diesel engine)	CAT	SPA 1	ALG	NÜR	SIL	19th	11
2011	Aston Martin Racing	LMP1	Lola-Aston Martin B09/60	Aston Martin V12, 6.0 L	CAS	SPA	IMO	(style="background:#DFFFDF;") [[2011 6 Hours of Silverstone 1]] 9	(style= "") EST	NC	0
(style= "") 2013	(style= "")Morand Racing	(style= "")LMP2	(style= "")Pescarolo 01#Morgan LMP2	(style= "")Judd (engine) HK V8,3.6 L	(style= "")Silverstone Circuit#Silverstone Circuit layout.svg (1997–present) - Grand Prix Circuit (British GP) (SIL)	(style= "")Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari#Layout.svg (1972–present) - Grand Prix Circuit (IMO)	(style= "")Red Bull Ring#Layout.svg (2014–present) - Grand Prix Circuit (RBR)	(style= "background:#DFFFDF;")Hungaroring#Layout.svg (1989–present) - Grand Prix Circuit (HUN) 5	(style= "background:#DFDFDF;")Circuit Paul Ricard#Layout.svg (1986–present) - Grand Prix Circuit (LEC) 2	(style= "")11th	(style= "")28
(style= "")2014	(style= "")Newblood by Morand Racing	(style= "")LMP2	(style= "")Pescarolo 01#Morgan LMP2	(style= "")Judd HK V8,3.6 L	(style= "background:#FFDF9F;")Silverstone Circuit#Silverstone Circuit layout.svg (1997–present) - Grand Prix Circuit (British GP) (SIL) 3	(style= "background:#EFCFFF;")Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari#Layout.svg (1972–present) - Grand Prix Circuit (IMO) Ret	(style= "background:#DFFFDF;")Red Bull Ring#Layout.svg (2014–present) - Grand Prix Circuit (RBR) 5	(style= "background:#FFFFBF;")Circuit Paul Ricard#Layout.svg (1986–present) - Grand Prix Circuit (LEC) 1	(style= "background:#DFDFDF;")Autódromo do Estoril#Layout.svg - Grand Prix Circuit (EST) 2	(style= "background:#FFDF9F;")3rd	(style= "background:#FFDF9F;")68

¹ The driver participated in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and did not receive points for this series.

Full V8 Supercar Results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points Earned
2011	Rod Nash Racing	YMC R1	YMC R2	ADE R3	ADE R4	HAM R5	HAM R6	BAR R7	BAR R8	BAR R9	WIN R10	WIN R11	HID R12	HID R13	TOW R14	TOW R15	QLD R16	QLD R17	QLD R18	PHI Q	PHI R19	style="background:#dfffdf;" | SUR R21 15 |77th |60

Year	Team	Selected Race Highlights	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2012	Walkinshaw Racing	ADE R1, R2; SYM R3, R4; HAM R5, R6; BAR R7-R9; PHI R10, R11 (Pole); HID R12, R13; TOW R14, R15 (Pole); QLD R16-R18; SMP R18, R19; SAN Q19; SAN R20 (11th); BAT R21 (9th)	51st	168

Full Bathurst 1000 Results

Year	Team	Vehicle	Co-driver	Final Standing	Completed Laps
2012	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden Commodore VE	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Russell Ingall	9th place	161 laps

Complete International Superstars Series Results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	Vehicle Model	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Championship Rank (DC)	Points Total
2012	Swiss Team	Maserati Quattroporte	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	IMO 1	IMO 2	DON 1	DON 2	MUG 1	MUG 2	HUN 1 4	HUN 2 1	SPA 1	SPA 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	PER 1	PER 2	17th place	32 points
2013	Scuderia Giudici	BMW M3 (E92)	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	BRN 1 'Retired'	BRN 2 '6th'	SVK 1	SVK 2	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	ALG 1	ALG 2	DON 1	DON 2	IMO 1	IMO 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	Finished 24th overall	Scored 8 points

Full Auto GP results

(legend) (Entries in bold represent pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Position	Points Earned

|- |2013 !nowrap|Zele Racing |MNZ
1 |MNZ
2 |MAR
1 |MAR
2 |HUN
1 |HUN
2 |SIL
1 |SIL
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1
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" |MUG
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|NÜR
1 |NÜR
2 |DON
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2 |BRN
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Full FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year	Team	Category	Chassis Model	Engine Type	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Overall Ranking	Total Points
2015	Team ByKolles	LMP1 Class	CLM P1/01	AER P60 Turbocharged V6	SIL Retired	SPA Retired	LMS	NÜR	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	34th place	0 points

Full Super GT results

(legend) (Bolded entries indicate pole positions) (Italicized entries indicate fastest laps)

Year	Team Name	Vehicle Model	Class Category	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Championship Standing	Points Scored
2015	Lexus Team SARD	Lexus RC F	GT500 Class	OKA	FUJ	CHA	FUJ	SUZ 11th	SUG	AUT	MOT	Not Classified	0 points

Full GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

Year	Team Name	Car Model	Competition Class	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Final Standing	Total Points
2018	nowrap| Emil Frey Racing Lexus Racing Team	nowrap| Lexus RC F GT3	Pro Category	style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZOL 1 Retired	style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL 2 20th	style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 11th	style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 2 14th	style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIS 1 9th	style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIS 2 Retired	style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN 1 6th	style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN 2 13th	style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR 1 5th	NÜR 2 7th	13th Place	15.5 Points
2022 Season	nowrap| JP Motorsport	nowrap| McLaren 720S GT3	Pro-Am Category	style= "background:#DFDFDF;"	BRH 1 16th	style= "background:#FFFFBF;"	BRH 2 17th	style= "background:#DFDFDF;"	MAG 1 21st	style= "background:#FFFFBF;"	MAG 2 17th	style= "background:#FFDF9F;"	ZAN 1 18th	style= "background:#EFCFFF;"	ZAN 2 Retired	MIS 1	MIS 2	style= "background:#FFFFBF;"	VAL 1 15th	style= "background:#FFFFBF;"	VAL 2 16th	style= "background:#DFDFDF;"	2nd Place	style= "background:#DFDFDF;"	99.5 Points
2023 Season	nowrap| JP Motorsport	nowrap| McLaren 720S GT3	Pro Class	style= "background:#CFCFFF;"	BRH 1 21st	style= "background:#CFCFFF;"	BRH 2 11th	style= "background:#EFCFFF;"	MIS 1 Retired	style= "background:#CFCFFF;"	MIS 2 37†	style= "background:#CFCFFF;"	HOC 1 30†	style= "background:#EFCFFF;"	HOC 2 Retired	style= "background:#CFCFFF;"	VAL 1 13th	style= "background:#CFCFFF;"	VAL 2 11th	style= "background:#CFCFFF;"	ZAN 1 23rd	style= "background:#CFCFFF;"	ZAN 2 18th	Not Classified	0 Points

^† Driver did not cross the finish line but was classified, having completed over ninety percent of the race distance.

Full Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Position	Points
2021	JP Motorsport	McLaren 720S GT3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	LAU 1	LAU 2	ZOL 1 12	ZOL 2 14	NÜR 1 15	NÜR 2 12	RBR 1	RBR 2	ASS 1 5	ASS 2 Ret	HOC 1	HOC 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	NC†	0†

^† As Klien participated as a guest competitor, he was not eligible to accumulate championship points.

See also

• List of Austrians in sports
• Notable Austrians

References

All Formula One race and championship data are sourced from:

• Official Formula 1 Website. Archive: Results for seasons from 2004 to Present www.formula1.com Retrieved 6 June 2006

External links

• Official Christian Klien website
• Unofficial Christian Klien Forum
• Profile and statistics of Christian Klien
• Statistical overview of Christian Klien