[7] His victory at the Spanish Grand Prix, which Schumacher won by 45 seconds, is noted as one of the great Formula One wet weather drives. In Budapest, Schumacher (standing right) set a record by winning a seventh straight race (beaten by Sebastian Vettel in 2013) which also gave the constructors' championship to the Maranello outfit. *Disqualified second place in championship following collision with Jacques Villeneuve at European Grand Prix in Jerez. Schumacher is widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time, having won the most championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions and races in a single season. Grand Prix victories (6) - Argentina, Canada, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy. Schumacher won instead and became the first German champion, aged 25. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Final championship position: 3rd (53 points. All eyes were on the latter in Portugal however after he had secured his fourth and final world championship before retiring from the sport. It was Ferrari's first Italian Grand Prix win since 1988 when Gerhard Berger had triumphed. Schumacher's third win in a row came at the German Grand Prix and although it brought up his 70th race victory for Ferrari, more importantly it saw the German take another chunk out of Alonso's title lead which was being drastically cut as the season progressed and would eventually set up a dramatic championship finale, The Tifosi go wild watching the podium as Schumacher capitalised on an Alonso engine failure at the Italian Grand Prix to inflict maximum damage and close to within two points of the Renault driver in the championship. #OTD in 2002 Michael Schumacher won the Brazilian Grand Prix from Ralf Schumacher & David Coulthard after Juan Pablo Montoya lost his front wing battling for the lead with Michael on the opening lap. Final championship position: 3rd (62 points. Schumacher contested 308 races in his career which included 91 Grand Prix wins;[15] the majority of his race victories were for the Ferrari team with 72. Career in Pictures: Michael Schumacher … Doug Kalitta dominated throughout 2006, but Schumacher came into the last race on his heels. Schumacher won his first Formula One World Championship in 1994, a season in which he won eight races. [12] His 2002 season, in which he was on the podium in every race, included eleven race victories. 1997 Belgian Grand Prix A combination of his favourite track in his favourite conditions led to a Schumacher master-class which left the rest of the Formula One grid looking like total chumps. Schumacher's 11th win of the 17th race season also broke his previous record of nine as Ferrari unsurprisingly also retained their constructors' championship. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The German is pictured either punching the air with joy after a winning at Imola or he is stretching out preparing for a nap after another Sunday afternoon stroll to go 10 with world championship points. [8][9] In the 1997 season, Schumacher won five races but was disqualified from the championship after the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile concluded that he had deliberately collided with Jacques Villeneuve, his championship rival, at the European Grand Prix in Jerez. Free shipping for many products! Just one podium in his next five grands prix though left the German hanging on to the world championship he had won for the previous three seasons, Cometh the hour, cometh the man. [11] He followed this with four consecutive championships from 2001 to 2004. Despite ending 1996 with four successive podiums, it took a while for Schumacher's 1997 title charge to catch light. The Ferrari mechanics give a deserving thumbs up to Schumacher after he crosses the line in the tricky wet conditions to win the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring - his fourth win from the first six races of the season, Contrasting fortunes are in play at Canada, as Schumacher laps the backmarker of Gaston Mazzacane driving a Minardi. [2] His first Grand Prix win came the following year at the same venue as his debut race. In addition, only Barrichello could catch Schumacher in the championship, ensuring that Ferrari would also win the drivers' title too, After finishing second to win the world championship in Belgium, Schumacher went off the boil for the next two races before claiming a record setting 13th win of the season in Japan as he celebrates with brother Ralf, who finished second, Brawn and third placed Button in Suzuka. There was a time watching Formula One when seeing Michael Schumacher perform his trademark victory leap on the podium became a fortnightly occurrence. Team-mate Barrichello looks on from the background as Schumacher throws his cap into the Monza crowd having won the Italian GP, opening up a seven-point lead over Raikkonen in the title race. The Williams driver would be forced to retire with a gearbox failure but Schumacher's title defence was up and running in perfect fashion, Hill hit back to win the next two races but Schumacher returned to the top step at the Spanish Grand Prix where he celebrates victory along with team-mate Johnny Herbert in a Benetton one-two at the Circuit of Catalunya in Barcelona, The Benetton B195 was a beautiful but difficult car to handle unless you were Schumacher. But the German did enjoy happier times at the circuit, taking his last 1994 victory there as the world's photographers form a semi-circle around him following the win. Schumacher drives in his last race during the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace Mark Thompson/Getty Career in Pictures: Michael Schumacher Ferrari team boss Jean Todt (right) punches the air with delight as Schumacher took the championship lead following victory at Indianapolis in the United States Grand Prix. Both drivers had to retire their cars which resulted in Schumacher securing the championship. But it was another pole, fastest lap and win for the German who at Sakhir made it three straight victories as he took an iron grip on the championship, Schumacher continued to show his Sunday best in the next race at San Marino as he passes a pit board showing a very comfortable advantage over Button and Montoya. After fans booed the podium 'celebrations' the German gave his team-mate the winners' trophy and the place on the top step - leading to punishment from the FIA, The incident in Austria came after Ferrari tried to protect Schumacher's championship lead, but there really was just no need to. Since 1980 we have been at the leading edge of RC car racing, producing innovative race winning products. Kalitta would met Schumacher's teammate, Melanie Troxel, in round 3 and lost on a hole shot. Grand Prix victories (1) - United States. Again he shares the podium with Williams and Briatore, but this time it's Damon Hill (left) and Alain Prost joining him. With backmarkers Jordan and Minardi the only other cars on Bridgestones, the race was a farce and was technically a duel between Schumacher and Barrichello - with the German triumphing at Indianapolis. Michael Schumacher's last lap with Ferrari. Here the German tackles the final chicane at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit on his way to opening up an eye-watering 43-point lead in the drivers' title, We've not had enough trademark Schumacher victory leaps in this feature, so here is one from Silverstone in 2002 as at the British Grand Prix the German recorded his 12th consecutive podium which stretched back into the 2001 season, All smiles at Ferrari and with good reason too as Schumacher's victory at the French Grand Prix also saw the German clinch the world championship in record time with six races still to go. Published: 12:55 BST, 14 April 2016 | Updated: 15:36 BST, 14 April 2016. The following year was a far smoother season for Michael. # OnThisDay: goodbye to Formula 1 from Michael Schumacher at Interlagos, 2012. Here the German negotiates the chicane following the tunnel exit as spectators look on from the Cote d'Azur grandstand, By the time Schumacher crossed the line to win the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in front of jubilant Ferrari mechanics, the German's hold on the championship looked as tight as a vice grip. Monza, September 2006: Michael Schumacher waves to the crowd after the penultimate victory of his Formula One career at the Italian Grand Prix. At four years old his father built him a kart and soon after enrolled him in the local kart club Kerpen Horrom. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Schumacher, making slow progress, is still recovering from life. To get around this he obtained a Luxembourg license (obtainable from the age of 12). It was enough to see him go level on points with Hakkinen in the championship but the Finn would come out on top in the final two races to win the title. Retirement in Japan with a Ferrari engine failure effectively handed the championship to the Spaniard. Team-mate Barrichello followed home in second, One picture, two contrasting emotions. Michael Schumacher is a retired German racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes. Raikkonen sticks to the racing line having finished in second for McLaren as the British crowd congratulate both in the background, The victory leap, with a twist. With the best car in the field and a 24-point lead over Coulthard it became a matter of when and not if he could become just the second Ferrari driver to ever retain his title following Alberto Ascari in 1953, A fabulous picture this one, as the look on both Schumacher brothers' faces is one all siblings will know about when the older of the pair come out on top in a duel. Final championship position: 1st (93 points. 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Michael Schumacher won his last F1 race at the Chinese Grand Prix 10 years ago, here we picture ALL 91 of his GP victories The 2016 Formula One season resumes in … The comments below have not been moderated. ), One of the finest GP from the modern era. Fourteen years and 10 days after Schumacher won his last race in China, Hamilton joined the German at the top of F1's all-time table. Over a sparkling F1 career Schumacher notched up seven championship wins, winning five titles in a row between 2000 and 2004. At Suzuka he claimed his ninth victory of 2001 in the Japanese Grand Prix, ensuring he ended the season with just three finishes outside the top two including two retirements and a fourth place at Monza. A further infringement led to the latter being given a … Schumacher would eventually go on to claim the world championship later in the year by one point in front of Hill following a dramatic race in Australia. Home > FORMULA 1 > Formula 1 1:43 Scale > MERCEDES AMG W03 No.7 GP F1 Monaco 2012 - M. Schumacher Last Race in Monaco Heinz-Harald Fretnzen claimed third for Sauber in the penultimate Formula One race of his career before the final round of the 2003 season at Suzuka. The triumph would also see the German move level on 51 race victories with record holder Alain Prost, It didn't take long for Schumacher to beat the record, in the very next race at the Belgian Grand Prix the German made it 52 wins as he embraces a hug with second place Coulthard on the podium. ), Despite winning his first race in 1992, Schumacher would only win one grand prix a year later, standing on the top step at Estoril. Hill's retirement from the race meant Schumacher left Germany with a championship margin larger than two wins, A rather miffed Hill stands accepting his second place on the podium as Schumacher celebrates victory at the Belgian Grand Prix by spraying champagne at third-place driver Martin Brundle of Ligier on the podium. Schumacher jumps from the top step of the podium at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim having won on home soil for the second time in the season following victory at the Nurburgring. But the German would take the lead after the pit stops and force Senna to retire before winning at Interlagos, And then the winning streak started. ), The bunting is out for the world champion, as Schumacher drives to Parc Ferme to the cheers of his team having led home an utterly dominant Ferrari one-two with Barrichello in the opening race of 2004 season at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Schumacher made it back-to-back wins at the start of 2004 with victory at the Malaysian GP but the happiest man on the podium in Sepang was Britain's Jenson Button, who is doused in champagne by the Ferrari driver after securing his first career podium driving for BAR, It's all going on in Schumacher's right mirror as he sees his front tyre smoke up and the ugly walrus nose of his brother's Williams while being followed by team-mate Barrichello in the inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix. Model features: Authentic detailed replica. It was his eighth in total at Magny-Cours and is a Formula One record for any driver at any circuit or event. The Finn's smile is a rather wry one, By the time the 1998 British Grand Prix rolled around, Schumacher had 30 GP wins to his name - however none had come at Silverstone. ), A change in tyre rules didn't suit the Bridgestones on the Ferrari in 2005 - except at the United States Grand Prix where due to Michelin's uncertainty to provide a safe tyre, just six cars started the race. A second place in Monaco ended a run of four straight wins but the German hit back in Canada to claim 10 points again. Grand Prix victories (9) - Brazil, Spain, Monaco, France, Germany, Belgium, Europe, Pacific, Japan. We have also made extreme ready to run vehicles for those who just want to drive fast and have fun. Race winners usually stand in the middle and while Schumacher took the win in Austria, it came in bitter circumstances after team orders forced his team-mate Barrichello to concede victory on the final corner. The win came a year after Schumacher had made his debut in the sport with Jordan at the very same race circuit in Spa-Francorchamps, Final championship standing: 4th (52 points. ), It was a highly eventful start to the 2002 season with a huge crash in the opening race at the Australian Grand Prix as Ralf Schumacher flew over the top of Barrichello down into the first corner. During the race, Irvine and Coulthard collided, and both spun. Vettel would match the record in 2013, but Schumacher had achieved the feat in a season with one fewer race. At the same Spa venue three years earlier, Schumacher had accused the McLaren driver of trying to kill him following a collision in the wet conditions around the race circuit. Ralf once again looks on happy for Williams after seeing his brother regain momentum in the title battle, And then the wins came along like London buses. Hill's anger stemmed from the German unsportingly blocking the Williams from passing him during the race which resulted in the Benetton star picking up a suspended one race ban, Even in the wet Schumacher was the master, and that was proved at the 1995 European Grand Prix where he stormed to victory in front of the Ferrari of Jean Alesi. For the first time in his career Schumacher won back-to-back races as he triumphed in the Pacific Grand Prix at Aida, with his expected title rival Senna again failing to finish after crashing out on the opening lap, The sight of Schumacher and Senna dicing for the lead was becoming a common occurrence in 1994 and at Imola the Williams driver held the advantage in the opening few laps as he heads the German into the Tosa hairpin. Following the race he would confirm his intention to retire at the end of the season. ), When you think of Schumacher's best wins, his first for Ferrari in 1996 springs to mind. Renault's Fisichella joins both on the podium as the race winning Ferrari 248 F1 sits elegantly underneath the podium, Holding the Italian flag for Ferrari, Schumacher celebrates winning yet another French Grand Prix. Yet as the F1 circus travels to Asia for the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend, it is a stark reminder that this year marks a decade since the record seven-time world champion recorded his last career win at the Shanghai International Circuit before his first retirement. It was his third in a row but the sport was in mourning following Senna's death as well as that of Roland Ratzenberger who had died after crashing at the corner placed at the top of the picture during qualifying, F1 was in darkness for much of 1994 but Schumacher was a winning machine, making it four wins in a row in Monte Carlo as he powers his Benetton Ford through the tunnel during the Monaco Grand Prix. ), Second-placed Coulthard looks dejected, Barrichello looks on with a concerning smile but Schumacher is by far the happiest man on the podium, giving a wink and a thumbs up to the camera after winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in 2001, Following a Malaysian monsoon, smart calls to move on to the intermediate tyre from grooved sets ensured Schumacher won six races in a row for the first time in his career at Sepang - even if he did have to stack his car behind Barrichello's in the pit-lane during the race, Fortune came to Schumacher's rescue in Spain. Michael Schumacher is a German racing driver who won seven Formula One world championships. Michael Schumacher, Formula One's golden child and one of the most revered sportsmen in history, handed over his spot on the podium last year.He retired from racing in … Schumacher has a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles and, at the time of his retirement from the sport in 2012, he held the records for the most wins (91), pole positions (68) and podium finishes (155)—which have since been broken by Lewis Hamilton—while he maintains the records for the most fastest laps (77) and the most races won in a single season (13), amongst others. There was just no stopping Schumacher at the start of 2000 as a third successive victory followed after winning the San Marino Grand Prix. ... Schumacher was a great driver but an awful cheat also. By the time the Monaco GP had arrived the German was in control of the world championship as he takes on Lowes hairpin before winning for the second year running, The expressions say it all. It was an all-German podium for the French Grand Prix too with Heniz-Harald Frentzen finishing second for Williams with Schumacher's brother, Ralf, claiming third for Jordan, It's another contender for Schumacher's finest race wins. With still four races to run of the 2001 season, Schumacher's win at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest was enough to claim his fourth world championship as he celebrates with his wife Corinna and manager Willi Webber. He dominated the championship and won nine races in the process to comfortably defend his title. This victory was a rather popular one among locals as Schumacher won his home grand prix for the first time after triumphing at Hockenheim. Grand Prix victories (2) - San Marino, Monaco. First he took pole - by nearly a second in front of the nearest non-Ferrari challenger in his brother Ralf - before setting the fastest lap on his way to finishing over half-a-minute in front of Montoya at the Circuit de Catalunya, What's wrong with this picture? Following a suspension failure in Monaco the latest win in the championship saw him extend a lead of 22 points over McLaren's Coulthard, Schumacher suffered a mid-season crisis to finish only second twice in five races, but he was back on the top step of the podium at the Italian Grand Prix, much to the dismay of chief title rival Mika Hakkinen (left) who after Monza led the title race by just two points. Grand Prix victories (9) - Australia, Malaysia, Spain, Monaco Europe, France, Hungary, Belgium, Japan. [4][13][b] His final Grand Prix win was at the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix; at the end of that season he retired from Formula One. Schumacher won his third world championship in 2000; the first for a Ferrari driver since 1979. Grand Prix victories (9) - Australia, Brazil, San Marino, Europe, Canada, Italy, United States, Japan, Malaysia. The German would repeat the feat a final time in 2006, A day to celebrate all-round for Ferrari in Hungary following another one-two. Grand Prix victories (6) - San Marino, Spain, Austria, Canada, Italy, United States. A year on from the farce of his stolen victory over Barrichello - the German was this time rightfully top dog in Spielberg, Normal service was resumed in Canada, with Schumacher winning his fourth race from five as he celebrates at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit with race engineer Chris Dyer to move on top of the championship standings. The 2006 season was about the old fox Schumacher taking on the young star in Alonso and perhaps their finest duel came at San Marino. It would be his last for the season however as a broken leg at Silverstone would see him miss seven races and deny him a title charge. Either way it was three wins on the bounce, Looking at the scene below the podium you could be forgiven thinking this is Hockenheim but the sea of German and Ferrari flags are in fact in Budapest as Schumacher takes a well earned drink having won his fifth race of the season at the Hungarian Grand Prix, No need for clues guessing where this is. With Schumacher moving to Ferrari for 1996, the German's last victory for the team he won two world championships with came at the 1995 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka as he is pictured taking the chequered flag in front of his team. Grand Prix victories (7) - San Marino, Europe, United States, France, Germany, Italy, China. [4][a], Schumacher joined Ferrari in 1996. Why I picked it: Fittingly, there were echoes of Senna’s body-breaking drive to victory at Brazil in 1991 in the sheer bloody-mindedness of Schumacher’s display in Spain that day. Copy link. Schumacher led until he hit the infamous 'Wall of Champions' at the last corner and retired. Schumacher's largest margin of victory was at the 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix, a race in which he lapped the field, and the smallest margin of victory was at the 2000 Canadian Grand Prix when he beat teammate Rubens Barrichello by 0.174 seconds. He finished third in the championship, winning three races, in a season dominated by the Williams team. 92. Schumacher Racing is a British manufacturer of high performance radio controlled model cars. It was a title boost for the German following Mika Hakkinen's retirement and it allowed him to narrow a 22-point deficit to 12 as attempted to haul in the McLaren star in the drivers' championship, It's all smiles on the podium but it's Schumacher with the biggest grin as his second straight win of the season saw him take another huge chunk out of Hakkinen's championship lead which stood at just six points after the French Grand Prix. Final championship position: 1st (148 points. Brundle would take second with Gerhard Berger third for Ferrari, Despite his winning streak coming to an end at the previous race in Spain (he still finished second with just fifth gear) Schumacher was back on the top step in Montreal as he celebrates winning the Canadian Grand Prix alongside third-placed Jean Alesi of Ferrari, Although there was sadly no more Senna, Hill was becoming a nuisance in the sister Williams but despite his pressure above at the French Grand Prix it was Schumacher winning again at Magny-Cours to take his race victories for the season to six from seven, The German flags were flying as having been disqualified in Great Britain and retiring in Germany, Schumacher was back to winning ways in Budapest, spraying the champagne having beaten Hill and Benetton team-mate Jos Verstappen at the Hungarian Grand Prix, When you think of Schumacher and Jerez normally Villeneuve, controversy and 1997 follow. Schumacher made it six wins from seven at the Nurburgring as he leads the chasing pack into the first corner at the European Grand Prix where he would win the first of six consecutive races, It wasn't just Schumacher dominating, it was Ferrari too. Hill had already retired after hitting the tyres on the chicane, but the German's glancing blow - enough to dislodge one -  saw his car come away undamaged before going on to claim victory in front of an adoring tifosi. Michael Schumacher's last lap with Ferrari - YouTube. Monaco would be the location for it in the fifth race of the year as he beat Stewart's Rubens Barrichello and team-mate Eddie Irvine to win at rain-hit Monte Carlo, Following a huge Olivier Panis crash which brought out the red flags the Canadian Grand Prix was stopped after 54 laps, handing victory to Schumacher who discusses the race with Benetton's Alesi and Jordan's third-placed driver Giancarlo Fisichella on the home straight, By the time Schumacher took the chequered flag at an overcast Magny-Cours, the German's title charge was in full flow - leading Villeneuve by 14 points - having won his third race from four. But worse was to come in San Marino as hours before the race his mother Elisabeth had passed away. Briatore waves the Union Flag on behalf of his Benetton outfit who would go on to win the constructors' championship for the first time, One final win for Benetton. The victory was also his 50th for Ferrari, Victory again in the United States put Schumacher within a point of retaining his title (which he would claim in Japan) as a glum-faced Raikkonen knows the game is up after finishing second at Indianapolis. PUBLISHED: 12:22, Tue, Jul 30, 2019 Bei Schumacher Classics, in Würselen bei Aachen, finden Sie ein erstklassige Auswahl an hochwertigen Oldtimern, Youngtimern und anderen klassischen Fahrzeugen. Perfect addition for any F1 collection. With the race taking place at the Nurburgring it was a second win of the season on home soil for the German, Time to celebrate for Schumacher as he revels in winning his second world championship. What followed was a sensational drive from the German given the circumstances who wearing a black armband struggled to fight back the tears on the podium following his stunning Imola win, The smile soon returned at Catalunya in the next race as Schumacher celebrates victory by soaking home favourite Fernando Alonso after the Renault driver's second place at the Spanish GP in what was the start of a pulsating rivalry that would reach its peak three years later, Schumacher was on fire in all senses of the word in Austria, winning his third straight GP despite being engulfed in flames during a pit stop at the A1 Ring.
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