11 Facts About Karl Reindler

Karl William Reindler was born on 18 April 1985 and is an Australian racing driver, who has previously competed in the Supercars Championship.

At the completion of the 2004 season, Karl Reindler competed in his first international event, the one-off Bahrain F3 SuperPrix, racing for the Swiss Racing Team.

Karl Reindler moved to Britain in 2005 to complete a part-season of the British Formula 3 Championship with Alan Docking Racing, commencing at round 7 at Monza, Italy, finishing 7th and 10th on debut.

At the third round of the season, at the demanding Beijing street circuit in China, Karl Reindler fought hard to finish on the podium in the feature race.

Karl Reindler continued with Team Australia until the Durban event in South Africa before the team changed their driver line-up.

Karl Reindler joined the ranks of the Asian Formula Renault V6 series in 2007, but only ran two rounds, finishing on the podium in Autopolis, Japan.

Karl Reindler participated in that year's Bathurst 1000 replacing Grant Denyer at Ford Rising Stars Racing following his monster truck accident.

Karl Reindler drove a Brad Jones Racing customer Holden Commodore under the banner of Britek Motorsport and Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing.

Karl Reindler continued with the Brad Jones Racing team in 2011, and after a season-best qualifying and finish of 6th and 7th on the Saturday at the Barbagallo Raceway round in 2011, he was involved in a major start-line accident with Steve Owen on the Sunday.

Karl Reindler walked away suffering burns to his face and hands, was hospitalised and released that evening.

Karl Reindler is married to Olympic sailor Elise Rechichi, and they have two children.