Karl Reindler

Karl Reindler
Karl Reindler
Born	April 18, 1985 (age 41); Australia
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Competing in Supercars Championship; Medical Car driver in Formula One

Karl William Reindler (born 18 April 1985) is an Australian professional racing driver who previously competed in the Supercars Championship. He currently shares responsibilities with Bruno Correia as the Medical Car driver in Formula One.

Formula Three

Reindler earned the Rookie of the Year title during the 2003 Australian Formula 3 Championship and went on to claim the championship crown in 2004 during the final round. Afterward, he participated internationally at the Bahrain F3 SuperPrix representing Swiss Racing Team, finishing 18th in what was regarded as an unofficial Formula 3 World Championship.

In 2005, he relocated to the United Kingdom for a partial campaign in the British Formula 3 Championship with Alan Docking Racing. Making his debut at Monza, he secured finishes of 7th and 10th. His top qualifying position was 6th at Silverstone, concluding the season ranked 7th overall. Additionally, Reindler competed in the notable Macau Grand Prix, placing 13th amid competitors including future Formula One talents Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica, and Romain Grosjean. He continued part-time participation in British F3 during 2006 with Alan Docking Racing, ending up 14th overall while contending with multiple mechanical failures.

A1 Grand Prix

Representing Australia, Reindler served as rookie driver in the second-last race of the 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season held at Laguna Seca. He then advanced to lead driver status for the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season's second round in the Czech Republic. At the third round in China, he achieved a podium finish in the feature race. Reindler remained with A1 Team Australia until the Durban round before being replaced. In 2007, he briefly competed in the Asian Formula Renault V6 series and earned a podium finish at Autopolis, Japan.

Sedan Racing

In 2008, Reindler joined Matt Connolly Motorsports piloting a Pontiac GTO.R for the 24 Hours of Daytona, qualifying third in GT class but finishing 25th due to mechanical setbacks. He also completed a full campaign in the Fujitsu series driving for Howard Racing, finishing eighth overall and securing the V8 Supercar Mike Kable Rookie of the Year Award. That year, he substituted for Grant Denyer at Ford Rising Stars Racing during the 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

During 2009, Reindler participated selectively, including a joint entry with his brother Chris in the Australian Mini Challenge and co-driving alongside Jason Bright for V8 Supercar endurance races, achieving an 11th place finish at Bathurst.

Reindler committed full-time to V8 Supercars in 2010 behind the wheel of a customer Holden Commodore from Brad Jones Racing, running under both Britek Motorsport and Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing banners.

Continuing with Brad Jones Racing through 2011, after promising qualifying performances at Barbagallo Raceway, he experienced a severe start-line incident caused by clutch failure that resulted in a high-speed rear-end collision and subsequent fire. Despite sustaining burns, he was discharged from hospital on the same day.

In 2012, Reindler joined Kelly Racing, driving car number 11 alongside teammate Greg Murphy for a full season in V8 Supercars.

After three consecutive full seasons, he reduced his racing commitments in 2013, competing selectively in the Australian Carrera Cup Championship and sharing driving duties with Rick Kelly in the factory Jack Daniel's Nissan Altima V8 Supercar during the PIRTEK Enduro Cup. Despite challenges related to straight-line speed, they led portions of the Gold Coast race and ultimately finished sixth.

In 2014, Reindler competed only twice: securing pole position and fastest lap within class at the Bathurst 12 Hour, and achieving a class victory along with fastest lap at Phillip Island’s Australian GT Championship event known as the Phillip Island 101.

He returned to V8 Supercars competition in 2015 partnering with Tim Blanchard in the #3 Holden Commodore fielded by Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport at Sandown 500, where they finished eighth.

For 2016, Reindler joined Team 18, initially participating in endurance races and substituting for Lee Holdsworth at Sydney Motorsport Park. He maintained his role with Team 18 throughout the following year as well.

Personal life

Reindler completed his education at Wesley College located in South Perth. He is married to Olympic sailor Elise Rechichi, and together they have two children.

Career results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
2003	Australian Formula 3 Championship	6th	Dallara F301 Spiess Opel	Team BRM
2004	Australian Formula 3 Championship	1st	Dallara F301 Spiess Opel	Team BRM
2004	Lady Wigram Trophy	3rd	Dallara F301 Spiess Opel	Team BRM
2005	British Formula Three Championship	16th	Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda	Alan Docking Racing
2006	British Formula Three Championship	14th	Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda	Alan Docking Racing
2006–07	A1 Grand Prix	13th	Lola A1GP Zytek	A1 Team Australia
2007	Formula Renault V6 Asia	15th	Tatuus – Renault V6	Team E-Rain
2008	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	8th	Ford Falcon (BA)	Howard Racing
	V8 Supercar Championship Series	56th	Ford Falcon (FG)	Ford Rising Stars Racing
	Grand Am Series - GT Class	125th	Pontiac GXP.R	Matt Connolly Motorsports
2009	V8 Supercar Championship Series	43rd	Ford Falcon (FG)	Stone Brothers Racing
2009	2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	20th	Ford Falcon (BF)
2010	2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series	27th	Holden Commodore (VE)	Britek Motorsport
2011	International V8 Supercars Championship	25th	'Holden Commodore (VE)	'Britek Motorsport
2012	'International V8 Supercars Championship	'24th	'Holden Commodore (VE)	'Kelly Racing
2013	'Australian Carrera Cup Championship'	'22nd'	'Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997'	'Team BRM'
2013	'International V8 Supercars Championship'	'42nd'	'Nissan Altima'	'Nissan Motorsport (Australia)'
2014	'Australian GT Sports Championship'	'6th'	'Ginetta G50 GT4'	'Hogs Breath Cafe'
2015	'International V8 Supercars Championship'	'46th'	'Holden Commodore (VF)'	'Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport'
2016	'International V8 Supercars Championship'	'45th'	'Holden Commodore (VF)'	'Team 18'
2017	'Virgin Australia Supercars Championship'	'50th'	'Holden Commodore (VF)'	'Team 18'

Full Macau Grand Prix Results

Year	Team	Vehicle	Qualifying Position	Sprint Race Position	Main Race Position
2005	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Alan Docking Racing	Dallara F305 - Mugen-Honda	17th	17th	13th

Full A1 Grand Prix Results

(key) (Bolded races denote pole position) (Italicized races indicate fastest lap)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Final Standing	Points Scored
2006–07	A1 Team Australia	NED SPR PO	NED FEA PO	CZE SPR 15	CZE FEA 16	CHN SPR 12	CHN FEA 3	MYS SPR PO	MYS FEA PO	IDN SPR PO	IDN FEA PO	NZL SPR 14	NZL FEA 13	AUS SPR 14	AUS FEA 14	RSA SPR 16	RSA FEA Ret							13th	25

Full Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results

(key) (Bold font signifies pole position)

Season	Team Name	Category/Class	Car Model	Engine Type	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Round 12	Round 13	Overall Ranking	Total Points

|- | 2008 ! Matt Connolly Motorsports ! GT ! Pontiac GXP.R ! Pontiac V8 6.0 L | style=background:#DFFFDF | DAY
| MIA | MEX | VIR | LGA | LIM | WGL | MOH | DAY | BAR | MON | JER | style=background:#efcfff | MIL
! 125th ! 16 |}

24 Hours of Daytona results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Finish	Class Finish
2008	United States Matt Connolly Motorsports	United States Hal Prewitt United States Spencer Trenery United States Vic Rice Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Diego Alessi	Pontiac GXP.R	GT	513	47th	25th

Supercars Championship results

Supercars performance records
Year	Team	Car Model	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	Final Position	Total 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	BAR R9	BAR R10	BAR R11	SAN R12	SAN R13	SAN R14	HDV R15	HDV R16	HDV R17	QLD R18	QLD R19	QLD R20	WIN R21	WIN R22	WIN R23	PHI Q	PHI R24	BAT R25 19th	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) ... [The table continues with similar detailed race results for each year/team/car, condensed here for brevity.] ...	Summary of final standings and points by year: 2010: Britek Motorsport piloting a Holden Commodore (VE) secured 27th place with 823 points 2011: Britek Motorsport driving a Holden Commodore (VE) achieved 25th position accumulating 1144 points 2012: Kelly Racing in a Holden Commodore (VE) ended the season 24th with 1147 points 2013: Nissan Motorsport fielding a Nissan Altima L33 finished 42nd earning 384 points 2015: Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport competing with a Holden Commodore (VF) ranked 46th with 288 points 2016: Team18 operating a Holden Commodore (VF) placed 45th gathering 309 points 2017: Team18 utilizing a Holden Commodore (VF) concluded at 51st with 270 points

Full Bathurst 1000 Results

Year	Team	Vehicle	Co-driver	Final Standing	Completed Laps
2008	Ford Rising Stars Racing	Ford Falcon (BF)	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Patrizi	19th place	156 laps
2009	Britek Motorsport	Ford Falcon (FG)	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Jason Bright	11th position	161 laps
2010	Britek Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall David Wall	15th place	161 laps
2011	Britek Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall David Wall	14th position	161 laps
2012	Kelly Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	Template:Country data NZL Template:Namespace detect showall Daniel Gaunt	19th place	161 laps
2013	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Rick Kelly	19th position	161 laps
2015	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VF)	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Blanchard	Did Not Finish (DNF)	78 laps completed
2016	Team 18	Holden Commodore (VF)	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Lee Holdsworth	Did Not Finish (DNF)	2 laps completed
2017	Team 18	Holden Commodore (VF)	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Lee Holdsworth	Did Not Finish (DNF)	76 laps completed

Full Bathurst 12 Hour Results

Year	Team Name	Co-drivers	Vehicle Model	Category/Class	Total Laps Completed	Overall Result	Class Result
2014	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Griffith Corporation	Template:Country data NZL Template:Namespace detect showall Daniel Gaunt Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Mark Griffith	Ginetta G50 GT4	C Class	181 laps	Did Not Finish (DNF)
2019	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Ginetta Australia	Template:Country data NZL Template:Namespace detect showall Aaron Love Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Jimmy Vernon Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Brad Schumacher	Ginetta G55 GT4	C Class	266 laps completed	22nd overall	3rd in class

Full Bathurst 6 Hour Results

Year	Team Name	Co-drivers	Vehicle Model	Classification	Laps Completed	Overall Position	Class Position
2017 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall CXC Global/CGR Performance	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Andrew Richmond	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS	Class A1	113 laps completed	5th overall	5th in class

External links

Karl Reindler profile at US Racing Reference