Bernd Mayländer
| Bernd Mayländer | |
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Mayländer at the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix.
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| Nationality |
 German
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| Born |
29 May 1971 Waiblingen (Germany) |
| Previous series | |
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1995–1996 1997–1998 2001–2004 |
DTM (ITC) FIA GT DTM |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1999 |
| Teams | Champion Racing |
| Best finish | 19th |
| Class wins | 0 |
Bernd Mayländer (born 29 May 1971 in Waiblingen) is a German racing driver and current Formula One safety car driver.
Bernd started his career in karting sport at the end of the 1980s. In the following years he made his way to the Formula Ford, the Porsche Carrera Cup and the original DTM. In 2000, he won the 24 Hours Nürburgring in a Porsche 911 GT3-R. When the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series was resumed in 2000, he was driving for Mercedes-Benz.
Mayländer is the safety car driver for all Formula One races, with his busiest being the 2006 Australian Grand Prix, where he led more laps than all racers but Fernando Alonso, the race winner.
He has driven the Formula One safety car since 2000 with the exception of the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, when he was injured and was replaced by 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 and also at the 2010 Korean Grand Prix where he led 26 laps in heavy rain. At the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix he led 28 laps, while race winner Jenson Button led only half a lap, the last half of the last lap.
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