fanatix looks back at one of the greatest motorsport icons of all-time.
He will go down in history as arguably the best ever.
At least in terms of statistics and sheer accomplishments in the sport, there are non who can match the German maestro – Michael Schumacher.
He holds many of Formula One’s driver records, including most championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions and most races won in a single season – 13 in 2004.
In 2002 he became the only driver in Formula One history to finish in the top three in every race of a season and then also broke the record for most consecutive podium finishes.
Name: Michael Schumacher
Date of birth: January 3, 1969
Place of birth: Huert-Hermuehlheim (Germany)
Nationality: German
Career honours World champion: 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Number of Grands Prix raced: 308
Teams: Jordan-Ford (August 1991), Benetton-Ford (Sept 1991-1994), Benetton-Renault (1995), Ferrari (1996-2006), Mercedes (2010-2012)
Debut in F1: Belgium 1991
First win: Belgium 1992
Last win: China 2006
Last Grand Prix: Brazil 2012
Victories: 91 Podiums: 155
Pole positions: 69
Last pole position: Monaco 2012
Best laps: 77
Points scored in F1: 1,560 (49 in 2012)
World championship finishes: 1st (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), 2nd (1998, 2006), 3rd (1992, 1996, 2005), 4th (1993), 5th (1999), 8th (2011), 9th (2010), 13th (2012)
Landmarks: 7 world titles, 91 victories, 69 pole positions, 13 wins in one season (2004), 17 podiums in 17 races (2002)
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