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{{short description|German motorsport team}}
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{{Infobox F1 team
|name             = Klenk
|logo             = 
|founded          = 1954
|Base             = West Germany
|founders         = [[Hans Klenk]]
|drivers          = {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Theo Helfrich]]
|current drivers  = <!--For active teams-->
|debut         = [[1954 German Grand Prix]]
|races         = 1
|cons_champ    = 0
|drivers_champ = 0
|wins          = 0
|podiums       = 0
|points        = 0
|poles         = 0
|fastest_laps  = 0
|last_race     = 
}}
The '''Klenk-Meteor''' was a [[racing car]] which competed in the [[1954 German Grand Prix]]. The car was based on the established German marque of [[Veritas (automobile)|Veritas]] which was active between 1948 and 1953. Veritas is chiefly remembered as a manufacturer of sports cars and successful [[Formula Two]] racing cars. The company closed when its founder, [[Ernst Loof]], became ill. He subsequently died in 1956. The Klenk-Meteor entered for the 1954 German Grand Prix was essentially a Veritas [[Formula Two]] car from the previous year. The car was owned and prepared by the noted German racing driver [[Hans Klenk]] who intended to race it himself in the Grand Prix. However, Klenk's career as a racing driver came to an end when he suffered injuries in an accident while working as a test driver for Mercedes-Benz. The car was driven in the Grand Prix by another German, [[Theo Helfrich]]. He retired on lap 8 with engine failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1954/races/131/germany.html|title=1954 Germany Grand Prix - Race Result|website=Formula1.com|access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref>

==Complete Formula One World Championship results==
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|rowspan=2| [[1954 Formula One season|1954]]
|rowspan=2| Klenk Meteor
|rowspan=2| [[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] [[Straight-six engine|L6]]
|rowspan=2| {{Pirelli}}
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| [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br>
| [[1954 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>
| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>
| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>
| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>
| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>
| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br>
| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>
| [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>
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| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Theo Helfrich]]
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!colspan="14"|Source:<ref>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|page=180|isbn=0851127029}}</ref>
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== References ==
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*[http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-klenk.html Klenk profile at Grand Prix Encyclopedia]

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