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Birth date : 30 June 1975
Birthplace : Hurth-Hermulheim
Marital status : Married, 1 child
Height : 178 cm
Weight : 73 kg

(After Interlagos)
Wins : 6
Points scored : 272
Number of GP : 127
Pole Position : 5
Podiums : 22
First GP : 1997 (Melbourne)



Best result : 1
2004 championship position : 9
Current championship position (2005) : --
Team : TOYOTA


Ralf drove Karts from an early age, but he launched into his racing career in
Formula Three in 1994, joining WTS Racing, which was owned by brother
Michael's mentor, Willi Weber. His first win for the team came at the end of
the 94 season giving him needed points to rank third overall, behind Jorg
Muller and Alexander Wurz.

His second season was a battle for the title with Norberto Fontana, which he
lost. In 1996 he progressed to Formula 3000, winning three races and taking
the title at the final round. 1997 saw his entry into Formula One, racing for
the Jordan team. He proved fast, achieving his first podium result, a third
place, in Argentina, the third race of the season. Although he had the raw
speed, Ralf tended to crash a lot. The 97 season saw him retire from 10
races, half of which were accident related, and it appeared as if 1998 was to
be the same. Partnered with Damon Hill, by mid season he showed that he too,
like Michael, could excel under wet conditions, bringing home Jordan's first
point for the season in a wet Silverstone race.

From that race on, he showed speed and consistency, culminating in his best
finish ever, a second, in horrendous conditions at Belgium. Despite his good
results, he finished 10th overall, and decided to partner Alex Zanardi at
Williams for the 99 season. He was on the podium often through the season,
outshining his CART champion teammate, who failed to win a point.

Ralf sat on 19 points and 6th in the championship at the halfway mark, and he
continued to impress not only his bosses, but also most of the paddock. His
passion was obvious as was the fact that he had learned to control his
earlier erratic drives very well. He finished the season with thirty-five
points while his teammate was pointless. He remained with Williams in 2000,
the team merging with BMW, in their return to the sport. Although many
expected that the outfit would only run mid field at best, including the team
themselves, Ralf put in some very strong drives throughout the year,
including a podium finish in their debut race at Albert Park and they ended
up third in the constructors championship.

2001 saw his debut win as well as a further two victories throughout the
season. A strong run throughout the year saw him in a three way battle with
David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello for second in the drivers battle,
however this failed to materialize and he was forced to settle for fourth
place.

2002 didn't get off to a good start for Ralf after he was involved in a first
lap accident with the Ferrari of Rubens Barrichello. The Williams driver went
airborne over the Brazilian and came to rest in the gravel trap, thankfully
uninjured. Malaysia was a lot better, as here he took the chequered flag for
the first and unfortunately, only time in the season. Ferrari proved to be
too strong throughout the year and Ralf was forced to settle for fourth place
once again.

In 2003, Ralf Schumacher put together a tremendous mid-season, claiming
victory in back to back European and French Grand Prix. However, the German
was unable to sustain the pace and a huge testing accident ahead of the
Italian Grand Prix saw Ralf miss the race. Indeed, the finals rounds yielded
just five championship points for the younger Schumacher and he ended the
season a disappointed sixth overall.

2004 promised a great deal, by the FW26 chassis was never a match for the
dominant Ferrari design and the team also found themselves out-paced by both
BAR Honda and Renault. For Ralf Schumacher the season was one to forget as a
huge accident during the US Grand Prix saw him miss a bulk of the season to
recover from back injuries sustained in the accident.

Schumacher took part in the final three races of the season with Williams,
running a strong race in Japan to finish second but for Ralf, his immediate
concern is the pace of the Toyota F1 team as he has a contract with the
German-based squad that will see him race with them in the 2005, 2006 and
2007 seasons.


1991   NRW Cup & Gold Cup & Karting Junior, Germany, 1°
1992   Karting Germany, ADAC BMW Junior, 2°
1993   ADAC BMW Junior / F3, Germany
1994   F3, Germany, 3°
1995   F3, Germany
1996   F3 & GT, Japan
1997   F1 (Jordan), 11°, 13 points
1998   F1 (Jordan), 10°, 14 points
1999   F1 (Williams), 6°, 35 points
2000   F1 (Williams), 5°, 24 points
2001   F1 (Williams), 4°, 49 points
2002   F1 (Williams), 4°, 42 points
2003   F1 (Williams), 5°, 58 points
2004   F1 (Williams), 12 races, 9°, 24 points