Career
Formula racing
In the 1989 Formula One season, Weidler entered 10 Formula One Grands Prix racing for the Rial team, but failed to qualify the uncompetitive car on every occasion. After Formula One, he moved to Japan and raced in the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship and the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. He often fought over the title with Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Ross Cheever and others in the Japanese Formula 3000, and took popularity in Japan.
GT / Sportscars
This Wankel engine-powered car was noted for being very loud.
Possibly related to the hours spent in the noisy Mazda, Weidler began to suffer from an ear problem (sensorineural hearing loss) which eventually forced him to retire prematurely from the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship during the 1992 season though Weidler was leading the championship at that time. When Weidler left the Japanese team, Nova Engineering, he recommended Heinz-Harald Frentzen as his successor.
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results
Class winners in bold.