Career
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 Diploma in Tropical Medicine.
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.
In May 2005, he was one of six Mercedes-Benz drivers taking part in a record drive.
Three stock E320 CDI cars drove 100,000 miles in 30 days around the clock, which resulted in an average speed of 139.7 mph (2248 km/h). Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results
Complete International Touring Carolina Championship
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
1 - Shanghai was a non-championship round.
