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Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
Born	3 January 1969 (1969-01-03)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	German
Entries	280 (279 starts)
Championships	7 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Wins	91
Podiums	154
Career points	1,473
Pole positions	68
Fastest laps	76
First entry	1991 Belgian Grand Prix
First win	1992 Belgian Grand Prix
Last win	2006 Chinese Grand Prix
Last entry	2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
2010 position	9th (72 points)

Michael Schumacher (born 3 January 1969 in Hürth, near Cologne) is a German Formula 1 driver. He has won seven world championship titles and has the most Grand Prix victories in the world. This champion, nicknamed campionissimo by Italian fans of Ferrari, is considered the most popular German personality in the world. Michael's younger brother Ralf is also a Formula 1 driver. When he was small, his father gave him a little kart. It had a small motor bike engine in it. He started getting interest from that time.

Pre-F1 career

In 1984 Michael won the German Kart Championship and went on to win many more. In 1987 he won the German and European Kart Championship. Schumacher signed up with Will Weber's Formula 3 race team and won the 1990 championship.

F1 career

1991

He made his debut in the Belgian Grand Prix on 25 August. He impressed many fans as he qualified 7th on a track where he had never previously(before) driven with an inferior car. At the start he burnt the clutch and retired.

He was quickly snapped up by Benetton and finished in 5th place at the Italian Grand Prix. He followed it up with 6th in both Portugal and at the then new Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. He then crashed out in Japan and spun in the torrential rain at the season finale in Australia. In the 6 races he entered, he scored 4 points and 14th in the championship.

1992

He started the season off well with 4th in South Africa followed by his maiden podium finish in 3rd at the Mexican Grand Prix. He followed it up with another 3rd place in Brazil and 2nd in Spain. In San Marino he crashed out, then came 4th in Monaco and 2nd in Canada. He spun off in the rain at the French Grand Prix and finished 4th in Britain and 3rd in Germany. He retired again in Hungary but at Spa Francorchamps, where he made his debut, he won a rain-affected race. He came 3rd in Italy, 7th in Portugal, retired in Japan and came 2nd in Australia. He finished the season in 3rd place overall (in front of Senna) with a total of 53 points.

Comeback 2010-2012

In 2010 Schumacher returned to F1 with the Mercedes team. In total he spent 3 years with the team in which he scored 1 pole(he was stripped of it due to a penalty), 1 fastest lap, and 1 podium. He was replaced by Lewis Hamilton for 2013 so he retired again.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1988	European Formula Ford 1600	Eufra Racing	4	1	1	0	3	50	2nd
	German Formula Ford 1600		7	3	0	0	5	124	6th
	Formula König	Hoecker Sportwagenservice	10	9	1	1	10	192	1st
1989	German Formula Three	WTS Racing	12	2	2	0	7	163	3rd
	European Formula Three Cup		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
1990	World Sportscar Championship	Team Sauber Mercedes	3	1	0	1	3	21	=5th
	German Formula Three	WTS Racing	11	5	6	4	7	148	1st
	European Formula Three Cup		1	0	1	1	0	N/A	NC
	Macau Grand Prix		1	1	0	0	0	N/A	1st
1991	Formula One	Team 7UP Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	0	14th
		Camel Benetton Ford	5	0	0	0	0	4
	World Sportscar Championship	Team Sauber Mercedes	8	1	0	2	2	43	=9th
	Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft	Zakspeed Mercedes	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Japanese Formula 3000	Team Le Mans	1	0	0	0	1	6	12th
1992	Formula One	Camel Benetton Ford	16	1	0	2	8	53	3rd
1993	Formula One	Camel Benetton Ford	16	1	0	5	9	52	4th
1994	Formula One	Mild Seven Benetton Ford	14	8	6	8	10	92	1st
1995	Formula One	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	17	9	4	8	11	102	1st
1996	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari S.p.A.	16	3	4	2	8	59	3rd
1997	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	17	5	3	3	8	78	DSQ
1998	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	16	6	3	6	11	86	2nd
1999	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	10	2	3	5	6	44	5th
2000	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	17	9	9	2	12	108	1st
2001	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	17	9	11	3	14	123	1st
2002	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	17	11	7	7	17	144	1st
2003	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	16	6	5	5	9	93	1st
2004	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	18	13	8	10	15	148	1st
2005	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	19	1	1	3	5	62	3rd
2006	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	18	7	4	7	12	121	2nd
2007	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Test Driver
2008	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Test Driver
2009	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Test Driver
2010	Formula One	Mercedes GP Petronas	19	0	0	0	0	72	9th
2011	Formula One	Mercedes GP Petronas	11	0	0	0	0	10th|} * Season in progress. Source: Hilton, Christopher (2006). Michael Schumacher: The Whole Story. Haynes. ISBN: 1-84425-008-3. Complete Formula One results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WDC Points 1991 Team 7UP Jordan Jordan 191 Ford HBB 4 3.5 V8 USA BRA SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL Ret 14th 4 Camel Benetton Ford Benetton B191 Ford HBA 5 3.5 V8 ITA 5 POR 6 ESP 6 JPN Ret AUS Ret 1992 Camel Benetton Ford Benetton B191B Ford HB 3.5 V8 RSA 4 MEX 3 BRA 3 3rd 53 Benetton B192 ESP 2 SMR Ret MON 4 CAN 2 FRA Ret GBR 4 GER 3 HUN Ret BEL 1 ITA 3 POR 7 JPN Ret AUS 2 1993 Camel Benetton Ford Benetton B193 Ford HB 3.5 V8 RSA Ret BRA 3 4th 52 Benetton B193B EUR Ret SMR 2 ESP 3 MON Ret CAN 2 FRA 3 GBR 2 GER 2 HUN Ret BEL 2 ITA Ret POR 1 JPN Ret AUS Ret 1994 Mild Seven Benetton Ford Benetton B194 Ford Zetec-R 3.5 V8 BRA 1 PAC 1 SMR 1 MON 1 ESP 2 CAN 1 FRA 1 GBR DSQ GER Ret HUN 1 BEL DSQ ITA POR EUR 1 JPN 2 AUS Ret 1st 92 1995 Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B195 Renault RS7 3.0 V10 BRA 1 ARG 3 SMR Ret ESP 1 MON 1 CAN 5 FRA 1 GBR Ret GER 1 HUN 11 BEL 1 ITA Ret POR 2 EUR 1 PAC 1 JPN 1 AUS Ret 1st 102 1996 Scuderia Ferrari S.p.A. Ferrari F310 Ferrari 046 3.0 V10 AUS Ret BRA 3 ARG Ret EUR 2 SMR 2 MON Ret ESP 1 CAN Ret FRA DNS GBR Ret GER 4 HUN 9 BEL 1 ITA 1 POR 3 JPN 2 3rd 59 1997 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B Ferrari 046/2 3.0 V10 AUS 2 BRA 5 ARG Ret SMR 2 MON 1 ESP 4 CAN 1 FRA 1 GBR Ret GER 2 HUN 4 BEL 1 ITA 6 AUT 6 LUX Ret JPN 1 EUR Ret DSQ↓ 78 1998 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F300 Ferrari 047 3.0 V10 AUS Ret BRA 3 ARG 1 SMR 2 ESP 3 MON 10 CAN 1 FRA 1 GBR 1 AUT 3 GER 5 HUN 1 BEL Ret ITA 1 LUX 2 JPN Ret 2nd 86 1999 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F399 Ferrari 048 3.0 V10 AUS 8 BRA 2 SMR 1 MON 1 ESP 3 CAN Ret FRA 5 GBR Ret AUT   GER   HUN   BEL   ITA   EUR   MAL 2 JPN 2 5th 44 2000 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F1-2000 Ferrari 049 3.0 V10 AUS 1 BRA 1 SMR 1 GBR 3 ESP 5 EUR 1 MON Ret CAN 1 FRA Ret AUT Ret GER Ret HUN 2 BEL 2 ITA 1 USA 1 JPN 1 MAL 1 1st 108 2001 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2001 Ferrari 050 3.0 V10 AUS 1 MAL 1 BRA 2 SMR Ret ESP 1 AUT 2 MON 1 CAN 2 EUR 1 FRA 1 GBR 2 GER Ret HUN 1 BEL 1 ITA 4 USA 2 JPN 1 1st 123 2002 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2001 Ferrari 050 3.0 V10 AUS 1 MAL 3 1st 144 Ferrari F2002 Ferrari 051 3.0 V10 BRA 1 SMR 1 ESP 1 AUT 1 MON 2 CAN 1 EUR 2 GBR 1 FRA 1 GER 1 HUN 2 BEL 1 ITA 2 USA 2 JPN 1 2003 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2002 Ferrari 051 3.0 V10 AUS 4 MAL 6 BRA Ret SMR 1 1st 93 Ferrari F2003-GA Ferrari 052 3.0 V10 ESP 1 AUT 1 MON 3 CAN 1 EUR 5 FRA 3 GBR 4 GER 7 HUN 8 ITA 1 USA 1 JPN 8 2004 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2004 Ferrari 053 3.0 V10 AUS 1 MAL 1 BHR 1 SMR 1 ESP 1 MON Ret EUR 1 CAN 1 USA 1 FRA 1 GBR 1 GER 1 HUN 1 BEL 2 ITA 2 CHN 12 JPN 1 BRA 7 1st 148 2005 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2004M Ferrari 053 3.0 V10 AUS Ret MAL 7 3rd 62 Ferrari F2005 Ferrari 055 3.0 V10 BHR Ret SMR 2 ESP Ret MON 7 EUR 5 CAN 2 USA 1 FRA 3 GBR 6 GER 5 HUN 2 TUR Ret ITA 10 BEL Ret BRA 4 JPN 7 CHN Ret 2006 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari 248 F1 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 BHR 2 MAL 6 AUS Ret SMR 1 EUR 1 ESP 2 MON 5 GBR 2 CAN 2 USA 1 FRA 1 GER 1 HUN 8 TUR 3 ITA 1 CHN 1 JPN Ret BRA 4 2nd 121 2010 Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team Mercedes MGP W01 Mercedes FO 108X 2.4 V8 BHR 6 AUS 10 MAL Ret CHN 10 ESP 4 MON 12 TUR 4 CAN 11 EUR 15 GBR 9 GER 9 HUN 11 BEL 7 ITA 9 SIN 13 JPN 6 KOR 4 BRA 7 ABU Ret 9th 72 2011 Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team Mercedes MGP W02 Mercedes FO 108Y 2.4 V8 BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR IND ABU BRA 10th|bgcolor="#F3F3F3"| 32|} * Season in progress. ↓ Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 WDC due to dangerous driving in the European Grand Prix, where he caused an avoidable accident with Villeneuve. His points tally would have placed him in second place in that year's standings. Formula One records As of the end of the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher holds the following Formula One records: Record Number Championship titles 7 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) Consecutive titles 5 (2000–2004) Race victories 91 Consecutive wins 7 (2004, Europe–Hungary) Wins with one team 72 (Ferrari) Wins at same GP 8 (France) Wins at different GPs 22 Longest Time between first and last wins 14 years, 1 month and 2 days Second places 43 Podiums (Top 3) 154 Consecutive podium finishes 19 (2001 US 2001–2002 Japan 2002) Total races finished in the points 208 Consecutive points finishes 24 (2001 Hungary 2001–2003 Malaysia 2003) Laps leading 4741 (22,155 km) Total pole positions 68 Front row starts 115 Fastest laps 76 Doubles (Pole and win) 40 Perfect Score (Pole, fastest lap and win) 22 Career Championship points 1,469 Most wins in a season for a runner-up 7 (2006) Wins at Indianapolis (any racing class) 5 Wins at Monza (Formula One) 5 Most wins in a season 13 (72%) (2004) Most fastest laps in a season 10 (2004) Most podium positions in a season 17 (100%) (2002) Championship won with most races left 6 (2002) Largest championship-winning margin 67 (2002) Consecutive years with a win 15 (1992–2006) Most races with 1 team 181 (Ferrari) Consecutive days as champion 1813 (from 8 October 2000 until 25 September 2005) Record shared with Alberto Ascari (1952 Belgian Grand Prix–1953 Argentine Grand Prix). Some sources credit Ascari with nine consecutive wins, disregarding the 1953 Indianapolis 500 race, in which Ascari did not compete. The American race formed part of the world championship, but was not run to the same regulations as the other races and was very rarely attended by world championship drivers. Record shared with Alain Prost (1984 and 1988) and Kimi Räikkönen (2005). Record shared with Kimi Räikkönen (2005 and 2008). 2013 skiing accident On December 2013, Schumacher sustained a head injury after a skiing accident in France. Images for kids Schumacher's title-winning German Formula Three car from 1990 Schumacher testing the Jordan 191 Schumacher driving for Benetton at the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix Schumacher drove the Benetton B194 to his first World Championship in 1994. Schumacher driving for Benetton at the 1995 British Grand Prix Schumacher celebrates a second-place finish at the 1997 German Grand Prix Schumacher battles with David Coulthard at the 1998 British Grand Prix Schumacher at Indianapolis in 2004, where he won the 2004 United States Grand Prix Schumacher battling with Kimi Räikkönen during the 2005 Canadian Grand Prix Schumacher overtakes Kimi Räikkönen for 4th with three laps to go of his final race for three years at Interlagos, having dropped to 19th early on BMW Sauber with "Thanks Michael" messages towards Michael Schumacher on the back of their cars, Schumacher and Peter Sauber worked together in sports cars prior to entering F1 in 1992 Schumacher at Finali Mondiali celebrations in the F2007 Schumacher at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix Schumacher qualified fastest at the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix. Schumacher at the 2012 US Grand Prix Turns 9–10 of the Nürburgring were renamed after Schumacher in 2007. Rubens Barrichello makes way for Schumacher at the end of the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix Helmet for the 1994 season (Benetton); Schumacher used the Bell helmet for 9 years in Formula One, from the 1992 Canadian Grand Prix to 2001 Australian Grand Prix. Schuberth helmet for the 2006 season (Ferrari); At the 2001 Malaysian Grand Prix, Schumacher switched his helmet from Bell to Schuberth though there was contract with Bell for the 2001 season. From the 2001 season, Schumacher continued to use the Schuberth helmet until his last race in Formula One. Schuberth helmet for the 2011 season (Mercedes GP); Schumacher kept using red-coloured helmet at Silver Arrows. Chinese dragon illustration and a Chinese character "力" ("power") are inscribed in back of the helmet.