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Birth date : 3 January 1969
Birthplace : Hurth-Hermuhlheim
Marital status : Married, 2 children
Height : 174 cm
Weight : 75 kg

(After Interlagos)
Wins : 83
Points scored : 1186
Number of GP : 213
Pole Position : 63
Podiums : 137
First GP : 1991 (Spa)

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


Michael started his career in the Formula Konig series in 1987, a series he
dominated to such an extent, that he had the title wrapped up early before
moving on to Formula Ford. Here he came second to ex- Sauber driver, Mika
Salo in the European Championship, and fourth in the German series. In 1989,
he went to the German Formula 3 series, where he finished third, equal with
his teammate, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and just one point behind second place.
1990 saw him dominate this series as well, winning five times and later
topping that by also winning the international races at Macau and Fiji.

Sports cars are nothing new to him either, becoming a member of the Mercedes
junior team, even winning the round in Mexico City. He drove sports cars
again in 91, winning at Autopolis. That year also saw his Formula 3000 debut
where he finished second at Sugo, in the Japanese Series.More importantly,
1991 saw him explode into Formula One, his first race driven for Jordan in
the Belgian Grand Prix. He qualified seventh, but failed to complete the
first lap, due to clutch problems. That was his only race for Jordan, as he
was quickly snatched up by the Benetton team.

1992 saw him visit the podium 8 times, including once on the top step for his
first Grand Prix victory in Belgium, completing the season third overall with
53 points. He continued with the Benetton team and 1993 saw him win a superb
race in Portugal, rounding off the season, fourth overall. Then, in 1994,
Michael stunned the Grand Prix world, when he was quicker in the Benetton,
than Senna was in the Williams. After Sennas death, Michael seemed
unbeatable, even though Benetton were swamped with allegations of cheating.
They fought through all the disqualifications and bans, and in the end, he
beat Damon Hill to the crown by one point, after a controversial accident at
the last race in Australia. Nine wins later, he took the crown for a second
time, before moving to the Ferrari team in 1996 where he still remains.

That year, he pushed the unreliable Ferrari to its limits, bringing home
three wins that the car didn't deserve. It was more competitive in 97, where
he won in Monaco, France, Canada, Belgium and Japan, and he went into the
final race in Jerez, with a one-point advantage over Williams's driver,
Jacques Villeneuve. Once again, the season finished in controversy, after an
accident between the two. Villeneuve raced onto to take the crown, while
Michael had his 2nd place in the championship stripped from him by the FIA.

1998 saw a very reliable Ferrari, and a very determined Michael Schumacher.
Although McLaren dominated from the start, Michael wouldn't give up, pushing
the Ferrari as far as it would go. Winning 6 races for the season, it once
again came down to the final race, but a stall from pole position, and a
blown tyre, saw his chances of taking the title for a third time vanish.

The 1999 season didn't start that well for Michael, with problems in the
opening race, but from then on, he quickly took to the lead in the
championship and just as it started to appear that he may finally take the
title for Ferrari, tragedy struck at the British Grand Prix where a first lap
accident saw him sidelined for months with a broken leg. He watched
helplessly as the season went on without him, but returned for the final two
races. Although his teammate, Eddie Irvine, narrowly lost out on the drivers
title, between them both they gave Ferrari their first Constructors victory
since 1983.

The 2000 season saw him partnered with Rubens Barrichello as Irvine moved
across to Jaguar and it was undoubtedly the best season of his career. After
winning the first three races of the season, it appeared as if the Ferrari
ace was unstoppable on his way to glory. However, although mid-season
setbacks saw him lose a lot of his lead over his rivals at McLaren, his
determination never waned and he went on take his third world title and
Ferrari's first driver's victory in 21 years at the second last race of the
season at Suzuka, wrapping up the constructors crown one race later in
Malaysia.

2001 was a year that saw the Italian team and Michael dominate from round one
in Australia to the season finale in Japan. During the course of the 17
events, Michael broke numerous records and wrapped up his fourth world title
in Hungary with four races left to contest. He is now the record holder of
the most Grand Prix victories, surpassing Alain Prost's total of 52 and with
Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five world titles in his sights, Schumacher
began the 2002 season with a strong determination and an extremely strong
Ferrari.

The record equalling title came at just the eleventh round of the season and
throughout the course of 2002, the German star broke record after record. The
one tarnished spot on the year came in Austria where team orders saw teammate
Rubens Barrichello forced to yield, gifting Michael the win. What followed
was an ugly scene with fans booing the world champion on the podium and the
move is still debated fiercely today.

2003 saw Michael Schumacher pushed hard to the title by Kimi Raikkonen and
Juan Pablo Montoya, but a rather chaotic US Grand Prix helped Michael to his
sixth title. 2004 saw the German dominate proceeding once again, winning 12
of the first 13 races of the season before claiming win number 13 in the
penultimate race of the season in Japan. With seven titles to his credit, it
is difficult to see anyone beating Schumacher.

As the few remaining records fall Michael Schumacher's way in 2005, one can
only wonder how many titles and how many victories Michael Schumacher would
have if he would accept a team-mate of equal status. Sadly, we will never
know how great the most successful racer in the world really is.


1984   Karting Junior, Germany, 1°
1985   Karting Junior, Germany, 1°
1986   Karting, Germany, 3° / Karting, Europe, 3°
1987   Karting, Germany, 1° / Karting, Europe, 1°
1988   Formula Koenig, 1° / FF1600, Europe, 2° / FF1600, Germany, 6°
1989   F3, Germany, 3°
1990   Prototypes, 5° / F3, Germany, 1°
1991   Prototypes, 9° / F1 (Jordan & Benetton), 13°, 4 points
1992   F1 (Benetton), 3°, 53 points
1993   F1 (Benetton), 4°, 52 points
1994   F1 (Benetton), 1°, 92 points
1995   F1 (Benetton), 1°, 102 points
1996   F1 (Ferrari), 3°, 59 points
1997   F1 (Ferrari), DSQ, 78 points
1998   F1 (Ferrari), 2°, 86 points
1999   F1 (Ferrari), 5°, 44 points
2000   F1 (Ferrari), 1°, 108 points
2001   F1 (Ferrari), 1°, 123 points
2002   F1 (Ferrari), 1°, 144 points
2003   F1 (Ferrari), 1°, 93 points
2004   F1 (Ferrari), 1°, 148 points