Christian Klien
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Born
1983 (42 years old)
Hohenems, AustriaPosition
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Yes |  |  |  | Italian Grand Prix | 10 Sep 06 | |
| | |  | Turkish Grand Prix | 27 Aug 06 | |
|  | |  | Hungarian Grand Prix | 06 Aug 06 | |
|  | |  | German Grand Prix | 30 Jul 06 | |
|  | |  | French Grand Prix | 16 Jul 06 | |
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Christian Klien (born 7 February 1983) is an Austrian racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 2004 and 2010.
Born and raised in Hohenems, Klien competed in Formula One for Jaguar, Red Bull and HRT, scoring 14 championship points across 51 Grands Prix.
Racing career
Born in Hohenems, Klien started his motorsport career in his early teens. He raced in karting championships in both Austria and Switzerland, before moving to Formula BMW. After winning several titles in lower Formulas, Klien moved into Formula One, driving for the Jaguar Racing team, alongside Mark Webber. At the end of 2004, however, Jaguar sold its Formula One team to Red Bull, which renamed it Red Bull Racing. In an unusual arrangement, Klien shared a race seat with Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi. He stayed at Red Bull for 2006, whilst Liuzzi moved to the Red Bull junior team, Scuderia Toro Rosso.
After an unsuccessful 2006, Klien's old teammate Mark Webber replaced him for the 2007 season, news Klien learned from Webber himself. Klien was offered alternatives to Formula One for 2007, including driving in the ChampCar series, but he refused and aimed for a seat in Formula One. He secured the test driver's seat at Honda, despite competition from other drivers, including Gary Paffett.
On 2 February 2008 Klien signed as BMW Sauber's reserve and test driver for the 2008 Formula One season, alongside Estonian Marko Asmer.
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