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Michael Schumacher
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Schumacher | Schumacher at the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix | Born | 3 January 1969 (age 42) | Formula One World Championship career | Nationality | German | Team | Mercedes GP | Car # | 7 | Races | 282 (281 starts) | Championships | 7 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001,2002, 2003, 2004) | Wins | 91 | Podiums | 154 | Career points | 1,493 | Pole positions | 68 | Fastest laps | 76 | First race | 1991 Belgian Grand Prix | First win | 1992 Belgian Grand Prix | Last win | 2006 Chinese Grand Prix | Last race | 2011 Italian Grand Prix | 2010 position | 9th (72 pts) |
Michael Schumacher (born 3 January 1969) is a German Formula One racing driver for theMercedes GP team. Famous for his eleven-year spell with Ferrari, Schumacher is a seven-time World Champion and is widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.[1][2][3][4] He holds many of the formula's driver records, including most championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions, points scored 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. According to the official Formula One website he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen".[5]
After beginning with karting, Schumacher won German drivers' championships in Formula König and Formula Three before joining Mercedes in the World Sportscar Championship. After one Mercedes-funded race for the Jordan Formula One team Schumacher signed as a driver for theBenetton Formula One team in 1991. After winning consecutive championships with Benetton in 1994/5, Schumacher moved to Ferrari in 1996 and won another five consecutive drivers' titles with them from 2000–2004. Schumacher retired from Formula One driving

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