BIOGRAPHY
Michael   S C H U M A C H E R        (GER)
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Date of Birth:  3 January 1969
Place of birth: Hurth-Hermuhlheim, Germany
Nationality:    German
Lives:          Monte Carlo

                                        
Schumacher So Far

In 1984 at the age of 15, he won the
German Junior Karting Championship. He
defended his title successfully in 1985
and also finished second in the World
Junior Championship. 

In 1988 he became Formula Konig Champion,
winning 10 out of 11 races, and finished
fourth in the German Formula Ford 1600
series and second in the European
Championship. 

In 1989 he moved into Formula Three with
the Weber, Trella and Stuttgart (WTS)
team, finishing one point behind Karl
Wendlinger. 

In 1990 he dominated the German F3
championship with WTS, and then joined the
Mercedes-Benz junior sportscar team,
scoring a victory at Mexico City. 

In 1991 he finished second in his F3000
debut at Sugo in Japan, and a month later
qualified seventh for the Belgian Formula
One Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps with
the Jordan team. 

Later in 1991 Schumacher moved to Benetton
making his debut in the Italian Formula
One Grand Prix at Monza. He qualified
seventh and then finished fifth. 

In 1992 he went on to record his first
Formula One win at the Belgian Grand Prix
with the Benetton team. 

In 1992 Schumacher finishes on the podium
seven times. Schumacher's scores his
second victory in 1993, in Portugal. 

In 1994 he scored eight wins and won the
drivers' championship with Benetton. 


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