reaching formula one in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for all 14 of the grands prix that he entered with eurobrun (still a record). aside from gary brabham and bruno giacomelli in the life entries, and at times bertrand gachot's coloni, langes was always the next slowest, often several seconds slower than his teammate roberto moreno before the cash-strapped team was closed. langes later raced in touring cars.