Michael Schumacher

Birthdate: January 3rd 1969   Country: Germany   Gender: M

Gallery

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History: 1984 -  German Kart Junior Championship 1985 -  German Kart Junior ChampionshipWorld Championship runner-up 1986 -  German Kart Championship: 3rdEuropean Championship: 3rd 1987 -  German and European Kart Champion 1988 -  Formula Konig: German ChampionFormula Ford 1600: German Championship: 4thFormula Ford 1600: European Championship: 2nd 1989 -  Finishes third in F3 German Championship behind Karl Wendlinger and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. 1990 -  WSPC/Sauber-Mercedes, 5th (1 win)Formule 3: Winner German Championship, Winner F3-GP Fuji 1991 -  WSPC/Sauber-Mercedes DTM from Norisring onwardsFormula 1: Jordan-Ford (debut at Spa, Belgium)Formula 1: Benetton-Ford (remaining 5 Grandprix), 12th, 4 points 1992 -  Formula 1: Benetton-Ford, 3rd, 53 points (1 win, 8 podium finishes, 2 fastest laps). His first full F1 season, winning is maiden Grandprix at Spa, Belgium. 1993 -  Formula 1: Benetton-Ford, 4th, 52 points (1 win, 9 podium finishes, 5 fastest laps) 1994 -  Formula 1: Benetton-Ford, World Champion, 92 points (8 wins, 10 podium finishes, 6 pole positions, 8 fastest laps). Wins his first Drivers' Championship in controversial style after a collision with nearest rival Damon Hill puts both drivers out of the final race with Hill threatening to pass. 1995 -  Formula 1: Benetton-Renault, World Champion, 102 points (9 wins, 11 podium finishes, 4 pole positions, 8 fastest laps) 1996 -  Formula 1: Scuderia Ferrari, 3rd (despite a series of mechanical failures), 59 points (3 wins, 8 podium finishes, 4 pole positions, 2 fastest laps). 1997 -  Formula 1: Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 78 points (5 wins, 8 podium finishes, 3 pole positions, 3 fastest laps). He was excluded from the World Championship by the FIA after collision with Jacques Villeneuve in the final race of the season (Europian GP) in Jerez. 1998 -  Drives for Ferrari. Six race wins, two 2nds and two 3rds got Schumacher so close to his third World title, after seemingly having no chance in mid-season. Unfortunately 1998 may be remembered more for his rage in the pits at Spa, and his stall on the grid in Suzuka, than his valiant but ultimately unsuccessful challenge for the title. 1999 -  Formula 1: Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 5th, 44 points (2 wins, 6 podium finishes, 3 pole positions, 5 fastest laps). Absent for 7 races due to broken leg in the British Grandprix. 2000 -  Formula 1: Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, World Champion (first Ferrari driver's championship since 1979), 109 points (9 wins, 12 podium finishes, 9 pole positions, 2 fastest laps) 2001 -  Formula 1: Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, World Champion, 123 points (9 wins, 14 podium finishes, 11 pole positions, 3 fastest laps) 2002 -  Formula 1: Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, World Champion, 144 points (11 wins, 17 podium finishes, 7 pole positions, 7 fastest laps) 2003 -  Formula 1: Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 1st place, 93 points (6 wins, 8 podium finishes, 5 pole positions, 5 fastest laps) 2004 -  Formula 1: Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 1st place, 148 points (13 wins, 15 podium finishes, 8 pole positions, 10 fastest laps)

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Statistics

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Statistic	#	Percentage	First	Last
Number of Grand Prix	249	100%	1991	2006
Number of starts	248	99.60%	1991	2006
Number of finishes	197	79.12%	1991	2006
Number of finishes on podium	154	61.85%	1992	2006
Number of finishes in points	190	76.31%	1991	2006
Number of retirements	52	20.88%	1991	2006
Number of wins	91	36.55%	1992	2006
Number of pole positions	68	27.31%	1994	2006
Number of fastest laps	76	30.52%	1992	2006
Number of doubles (pole position & win)	40	16.06%	1994	2006
Number of triples (pole position, win & fastest lap)	22	8.84%	1994	2006

Seasons:	16 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Championships:	7 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Leading:	241 times during 4741 laps in 131 Grand Prix with a total of 22154.728 Km
Points:	1369 (Average per start: 5.52)
	Points per season - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 53 52 92 102 59 78 86 44 108 123 144 93 148 62 121 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Team:	Camel Benetton Ford (1991), Team 7up Jordan (1991), Camel Benetton Ford (1992), Camel Benetton Ford (1993), Mild Seven Benetton Ford (1994), Benetton Formula Ltd (1995), Scuderia Ferrari SpA (1996), Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (1997), Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (1998), Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (1999), Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (2000), Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (2001), Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (2002), Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (2003), Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (2004), Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (2005), Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (2006)
Chassis:	Benetton B191 (1991), Jordan 191 (1991), Benetton B192 (1992), Benetton B191B (1992), Benetton B193B (1993), Benetton B193A (1993), Benetton B194 (1994), Benetton B195 (1995), Ferrari F310 (1996), Ferrari F310B (1997), Ferrari F300 (1998), Ferrari F399 (1999), Ferrari F1-2000 (2000), Ferrari F2001B (2001), Ferrari F2001 (2001), Ferrari F2002 (2002), Ferrari F2001B (2002), Ferrari F2002 (2003), Ferrari F2003-GA (2003), Ferrari F2004 (2004), Ferrari F2004M (2005), Ferrari 248 F1 (2006)
Engine:	Ford HB 3.5 V8 (1991), Ford HB 3.5 V8 (1992), Ford HB 3.5 V8 (1992), Ford HB 3.5 V8 (1993), Ford Zetec-R 3.5 V8 (1994), Renault 3.0 V10 (1995), 3000 Ferrari (Type 046) (1996), 3000 Ferrari (046/1B and 046/2) (1997), 3000 Ferrari (Type 047) (1998), 3000 Ferrari (Type 048) (1999), 3000 Ferrari (Type 049) (2000), 3000 Ferrari (Type 050) (2001), 3000 Ferrari (Type 050) (2002), 3000 Ferrari (Type 051) (2002), 3000 Ferrari (Type 052) (2003), 3000 Ferrari (Type 053) (2004), 3000 Ferrari (Type 054) (2005), Ferrari 056 (2006)

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