Nationality : German
Birth place : Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany
Birthday : 3 January 1969
Resident : Vufflens-le-Chateau, Switzerland
Status : Married to Corinna
Children : 2, Gina-Marie (20-02-1997) and Mick (22-03-1999)
Height : 1.74m
Weight : 74.5
Career: 1984 German Kart Jr Champion
1985 German Kart Jr Champion, World Championship runner-up
1986 German Kart Championship, 3rd, European Championship, 3rd
1987 Kart European + German Champion
1988 Formula Konig, German Champion, FF 1600 Europ. Championship, 2nd; FF 1600 German Championship, 4th
1989 F3 German Championship, 3rd
1990 WSPC/Sauber-Mercedes, 1 victory, 5th; F3 German Champion, Winner F3-GP Fuji
1991 WSPC/Sauber-Mercedes; DTM from Norisring onwards; F1 Jordan-Ford/Benetton-Ford, 6 races from Spa on, 4 points, 12th
1992 F1 Benetton Ford, 53 points, 3rd, 1st GP victory at Spa
1993 F1 Benetton-Ford, 52 points, 4th
1994 F1 Benetton-Ford, 92 points, 8 wins, World Champion
1995 F1 Benetton-Renault, 102 points, 9 wins,
World Champion
1996 F1 Ferrari, 3 wins, 59 points, 3rd
1997 F1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 5 wins, 78 points, excluded from the WC by the FIA after
-------collision with Villeneuve at the GP of Europe in Jerez
1998 F1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 86 points, 6 wins, 2nd
1999 F1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 44 points, 2 wins, 5th, absent from 7 races due to broken leg (British GP)
2000 F1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Michael Schumacher was born on 3 January 1969 in western Germany (in Hürth, near Cologne).
As early as four years of age he was notching up his first circuits at the go-kart track nearby where his parents.
After fifteen years of go-kart racing he switched to racing cars and came out in front in numerous German championships.
* In 1990, Michael Schumacher became the Mercedes-Benz team driver in the Sports Car World Championship and the German Formula 3 Champion.
* In 1991, at the Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher made his debut as a replacement driver for the Formula 1 Jordan team.
* the following year he had already won his first Grand Prix, at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps, in a Benetton-Ford.
* After placing third in the World Championship of 1992 and fourth of 1993, he landed the World Title in 1994 and dedicated it to Ayrton Senna - ”the man who deserved to get it”.
* In 1995, Michael Schumacher defended his World Championship title in a Benetton-Renault.
* After four and a half years with Benetton, Michael Schumacher signed a contract with Ferrari.The key positions were occupied by new expert personnel. In 1997 and 1998, he narrowly missed out on the World Title - in each case, in the final race of the season. As early as 1998, he renewed his contract with Ferrari until the year 2002.
* For many people, Michael Schumacher has been the best driver in Formula 1 since 1994.He has already equalled Ayrton Senna's second position in the all-time rankings.
* In 1995 Schumacher married his girlfriend Corinna, and in 1997 their daughter Gina-Maria was born, followed in 1999 by their son Mick. They live together in Switzerland, on the banks of Lake Geneva. In his spare time Michael Schumacher plays as a striker for the local football club, FC Aubonne.