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			{{short description|German racing driver (born 1969)}}
	{{Former F1 driver|
			{{about|the retired German racing driver|his son who is also a racing driver|Mick Schumacher|the Luxembourgian athlete|Mike Schumacher}}
	Name = Michael Schumacher |
			{{good article}}
	Image = Michael Schumacher-I'm the man (cropped).jpg|222px|
			{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
	Nationality = {{flagicon|GER}} ] |
			{{Infobox person
	Years = {{F1|1991}} – {{F1|2006}} |
			| name = Michael Schumacher
	Team(s) = ], ], ] |
			| image = Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) - GP d'Italia 1998.jpg
	Races = 250 |
			| caption = Schumacher at the ]
	Championships = 7 ({{F1|1994}}, {{F1|1995}}, {{F1|2000}}, {{F1|2001}}, {{F1|2002}}, {{F1|2003}}, {{F1|2004}}) |
			| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|3|df=y}}
	Wins = 91 |
			| birth_place = ], ], ]
	Podiums = 154 |
			| spouse = {{marriage|]|1995}}
	Poles = 68 |
			| children = 2, including ]
	Fastest laps = 76 |
			| relatives = {{plainlist|
	First race = ] ] |
			* ] (brother)
	First win = ] ] |
			* ] (nephew)
	Last win = ] ] |
	Last race = ] ] |
	}}		}}
			| awards = ]
	'''Michael Schumacher''' (] /<span class="unicode audiolink">]</span> <span class="metadata audiolinkinfo"><small>(]·])</small></span>/, born ], ], in ], near ]<ref name="schumacher hof"> {{cite web | title = Hall of Fame - World Champions: Michael Schumacher | publisher = www.formula1.com | date = 2006 | url = http://www.formula1.com/archive/halloffame/driver/7.html | accessdate =2006-10-05}}</ref>, ]), nicknamed "Schumi"<ref>{{cite news | title = Alonso ahead of Schumi | publisher = www.news24.com | date = 2006-10-21 | url = http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/More_Sport/0,9294,2-9-32_2018131,00.html | accessdate =2006-10-22}}</ref> and "Schu"<ref>{{cite news | title = Schu brought down to earth | publisher = www.itv-f1.com | date = 2006-10-11 | url = http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37706&PO=37706 | accessdate =2006-10-14}}</ref>, is a former ] driver, and seven-time world champion. According to the official Formula One web site, he is ''statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen'',<ref name="most successful">{{cite news |title = Michael Schumacher - the end of an era |url = http://www.formula1.com/race/news/4932/765.html |publisher = www.formula1.com
			| signature = Michael Schumacher Signature.svg
	|date = 2006-09-10 |accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref>. He is the first German to win the F1 World championship<ref name ="firstgerman">], who was born in Germany, also won the Formula 1 World Championship, but he raced under ] flag.</ref> and the world's first billionaire athlete, with an annual salary reported to be around $80 million in 2004.<ref name="schumacher pay">{{cite news |first = Angus |last = Reid |title = Sports: How Big Is Too Big? |url =http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2006/07/11/TrendWatch/ |work = Mediacheck |publisher = thetyee.ca |date = 2006-07-11 |accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref>
			| signature_alt = Michael Schumacher signature
			| module =
			{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
			| Nationality = {{flagicon|GER}} ]
			| Years = {{F1|1991}}–{{F1|2006}}, {{F1|2010}}–{{F1|2012}}
			| Team(s) = ], ], ], ]
			| engines = ], ], ], ]
			| Races = 308 (306 starts)
			| Championships = 7 ({{F1|1994}}, {{F1|1995}}, {{F1|2000}}, {{F1 |2001}}, {{F1|2002}}, {{F1|2003}}, {{F1|2004}})
			| Wins = 91
			| Podiums = 155
			| Points = 1566
			| Poles = 68<!--Please do not change this to 69. Because pole refers to the position in which you start, not the position you qualify. The 2012 Monaco Grand Prix does not contribute to this total.-->
			| Fastest laps = 77
			| First race = {{F1GP||1991 Belgian}}
			| First win = {{F1GP||1992 Belgian}}
			| Last win = {{F1GP||2006 Chinese}}
			| Last race = {{F1GP||2012 Brazilian}}
			| module2 =
			{{Infobox Le Mans driver|embed=yes
			| Years = {{24hLM|1991}}
			| Teams = ]
			| Best Finish = 5th <small>({{24hLM|1991}})</small>
			| Class Wins = 0
			}}}}}}
			{{Michael Schumacher series}}
	Schumacher currently holds nearly every record in Formula One, including most drivers' championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions, and most races won in a single season. Schumacher was the senior driver of Formula One in 2006, and he was for many years the president of the ].
			'''Michael Schumacher''' ({{IPA|de|ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈʃuːmaxɐ|De-Michael-Schumacher.ogg}}; born 3 January 1969) is a German former ], who competed in ] from {{F1|1991}} to {{F1|2006}} and from {{F1|2010}} to {{F1|2012}}. Schumacher won a record-setting seven ], a record which was tied by ] in 2020. At the time of his retirement, Schumacher held the ] for most ] (91), ] (68), and ] (155), while he maintains the record for most ] (77), among ].
			Born in ] to a ] family, Schumacher started his career in ] aged four. He won his first karting title two years later in a kart built from discarded parts. After having enjoyed success in karting—such as winning the ] ] in 1987—and in several single-seater series, Schumacher made a one-off Formula One appearance with ] at the {{F1GP||1991 Belgian}}. He was signed by ] for the rest of the {{F1|1991}} season, winning his first and second drivers' titles consecutively in {{F1|1994}} and {{F1|1995}} with the team. Schumacher moved to the struggling ] team in {{F1|1996}}. During his first few years with the team, Schumacher lost out on the title in the final race of the season in {{F1|1997}} and {{F1|1998}}, and suffered a broken leg from a brake failure in {{F1|1999}}. He and Ferrari won five consecutive titles from {{F1|2000}} to {{F1|2004}}, including unprecedented sixth and seventh titles, while breaking several records. After finishing third in {{F1|2005}} and second in {{F1|2006}}, Schumacher retired from the sport, although he later made a brief return with ] from {{F1|2010}} to {{F1|2012}}.
	Schumacher is credited with popularising Formula One in Germany, where it had little following and was generally considered a fringe sport.<ref name = superwheels">{{cite web | url = http://www.superwheels.co.za/default.asp?id=4846&des=sportstalk | title = The greatest driver of all time| accessdate = 2006-10-24| author = Sapa| date = 2006-09-11
	| work = | publisher = SuperWheels}}</ref> The year Schumacher retired from Formula One, three of the top ten drivers were German, more than any other nationality and more than has ever been present in Formula One history. Younger German drivers, such as ], feel Schumacher was key in opening doors for them in Formula One.
			Schumacher was noted for pushing his car to the very limit for sustained periods during races, a pioneering fitness regimen, and ability to galvanise teams around him. He and his younger brother ] are the only siblings to win races in Formula One and the first siblings to finish first and second in the same race, a feat they repeated in four subsequent races. Schumacher was twice involved in collisions in the final race of a season that decided the title: first with ] at the {{F1GP||1994 Australian}}, and with ] at the {{F1GP||1997 European}}.
	In a 2006 ] survey Michael Schumacher was voted the most popular driver with F1 fans.<ref>{{cite news |title = Schumacher tops F1 supporter poll |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5384692.stm |publisher = ] |date = 2006-09-27 |accessdate = 2006-10-25}}</ref>
			Appointed ] in 2002, Schumacher has been involved in humanitarian projects and has donated tens of millions of dollars to charity.
	On ] ], after winning the ], Schumacher announced his retirement as a driver.<ref name="retirement">{{cite news | url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37307 | title=It's official: Schumi to retire | publisher=www.itv-f1.com | |accessdate = 2006-10-24 |date=2006-09-11}}</ref> It was revealed on ] ] that Schumacher will act as assistant to the newly appointed ] ] for the ].<ref name="newrole">{{cite news | title = New role for Schumacher at Ferrari? | publisher = pitpass.com | date = 2006-10-29 | url = http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=29851 | accessdate = 2006-10-29}}</ref>
			In December 2013, Schumacher suffered a severe brain injury in a skiing accident. He was placed in a ] until June 2014. He left the hospital in ] for further rehabilitation at the ], before being relocated to his home to receive medical treatment and rehabilitation privately in September 2014.
	==Early years==
	Schumacher is the son of Rolf, a bricklayer who ran the local kart track in ] for a second job. His mother worked in the canteen.<ref name="schumacher hof" /> He began ] at the age of four and a half, using a homemade kart built by his father. It was nothing more than a pedal-kart that had been fitted with a motorcycle engine. He quickly mastered the vehicle, winning his first kart championship at the age of six. Schumacher's prodigious talents were noted by his parents, but they did not have the financial means to support them. Instead, they had to rely upon the generosity and sponsorship of a few affluent people who also saw the potential of their son.<ref name="schumacher hof" />
			==Early life and career==
	From 1984 Schumacher won numerous German and ] kart championships, including the Formula Konig Series. By 1987 he was the German and European kart champion, at which point he withdrew from school and began working as a mechanic. In 1988 Schumacher raced in the ] series and competed in the German ] series for the next two years, winning the title in 1990. Towards the end of 1990 he joined the ] junior racing programme in the ], gaining a victory at the season finale at the ] in a ]-] and finishing fifth in the drivers championship. He continued with the team into the ] season, winning again at the season finale, this time at Autopolis in Japan with a ]-] C291, finishing ninth in the drivers championship. He also briefly competed in the ] ] Championship and the ] in the early 1990s.
			Michael Schumacher was born in the West German town of ], ], on 3 January 1969, to working-class parents Rolf—a ] who later ran the local ] track—and Elisabeth Schumacher (1948–2003), who operated the track's canteen.<ref name="Donaldson 2016">{{Cite web|last=Donaldson|first=Gerald|year=2016|title=Hall of Fame – World Champions: Michael Schumacher|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Michael_Schumacher.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006112041/https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Michael_Schumacher.html|archive-date=6 October 2017|access-date=28 May 2018|publisher=Formula One}}</ref>
			===Karting===
			When Schumacher was four, his father modified his ] by adding a small ]. After he crashed it into a lamp post in ], his parents took him to the karting track at Kerpen-Horrem, where he became the youngest member of the karting club. His father built him a kart from discarded parts; at the age of six, Schumacher won his first club championship. To support his racing, Schumacher's father took on a second job renting and repairing karts, while his mother worked at the track's canteen. Nevertheless, when Schumacher needed a new engine costing 800 ], his parents were unable to afford it; he was able to continue racing with support from local businessmen.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Collings|first=Timothy|title=Team Schumacher|publisher=Highdown|year=2005|isbn=978-1-905156-03-0|pages=35–37|url=https://archive.org/details/teamschumacherma0000coll/page/34/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}</ref>
			Regulations in Germany require a driver to be at least 14 years old to obtain a kart license. To get around this, Schumacher obtained a license in ] at the age of 12.<ref name="The Beginning 2006">{{Cite web|year=2006|title=The Beginning|url=http://www.mschumacher.com/history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070416160810/http://www.mschumacher.com/history.html|archive-date=16 April 2007|access-date=23 April 2007|website=MSchumacher.com}}</ref> In 1983, he obtained his German license, a year after he won the German Junior Kart Championship. Schumacher joined Eurokart dealer Adolf Neubert in 1985, and by 1987 was the German and European kart champion, then he quit school and began working as a mechanic.<ref name="Domenjoz 2002">{{Cite book|last=Domenjoz|first=Luc|title=Michael Schumacher: Rise of a genius|publisher=Parragon|year=2002|isbn=978-0-7525-9228-2|pages=10–12, 170–171}}</ref>
			===Lower formulae and sportscar racing===
			In 1988, he made his first step into ] by participating in the German ] and ] series, winning the latter.<ref name="Domenjoz 2002" /> In 1989, Schumacher signed with ]'s WTS ] team. Funded by Weber, he competed in the ], winning the ].<ref name="The Beginning 2006"/> He also won the ] under controversial circumstances. He placed second behind ] in the first heat, three seconds behind. At the start of the second heat, he overtook Häkkinen, who only had to finish within three seconds of Schumacher to clinch the overall win. In the closing laps, Schumacher made a mistake, allowing Häkkinen to attempt to overtake. Schumacher changed his line immediately before Häkkinen did the same as the latter moved to overtake, and Häkkinen crashed into the back of Schumacher's car.<ref>{{Cite AV media|date=12 November 2019|title=Schumacher vs Hakkinen {{!}} 1990 Macau Formula 3 Race|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCv7Lej1VLo&ab_channel=DukeVideo|access-date=30 August 2021|via=YouTube|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512084743/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCv7Lej1VLo&ab_channel=DukeVideo}}</ref> While Häkkinen's race was ended, Schumacher drove to victory without a rear wing.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Kopu|first1=Ville|last2=Nottmeier|first2=Jan|date=24 October 2006|title=Schumacher 500: Has the King Lost His Crown?|url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/98/ger/schum.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007021024/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/98/ger/schum.html|archive-date=7 October 2015|access-date=27 February 2020|website=Autosport}}</ref> Schumacher gave the ] from winning the race to his family as they had debts.<ref name="Goren 2001">{{Cite web|last=Goren|first=Biranit|date=17 October 2001|title=The View from the Top: Exclusive Interview with Michael Schumacher|url=http://www.atlasf1.com/2001/jpn/goren.html|access-date=17 July 2023|website=Atlas F1|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717111419/http://www.atlasf1.com/2001/jpn/goren.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
			] car from 1990]]
			During 1990, along with his Formula Three rivals ] and ], Schumacher joined the ] junior racing programme in the ]. This was unusual for a young driver, as most of Schumacher's contemporaries competed in ] on the way to ]. Weber advised Schumacher that being exposed to professional press conferences and driving powerful cars in long-distance races would help his career.<ref name="The Beginning 2006"/> In the ] season, Schumacher won the season finale at the ] in a ]–], and finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship despite only driving in three of the nine races. He continued with the team in the ] season, winning again at the final race of the season at ] in Japan with a Sauber–], leading to a ninth-place finish in the Drivers' Championship. He also competed at the ], finishing fifth in a car shared with Wendlinger and ]. He further competed in one race in the ], finishing second.<ref name="Domenjoz 2002"/>
			During the ], Schumacher was involved in an incident with ]. While trying to set his flying lap in qualifying, Schumacher encountered Warwick's ] on a slow lap resulting in lost time for Schumacher. As retaliation for Warwick being in his way, Schumacher swerved his Sauber into Warwick's car, hitting the Jaguar's nose and front wheel. Enraged by Schumacher's attitude, Warwick drove to the pits and chased Schumacher on foot. He eventually caught up with Schumacher, and it took intervention from several mechanics and Schumacher's teammate ] to prevent Warwick physically assaulting Schumacher.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watkins|first=Gary|date=February 2005|title=Schumacher at Sauber|url=http://www.autosport.com/journal/article.php/id/347/|website=Autosport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806191149/http://www.autosport.com/journal/article.php/id/347/|archive-date=6 August 2013|access-date=17 December 2012}}</ref>
	==Formula One career==		==Formula One career==
			===Jordan (1991)===
	Schumacher has been noted throughout his career for his ability to produce fast laps at crucial moments in a race, his ability to push his car to the very limit, and for his driving abilities in wet conditions. Wet conditions are often thought of as the great equalizer in Formula One racing, where driver skills trump all else. Some of Schumacher's best performances occurred in such conditions, earning him the title "Regenkönig" (rain king) or "Regenmeister" (rain master).<ref>{{cite news |title = Schumacher races to victory
			]]]
	|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1227766.stm |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 2001-03-18 |accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref> He is also referred to as the Red Baron, both because of his red Ferrari, and also in reference to the great German fighter pilot ], the most successful flying ace of ].
			Schumacher made his Formula One debut with the Irish ]-] team at the {{F1 GP|1991|Belgian}}, driving car number 32 as a replacement for the imprisoned ].<ref name="Walfisz 2023">{{Cite web|last=Walfisz|first=Jonny|date=13 November 2023|title=Culture Re-View: How Schumacher's first title made him controversial|url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/11/13/culture-re-view-the-controversial-way-schumacher-started-his-winning-f1-legacy|access-date=10 February 2024|website=Euronews|archive-date=7 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207013203/https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/11/13/culture-re-view-the-controversial-way-schumacher-started-his-winning-f1-legacy|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher, still a contracted Mercedes driver, was signed by ] after Mercedes paid Jordan $150,000 for his debut.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Collings|first=Timothy|title=The Piranha Club|publisher=Virgin Books|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7535-0965-4|page=17}}</ref>
			The week before the race, Schumacher impressed Jordan designer ] and team manager Trevor Foster during a test drive at the ]. Schumacher's manager Weber assured Jordan that Schumacher knew the challenging ] well, although in fact he had only seen it as a spectator. During the race weekend, teammate ] was meant to show Schumacher the circuit but was held up with contract negotiations. Schumacher then learned the track on his own, by cycling around the track on a ] he brought with him.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hilton|first=Christopher|title=Michael Schumacher: The whole story|publisher=Haynes|year=2006|isbn=978-1-84425-008-0|pages=62–66|url=https://archive.org/details/michaelschumache0000hilt/page/62/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}</ref>
	Schumacher made his Formula One debut with the ]-] team at the ] as a replacement driver for the imprisoned ]. Schumacher was signed by ] after the young German performed impressively at a Silverstone test the week before the race, and his manager Willie Weber assured Jordan that he had vast experience at the challenging ] circuit, despite the fact that he had only been around the track once on a bicycle.<ref>{{cite news | title = Schumacher great but controversial | publisher = www.cnn.com | date = 2006-09-10 | url = http://www.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/09/10/motor.career/index.html | accessdate =2006-10-23}}</ref> Schumacher impressed the paddock by qualifying seventh in his first competition in an F1 car, matching the team's season-best grid position, and out-qualifying his team mate, ], an 11-year veteran. He retired on the first lap of the race with ] problems.<ref name="f1-1991 Belgian gp result">{{cite web| url =http://www.formula1.com/archive/grandprix/1991/209.html | title = 1991 Belgian Grand Prix | accessdate = 2006-10-24| date = 2006| work = Results Archive| publisher = www.formula1.com
	}}</ref>
			In his debut, Schumacher impressed the paddock by ] seventh;<ref name="Gibson 2016">{{Cite news |last=Gibson |first=Sean |date=25 August 2016 |title=25 reasons why Michael Schumacher is the greatest F1 driver of all time |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/08/25/25-reasons-why-michael-schumacher-is-the-greatest-f1-driver-of-a/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703231410/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/08/25/25-reasons-why-michael-schumacher-is-the-greatest-f1-driver-of-a/ |archive-date=3 July 2017 |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=The Telegraph |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> he did so in a midfield car, the ], which he drove half a day of testing and at a track he had never raced at.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chandhok|first=Karun|date=27 August 2021|title=Driving the F1 icon that launched Schumacher's career|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/driving-the-f1-icon-that-launched-schumachers-career/6652547/|access-date=11 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925050152/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/driving-the-f1-icon-that-launched-schumachers-career/6652547/|url-status=live}}</ref> This also matched the team's season-best grid position, and Schumacher outqualified veteran de Cesaris. '']'' journalist ] reported that, after qualifying, "clumps of German journalists were talking about 'the best talent since ]{{' "}}.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hilton|first=Christopher|title=Michael Schumacher: The whole story|publisher=Haynes|year=2006|isbn=978-1-84425-008-0|pages=67–68|url=https://archive.org/details/michaelschumache0000hilt/page/66/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}</ref> Schumacher retired on the first lap of the race with ] problems.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1991 Belgian Grand Prix|url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1991/209/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103035509/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1991/209/|archive-date=3 November 2014|access-date=24 October 2006 <!--|work=Results Archive-->|publisher=Formula One}}</ref>
	===Benetton years===
	===={{F1|1991}} − {{F1|1993}}====
	After his debut, he was signed by ]-] for the following race, and immediately showed great potential. This move angered Jordan who believed Benetton had "stolen" his driver from a binding contract.
			===Benetton (1991–1995)===
	Schumacher became known as an up-and-coming driver in F1 as he claimed his maiden victory in the ] at the challenging ] circuit, which would become his favourite track.<ref name="schumacher hof" />. He finished third in ].
			Following his Belgian Grand Prix debut, despite an ] between Jordan and Schumacher's Mercedes management that would see the German race for the Irish team for the remainder of the season, Schumacher was engaged by ]-Ford for the next race. Jordan applied for an ] in the British courts to prevent Schumacher driving for Benetton but lost the case as they had not yet signed a final contract.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Collings|first=Timothy|title=The Piranha Club|publisher=Virgin Books|year=2007|isbn=978-1-85227-907-3|chapter=Welcome to the Piranha Club|url=https://archive.org/details/piranhaclubpower0000coll/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}</ref>
			====1991–1993: Maiden points, podiums and wins====
	Benetton was not fully competitive in 1993, with the more advanced and powerful ] of Hill and Prost or the advanced "]" electronic package found in the ] of Senna. In the early part of the season the team lacked the traction control used by other top teams. Schumacher won one race, the ], but was not able to challenge for the title.
			Schumacher finished the {{F1|1991}} season with four points out of six races. His best finish was fifth in his second race, the {{F1 GP|1991|Italian}}, in which he finished ahead of his teammate and three-time World Champion ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=1991 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1991-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=20 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220181205/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1991-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Knuston|first=Dan|date=14 September 2006|title=Knutson: Schumacher as hard on teammates as anyone|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/news/story?series=6&id=2587932|access-date=9 February 2024|publisher=ESPN|archive-date=30 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230201931/https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/news/story?series=6&id=2587932|url-status=live}}</ref> He also outqualified Piquet four times out of five in the season run-in, and scored only half a point less than him in the time they were together.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/><!--<ref>{{Cite web|title=1991 Driver Standings: Michael Schumacher|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1991/drivers/MICSCH01/michael-schumacher.html|access-date=30 August 2021|publisher=Formula One|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830141737/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1991/drivers/MICSCH01/michael-schumacher.html}}</ref>-->
			] in at the {{F1 GP|1992|Monaco}}. In 1992, he achieved the first of his 91 wins.]]
	===={{F1|1994}} − {{F1|1995}}====
			At the start of the {{F1|1992}} season the Sauber team, planning their Formula One debut with Mercedes backing for the following year, invoked a clause in Schumacher's contract that stated that if Mercedes entered Formula One, Schumacher would drive for them. It was eventually agreed that Schumacher would stay with Benetton; ] stated that " didn't want to drive for us. Why would I have forced him?"<ref>{{Cite book|last=Domenjoz|first=Luc|title=Michael Schumacher: Rise of a genius|publisher=Parragon|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7525-9228-2|page=38|orig-year=2002}}</ref> The year was dominated by the ] of ] and ], featuring powerful ] engines, ], and ] to control the car's ride height.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Autocourse 1992–93|publisher=Hazleton Publishing|year=1992|isbn=978-0-905138-96-1|editor-last=Henry|editor-first=Alan|page=50}}</ref> In the conventional ], Schumacher took his place on the ] for the first time, finishing third in the {{F1 GP|1992|Mexican}}. Through what has been described as a tactical masterstroke,<ref name="Gibson 2016" /> he went on to take his first victory at the {{F1 GP|1992|Belgian}}, in a wet race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which by 2003 he would call "far and away my favourite track".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kehm|first=Sabine|title=Michael Schumacher: Driving Force|publisher=Random House|year=2003|isbn=978-0-09-189435-1|page=14|url=https://archive.org/details/michaelschumache0000schu/page/n17/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}</ref> That also marked as the last ] to win a Grand Prix while sporting a H-pattern ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aggarwal|first=Pranav|date=3 January 2018|title=Remarkable Moments from Michael Schumacher's career|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/most-remarkable-michael-schumacher-career/|access-date=11 February 2024|website=EssentiallySports|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025104755/https://www.essentiallysports.com/most-remarkable-michael-schumacher-career/|url-status=live}}</ref>
	Schumacher won in {{F1|1994}} while driving for Benetton, in a controversial season marred by allegations of cheating and the deaths of ] and ] at the ] at ].
			From the ] to the ], Schumacher was not beaten by his teammate when both cars finished. 1992 was also the first of many times that Schumacher beat his teammate through a full season, and ] was fired as a result. Benetton team boss ] later regretted this decision, saying that he had underestimated the ability of both his drivers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 August 2021|title=1990s F1 Drivers Ranked|url=https://f1-analysis.com/2021/08/15/1990s-supergrid/|access-date=10 February 2024|website=F1 Analysis|archive-date=5 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205075740/https://f1-analysis.com/2021/08/15/1990s-supergrid/|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher finished third in the Drivers' Championship in 1992 with 53 points, three points behind runner-up Patrese and three in front of the Brazilian ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=1992 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1992-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215111833/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1992-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref><!--<ref>{{Cite web|title=1992 Driver Standings|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1992/drivers.html|access-date=30 August 2021|publisher=Formula One|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922151924/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1992/drivers.html}}</ref>--> According to ], a close friend of Senna, the Brazilian considered Schumacher "the next big threat, way ahead of all the other drivers around at the time".<ref name="Howell 2003">{{Cite web |last=Howell |first=Norman |date=2 March 2003 |title=So Michael, where did it all go wrong? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/mar/02/features.sportmonthly2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717111417/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/mar/02/features.sportmonthly2 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>
	Schumacher started the season strongly, winning six of the first seven races. Some rival teams claimed Benetton had found a way to violate the ]-imposed ban on electronic aids, including ] and Launch Control. On investigation, the FIA discovered "start sequence" (launch control) software in the Benetton cars, and a variety of illegal software in rival teams' cars as well. FIA had no evidence the software was ever used, so teams found with the software received little to no punishment. No traction control software was found to be in the Benetton cars.
			The ] of ] and ] dominated the {{F1|1993}} season as well. Benetton introduced their own active suspension and ] early in the season, last of the frontrunning teams to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grand Prix Results: Monaco GP, 1993 <!--|work=Grand Prix Encyclopedia-->|website=GrandPrix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr538.html|access-date=6 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109030251/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr538.html|archive-date=9 November 2006|postscript=. Benetton first raced traction control at the ], having introduced active suspension at the ] (Domenjoz (2002) p. 40). Williams had first raced an active system in 1987 and used it throughout 1992 (Autocourse (1992) p. 50), while McLaren and Ferrari both introduced active cars in the final races of the 1992 season (Autocourse (1992) pp. 42, 80).}}</ref> Schumacher won one race, the {{F1 GP|1993|Portuguese}} where he beat Prost,<ref name="Beer 2020">{{Cite web|last=Beer|first=Matt|date=11 October 2020|title=Schumacher and Hamilton's best, worst, oddest and wettest wins|url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/schumacher-and-hamiltons-best-worst-oddest-and-wettest-wins/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=The Race|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208163435/https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/schumacher-and-hamiltons-best-worst-oddest-and-wettest-wins/|url-status=live}}</ref> and had nine podium finishes; he retired in seven of the other 16 races. He finished the season in fourth, with 52 points,<ref>{{Cite web|title=1993 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1993-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=15 February 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230215092216/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1993-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref><!--<ref>{{Cite web|title=1993 Driver Standings|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/drivers.html|access-date=30 August 2021|publisher=Formula One|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830141735/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/drivers.html}}</ref>--> beating Patrese as teammate, so much so that Briatore and his team thought that Patrese was washed up and that they had no problem with their car.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Simon|date=7 July 2014|title=Lunch with... Riccardo Patrese|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-2010/84/riccardo-patrese/|access-date=10 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=10 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210035819/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-2010/84/riccardo-patrese/|url-status=live}}</ref>
	At the ], Schumacher was penalised for overtaking on the formation lap.<ref name="f1-1994 British gp result">{{cite web | url=http://www.formula1.com/archive/grandprix/1994/107.html | title = 1994 British Grand Prix | accessdate = 2006-10-24| date = 2006| work = Results Archive| publisher = www.formula1.com}}</ref> He then ignored the penalty and the subsequent black flag during the race, for which he was disqualified and later given a two-race ban. Benetton blamed the fiasco on a communication error between the stewards and the team. Schumacher was also disqualified after winning the ] after his car was found to have illegal wear on its skidblock.<ref name="f1-1994 Belgian gp result">{{cite web | url = http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr559.html | title = Grand Prix Results: Belgian GP, 1994 | accessdate = 2006-05-13| date = 1998-2006 | work = Grand Prix Encyclopedia | publisher = www.grandprix.com}}</ref> Benetton protested that the skidblock had been damaged when Schumacher spun over a kerb, but the FIA rejected their appeal. The missed races and disqualifications helped Schumacher's title rival Hill to close the points gap. Leading by a single point going into the final race in ], Schumacher clinched his his first World Championship after colliding with Hill in a controversial incident, taking out both drivers.
			====1994–1995: Back-to-back World Championships====
	In {{F1|1995}}, Schumacher stayed with Benetton, which had switched to ] engines. He successfully defended his title, accumulating 33 more points than second-placed Damon Hill, despite Hill having the superior vehicle.<ref name="dhill hof">{{cite web| url = http://www.formula1.com/archive/halloffame/driver/71.html
			] to his first World Championship in 1994.]]
	| title = Damon Hill (GBR) World Champion - 1996| accessdate = 2006-10-24| date = 2006| work = Hall of Fame - World Champions | publisher = www.formula1.com}}</ref> With team-mate ], he took Benetton to its first ]. He became the youngest double world champion in Formula One history, until Fernando Alonso beat the record in 2006.
			Schumacher won his first ] in {{F1|1994}}. Driving the ], which has been called the worst car to have won a Formula One World Championship and was difficult to drive,<ref>{{Cite magazine|title='The ugly duckling', the story of Benetton's B195|magazine=Autosport|year=2002}}</ref> so much so that Schumacher had three different teammates (], ], and ]) due to crashes, Schumacher won the first four races and finished the season with eight wins.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Velasco|first=Paul|date=3 February 2020|title=Benetton B194: The car that launched the Michael Schumacher Legend|url=https://www.paddock-legends.com/en/news/benetton-b194-the-car-that-launched-the-michael-schumacher-legend-2020-02-03/b-77/|access-date=10 February 2024|website=Paddock Legends}}</ref> He won six of the first seven races, including the {{F1 GP|1994|Brazilian}} in which he lapped the entire field,<ref name="Foster 2024"/> and was leading the {{F1 GP|1994|Spanish}}, before a gearbox failure left him stuck in fifth gear for most of the race.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> Schumacher made two ]s without stalling and finished the race in second place. Benetton boss Flavio Briatore stated that Schumacher's drive was one of the best he had ever seen.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 April 2003|title=A return to racing – Spanish Grand Prix 1994|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2003/4/288.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517003958/http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2003/4/288.html|archive-date=17 May 2008|access-date=26 May 2008|publisher=Formula One}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 October 2020|title=Nine lost F1 wins that stopped Schumacher reaching 100|url=https://the-race.com/formula-1/nine-lost-f1-wins-that-stopped-schumacher-reaching-100/|access-date=17 July 2023|website=The Race|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717124456/https://the-race.com/formula-1/nine-lost-f1-wins-that-stopped-schumacher-reaching-100/|url-status=live}}</ref>
			The 1994 season was marred by the ], which was witnessed by Schumacher who was directly behind Senna, and that of ] during the {{F1 GP|1994|San Marino}}; there were also ] involving several teams, most particularly Schumacher's Benetton, having allegedly broken the sport's technical regulations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Saward|first=Joe|author-link=Joe Saward|date=11 August 1994|title=Globetrotter: Rocking the boat|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gt/gt00044.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929033558/http://www.grandprix.com/gt/gt00044.html|archive-date=29 September 2008|access-date=28 August 2008|website=GrandPrix.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Domenjoz|first=Luc|title=Michael Schumacher: The Rise of a Genius|publisher=]|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7525-9228-2|pages=44–47|orig-year=2002}}</ref> Following the San Marino Grand Prix, the Benetton, ], and ] teams were investigated on suspicion of breaking the ]-imposed ban on electronic aids. Benetton and McLaren initially refused to hand over their ] for investigation. When they did so, the FIA discovered hidden functionality in both teams' software but no evidence that it had been used in a race. Both teams were fined $100,000 for their initial refusal to cooperate. The McLaren software, which was a gearbox program that allowed automatic shifts, was deemed legal. By contrast, the Benetton software was deemed to be a form of launch control that would have allowed Schumacher to make perfect starts, which was explicitly outlawed by the regulations; Benetton and ], a Formula One ] for over thirty years who worked at Benetton until 1994, stated that traction control was legally achieved through ].<!--https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-rotational-inertia-led-traction-control-willem-toet/ See also https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/f1-broken-rules-fire-willem-toet/--> There was no evidence to suggest the software was used.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Williams|first=Richard|title=The Death of Ayrton Senna|publisher=Bloomsbury|year=1999|isbn=978-0-7475-4495-1|pages=177–179}}</ref>
	During these two championship seasons, the Benetton was not the best car in the field; Nonetheless Schumacher won 17 out of the 31 races and finished on the podium 21 times.<ref name="dhill hof" /> Only once did he qualify worse than fourth, which was at the ], where he qualified 16th, but went on to win the race.<ref name="f1-1995 Belgian gp result"> {{cite web| url =http://www.formula1.com/archive/grandprix/1995/125.html | title = 1995 Belgian Grand Prix | accessdate = 2006-10-24| date = 2006| work = Results Archive| publisher = www.formula1.com
	}}</ref> After Schumacher left, Benetton would only win one more race before it was bought by Renault in 2000.
			At the {{F1 GP|1994|British}}, Schumacher was penalised for overtaking Hill on the ]. He and Benetton then ignored the penalty and the subsequent ], which indicates that the driver must immediately return to the pits, for which he was disqualified and later given a two-race ban. Benetton blamed the incident on a communication error between the stewards and the team.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hilton|first=Christopher|title=Michael Schumacher: The whole story|publisher=Haynes|year=2006|isbn=978-1-84425-008-0|pages=118–120|url=https://archive.org/details/michaelschumache0000hilt/page/118/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}</ref> Schumacher was also disqualified after winning the {{F1 GP|1994|Belgian}}, after his car was found to have illegal wear on its ], a measure used after the accidents at Imola to limit ] and hence cornering speed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grand Prix Results: Belgian GP, 1994 <!--|work=Grand Prix Encyclopedia-->|website=GrandPrix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr559.html|access-date=13 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060318032619/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr559.html|archive-date=18 March 2006}}</ref> Benetton protested that the skid block had been damaged when Schumacher spun over a kerb; the FIA rejected their appeal because of the pattern of wear and damage visible on the block.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hilton|first=Christopher|title=Michael Schumacher: The whole story|publisher=Haynes|year=2006|isbn=978-1-84425-008-0|page=142|url=https://archive.org/details/michaelschumache0000hilt/page/142/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}</ref> The two-race ban punishment was seen by many observers as petty and insignificant, and that it was a result of Benetton feud with the FIA, with Schumacher being a victim and the FIA trying to deny him his first World Championship.<ref name="Sports Illustrated 1995">{{Cite web|date=17 July 1995|title=Road Warrior Michael Schumacher Has Made A Splash as the World's Top Race, Despite His Battle with Formula One Leadership|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1995/07/17/road-warrior-michael-schumacher-has-made-a-splash-as-the-worlds-top-racer-despite-his-battles-with-formula-one-leadership|access-date=10 February 2024|website=Sports Illustrated<!--Vault | SI.com-->|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120011252/https://vault.si.com/vault/1995/07/17/road-warrior-michael-schumacher-has-made-a-splash-as-the-worlds-top-racer-despite-his-battles-with-formula-one-leadership|url-status=live}}</ref> These incidents helped Damon Hill close the points gap, and Schumacher led by a single point going into the final race at the {{F1 GP|1994|Australian}}. On lap 36, Schumacher hit the guardrail on the outside of the track while leading. Hill attempted to pass but as Schumacher's car returned to the track there was a collision on the corner causing them both to retire.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1994 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1994-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213100257/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1994-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, Schumacher won the Drivers' Championship,<ref name="Benson 2006">{{Cite news |last=Benson |first=Andrew |date=28 May 2006 |title=Schumacher's chequered history |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/motorsport/formula_one/5024532.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831141514/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/motorsport/formula_one/5024532.stm |archive-date=31 August 2007 |access-date=15 June 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> the first German to do so—] (the only posthumous Drivers' Champion) was German but raced under the Austrian flag, and whose domination in {{F1|1970}} was later equalled by Schumacher.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hill|first=Matt|date=15 January 2015|title=The Champion That Never Saw the Final Flag Fall|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/573860-the-champion-that-never-saw-the-final-flag-fall|access-date=10 February 2024|website=Bleacher Report|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205170043/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/573860-the-champion-that-never-saw-the-final-flag-fall|url-status=live}}</ref> The race stewards judged it as a racing accident and took no action against either driver. Although the Drivers' Championship had been decided in a similar manner in 1989 and 1990,<ref name="Walfisz 2023"/> public opinion was divided over the incident,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Henry|first=Alan|url=https://archive.org/details/wheeltowheelgrea0000henr/page/116/mode/2up|title=Wheel to Wheel: Great Duels of Formula One Racing|publisher=Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated|year=1998|isbn=978-0-7538-0522-0|page=117|orig-year=1996|url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=18 October 1999|title=Now we are 76...: Murray Walker|website=GrandPrix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00341.html|access-date=30 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203081029/http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00341.html|archive-date=3 December 2007}}</ref> and Schumacher was vilified in the British media.<ref name="GrandPrix.com 1997">{{Cite news|date=3 November 1997|title=The lost honor of Michael Schumacher|website=GrandPrix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns01331.html|access-date=24 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206052410/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns01331.html|archive-date=6 February 2007}}</ref><ref name="Molinaro 2006">{{Cite news|last=Molinaro|first=John F.|date=12 September 2006|title=Top 10 Michael Schumacher Moments|work=CBC Sports|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/10-schumacher-momments.html|access-date=3 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103093347/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/10-schumacher-momments.html|archive-date=3 January 2007}}</ref> At the FIA conference after the race, Schumacher dedicated his title to Senna.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 November 1994|title=Today in History |publisher= Deutsche Welle|url=http://www.todayinhistory.de/index.php?what=thmanu&manu_id=1644&tag=13&monat=11&year=2013&dayisset=1&lang=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015458/http://www.todayinhistory.de/index.php?what=thmanu&manu_id=1644&tag=13&monat=11&year=2013&dayisset=1&lang=en|archive-date=17 November 2015|access-date=26 November 2015|website=Todayinhistory.de}}</ref>
	===Ferrari years===
	In {{F1|1996}}, Schumacher signed with ], at the time considered technologically and organisationally inferior to the front running teams. Ferrari had not won the drivers championship since 1979. Various Ferraris since then had been labelled "a truck", "a pig", and "an accident waiting to happen" by their drivers.<ref>{{cite web | title = Switch the key to Ferrari revival | publisher = www.telegraph.co.uk | date = 2006-10-20 | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Content/displayPrintable.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/10/20/smbake20.xml&site=2&page=0 | accessdate =2006-10-29 }}</ref> Even the poor performance of the Ferrari pit crews was considered a running joke.<ref name = superwheels"/> Schumacher is often credited along with ], ] and ] with turning this once struggling team into the most successful team in Formula One history.<ref>{{cite web | title = Schumacher confirms retirement | publisher = MSN Cars | date = 2006-09-11 | url = http://crashnet.cars.msn.co.uk/news_view.asp?cid=1&id=137166 | accessdate =2006-09-28 }}</ref>
			]
	===={{F1|1996}} − {{F1|1999}}====
			In {{F1|1995}}, Schumacher successfully defended his title with Benetton, which now had the same Renault engine as ]; according to ''Motor Sport'' magazine, Benetton had the better team, while Williams had the superior car.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Simmons|first=Marcus|date=7 July 2014|title=How the war was won|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1995/16/how-the-war-was-won|access-date=30 August 2021|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830141737/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1995/16/how-the-war-was-won}}</ref> Schumacher accumulated 33 more points than second-placed Hill. With Herbert as teammate, he took Benetton to its first ], breaking the dominance of McLaren and Williams, and became the youngest two-time World Champion in Formula One history.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Throwback: The 1995 Formula One season in photos|work=Fox Sports|url=https://www.foxsports.com/motor/gallery/the-1995-f1-season-images-030515|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322143406/https://www.foxsports.com/motor/gallery/the-1995-f1-season-images-030515|archive-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> The season was marred by several collisions with Hill, in particular an overtaking manoeuvre by Hill took them both out of the {{F1 GP|1995|British}} on lap 45, and again on lap 23 of the {{F1 GP|1995|Italian}}; it also saw one of his career's best ovetakes, with the one over ] giving him the win at the {{F1 GP|1995|European}},<ref name="Foster 2024"/> after he reduced the half a minute gap in the final dozen laps.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> Schumacher won 9 of the 17 races, including the {{F1 GP|1995|French}},<ref name="Sports Illustrated 1995"/> and finished on the podium 11 times. It was only once that he qualify worse than fourth; at the {{F1 GP|1995|Belgian}}, he qualified 16th but nevertheless went on to win the wet-dry race,<ref>{{Cite web|title=1995 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1995-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=23 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923184640/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1995-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11995565/belgian-gp-1995-watchalong-michael-schumacher-vs-damon-hill-at-wet-and-dramatic-spa|title=Belgian GP 1995 Watchalong: Michael Schumacher vs Damon Hill at wet Spa|date=27 May 2020|publisher=]|access-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614084735/https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11995565/belgian-gp-1995-watchalong-michael-schumacher-vs-damon-hill-at-wet-and-dramatic-spa|archive-date=14 June 2020}}</ref> finishing 16 seconds ahead of Hill,<ref name="Foster 2024"/> with whom he had ferocious wheel-to-wheel racing and involved some crucial strategic calls.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> His bad qualifying was a result of a crash he had in the final free practice, and by the time his car was rebuilt, it had started to rain; this ended his 56-race streak of outqualifiyng his teammates that started in 1992, after he missed a gear in qualifying in Adelaide in 1991 and was outqualified by Nelson Piquet.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kabra|first=Akshat|date=14 December 2023|title='He was not outqualified by a teammate for 4 years' – Mind-boggling Michael Schumacher statistic shared by F1 pundit|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/news-he-outqualified-teammate-4-years-mind-boggling-michael-schumacher-statistic-shared-f1-pundit|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Sportskeeda.com}}</ref>
	In his first year at Ferrari Schumacher finished third in the Drivers' Championship, behind the two ] drivers, ] and ]. He won three races, more than the team's total tally for the period from 1991 to 1995. The team's reliability troubles continued - in France Schumacher qualified on pole position but suffered an engine failure on the formation lap.
			===Ferrari (1996–2006)===
	In {{F1|1997}}, Schumacher again took the title fight down to the last race of the season, where he led Jacques Villeneuve in the drivers' championship by a single point. During the race Schumacher and Villeneuve collided after Villeneuve attempted to overtake Schumacher on a right turn. Schumacher ended up in the gravel and Villeneuve scored four points, giving him the championship. Schumacher was deemed to have deliberately initiated the collision and as a result was disqualified from the drivers' championship for the season. <ref name="entrylist">{{cite web | url = http://www.fia.com/sport/Championships/F1/F1_Entry_List/2004.html| title = FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List| accessdate = 2006-10-25| date = 2004| publisher = FIA}}</ref>
			In {{F1|1996}}, Schumacher joined Ferrari, a team that had last won the Drivers' Championship in {{F1|1979}} and the Constructors' Championship in {{F1|1983}}, for a salary of $60 million over two years. He left Benetton a year before his contract with them expired; he later cited the team's damaging actions in 1994 as his reason for opting out of his deal.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Cooper|first=Steve|date=August 2007|title=McLaren dream team turns into nightmare|magazine=Autosport|volume=189|issue=6|pages=6–8}}</ref> In 1997, Schumacher lured Benetton employees ] (designer) and ] (technical director) to Ferrari.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Maurice|date=18 April 2009|title=Brawn has the brains and grace to turn any formula one team into a world-beater|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/18/ross-brawn-formula-one-success|access-date=30 August 2021|website=The Guardian|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830141928/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/18/ross-brawn-formula-one-success}}</ref> Ferrari had previously come close to the championship in {{F1|1982}} and {{F1|1990}}. The team had suffered a disastrous downturn in the early 1990s, partially as its famous ] was no longer competitive against the smaller, lighter, and more fuel-efficient ]s of its competitors. Various drivers, notably Alain Prost, had given the vehicles disparaging labels, such as "truck", "pig", and "accident waiting to happen".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Baker|first=Andrew|date=20 October 2006|title=Switch the key to Ferrari revival|publisher=Telegraph Sport|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Content/displayPrintable.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2006%2F10%2F20%2Fsmbake20.xml&site=2&page=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915114111/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Content/displayPrintable.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/10/20/smbake20.xml&site=2&page=0|archive-date=15 September 2012}}</ref> Furthermore, the poor performance of the Ferrari pit crews was considered a running joke.<ref name="Sapa 2006">{{Cite web |last=Sapa |date=11 September 2006 |title=The greatest driver of all time! |url=http://www.superwheels.co.za/default.asp?id=4846&des=sportstalk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927153411/http://www.superwheels.co.za/default.asp?id=4846&des=sportstalk |archive-date=27 September 2006 |access-date=24 October 2006 |website=SuperWheels}}</ref> At the end of 1995, although the team had improved into a solid competitor, it was still considered inferior to front-running teams like Benetton and Williams.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Autocourse 1996–97|title-link=Autocourse|publisher=Hazleton Publishing|year=1996|isbn=978-1-874557-91-3|editor-last=Henry|editor-first=Alan|editor-link=Alan Henry|pages=46–48}}</ref> Schumacher declared the ] good enough to win a championship,<ref>{{Cite news|last=George|first=Patrick|title=Remember Michael Schumacher's Incredible First Win For Ferrari?|work=Jalopnik|url=https://jalopnik.com/remember-michael-schumachers-incredible-first-win-for-f-1677242856|date=1 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322143452/https://jalopnik.com/remember-michael-schumachers-incredible-first-win-for-f-1677242856|archive-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> although afterwards his teammate ] labelled the F310 "an awful car", a "piece of junk", and "almost undriveable", while designer ] admitted that the car "wasn't very good".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smit|first=Dylan|date=4 January 2019|title=Schumi's Struggle – 1996 Ferrari F310|url=https://drivetribe.com/p/schumis-struggle-1996-ferrari-f310-HrE1B_M7SyCWjnV3t6AGGA?iid=B7NTTml4Tkiewqz7WG1c_A|access-date=1 September 2021|publisher=DriveTribe|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901150402/https://drivetribe.com/p/schumis-struggle-1996-ferrari-f310-HrE1B_M7SyCWjnV3t6AGGA?iid=B7NTTml4Tkiewqz7WG1c_A}}</ref> Irvine also later commented: "The '96 car was a disaster and was nearly undriveable. Only someone of Michael Schumacher's ability − and maybe Senna – could have driven it."<ref name="Gibson 2016"/>
	].]]
	In {{F1|1998}}, there were ] rule changes in Formula 1 which seemed to favour tyre manufacturer ] over rival manufacturer ].{{fact}} Early in the season, it was evident that ], who chose to compete with Bridgestone tyres that year, had the better car. Schumacher won six races, the most memorable of which was in ], where he pitted three times and did a section lapping at qualifying speed, more than a second faster than anyone else. While lapping back markers at the ] Schumacher collided with Hakkinen's team mate David Coulthard. This incident caused a great deal of controversy with Schumacher storming into the McLaren garage after retiring and allegedly accusing Coulthard of trying to kill him. Coulthard has since admitted the collision was his fault and cited his inexperience, "I lifted to let him pass me, but I lifted in heavy spray on the racing line. You should never do that. I would never do that now."<ref>{{cite web | title = Crash was my fault, Coulthard admits | publisher = Reuters | date = 2003-06-07 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/06/1057430084085.html | accessdate = 2006-09-28 }}</ref> Schumacher also set the record of being the only driver to win a race from the pit lane, in the British Grand Prix. Schumacher was in contention for the drivers' title until the final race in ] where, after securing pole position, he stalled his Ferrari on the starting grid and had to start from the back of the grid. He retired on lap 31 due to a punctured tyre, thereby yielding the title to ].
			During winter testing, Schumacher first drove a Ferrari, their 1995 ], and was two seconds faster than former regulars Jean Alesi and ] had been.<ref name="Benson 2016">{{Cite news|last=Benson|first=Andrew|date=14 May 2016|title=Spanish Grand Prix: Why Michael Schumacher's epic 1996 win matters|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/36277172|access-date=15 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515190033/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/36277172|archive-date=15 May 2016}}</ref> Alesi and Berger were allowed to drive Schumacher's ] with which he won the World Championship in 1995, and they could not believe how Schumacher had won with it, calling it "the ugly ducking" for being so ugly to drive and having many crashes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allsop|first=Derick|date=10 July 1996|title=Benetton's battle to restore power|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/benetton-s-battle-to-restore-power-1328253.html|access-date=10 February 2024|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 September 2002|title=How driver style and set-up varies: Part Three|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines02/09/s10532.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030205101122/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines02/09/s10532.html|archive-date=5 February 2003|access-date=10 February 2024|publisher=Formula One}}</ref> In a 1999 interview with his 1994 and 1995 World Championship rival Damon Hill, Schumacher recalled: "You remember when I left Benetton, and Alesi and Berger took their first steps in that Benetton? You remember how many crashes they had? ... I mean, that car was really unbelievable. Really difficult to drive. It was so edgy. But it was fast when you just drove it exactly on that edge. Now, though, there have been a lot of aerodynamic improvements to the cars and so the cars I have driven have been a lot more stable. And that applies to most of the cars today."<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=31 October 1999|title=Damon Interview Schumacher<!--The Hill – Schumacher Interview-->|url=http://www.ferrariownersclub.co.uk/happenings/2000/january/120100_ii.html|url-status=dead|magazine=F1 Racing|issue=12 January 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000617133957/http://www.ferrariownersclub.co.uk/happenings/2000/january/120100_ii.html|archive-date=17 June 2000|access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref>
	After several rebuilding years, Schumacher's efforts helped Ferrari win the Constructors title in {{F1|1999}}. However, his hopes for another Drivers' Championship were dashed at that year's ], where he broke his leg. A rear brake failure <ref name="broken leg"> {{cite news |title = Schumacher out of action |url = http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns02071.html |work = |publisher = www.grandprix.com |date = 1999-07-12 |accessdate = 2006-10-25}}</ref> caused him to exit the track on the first lap of the race while facing the high-speed, right-hand 'Stowe' corner, and he crashed heavily into a tyre barrier. This accident prevented Schumacher from competing in the next six races. After his return, he assumed the role of a second driver, yielding to his team mate, ], in order to help his team win a Drivers' Championship title. However, they were once again beaten by ] in the ] at ]. Schumacher would later say that of all his years of racing, Häkkinen was the opponent he respected the most. <ref name="hakkinen hof">{{cite web | title = Hall of Fame - World Champions: Mika Hakkinen | publisher = www.formula1.com | date = 2006 | url = http://www.formula1.com/archive/halloffame/driver/40.html | accessdate =2006-10-05}}</ref>
			====1996–1999: World Championship challenges and injury====
	===={{F1|2000}} − {{F1|2002}}====
			{{quote box|quote="It was not a race. It was a demonstration of brilliance."|source=] about Schumacher at the ]<ref>{{Cite news|year=1999|title=The Best of the Best|work=Autosport|url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/bra/preview/kalb.html|access-date=5 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174542/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/bra/preview/kalb.html|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>|width=23%|align=right}}
	In {{F1|2000}} Schumacher won his third World Championship, Ferrari's first since ] in 1979, after a hard-fought year-long battle with ]. Schumacher won the first three races of the season, and five of the first eight. Midway through the year, three consecutive non-finishes, included being hit from behind at the first corner in ] and ], allowed Häkkinen to close the gap in the championship standings. Hakkinen took another two victories before Schumacher won at the ]. At the post race press conference, Schumacher broke into tears when asked about his feelings on equalling his idol Ayrton Senna's record of 41 race wins. The championship fight went down to the penultimate race in ]. Starting from pole position, Schumacher lost his lead to Häkkinen early in the race, but a combination of strong mid-race pace and rapid Ferrari pit-work ensured that he came out ahead of Häkkinen after his second pit-stop and went on to win the race and the Championship.
			In 1996, Schumacher finished third in the Drivers' Championship and helped Ferrari to second place in the Constructors' Championship ahead of his old team Benetton. During the season, the car had reliability problems; Schumacher did not finish in 7 of the 16 races. At the {{F1 GP|1996|French}}, Schumacher took ] but suffered engine failure on the formation lap.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Grand Prix Results: French GP, 1996|website=GrandPrix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr590.html|access-date=18 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519084239/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr590.html|archive-date=19 May 2007}}</ref> He won three races, more than the team's total tally for the period from 1991 to 1995, despite a poor chassis.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Galvin|first=Max|year=1996|title=Atlas Team F1 Review of 1996|url=https://atlasf1.autosport.com/96/post/galvin2.html|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Atlas F1|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326135823/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/96/post/galvin2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He took his first win for Ferrari at the {{F1 GP|1996|Spanish}}, where he lapped the entire field up to third place in the wet.<ref name="The Beginning 2006"/> After a bad start, which saw him dropping from third to sixth place,<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> before taking the lead on lap 19, he consistently lapped five seconds faster than the rest of the field in the difficult conditions.<ref name="Benson 2016"/> At the {{F1 GP|1996|Belgian}}, he used well-timed pit stops to fend off Williams' ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Belgian GP, 1996|url=https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr594.html|access-date=9 February 2024|website=GrandPrix.com|archive-date=16 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030708/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr594.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also took first place at the {{F1 GP|1996|Italian}} to win in front of the '']'' (Ferrari fans).<ref>{{Cite web|title=1996 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1996-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=1 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101220504/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1996-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportslumo.com/motorsport/1996-italian-gp-when-michael-schumacher-ended-ferraris-drought-at-home-race/|title=1996 Italian GP: When Michael Schumacher ended Ferrari's drought at home race|last=Dias|first=Shayne|date=8 September 2021|website=SportsLumo|access-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908192315/https://sportslumo.com/motorsport/1996-italian-gp-when-michael-schumacher-ended-ferraris-drought-at-home-race/|archive-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
			]
	In {{F1|2001}}, Schumacher took his fourth drivers' title. ], Schumacher's younger brother ], ], and rookie ] all won races, but none sustained a season-long challenge for the championship. Schumacher scored a record-tying nine wins and clinched the world championship with four races yet to run. Season highlights included the ], where Schumacher finished 2nd to his brother Ralf, thus scoring the first ever 1-2 finish with two brothers, and several on-track battles for the lead with Montoya. At the ] Schumacher scored his 52nd career win, thus breaking ]'s record for most career wins.
			Schumacher and Villeneuve competed for the title in {{F1|1997}}, despite never sharing a podium and almost never battling directly on the track,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roebuck|first=Nigel|date=7 July 2014|title=F1 1997: the same old story?|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1997/38/f1-1997-same-old-story/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208044717/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1997/38/f1-1997-same-old-story/|url-status=live}}</ref> in what has been described as the sport's most dramatic and controversial season finale.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooper|first=Adam|date=26 October 2017|title=Untold story: When Schumacher met Villeneuve in the bar after Jerez '97|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/schumacher-villeneuve-jerez-1997-untold-story-970564/1373031/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Motorsport.com|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628022659/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/schumacher-villeneuve-jerez-1997-untold-story-970564/1373031/|url-status=live}}</ref> Villeneuve, driving the superior ], led the championship in the early part of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 October 2003|title=Friday Press Conference|url=http://www.grandprix.com/race/r713fqreport.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121002/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r713fqreport.html|archive-date=29 September 2007|access-date=8 November 2006|website=GrandPrix.com}}</ref> Schumacher first win of the season came at the wet {{F1 GP|1997|Monaco}}, in which he took a six-second lead after one lap.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> By mid-season, despite possibly driving not even the second-fastest car on the grid,<ref name="Williams-Smith 2020">{{Cite web|last=Williams-Smith|first=Jake|date=26 October 2020|title=Michael Schumacher's moment of madness at Jerez 1997|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/michael-schumachers-moment-of-madness-at-jerez-1997/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208042300/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/michael-schumachers-moment-of-madness-at-jerez-1997/|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher had taken the championship lead, winning five races, and entered the season's finale (the {{F1 GP|1997|European}} at the ]) with a one-point advantage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1997 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1997-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213100255/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1997-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=26 October 2017|title=Villeneuve takes title as Schumacher's attack gets him thrown out|url=https://www.racefans.net/2017/10/26/1997-european-grand-prix/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=14 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014233816/https://www.racefans.net/2017/10/26/1997-european-grand-prix/|url-status=live}}</ref> In qualifying, Schumacher set the same fastest lap as Villeneuve and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. He started in second position as Villeneuve set his fastest lap first but was able to jump him at the start.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Weeks|first=Jim|date=27 October 2016|title=Collision and Collusion: The Story of the 1997 Formula 1 Title Decider|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/z4a3z4/collision-and-collusion-the-story-of-the-1997-formula-1-title-decider|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Vice|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208044717/https://www.vice.com/en/article/z4a3z4/collision-and-collusion-the-story-of-the-1997-formula-1-title-decider|url-status=live}}</ref> Towards the end of the race, Schumacher's Ferrari developed a coolant leak and loss of performance indicating he might not finish the race.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 November 2012|title=Michael Schumacher: Seven Time World Champion|url=http://www.emercedesbenz.com/autos/mercedes-benz/motorsports/michael-schumacher-seven-time-world-champion/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730095618/http://www.emercedesbenz.com/autos/mercedes-benz/motorsports/michael-schumacher-seven-time-world-champion/|archive-date=30 July 2013|access-date=18 January 2014|website=eMercedesBenz}}</ref> As Villeneuve approached to pass his rival on lap 48, Schumacher turned in on him but retired from the race. Villeneuve went on and scored four points to take the championship. Despite public outcry, the race stewards did not initially award any penalty, as they had deemed it a racing incident;<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Roebuck|first=Nigel|date=3 November 1997|title=Among the elite|url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=9711233497&site=ehost-live|magazine=Autoweek|volume=47|issue=44|pages=52|url-access=subscription|access-date=20 January 2021|via=EBSCO|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628022704/https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=9711233497&site=ehost-live|url-status=live}}</ref> two weeks after the race, in an unprecedented move,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=26 October 2017|title=Villeneuve takes title as Schumacher's attack gets him thrown out|url=https://www.racefans.net/2017/10/26/1997-european-grand-prix/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=14 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014233816/https://www.racefans.net/2017/10/26/1997-european-grand-prix/|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher was disqualified from the entire 1997 Drivers' Championship after an FIA disciplinary hearing found that his "manoeuvre was an instinctive reaction and although deliberate not made with malice or premeditation, it was a serious error."<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 November 1997|title=Schumacher loses championship runner-up crown|publisher=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/29895.stm|access-date=5 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420201617/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/29895.stm|archive-date=20 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="FIA 1997">{{Cite news|date=11 November 1997|title=FIA World Motor Sport Council – 11&nbsp;November 1997|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|url=http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/2064282370__11_11_1997_WMSC.pdf|access-date=29 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102031434/http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/2064282370__11_11_1997_WMSC.pdf|archive-date=2 November 2006}}</ref> Initially feeling wronged, Schumacher accepted the decision and admitted having made a mistake,<ref name="GrandPrix.com 1997"/> upon seeing the footage when he got out of the car and adrenaline had worn off.<ref name="Williams-Smith 2020"/> His actions were widely condemned in British, German, and Italian newspapers.<ref name="GrandPrix.com 1997"/><ref name="Molinaro 2006"/> Another view is that Villeneuve went into the corner too fast; without Schumacher turning into him, he would have overshot the turn and ended up in the gravel.<ref>{{cite book|last=Allen|first=James|url=https://archive.org/details/michaelschumache0000alle|title=Michael Schumacher : Driven to Extremes|publisher=Bantam Books|year=2000|isbn=978-0-553-81214-5|page=26|url-access=registration|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Domenjoz|first1=Luc|title=Michael Schumacher: Rise of a Genius|publisher=Chronosports|year=2006|isbn=978-2-84707-124-5|edition=5th|page=26}}</ref> In later years, Villeneuve himself admitted that he "would never have made that corner without push", and Schumacher stated in 2009 that if he could have his career over again, he would "do some things differently", citing Jerez 1997 as something that he would have changed in his career.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 November 2009|title=Schumacher: I would change Jerez '97 if I could... <!--| F1 | Crash-->|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/154568/1/schumacher-admits-he-would-change-jerez-97-if-he-could|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Crash.net|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208044717/https://www.crash.net/f1/news/154568/1/schumacher-admits-he-would-change-jerez-97-if-he-could|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 November 2009|title=Schumi: I Regret 1997|url=https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/schumi-i-regret-1997_sto2119696/story.shtml|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Eurosport|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628022657/https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/schumi-i-regret-1997_sto2119696/story.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Suttil|first=Josh|date=12 December 2021|title=Inside stories from F1's last title-deciding scandal|url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/inside-stories-from-f1s-last-title-deciding-scandal/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=The Race|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628022724/https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/inside-stories-from-f1s-last-title-deciding-scandal/|url-status=live}}</ref>
			] in 1998 at the {{F1 GP|1998|British}}. For the second consecutive year, Schumacher lost out the World Championship at the last race.]]
	In {{F1|2002}}, a dominant year, Schumacher used the ], retaining his drivers' championship. In doing so he equalled the record set by ]) of 5 world championships. Ferrari won 15 out of 17 races and Schumacher won the title with six races remaining in the season. Schumacher also broke ]'s and his own record of nine race wins in a season, scoring 11 and finishing every race on the podium. Häkkinen had retired, and although Ralf Schumacher and Coulthard both won races, it was Montoya who finished third behind the two Ferraris.
			In {{F1|1998}}, Finnish driver Mika Häkkinen became Schumacher's main title rival. Driving the superior ], Häkkinen won the first two races of the season, gaining a 16-point advantage over Schumacher, who then won the {{F1 GP|1998|Argentine}}. With the Ferrari improving significantly in the second half of the season, Schumacher took six victories and had five other podium finishes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1998 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1998-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213091515/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1998-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref> One of his victories was at the {{F1 GP|1998|Hungarian}}, a track where overtaking is difficult and that favoured McLaren;<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> Schumacher drove 19 consecutive qualifying-like laps to make Ross Brawn's alternative three-stop strategy work and to go from third to first place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Mark|date=30 April 2020|title=Hungary 1998: How a classic Schumacher/Brawn gamble snatched victory from McLaren|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.hungary-1998-how-a-classic-schumacher-brawn-gamble-snatched-victory-from.6RIv63NqY0wBnDYlrdJCiC.html|access-date=17 July 2023|publisher=Formula One|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717124454/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.hungary-1998-how-a-classic-schumacher-brawn-gamble-snatched-victory-from.6RIv63NqY0wBnDYlrdJCiC.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Brawn had told him: "Michael, you have 19 laps to pull out 25 seconds. We need 19 qualifying laps from you."<ref name="Foster 2024"/> Schumacher ultimately came nine seconds ahead of ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shukla|first=Janmeyjay|date=16 August 2022|title=Michael Schumacher drove 19 qualifying laps to win 9 seconds ahead of David Coulthard|url=https://thesportsrush.com/f1-news-when-michael-schumacher-drove-19-qualifying-laps-to-win-9-seconds-ahead-of-david-coulthard/|access-date=10 February 2024|website=The SportsRush|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009184234/https://thesportsrush.com/f1-news-when-michael-schumacher-drove-19-qualifying-laps-to-win-9-seconds-ahead-of-david-coulthard/|url-status=live}}</ref> Häkkinen, who started on pole, achieved only a point due to reliability issues.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 1998|title=1998: Schumacher strategy sinks McLaren|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/1998-schumacher-strategy-sinks-mclaren-5053011/5053011/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051350/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/1998-schumacher-strategy-sinks-mclaren-5053011/5053011/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ferrari took a ] at the {{F1 GP|1998|French}}, the first Ferrari 1–2 finish since 1990,<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 June 1998|title=French Grand Prix Review|url=http://www.atlasf1.com/98/fra/galvin.html|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Atlasf1.com|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628022749/http://www.atlasf1.com/98/fra/galvin.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and at the {{F1 GP|1998|Italian}},<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> which tied Schumacher with Häkkinen for the lead of the Drivers' Championship with 80 points.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 September 1998|title=Grand Prix of Italy Review|url=http://www.atlasf1.com/98/ita/burley.html|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Atlasf1.com|archive-date=11 February 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050211062855/http://www.atlasf1.com/98/ita/burley.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=James|date=2 September 2023|title=Remembering Monza '98: A battle of the ages between Schumacher and his fiercest rival|url=https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/1002993/italian-grand-prix-1998-monza-michael-schumacher-mika-hakkinen/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=GPfans.com|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628022700/https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/1002993/italian-grand-prix-1998-monza-michael-schumacher-mika-hakkinen/|url-status=live}}</ref>
			There were two controversies during the 1998 season. At the {{F1 GP|1998|British}}, Schumacher was leading on the last lap when he turned into the pit lane, crossed the start-finish line, and stopped to serve his ], which was a result of overtaking the lapped car of ] during a ] period. There was some doubt whether this counted as serving the penalty; because he had crossed the finish line when he came into the pit lane,<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> the win was valid.<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Grand Prix Review|website=Autosport|url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/98/bri/burley.html|access-date=24 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211046/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/98/bri/burley.html|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> The FIA rescinded the penalty due to taking 31 minutes, rather than within the 25 minutes limit, and rejected McLaren's protest.<ref name="Foster 2024"/> At the {{F1 GP|1998|Belgian}}, Schumacher was leading the race by 40 seconds in heavy spray but collided with Coulthard's McLaren when the Scot, a lap down, slowed on the racing line in poor visibility to let Schumacher past. His Ferrari lost a wheel but could return to the pits, although he was forced to retire. Schumacher leaped out of his car and headed to McLaren's garage in an infuriated manner and accused Coulthard of "trying to kill" him. Coulthard admitted five years later that the accident had been his mistake.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 June 2003|title=Crash was my fault, Coulthard admits|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|agency=Reuters|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/06/1057430084085.html|access-date=28 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623160610/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/06/1057430084085.html|archive-date=23 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=6 July 2003|title=Coulthard issues stark warning|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3047680.stm|access-date=10 February 2024|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307012944/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3047680.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> From a possible three-point lead, Schumacher was still seven points behind Häkkinen. Heading into the final race, the {{F1 GP|1998|Japanese}}, Häkkinen held a four-point advantage over Schumacher, who started on pole but stalled and caused the start to be aborted, which meant he had to start from the back of the field. He made a comeback up to third but retired after hitting debris from an accident.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Knutson|first=Dan|date=18 October 2006|title=Knutson: Word to the wise? Schumacher finds ways|url=https://www.espn.com.au/racing/news/story?series=6&id=2630479|access-date=6 February 2024|publisher=ESPN|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://www.espn.com.au/racing/news/story?series=6&id=2630479|url-status=live}}</ref> Häkkinen won the Drivers' Championship by winning the final two races despite Schumacher being the polesitter both times,<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 September 1998|title=Grand Prix of Luxembourg Review|url=http://www.atlasf1.com/98/lux/ryder.html|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Atlasf1.com|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/http://www.atlasf1.com/98/lux/ryder.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1 November 1998|title=Grand Prix of Japan Review|url=http://www.atlasf1.com/98/jpn/burley.html|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Atlasf1.com|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051340/http://www.atlasf1.com/98/jpn/burley.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bradley|first=Charles|date=3 March 2022|title=Schumacher's 1998 Japanese GP Ferrari for sale|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumachers-1998-japanese-gp-ferrari-for-sale/8670795/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051349/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumachers-1998-japanese-gp-ferrari-for-sale/8670795/|url-status=live}}</ref> continuing Ferrari's longest World Championship drought.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=29 November 2008|title=The championship droughts of Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Benetton/Renault|url=https://www.racefans.net/2008/11/29/the-championship-droughts-of-ferrari-mclaren-williams-and-benettonrenault/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://www.racefans.net/2008/11/29/the-championship-droughts-of-ferrari-mclaren-williams-and-benettonrenault/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Scott|date=8 October 2013|title=Breaking Down Ferrari's Biggest Droughts in Formula 1 History|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1802690-breaking-down-ferraris-biggest-droughts-in-formula-1-history|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Bleacher Report|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1802690-breaking-down-ferraris-biggest-droughts-in-formula-1-history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 August 2022|title=These are Ferrari's longest title droughts in F1 history|url=https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/124642/these-are-ferrari-s-longest-title-droughts-in-f1-history.html|access-date=6 February 2024|website=GPblog.com|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/124642/these-are-ferrari-s-longest-title-droughts-in-f1-history.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
	===={{F1|2003}} − {{F1|2004}}====
	Schumacher broke ]'s record for championship wins by winning the drivers' title for the sixth time in {{F1|2003}}, a closely contested season. The biggest competion came once again from the McLaren and ]. In the first three races Ferrari achieved pole position in qualifying, however Schumacher was involved in collisions in all three races and fell 16 points behind ]. Schumacher won the ] and the next two races to close within two points of Räikkönen. Following that, the European summer handed the advantage to the Michelin shod Williams and McLarens. Aside from a victory in Canada, and Barrichello's victory in Britain, the mid-season was dominated by the Williams of ] and ] who each claimed two victories. After the ] Schumacher led Montoya and Räikkönen by only one and two points respectively. At the ] the FIA changed tyre regulations which forced Michelin to redesign their tyres. Schumacher took two more decisive wins and after Montoya was penalised in the ], only he and Räikkönen remained in contention for the title. At the final round, the ], Schumacher needed only one point whilst Räikkönen needed to win with Schumacher pointless. Despite a difficult race Schumacher took a single point for eighth place and won his sixth World Drivers' title, finishing two points ahead of Räikkönen.
			In {{F1|1999}}, Schumacher's efforts helped Ferrari win the Constructors' Championship, the team's first title since 1983. He lost his chance to win the Drivers' Championship at the {{F1 GP|1999|British}} at the high-speed Stowe Corner; his car's rear brake failed, sending him off the track into the barriers and resulting in a broken leg.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 July 1999|title=Schumacher out of action|website=GrandPrix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns02071.html|access-date=25 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509111246/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns02071.html|archive-date=9 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lupini|first=Michele|year=1999|title=Suzuka Showdown|url=https://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/jpn/preview/lupini.html|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Atlas F1|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628022729/https://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/jpn/preview/lupini.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Roebuck|first=Nigel|date=20 December 2013|title=The farce of the 1999 title decider|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/farce-1999-title-decider/|access-date=5 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=5 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205203136/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/farce-1999-title-decider/|url-status=live}}</ref> During his 98-day absence, he was replaced by Finnish driver ]. About his return, Schumacher's Eddie Irvine teammate recalled: "It was amazing. I remember me and Mika Salo were testing at Mugello, which is one of the hardest circuits in the world – and he hadn't driven for eight months. He got in the car and within a lap he was a tenth or two tenths slower than I was. How do you do that? And then of course a couple of laps later he's half a second quicker and ] it's just impossible. It's really really annoying, but it was an honour to be able to see his ] and see the things he could do with a car."<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> After missing six races, he made his return at the inaugural {{F1 GP|1999|Malaysian}}, qualifying in pole position with his career's greatest pole margin,<!--https://gpracingstats.com/drivers/michael-schumacher/pole-positions/--> with his time faster than Eddie Irvine by almost a second.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> He then assumed the role of second driver, helping Irvine to victory and assisting his teammate's bid to win the Drivers' Championship for Ferrari,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Drivers: Michael Schumacher|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-schmic.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117084139/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-schmic.html|archive-date=17 November 2006|access-date=30 November 2006|website=GrandPrix.com}}</ref> with Irvine leading the championship by one point.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1999 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1999-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=5 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305071733/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1999-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref> About Schumacher's role, Irvine stated: "He is not only the best driver in the world, he is also the best number two in the world."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Masefield|first=Fraser|date=2 September 2013|title=Ranking the Top 10 Number 2 Drivers in Formula 1 History|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1758585-ranking-the-top-10-number-2-drivers-in-formula-1-history|access-date=17 July 2023|website=Bleacher Report|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717111419/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1758585-ranking-the-top-10-number-2-drivers-in-formula-1-history|url-status=live}}</ref> In the last race of the season, the {{F1 GP|1999|Japanese}}, Häkkinen won his second consecutive title after he beat him off the line. Schumacher later said that Häkkinen was "the best opponent I've had" and the one he respected the most.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Donaldson|first=Gerald|year=2016|title=Hall of Fame – World Champions: Mika Hakkinen|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Mika_Hakkinen.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209184447/https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Mika_Hakkinen.html|archive-date=9 February 2018|access-date=28 May 2018|publisher=Formula One}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Luke|date=8 April 2020|title=The race that unearthed Schumacher's greatest rival|url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/the-race-that-unearthed-schumachers-greatest-rival/4778531/|access-date=10 February 2024|website=Motorsport.com|archive-date=9 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409141248/https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/the-race-that-unearthed-schumachers-greatest-rival/4778531/|url-status=live}}</ref>
	] in 2004]]
	In {{F1|2004}}, Schumacher won a record twelve of the first thirteen races of the season, only failing to finish in Monaco after a controversial accident with Juan Pablo Montoya during the safety car period. He clinched a record ] at the ]. ] had been the key as the tyre was superior to Michelin over the season. He would finish this season with a record 148 points, and a new record of 13 race wins out of 18 that season, surpassing the previous best of 11, which he had scored in the ].
	]
			====2000–2004: Five consecutive World Championships====
	===={{F1|2005}} − {{F1|2006}}====
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	The {{F1|2005}} season was a struggle for Schumacher, as the Ferrari package was far from ideal, especially in the use of its Bridgestone tyres. The 2005 rule changes which required tyres to last the distance of the whole race particularly disadvantaged Bridgestone teams.<ref name="tire rules to end domination">{{cite news |first = Andrew |last = Dampf |title = Schumacher Wins Italy GP, Vows to Retire |url = http://interestalert.com/story/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/09100000aaa0466e.ap |work = |publisher = The Associated Press |date = 2006-09 |accessdate = 2006-10-25}}</ref>According to the ], the rule changes were entirely targeted to ending the domination of Ferrari and Schumacher. <ref name="tire rules to end domination">{{cite news |first = Andrew |last = Dampf |title = Schumacher Wins Italy GP, Vows to Retire |url = http://interestalert.com/story/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/09100000aaa0466e.ap |work = |publisher = The Associated Press |date = 2006-09 |accessdate = 2006-10-25}}</ref> His only first place finish would be at the ], a race which was only contested by fellow Bridgestone tyre using teams due to saftey concerns of the dominant Michelin tyres.
			In {{F1|2000}}, Schumacher won his third Drivers' Championship, his first with Ferrari, after a year-long battle with Häkkinen. Schumacher won the first three races of the season and five of the first eight. Midway through the year, Schumacher's chances suffered with three consecutive non-finishes, allowing Häkkinen to close the gap in the standings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2000 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2000-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023342/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2000-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the {{F1 GP|2000|German}} qualifying session, which was largely decided in the opening 10 minutes of semi-dry weather, Schumacher was able to improve his time in the final seconds and qualified second. In the race, he retired after crashing out at the start, as his new teammate ] took his maiden win from 18th.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> Häkkinen then took another two victories, before Schumacher won at the {{F1 GP|2000|Italian}}, his 41st career win.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> At the post-race press conference, after equalling the number of wins won by his idol Ayrton Senna, Schumacher broke into tears.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Benson|first=Andrew|date=21 April 2004|title=A death that shocked the world|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3605579.stm|access-date=21 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124011903/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3605579.stm|archive-date=24 November 2010}}</ref> The championship fight came down to the penultimate race of the season, the {{F1 GP|2000|Japanese}}. Starting from pole position, Schumacher lost the lead to Häkkinen at the start.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> After his second pit stop, Schumacher came out ahead of Häkkinen and went on to win the race and the Drivers' Championship;<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 December 2013|title=Michael Schumacher's best races – Japanese Grand Prix 2000|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/25549884|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020204256/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/25549884|archive-date=20 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mackley|first=Stefan|date=8 July 2020|title=The day Schumacher ended Ferrari's 21-year wait for F1 glory|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-day-schumacher-ended-ferraris-21-year-wait-for-f1-glory-4981356/4981356/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-day-schumacher-ended-ferraris-21-year-wait-for-f1-glory-4981356/4981356/|url-status=live}}</ref> he later described it as the fight of his life.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 May 2020|title=Race of my life: Michael Schumacher on the 2000 Japanese GP|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/race-of-my-life-michael-schumacher-on-the-2000-japanese-gp-4982378/4982378/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051355/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/race-of-my-life-michael-schumacher-on-the-2000-japanese-gp-4982378/4982378/|url-status=live}}</ref> Although Schumacher won more than twice as many Grands Prix as Häkkinen, ] journalist Andrew Benson stated that "the challenge from Mika Hakkinen and McLaren-Mercedes was far stronger than the raw statistics suggest" and that the ]-designed McLaren was "the fastest car in F1 for the third straight year". Benson also hailed Schumacher as "unquestionably the greatest driver of his era".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Benson|first=Andrew|date=22 October 2000|title=Harder than it looked for Schumacher|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/984828.stm|access-date=30 August 2021|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830180404/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/984828.stm}}</ref>
			In {{F1|2001}}, Schumacher took his fourth Drivers' title. Four other drivers won races but none sustained a season-long challenge for the championship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2001 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2001-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213100259/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2001-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher scored a record-tying nine wins and clinched the World Championship with four races yet to run. He finished the championship with 123 points, 58 ahead of runner-up Coulthard. Season highlights included the {{F1 GP|2001|Spanish}}, where he won after Häkkinen retired on the last lap due to his car's engine blowing up leading Schumacher to say he was sorry for him and that they had been "bloody lucky";<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> {{F1 GP|2001|Canadian}}, where Schumacher finished second to his brother ], thus scoring the first-ever 1–2 finish by brothers in Formula One;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grand Prix du Canada – Statistiques|url=http://www.globetrotter.net/gt/grandprix/en/statistiques.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002728/http://www.globetrotter.net/gt/grandprix/en/statistiques.asp|archive-date=27 September 2007|access-date=15 June 2007|publisher=Telus}}</ref> and the {{F1 GP|2001|Belgian}}, in which Schumacher scored his 52nd career win, breaking Alain Prost's record for most career wins that had stood since 1993.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 September 2001|title=Send your tributes to Schumacher|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/sports_talk/1520663.stm|access-date=3 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021022201741/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/sports_talk/1520663.stm|archive-date=22 October 2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=14 January 2020|title=How Schumacher set a record 91 F1 wins – and Hamilton drew within striking distance|url=https://www.racefans.net/2020/01/14/how-schumacher-set-a-record-91-f1-wins-and-hamilton-drew-within-striking-distance/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=24 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724210455/https://www.racefans.net/2020/01/14/how-schumacher-set-a-record-91-f1-wins-and-hamilton-drew-within-striking-distance/|url-status=live}}</ref>
	Less than half-way through the season, Schumacher stated he didn't have the weapons to defend his title. In an interview he said, "It's hard to put up a fight when you don't have the same weapons." Despite this, Schumacher had some moments, most notably his fight with ] in the ] and a pole in ].
	]]]
			] at the {{F1 GP|2002|French}}. It was at this race that he clinched the {{F1|2002}} Drivers' Championship, setting the record for the fewest races in locking up the title.]]
	There were many on-track problems for Schumacher, including collisions with ] ], ] ], ] ] and ] ]. He would ultimately finish third in the World Championship standings.
			In {{F1|2002}}, Schumacher retained his Drivers' Championship. In winning the Drivers' Championship, he equalled the record set by ] of five World Championships. Ferrari won 15 out of 17 races, and Schumacher won the title with six races remaining in the season, which is still the earliest point in the season for a driver to be crowned World Champion.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Molinaro|first=John C.|date=12 September 2006|title=Top 10 Michael Schumacher moments|work=]|publisher=]|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/10-schumacher-momments.html|access-date=6 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103093347/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/10-schumacher-momments.html|archive-date=3 January 2007}}</ref> Schumacher broke his own record, shared with Nigel Mansell, of nine race wins in a season, by winning 11 times and finishing every race on the podium. He finished with 144 points, a record-breaking 67 points ahead of the runner-up, his teammate Barrichello. This pair finished nine of the 17 races in the first two places.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 July 2017|title=2002 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/f1/2002-f1-world-championship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322143415/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/f1/2002-f1-world-championship|archive-date=22 March 2018|access-date=9 February 2024|work=Motor Sport}}</ref>
			During the 2002 season, there was some controversy at the {{F1 GP|2002|Austrian}},<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 May 2002|title=Formula One: Ferrari team-mate hands Schumacher controversial victory|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/3027644/Formula-One-Ferrari-team-mate-hands-Schumacher-controversial-victory.html|access-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508124120/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/3027644/Formula-One-Ferrari-team-mate-hands-Schumacher-controversial-victory.html|archive-date=8 May 2019|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> where Barrichello was leading but in the final metres of the race, under ], slowed down to allow Schumacher to win the race.<ref name="BBC Sport 2002">{{Cite news|date=12 May 2002|title=Schumacher steals Austrian win|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1982612.stm|access-date=24 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515041413/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1982612.stm|archive-date=15 May 2008}}</ref> Although the switching of positions did not break any actual sporting or technical regulation,<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 May 2002|title='Nothing Wrong' with Ferrari's Actions, Says Dennis|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/nothing-wrong-with-ferraris-actions-says-dennis-5059889/5059889/|access-date=5 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=5 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205203135/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/nothing-wrong-with-ferraris-actions-says-dennis-5059889/5059889/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Simon|date=7 July 2014|title=Modern Times: Schumacher's Spielberg gift|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-2002/20/modern-times-6/|access-date=5 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023253/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-2002/20/modern-times-6/|url-status=live}}</ref> as Ferrari did the same at the {{F1 GP|2001|Austrian}} the previous year where Schumacher finishe second and Barrichello third,<ref>{{cite news|title=Schumacher ends jinx in controversial finish|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/33649/schumacher-ends-jinx-in-controversial-finish|newspaper=Dawn|location=Pakistan|date=12 May 2002|access-date=16 September 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916091632/https://www.dawn.com/news/33649/schumacher-ends-jinx-in-controversial-finish|archive-date=16 September 2019}}</ref> it angered fans and it was claimed that the team's actions showed a lack of sportsmanship and respect to the spectators. Many argued that Schumacher did not need to be given wins in only the sixth race of the season, which he would have won anyway, a view also shared by ] and Ross Brawn in retrospect,<ref>{{cite news|last=Mancini|first=Stefano|title=Todt: 'Ferrari tradita dai nervi Sembrava impossibile perdere'|url=https://www.lastampa.it/sport/motori/2010/11/18/news/todt-ferrari-tradita-dai-nervi-br-sembrava-impossibile-perdere-1.36992867|work=La Stampa|language=it|date=18 November 2010|access-date=16 September 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916182037/https://www.lastampa.it/sport/motori/2010/11/18/news/todt-ferrari-tradita-dai-nervi-br-sembrava-impossibile-perdere-1.36992867|archive-date=16 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gptoday.net/en/news/f1/221987/austria-gp-2002-decision-was-a-mistake-brawn|title=Austria GP 2002 decision was a mistake – Brawn|last=Walsh|first=Fergal|date=6 February 2017|website=GPToday.net|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918081155/https://www.gptoday.net/en/news/f1/221987/austria-gp-2002-decision-was-a-mistake-brawn|archive-date=18 September 2019|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref> particularly given that he had already won four of the previous five Grands Prix, and that Barrichello had dominated the race weekend up to that point. At the podium ceremony, Schumacher pushed Barrichello onto the top step,<ref name="BBC Sport 2002"/> and the Ferrari team incurred a $1 million fine for this disturbance.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 September 2006|title=Record fine for Turks|agency=Reuters|website=Eurosport|url=https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/record-fine-for-turks_sto967344/story.shtml|access-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123121603/http://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/record-fine-for-turks_sto967344/story.shtml|archive-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> Schumacher vowed to pay back Barrichello, and later that same year returned the favour in several races to help him finish second in the standings.<ref>{{cite web|date=13 May 2002|title=Schumacher Vows to Pay Back Barrichello|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-vows-to-pay-back-barrichello-5059832/5059832/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208040006/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-vows-to-pay-back-barrichello-5059832/5059832/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Baldwin|first=Alan|date=26 June 2002|title=Ferrari Fined $1 Million over Austrian GP Incident|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ferrari-fined-1-million-over-austrian-gp-incident-5060279/5060279/|access-date=5 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=5 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205003326/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ferrari-fined-1-million-over-austrian-gp-incident-5060279/5060279/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes|first=Mark|date=16 December 2014|title=Brawn's F1 journey: 'Schumacher and I were in the trenches together'|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-2014/30/michael-and-i-had-been-trenches-together/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023207/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-2014/30/michael-and-i-had-been-trenches-together/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the {{F1 GP|2002|United States}}, Schumacher returned the favour,<ref>{{cite web|date=29 September 2002|title=US GP 2002 – Schumacher repays Barrichello favour|url=http://www.crash.net/f1/racereports_others.asp?feature_id=2323&language_id=1&championship_id=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030428224909/http://www.crash.net/f1/racereports_others.asp?feature_id=2323&language_id=1&championship_id=1|archive-date=28 April 2003|access-date=10 December 2023|work=Crash}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cavin|first=Curt|date=30 September 2002|title=Classic payback: Schumacher hands USGP victory to Barrichello|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/79126105/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213082616/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/79126105/|archive-date=13 December 2023|access-date=12 December 2023|work=The Indianapolis Star|pages=R1, |via=Newspapers.com {{open access}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gordon|first=Ian|date=30 September 2002|title=Schu hands victory to Barrichello|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-10089805.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211091033/https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-10089805.html|archive-date=11 December 2023|access-date=11 December 2023|work=Irish Examiner}}</ref> by giving Barrichello the win by 0.011 seconds,<ref>{{cite news|last=Baldwin|first=Alan|date=29 September 2002|title=We Tried to Finish Equal, Says Schumacher|url=https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/sep/report.php/id/8712/.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050127082744/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/sep/report.php/id/8712/.html|archive-date=27 January 2005|access-date=11 December 2023|work=Atlas F1|agency=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gray|first=Will|date=30 September 2002|title=Paddock Consensus: Schumacher Made a Mistake|url=https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/sep/report.php/id/8724/.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050129185709/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2002/sep/report.php/id/8724/.html|archive-date=29 January 2005|access-date=12 December 2023|work=Atlas F1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 October 2002|title=Barrichello: I was confused too|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/barrichello-i-was-confused-too-5036217/5036217/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728104132/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/barrichello-i-was-confused-too-5036217/5036217/|archive-date=28 July 2021|access-date=12 December 2023|website=Autosport}}</ref> the second-closest margin on the finishing line in Formula One history in a failed ] finish.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 September 2005|orig-date=30 September 2002|title=Schumacher slows, and Barrichello wins|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2002/09/30/schumacher-slows-and-barrichello-wins/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211091032/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2002/09/30/schumacher-slows-and-barrichello-wins/|archive-date=11 December 2023|access-date=11 December 2023|work=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Brudenell|first=Mike|date=30 September 2002|title=U.S. Grand Prix nearly a dead heat|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-us-grand-prix-nearl/136802845/|access-date=14 December 2023|work=Detroit Free Press|via=Newspapers.com {{open access}}|archive-date=14 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214163900/https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-us-grand-prix-nearl/136802845/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cavin|first=Curt|date=1 October 2002|title=Speedway chief OK with finish|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-speedway-chief-ok/136688417/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213082619/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-speedway-chief-ok/136688417/|archive-date=13 December 2023|access-date=12 December 2023|work=The Indianapolis Star|page=D1, |via=Newspapers.com {{open access}}}}</ref> In an unplanned finish,<ref>{{cite web|date=30 September 2002|title='Unplanned' Ferrari finish backfires at US GP|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/onthisday/motorsport/story/2502.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103041338/http://en.espn.co.uk/onthisday/motorsport/story/2502.html|archive-date=3 November 2016|access-date=11 December 2023|publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Collings|first=Timothy|date=1 October 2002|title=Ferrari's tactics defended by Todt|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-ferraris-tactics-de/136739012/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213082620/https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/?next_url=/ezproxy/r/ezp.2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3c3BhcGVycy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS90aGUtZGFpbHktdGVsZWdyYXBoLWZlcnJhcmlzLXRhY3RpY3MtZGUvMTM2NzM5MDEyLw--|archive-date=13 December 2023|access-date=13 December 2023|work=The Daily Telegraph|page=S8|via=Newspapers.com {{open access}}}}</ref> Schumacher's explanation varied between it being him "returning the favour" for Austria, or trying to engineer a ]—a feat derided as near-impossible in a sport where timings are taken to within a thousandth of a second.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Legard|first=Jonathan|author-link=Jonathan Legard|date=30 September 2002|title=Ferrari's own goal|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2287699.stm|access-date=28 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040721052832/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2287699.stm|archive-date=21 July 2004}}</ref> After the end of the season, the FIA banned "team orders which interfere with the race result";<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wade|first=Stephen|date=28 October 2002|title=Formula One closes door on team orders|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/formula1/2002-10-28-changes_x.htm|access-date=28 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523100138/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/formula1/2002-10-28-changes_x.htm|archive-date=23 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|title=F1 Commission declaration|date=28 October 2002|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|url=http://www.fia.com/gate?action=retrievePage&locale=en_GB&PageID=331368089&printer=on|access-date=30 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326115324/http://www.fia.com/gate?action=retrievePage&locale=en_GB&PageID=331368089&printer=on|archive-date=26 March 2007}}</ref> the ban was lifted for the 2011 season because the ruling was difficult to enforce.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 December 2010|title=F1 chiefs drop the ban on team orders in new rules|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9275796.stm|access-date=27 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107060139/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9275796.stm|archive-date=7 November 2020}}</ref>
			] in 2004, where he won the {{F1 GP|2004|United States}}. 2004 would be the last of his seven Drivers' Championships (a record shared with ] since 2020), five of which were won consecutively from 2000 to 2004.]]
	At the start of the {{F1|2006}} season Schumacher achieved a second place at ], a sixth at ] but did not finish in ]. Schumacher then won two Grands Prix, at ] and the ] at ]. Barring the boycott marred ], these were his first wins in 18 months. His pole position at San Marino was his 66th, breaking the previous record of Ayrton Senna. In ], Schumacher finished second behind his rival and 2005 world champion Fernando Alonso. Schumacher was involved in a controversy at the ], during the qualifying sessions (]). At the two following races, the ] and the ], Schumacher finished second, behind Alonso. Three wins would follow, at the ], the ] and the ]. After winning the ] on ], he also became the only driver in history to win the same Grand Prix eight times. In ], Schumacher did not finish the race but scored one point due to the later disqualification of ]. Schumacher finished third, behind Alonso, at the ]. Schmacher won the ] and the ].
			Schumacher broke Fangio's 46-year record of five Drivers' Championships by winning the drivers' title for the sixth time in {{F1|2003}}, after a closely contested battle with his main rivals, which was also a result of lobbying regarding the Michelin tyres.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> Before the season started, the FIA introduced new regulations and a new ] to make the championship more open.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2003 Record World Champion|url=https://michael-schumacher.de/en/saison/2003/|access-date=30 August 2021|website=michael-schumacher.de|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830180404/https://michael-schumacher.de/en/saison/2003/}}</ref> The biggest competition came from the McLaren-Mercedes and Williams-] teams. In the first race, Schumacher was run off track, and he was involved in collisions in the following two.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 March 2003|title=Coulthard takes Melbourne thriller|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2832441.stm|access-date=3 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040628044916/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2832441.stm|archive-date=28 June 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=23 March 2003|title=Raikkonen claims maiden win|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2877461.stm|access-date=3 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040615040716/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2877461.stm|archive-date=15 June 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=6 April 2003|title=Raikkonen wins chaotic race|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2922651.stm|access-date=3 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040426171710/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2922651.stm|archive-date=26 April 2004}}</ref> He fell 16 points behind McLaren's ].<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 March 2003|title=Raikkonen leads F1 standings after maiden win|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-03-23/raikkonen-leads-f1-standings-after-maiden-win/1822662|access-date=6 February 2024|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-03-23/raikkonen-leads-f1-standings-after-maiden-win/1822662|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the death of his mother Elisabeth just hours before the race,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Richard|date=21 April 2003|title=Schumacher mourns mother on winner's podium|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/21/germany.formulaone|access-date=1 September 2021|website=The Telegraph|archive-date=8 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008150605/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/21/germany.formulaone}}</ref> Schumacher won the {{F1 GP|2003|San Marino}} despite losing the first position going into turn one.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> He also won the next two races and closed within two points of Räikkönen. Aside from Schumacher's victory at the {{F1 GP|2003|Canadian}} and Barrichello's victory at the {{F1 GP|2003|British}}, the mid-season was dominated by Williams drivers Ralf Schumacher and ], who each claimed two victories. After the {{F1 GP|2003|Hungarian}}, Schumacher led Montoya and Räikkönen by only one and two points, respectively. Ahead of the next race, the FIA announced changes to the way tyre widths were to be measured: this forced ], supplier to Williams and McLaren among others, to rapidly redesign their tyres before the {{F1 GP|2003|Italian}}.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 September 2006|title=FIA stands by tyre rulings|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3092598.stm|access-date=25 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040302044710/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3092598.stm|archive-date=2 March 2004}}</ref> Schumacher, running on ] tyres, won the next two races. After Montoya was penalised in the {{F1 GP|2003|United States}}, only Schumacher and Räikkönen remained in contention for the title. At the final round, the {{F1 GP|2003|Japanese}}, Schumacher needed only one point whilst Räikkönen needed to win. By finishing the race in eighth place, Schumacher took one point and assured his sixth Drivers' title, ending the season two points ahead of Räikkönen.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 July 2017|title=2003 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/f1/2003-f1-world-championship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322143735/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/f1/2003-f1-world-championship|archive-date=22 March 2018|access-date=9 February 2024|work=Motor Sport}}</ref>
	] that virtually destroyed his ambitions of becoming world champion for the 8th time.]]
	The Japanese Grand Prix saw Schumacher retiring after his first engine failure in 5 years with only 16 laps to go. Alonso, who was behind him, would go on to win the race and almost the Championship, by getting a 10 point advantage before the last race of the season. The only way Schumacher could win the championship was if he won the race and if Alonso didn't manage to score a single point. Schumacher himself conceded the title to Alonso after the race.<ref>{{cite news | title = Schumacher concedes title to Alonso | publisher = www.formula1.com | date = 2006-10-08 | url = http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5092/768.html | accessdate = 2006-10-23}}</ref>
			In {{F1|2004}}, Schumacher won a record 12 of the first 13 races of the season,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Longman|first=Will|date=6 November 2023|title=10 greatest Formula 1 drivers in history|url=https://motorsporttickets.com/blog/10-greatest-formula-1-drivers-in-history/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Motorsport Tickets Blog|archive-date=6 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106033353/https://motorsporttickets.com/blog/10-greatest-formula-1-drivers-in-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> including the inaugural {{F1 GP|2004|Bahrain}} and the {{F1 GP|2004|Japanese}},<ref>{{Cite web|title=2004 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2004-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=2 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202215256/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2004-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mee|first=Lydia|date=1 March 2023|title=Bahrain Grand Prix: Deep Dive into The History of the F1 Event|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/bahrain-grand-prix-deep-dive-into-the-history-of-the-f1-event-lm22|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Sports Illustrated<!--F1 Briefings: Formula 1 News, Rumors, Standings and More-->|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/bahrain-grand-prix-deep-dive-into-the-history-of-the-f1-event-lm22|url-status=live}}</ref> only failing to finish in Monaco after an accident with Montoya during a safety car period.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Henry|first=Alan|date=24 May 2004|title=Schumacher's run ends in farce and fury|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/may/24/formulaone.formulaone20041|access-date=6 February 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023212/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/may/24/formulaone.formulaone20041|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Baldwin|first=Alan|date=28 May 2004|title=Schumacher Could have Won Monaco, Says Brawn|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-could-have-won-monaco-says-brawn-5065968/5065968/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206052536/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-could-have-won-monaco-says-brawn-5065968/5065968/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2004, Schumacher's win at the {{F1 GP|2004|Hungarian}} contributed to Ferrari's sixth consecutive Constructors' Championship, and he later clinched a seventh Drivers' Championship at the {{F1 GP|2004|Belgian}}.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Elizalde|first=Pablo|date=29 August 2004|title=Atlas F1 Magazine: 2004 Belgian Grand Prix Review|url=http://www.atlasf1.com/2004/bel/elizalde.html|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Atlasf1.com|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206052536/http://www.atlasf1.com/2004/bel/elizalde.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Phelan|first=Mark|date=13 October 2023|title=2004 Belgian Grand Prix: Schumacher's Seventh Drivers' World Championship|url=https://www.formulaonehistory.com/2004-belgian-grand-prix/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=F1 History|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206053355/https://www.formulaonehistory.com/2004-belgian-grand-prix/|url-status=live}}</ref> Earlier in July at the {{F1 GP|2004|French}}, Schumacher beat polesitter ] with a four-stop strategy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Mark|date=2 April 2020|title=Strategic Masterstrokes: How Ferrari stole victory from Renault with a secret 4-stop plan at France 2004<!--| Formula 1®-->|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.france-2004-how-ferrari-stole-victory-from-renault-with-a-secret-4-stop-plan.7yXeHIzXx8e8JEyBC401ET.html|access-date=6 February 2024|publisher=Formula One|archive-date=2 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902055156/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.france-2004-how-ferrari-stole-victory-from-renault-with-a-secret-4-stop-plan.7yXeHIzXx8e8JEyBC401ET.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He finished the season with a record 148 points, 34 points ahead of the runner-up Barrichello, and set a new record of 13 race wins out of a possible 18, surpassing his previous best of 11 wins from the 2002 season.<ref>{{Cite web|year=2006|title=A tribute to Michael Schumacher|url=http://www.f1technical.net/news/3949|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925233429/http://www.f1technical.net/news/3949|archive-date=25 September 2008|access-date=1 December 2007|publisher=F1technical.net}}</ref> Between 2000 and 2004, Schumacher achieved five Drivers' Championships, 48 wins, and almost all Formula One records.<ref name="Jeffries 2023">{{Cite web|last=Jeffries|first=Tom|date=26 November 2023|title=The 10 best Formula 1 drivers ever: Hamilton, Senna & more|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/whos-the-best-formula-1-driver-schumacher-hamilton-senna-more-4983210/4983210/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206212526/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/whos-the-best-formula-1-driver-schumacher-hamilton-senna-more-4983210/4983210/|url-status=live}}</ref> With his fifth Drivers' Championship in a row, he also broke Fangio's record of consecutive titles that had stood for nearly fifty years.<ref name="Bitannica 2024">{{Cite web|date=1 January 2024|title=Michael Schumacher {{!}} Biography, Wins, Championships, & Facts {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Schumacher|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023208/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Schumacher|url-status=live}}</ref>
	In the last race, the ], Schumacher finished fourth. Before the race he was awarded a trophy by football legend ] for his years of dedication to F1. During the qualifying session, he managed to get the best time of all drivers in the first two sessions. However, a fuel pressure problem prevented him from completing a single lap during the third part, forcing him to start tenth. Schumacher managed to push forward early to the 6th Position. However after overtaking ], teammate of Fernando Alonso, down the main straight on the first corner of lap 9, Schumacher experienced a puncture caused by the front wing of Fisichella's car.<ref>{{cite news | title = Fisi did cause Schu puncture | publisher = www.itv-f1.com | date = 2006-10-23 | url = http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37856 | accessdate = 2006-10-23}}</ref> Schumacher pitted and consequently fell to the back of the field down in 19th place and 70 seconds off team mate and race leader ]. However he managed to regain positions and challenge Fisichella and Räikkönen subsequently overtaking them to secure 4th place and setting the fastest lap on the way.
			====2005–2006: Regulation changes and first retirement====
	===Retirement===
			] in 2005 during the {{F1 GP|2005|Canadian}}. Due to rule changes, he achieved only one win that year.]]
	While Schumacher was still on the podium after his win at the ], Ferrari issued a press release stating that he would retire from racing at the end of the 2006 season.<ref name="press release">{{cite press release | title =Michael Schumacher will retire from race driving at the end of the 2006 World Championship. | publisher =Ferrari S.p.A. | date =2006-09-10 | url =http://www.ferrariworld.com/events/ms/pdf/monza01_en.pdf | accessdate =2006-10-24}}</ref> Schumacher confirmed his retirement in the post-race press conference. The press release also stated that Schumacher would continue working for Ferrari in some capacity after his official retirement as a racing driver. It was revealed on ] ] that Schumacher will act as assistant to the newly appointed ] ] for the ].<ref name="newrole">{{cite news | title = New role for Schumacher at Ferrari? | publisher = pitpass.com | date = 2006-10-29 | url = http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=29851 | accessdate = 2006-10-29}}</ref> After announcing his decision to retire, leading F1 figures such as ] and ] have hailed Schumacher as the greatest all-round racing driver in the history of Formula.<ref>{{cite web| title="Tributes to Schumi" | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6075194.stm | publisher= BBC News | date=2006-10-22 | accessdate =2006-10-24}}</ref> Many others have responded to his decision and the impact it will have on Formula One.<ref name="schumacher retirement responses3">{{cite news |first = Simon |last = Evans |title = Italy shows gratitude to Schumacher |url = http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/54449 |work = |publisher = www.autosport.com |date = 2006-09-11 |accessdate = 2006-09-12}}</ref><ref name="schumacher retirement response thoughts">{{cite news |title = Thoughts on Schumacher |url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5330382.stm |work = |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 2006-19-10 |accessdate = 2006-10-25}}</ref>
			Rule changes for the {{F1|2005}} season required tyres to last an entire race,<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 October 2004|title=FIA announce rule changes for 2005 and 2006|publisher=Formula One|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2004/10/2367.html|access-date=13 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201210318/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2004/10/2367.html|archive-date=1 December 2008}}</ref> tipping the overall advantage to teams using Michelins over teams like Ferrari that relied on Bridgestone tyres.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Michael Schumacher|website=F1complete.com|url=http://www.f1complete.com/content/view/376/273/|access-date=30 November 2007|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012141942/http://f1complete.com/content/view/376/273/|archive-date=12 October 2007}}</ref> The rule changes were partly in an effort to dent Ferrari's dominance and make the series more interesting.<ref name="Sapa 2006"/> The most notable moment of the early season for Schumacher was his battle with ] driver Fernando Alonso at the {{F1 GP|2005|San Marino}}, where he started 13th and finished only 0.2 seconds behind Alonso.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 April 2005|title=Alonso holds off Schumacher surge|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4478747.stm|access-date=3 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202065641/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4478747.stm|archive-date=2 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooper|first=Adam|date=24 April 2023|title=The day Alonso gave Schumacher an F1 masterclass|url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-schumacher-imola-2005-recap/4784073/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Motorsport.com|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-schumacher-imola-2005-recap/4784073/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cozens|first=Jack|date=21 May 2023|title=Why Imola's famous Alonso vs Schumacher duel was even possible|url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/why-imolas-famous-alonso-vs-schumacher-duel-was-even-possible/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=The Race|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051340/https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/why-imolas-famous-alonso-vs-schumacher-duel-was-even-possible/|url-status=live}}</ref> Less than halfway through the season, Schumacher stated: "I don't think I can count myself in this battle any more. It was like trying to fight with a blunted weapon. If your weapons are weak you don't have a chance."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Henry|first=Alan|date=27 July 2005|title=Alonso within touching distance of title|work=The Guardian|location=London|url=http://sport.guardian.co.uk/formulaone/story/0,10069,1535586,00.html|access-date=5 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060111174727/http://sport.guardian.co.uk/formulaone/story/0,10069,1535586,00.html|archive-date=11 January 2006}}</ref> Schumacher's sole win in 2005 came at the {{F1 GP|2005|United States}} in a 1–2 finish with Rubens Barrichello.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maher|first=Thomas|date=18 October 2022|title=F1's most controversial races: The 2005 United States Grand Prix|url=https://www.planetf1.com/features/f1-controversial-races-2005-united-states-grand-prix|access-date=9 February 2024|website=PlanetF1|archive-date=26 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226205412/https://www.planetf1.com/features/f1-controversial-races-2005-united-states-grand-prix|url-status=live}}</ref> Before that race, the Michelin tyres were found to have significant safety issues. When no compromise between the teams and the FIA could be reached, all but the three teams using Bridgestone tyres dropped out of the race after the formation lap, leaving only six drivers on the grid.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 June 2005|title=Schumacher takes hollow USGP victory|publisher=Crash.net|url=http://www.crash.net/news_view.asp?cid=1&id=113296|access-date=19 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630003918/http://www.crash.net/news_view.asp?cid=1&id=113296|archive-date=30 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=19 June 2005|title=Schumacher wins, F1 loses in six-car sham|url=https://www.racefans.net/2005/06/19/united-states-grand-prix-2005-review/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=1 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201040706/https://www.racefans.net/2005/06/19/united-states-grand-prix-2005-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooper|first=Adam|date=19 June 2020|title=The 2005 US GP farce: The full inside story|url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/the-2005-us-gp-farce-the-full-inside-story/4809049/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motorsport.com|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221011311/https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/the-2005-us-gp-farce-the-full-inside-story/4809049/|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher retired in 6 of the 19 races, and finished the season in third with 62 points, fewer than half the points of World Champion Alonso.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 July 2017|title=2005 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/f1/2005-f1-world-championship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322143530/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/f1/2005-f1-world-championship|archive-date=22 March 2018|access-date=9 February 2024|work=Motor Sport}}</ref>
			] for fourth with three laps to go of the {{F1 GP|2006|Brazilian}}, in what was the last race of a competitive 2006 season and his final race for three years, having dropped to 19th early on.]]
	===Helmet===
			{{F1|2006}} became the last season of Schumacher's Ferrari career. After three races, Schumacher had just 11 points and was already 17 points behind Alonso.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 April 2006|title=Alonso: Schumi Won't Go|url=https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/alonso-schumi-won-t-go_sto871109/story.shtml|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Eurosport|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023206/https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/alonso-schumi-won-t-go_sto871109/story.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=21 April 2006|title=Ferrari to fight back at Imola|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/ferrari-to-fight-back-at-imola.56551|access-date=6 February 2024|website=The Times|location=Malta|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/ferrari-to-fight-back-at-imola.56551|url-status=live}}</ref> He won the following two races; his pole position at {{F1 GP|2006|San Marino}} was his 66th, breaking Ayrton Senna's 12-year-old record,<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 April 2006|title=Unbeatable Schumi sets new pole record|publisher=GPUpdate.net|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/115825/unbeatable-schumi-sets-new-pole-record/|access-date=18 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425222223/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/115825/unbeatable-schumi-sets-new-pole-record/|archive-date=25 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=22 April 2006|title=Schumacher sets all-time pole best|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/04/22/imola.schu/|access-date=8 February 2024|publisher=CNN|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023214/https://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/04/22/imola.schu/|url-status=live}}</ref> which was described as perhaps the greatest record that stood in the sport,<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> and was a reversal of the 2005 race.<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Leary|first=James|date=23 April 2006|title=Schumacher fends off Alonso to Imola win|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-fends-off-alonso-to-imola-win-4400855/4400855/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051346/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-fends-off-alonso-to-imola-win-4400855/4400855/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=23 April 2006|title=San Marino 2006: Schumacher's Imola role reversal<!--. | F1 | Crash-->|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/55415/1/san-marino-2006-schumachers-imola-role-reversal|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Crash.net|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023210/https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/55415/1/san-marino-2006-schumachers-imola-role-reversal|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher was stripped of pole position at the {{F1 GP|2006|Monaco}} and started the race at the back of the grid, as he stopped his car and blocked part of the circuit while Alonso was on his qualifying lap;<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 May 2006|title=Schumacher in the dock|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5024498.stm|access-date=6 February 2024|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404051038/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5024498.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Weaver|first=Paul|date=12 May 2010|title=Michael Schumacher will not revisit Fernando Alonso incident at Monaco|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/12/michael-schumacher-monaco-alonso-rascasse|access-date=6 February 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> he still managed to work his way up to fifth place on the notoriously cramped Monaco circuit.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=28 May 2006|title=Alonso grabs Monaco win as Schumacher recovers to fifth|url=https://www.racefans.net/2006/05/28/monaco-grand-prix-2006-review/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=4 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004010656/https://www.racefans.net/2006/05/28/monaco-grand-prix-2006-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Before the {{F1 GP|2006|Turkish}}, the fourteenth race of the season, the FIA banned Renault's mass damper, with the superior ] suddenly no longer as competitive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2006 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2006-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204120951/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2006-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref> By the {{F1 GP|2006|Canadian}}, the ninth race of the season, Schumacher was 25 points behind Alonso;<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 June 2006|title=Alonso wins Canadian Grand Prix|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/alonso-wins-canadian-grand-prix-1.582945|access-date=6 February 2024|work=CBC Sports|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/alonso-wins-canadian-grand-prix-1.582945|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1 October 2006|title=Schumacher hails championship 'miracle'|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-hails-championship-miracle-4405316/4405316/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051343/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-hails-championship-miracle-4405316/4405316/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 June 2006|title=Schumi: 'Never Say Die'|url=https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/schumi-never-say-die_sto915417/story.shtml|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Eurosport}}</ref> he then won the following three races, including at Hockenheim, to reduce his disadvantage to 11,<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 July 2006|title=Michael Schumacher Wins German Grand Prix<!--– DW – 07/30/2006-->|url=https://www.dw.com/en/michael-schumacher-wins-german-grand-prix/a-2114277|access-date=6 February 2024|publisher=Deutsche Welle|archive-date=22 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722115337/https://www.dw.com/en/michael-schumacher-wins-german-grand-prix/a-2114277|url-status=live}}</ref> and to 10 by Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 August 2006|title=Mass Dampers Banned|url=https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/mass-dampers-banned_sto949809/story.shtml|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Eurosport|archive-date=13 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613212246/https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/mass-dampers-banned_sto949809/story.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Since Canada, Ferrari won six out of seven races, including at ], with Schumacher winning in five of them.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 October 2006|title=Schumacher close to finishing on a high|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/schumacher-close-to-finishing-on-a-high-20061006-gdojhb.html|access-date=6 February 2024|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/schumacher-close-to-finishing-on-a-high-20061006-gdojhb.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After further victories at the {{F1 GP|2006|Italian}}, where he announced his retirement at the end of the season, and at the {{F1 GP|2006|Chinese}}, in what would be his 91th and final career win,<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> Schumacher led in the championship standings for the first time during the season.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zanca|first=Salvatore|date=1 October 2006|title=Alonso has trouble with his front tires|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/01/AR2006100100207_2.html|access-date=1 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110173741/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/01/AR2006100100207_2.html|archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Spurgeon|first=Brad|date=1 October 2006|title=Formula One: Schumacher wins in China to edge Alonso in rankings<!-- – Sports – International Herald Tribune-->|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/sports/01iht-prix.2992947.html|access-date=6 February 2024|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/sports/01iht-prix.2992947.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After his win in Italy, Ferrari issued a press release stating that Schumacher would retire from racing at the end of the 2006 season but would continue working for the team.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Michael Schumacher will retire from race driving at the end of the 2006 World Championship.|date=10 September 2006|publisher=Ferrari S.p.A.|url=http://www.ferrariworld.com/events/ms/pdf/monza01_en.pdf|access-date=24 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102031431/http://www.ferrariworld.com/events/ms/pdf/monza01_en.pdf|archive-date=2 November 2006}}</ref> The ''tifosi'' and the Italian press, who did not always take to Schumacher's relatively cold public persona, displayed an affectionate response after he announced his retirement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Evans|first=Simon|date=11 September 2006|title=Italy shows gratitude to Schumacher|website=Autosport|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/54449|access-date=12 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930183619/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/54449|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref>
	Schumacher arrived in Formula One using a helmet with a white base with a blue top and German flag on each side. A few races into the 2000 season, Schumacher changed his helmet colours to a red base with a red top and German flag. The design and pattern remained the same. This was to avoid confusion between himself and his new team-mate, Rubens Barrichello, who had a similar white and blue helmet. Until 2000, Schumacher always wore ] until he switched to ], a company that he co-owned and helped to develop a lightweight carbon helmet, the first of it's kind. In 2004, one example was publicly tested for strength by allowing it to be driven over by a tank which survived intact, also the helmet became so light that the ] disallowed it from competition as a result, the company had to build a slightly heavier example to fit in with the rules.
			] had worked together in sports cars before entering Formula One in 1992.]]
	===Awards===
			After qualifying second, Schumacher led the {{F1 GP|2006|Japanese}} in what could have seen him heading into the season finale with two points ahead of Alonso. With only 16 laps to go, his car suffered an engine failure for the first time since the {{F1 GP|2000|French}}, ending a 58-race sequence without a mechanical retirement,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Galloway|first=James|date=28 October 2012|title=Michael Schumacher admits his F1 career unlikely to finish memorably|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12472/8202588/michael-schumacher-admits-his-f1-career-unlikely-to-finish-memorably|access-date=9 February 2024|publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> handing Alonso the victory.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Henry|first=Alan|date=9 October 2006|title=Formula One: Engine failure ruins Schumacher's dream|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/oct/09/formulaone.sport|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323154801/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/oct/09/formulaone.sport|archive-date=23 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kelley|first=Michael|date=9 October 2006|title=Kelley: Schumacher's bad timing crushes title hopes|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/news/story?series=6&id=2618601|access-date=6 February 2024|publisher=ESPN|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051340/https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/news/story?series=6&id=2618601|url-status=live}}</ref> He also conceded the title;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lostia|first=Michele|date=8 October 2006|title=Schumacher concedes the title to Alonso|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-concedes-the-title-to-alonso-4405082/4405082/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023733/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-concedes-the-title-to-alonso-4405082/4405082/|url-status=live}}</ref> to win the Drivers' Championship, Schumacher would have had to win the final race and Alonso had to fail to score any point, and he did not wish to win the title like that.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Henry|first=Alan|date=9 October 2006|title=From hero to zero, Schumacher's hopes are suddenly blown|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/oct/09/formulaone.sport|access-date=6 February 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323154801/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/oct/09/formulaone.sport|url-status=live}}</ref> During the pre-race ceremonies of the season's last race, the {{F1 GP|2006|Brazilian}}, former ] player ] presented a trophy to Schumacher for his achievements in Formula One.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 October 2006|title=Pele to present a trophy to Schumacher|work=International Herald Tribune|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/20/sports/LA_SPT_CAR_F1_Brazilian_GP_Notebook.php|access-date=1 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912162206/https://www.nytimes.com/|archive-date=12 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=22 October 2006|title=Schumacher honored by a presentation from Pele|work=International Herald Tribune|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/22/sports/LA_SPT_CAR_F1_Schumachers_Finale.php|access-date=1 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912162206/https://www.nytimes.com/|archive-date=12 September 2019}}</ref> A fuel pressure problem prevented Schumacher from completing a single lap during the third qualifying session, forcing him to start the race in tenth position.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 October 2006|title=Schumacher suffers in qualifying|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6073264.stm|access-date=1 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202070550/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6073264.stm|archive-date=2 December 2010}}</ref> Early in the race, Schumacher moved up to sixth place but suffered a puncture caused by the front wing of ]'s Renault.<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 October 2006|title=Fisi did cause Schu puncture|url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37856|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115409/http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37856|archive-date=29 September 2007|access-date=10 February 2024|work=ITV-F1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=18 September 2009|title=Did more foul play by Renault scupper Schumacher in the 2006 title decider?|url=https://www.racefans.net/2009/09/18/did-more-foul-play-by-renault-scupper-schumacher-in-the-2006-title-decider/|access-date=10 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=10 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210205635/https://www.racefans.net/2009/09/18/did-more-foul-play-by-renault-scupper-schumacher-in-the-2006-title-decider/|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher fell to 19th place, 70 seconds behind teammate and race leader ]. Schumacher recovered and overtook both Fisichella and Räikkönen, his successor at Ferrari following his retirement,<ref name="Gibson 2016"/> to secure fourth place. His performance was praised, as he had the pace to win the race by a lap,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=22 October 2006|title=Massa win, Alonso clinches title after final duel with Schumacher|url=https://www.racefans.net/2006/10/22/brazilian-grand-prix-2006-review/|access-date=10 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=2 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902143209/https://www.racefans.net/2006/10/22/brazilian-grand-prix-2006-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was variously classified in the press as "heroic",<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 October 2006|title=Superb Schumi signs off in style|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6075782.stm|access-date=3 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330095051/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6075782.stm|archive-date=30 March 2019}}</ref> an "utterly breath-taking drive",<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 October 2006|title=Brazil: Alonso takes championship, but Michael steals the show|publisher=ManipeF1|url=http://www.manipef1.com/news/2006/index.php?id=1744|access-date=3 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510225430/http://www.manipef1.com/news/2006/index.php?id=1744|archive-date=10 May 2007}}</ref> and a "performance that ... sums up his career".<ref>{{Cite news|title=2006 Brazil Grand Prix Report|publisher=PitPass|url=http://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2006/gp/brazil/report/result.php|access-date=3 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715210614/https://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2006/gp/brazil/report/result.php|archive-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
	Michael Schumacher won the coveted ] award in 2002 and 2004 for his outstanding performance in the ] and ] seasons respectively.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.laureus.com/awards/award_winners/past_winners.php| title = Laureus Award Winners: Past Winners| accessdate = 2006-10-25| date = 2006| work = | publisher = Laureus World Sport Awards Limited}}</ref> In its 7-year history, noone has been nominated more times than Schumacher, who also received nominations for the 2001, 2003 and 2005 awards.<ref name="laureus-award nominees">{{cite web
	| url = http://www.laureus.com/awards/award_nominees/nominees_2006.php | title = Laureus Award Nominees| accessdate = 2006-03-12| date = 2006| work =
	| publisher = Laureus World Sport Awards Limited}}</ref>
			During the following weeks, Schumacher, Brawn, Byrne, and Todt were credited for turning the struggling Ferrari team into the most successful team in Formula One history,<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 September 2006 |title=Schumacher confirms retirement |url=http://crashnet.cars.msn.co.uk/news_view.asp?cid=1&id=137166 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928081027/http://crashnet.cars.msn.co.uk/news_view.asp?cid=1&id=137166 |archive-date=28 September 2007 |access-date=28 September 2006 |publisher=MSN Cars}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ferrari: Formula 1's Most Successful Team Enters a New Era |url=http://formula1.about.com/od/teams/p/Ferrari.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712202105/http://formula1.about.com/od/teams/p/Ferrari.htm |archive-date=12 July 2007 |access-date=12 June 2007 |website=Formula1.about.com}}</ref> with Schumacher scoring 72 Grand Prix wins at Ferrari and winning five consecutive Drivers' titles.<ref name="Autosport 2009" /> Three-time World Champion ] believed the transformation of the Ferrari team was Schumacher's greatest feat.<ref name=BBCOct2006>{{Cite news |last=Benson |first=Andrew |date=18 October 2006 |title=Schumacher 'made Ferrari great' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/motorsport/formula_one/6061442.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912162206/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6061442.stm |archive-date=12 September 2019 |access-date=6 November 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> During his time at the team, Schumacher became the byword for Formula One and ]s in general.<ref name="Walfisz 2023" /> At the end of 2006, Schumacher's 91 wins were 40 more than Alain Prost, who was his nearest rival.<ref>{{Cite web|year=2018|title=Michael Schumacher<!-- | Formula 1®-->|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/hall-of-fame/Michael_Schumacher.html|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Formula1.com<!--® – The Official F1® Website-->|archive-date=10 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010130927/https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/hall-of-fame/Michael_Schumacher.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher held at least thirty-one records, including for most championship titles (7), consecutive titles (5), race victories (91), consecutive wins 7 (2004), wins with one team (72, Ferrari), wins at same Grand Prix (8, France), wins at different Grands Prix (20), time between first and last wins (14 years, 1 month, and 2 days), second places (43), podiums (154), consecutive podium finishes (19, 2001–2002), points finishes (190), laps leading (4.741, or 22,155&nbsp;km), pole positions (68), front row starts (115), fastest laps (76), doubles (pole and win, 40), ] (pole, fastest lap, and win, 22), championship points (1,369), consecutive race finishes (24, 2001–2003), consecutive points finishes (24),<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 December 2009|title=Michael Schumacher signs three-year contract with Mercedes|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/dec/23/michael-schumacher-mercedes-signs-contract|access-date=10 February 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023733/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/dec/23/michael-schumacher-mercedes-signs-contract|url-status=live}}</ref> points in a season for the runner-up (121 out of 180, 2006), wins in a season for the runner-up (7, 2006), races for same car and engine builder (180, Ferrari), wins at ] (5), wins at Monza (5), wins in a season (13, 2004), fastest laps in a season (10, 2004), points scored in a season (148, 2004), podium finishes in a season (17, 2002), championship won with most races left (6, 2002), and consecutive years with a win (15).<ref name="Historic Racing 2007">{{Cite web|date=3 January 2007|title=Michael Schumacher|url=https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=1958|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Historic Racing|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208171545/https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=1958|url-status=live}}</ref>
	==Controversies and criticism==
	During his long career Schumacher has been involved in several incidents which caused considerable controversy. Some Formula One reporters and analysts have noted the media's, particularly the British media, attempts to vilify Schumacher and diminish his accomplishments using such controversial incidents.<ref>Schumacher bashing - a habit of sorts Retrieved 28 October 2006</ref>
	===Championship deciding collisions===
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	]]]
	Going into the ], the final race of the ], Schumacher led Damon HIll by a single point in the drivers' championship. Schumacher led the race from the beginning, with Hill closely following him. On lap 20, Schumacher ran off the track, hitting a wall with his right side wheels.<ref name="autosportcrashes">{{cite news | title =
	Schumacher 500: Has the King Lost His Crown? | publisher = autosport.com | date = | url = http://atlasf1.autosport.com/98/ger/schum.html | accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref> He returned to the track at reduced speed but still leading the race. At the next corner, Schumacher and Hill collided when Hill attempted a pass on the inside and Schumacher turned into the corner. Schumacher's car was tipped up onto two wheels and eliminated on the spot. Hill pitted immediately and retired from the race with unrepairable damage to the car's front left ]. As neither driver scored, Schumacher took the title. The race stewards judged it a racing accident and took no action against either driver. Opinion of whom was to blame, if anyone, has been divided. The incident can be seen from various camera angles, as well as comments from the drivers themselves.
			====2007–2009: New roles at Ferrari, motorcycle racing and injury====
	] (blue) in the moment of the collision at the Dry Sac corner in the ] at ]]]
			]. It is the last Ferrari to have won the Driver's Championship since Schumacher.]]
	{{main|1997 European Grand Prix}}
			During the {{F1|2007}} season, Schumacher acted as Ferrari's adviser and Jean Todt's super assistant.<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 October 2007|title=Schumacher to help Ferrari select drivers|work=Autosport|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/55462|access-date=30 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020041708/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/55462|archive-date=20 October 2007}}</ref> Schumacher also helped Ferrari with their development programme at the Jerez circuit. He focused on testing electronics and tyres for the {{F1|2008}} season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Elizalde|first=Pablo|title=Schumacher stays on top in Barcelona – F1 – Autosport|website=Autosport|date=14 November 2007|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/63934/schumacher-stays-on-top-in-barcelona|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323030757/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/63934/schumacher-stays-on-top-in-barcelona|archive-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> During 2008, Schumacher also competed in ] in the ] series. At a Superbike cup race at the ], Schumacher finished third out of twenty-seven—behind professional motorcycle racers ] and ]—riding a ].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Babel|first1=Esther|last2=Wiesinger|first2=Günther|date=22 March 2008|title=Schumi auf 2 Rädern!|trans-title=Schumi on 2 wheels!|url=http://www.motorsport-aktuell.com/artikel_1686.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126022646/http:/www.motorsport-aktuell.com/artikel_1686.html|archive-date=26 January 2009|access-date=17 July 2023|website=Motorsport aktuell|language=de}}</ref>
	At the ] at ], the last race of the ], Schumacher led Jacques Villeneuve by one point in the drivers' championship. Although Schumacher and Villeneuve had set the same time during qualifying, the Canadian driver started the race in pole position due to having set the time first. By the first corner of the race, Schumacher was ahead of Villeneuve. On lap 48, Villeneuve tried to overtake Schumacher at the Dry Sac Corner. Schumacher turned into Villeneuve, the right-front wheel of Schumacher's Ferrari hitting the left radiator pod of Villeneuve's Williams. Schumacher retired from the race immediately while Villeneuve was able to finish the race in the third place, taking four points and so becoming the World Champion.<ref name="autosportcrashes"/>
			At the {{F1 GP|2009|Hungarian}} on 25 July 2009, Ferrari's Felipe Massa was seriously injured after being struck by a suspension spring during qualifying. Ferrari announced that they planned to draft in Schumacher for the {{F1 GP|2009|European}} and subsequent Grands Prix until Massa was able to race again.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael happy to help|url=http://www.michaelschumacher.de/?page=news&story_id=82078&lang=uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801093856/http://www.michaelschumacher.de/?page=news&story_id=82078&lang=uk|archive-date=1 August 2009|access-date=8 August 2009|website=MichaelSchumacher.de<!--Michael Schumacher – Official Website-->}}</ref> Schumacher tested a modified ] to prepare himself as he had been unable to test the ] due to testing restrictions.<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 July 2009|title=Lealdade custa caro: Schumi ganhará cerca de R$8,5 milhões por corrida|language=pt|website=]|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Formula_1/0,,MUL1248620-15011,00.html|access-date=30 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802203026/http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Formula_1/0%2C%2CMUL1248620-15011%2C00.html|archive-date=2 August 2009}}</ref> Ferrari appealed for special permission for Schumacher to test in a {{F1|2009}} season spec car; Williams, ], and ] were against this test.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 August 2009|title=Williams against Schumacher Ferrari test|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/217204/williams-against-schumacher-ferrari-test/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426175458/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/217204/williams-against-schumacher-ferrari-test/|archive-date=26 April 2012|access-date=1 February 2011|publisher=GPUpdate.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=4 August 2009|title=Red Bull echoes Williams's Ferrari sentiments|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/217220/red-bull-echoes-williams-ferrari-sentiments/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426175541/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/217220/red-bull-echoes-williams-ferrari-sentiments/|archive-date=26 April 2012|access-date=1 February 2011|publisher=GPUpdate.net}}</ref> In the end, Schumacher was forced to call off his return due to the severity of the neck injury he had received in a ] accident earlier in the year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moulson|first=Geir|date=11 August 2009|title=Schumacher calls off comeback, cites neck injury|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-car-f1-schumacher-081109-2009aug11-story.html|access-date=10 February 2024|website=The San Diego Union-Tribune|archive-date=10 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210051649/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-car-f1-schumacher-081109-2009aug11-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Connolly|first=Kate|date=8 March 2010|title=Michael Schumacher's doctor reveals recovery after neck injury|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/08/michael-schumacher-doctor-neck-injury|access-date=10 February 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023734/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/08/michael-schumacher-doctor-neck-injury|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Schumacher cancels F1 return|url=http://www.carthusiast.com/schumacher-cancels-f1-return-2056.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814231008/http://www.carthusiast.com/schumacher-cancels-f1-return-2056.html|archive-date=14 August 2009|access-date=12 August 2009|website=Carthuasiast.com}}</ref> Instead, Massa's place was first filled by ] and later on by Fisichella.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 August 2009|title=Schumacher calls off Ferrari return due to neck injury|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20090811-schumacher-calls-off-ferrari-return-due-neck-injury-|access-date=10 February 2024|publisher=France 24|archive-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213204027/https://www.france24.com/en/20090811-schumacher-calls-off-ferrari-return-due-neck-injury-|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|date=3 September 2009|title=Fisichella: Ferrari drive a dream for me|website=Autosport|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78286|access-date=27 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173311/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78286|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> Schumacher described this aborted return to Formula One as his "toughest moment".<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 August 2009|title=Schumacher's turmoil over failed F1 comeback|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/08/12/motorsport.schumacher.comeback.massa.press.conference/index.html|access-date=10 February 2024|publisher=CNN|archive-date=7 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607115822/https://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/08/12/motorsport.schumacher.comeback.massa.press.conference/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
	Two weeks after the race, Schumacher was stripped of all his points for the season after a ] disciplinary hearing disqualified him, finding that his "manoeuvre was an instinctive reaction and although
	deliberate not made with malice or premeditation. It was a serious error."<ref name="fia97verdict">{{cite news | title =
	FIA WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL - 11 NOVEMBER 1997 | publisher = www.fia.com | date = 1997-11-11 | url = http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/2064282370__11_11_1997_WMSC.pdf | accessdate = 2006-10-29}}</ref> Schumacher accepted the decision<ref name="schudisq">{{cite news | title =
	Schumacher loses championship runner-up crown | publisher = news.bbc.co.uk | date = 1997-11-11 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/29895.stm | accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref> and admitted having made a mistake.<ref>{{cite news | title =
	The lost honor of Michael Schumacher | publisher = www.grandprix.com | date = 1997-11-03 | url = http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns01331.html | accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref>
	===Other incidents===		===Mercedes (2010–2012)===
			{{quote box|quote="He played a crucial role when we re-joined F1 and was one of the people who laid the foundation for our future success. We're extremely grateful for everything he did for us."|source=Mercedes' team principal ] about Schumacher's influence on the Mercedes team<ref>{{Cite news|year=2019|title=Schumacher a 'founding father' of Mercedes success – Wolff|publisher=Formula One|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.schumacher-a-founding-father%27-of-mercedes-success-wolff.1okFZ3mv6kaIicqWKCEaUY.html|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424023737/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.schumacher-a-founding-father%27-of-mercedes-success-wolff.1okFZ3mv6kaIicqWKCEaUY.html|archive-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>|width=23%|align=right}}
	{{main|1998 British Grand Prix}}
			In December 2009, Schumacher announced his return to Formula One for the {{F1|2010}} season alongside fellow German driver and 24-years-old ] in the new Mercedes GP team.<ref name="BBC Sport 2009">{{Cite news|date=23 December 2009|title=Michael Schumacher signs up for F1 return with Mercedes|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8427552.stm|access-date=23 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521183103/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8427552.stm|archive-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> The {{F1|2009}} season had ended with ] (taking over from ]) winning both titles,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|date=23 December 2009|title=Schumacher targets 2010 world title|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-targets-2010-world-title-4435263/4435263/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051357/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-targets-2010-world-title-4435263/4435263/|url-status=live}}</ref> after winning six of the first seven races.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 March 2010|title=Schumacher's return dominates start of F1 season in Bahrain<!--- CNN.com-->|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/03/12/motorsport.F1.schumacher.return.bahrain/index.html|access-date=6 February 2024|publisher=CNN|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051340/http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/03/12/motorsport.F1.schumacher.return.bahrain/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> For the 2010 season, Mercedes returned to the sport as a constructor for the first time since 1955, and Schumacher rejoined team principal Ross Brawn, who was behind all of his seven World Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 December 2009|title=Schumacher signs for Mercedes to return to F1 racing: report|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/schumacher-signs-for-mercedes-to-return-to-f1-racing-report-20091223-lcbo.html|access-date=10 February 2024|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023734/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/schumacher-signs-for-mercedes-to-return-to-f1-racing-report-20091223-lcbo.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher stated that his preparations to replace the injured Massa had initiated a renewed interest in Formula One, which, combined with the opportunity to fulfil a long-held ambition to drive for Mercedes and to be working again with team principal Ross Brawn, led Schumacher to accept the offer once he was passed fit.<ref name="BBC Sport 2009"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Musolino|first=Adrian|date=24 December 2009|title=Schumacher returns for a legacy or misery|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/12/24/schumacher-returns-for-a-legacy-or-misery/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116201645/https://www.theroar.com.au/2009/12/24/schumacher-returns-for-a-legacy-or-misery/|archive-date=16 November 2018|access-date=24 December 2009|website=The Roar}}</ref> Speaking to the ], Schumacher said: "I want to have fun out there and I feel as fresh as ever. I've recharged myself after a three-year break. The challenge is what I look for – I want to know it."<ref name="Gibson 2016" />
	Two laps from the finish of the 1998 British Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher was leading the race when he was issued with a stop-and-go penalty for passing another driver under ] period. The penalty involved go into the pit lane and stopping for 10 seconds before continuing the race. As it was given with less than 5 laps remaining, Schumacher could choose not serve the penalty and instead be penalised 25 seconds in his overall finish time. Just before finishing the race, Schumacher turned into the pit lane and passed the finish line to end his race. Only after passing the finish lane Schumacher served the stop-and-go penalty.<ref>{{cite news | title =
	British Grand Prix Review | publisher = autosport.com | date = | url = http://atlasf1.autosport.com/98/bri/burley.html | accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref>
			Schumacher signed a three-year contract, reportedly worth £20 million.<ref name="BBC Sport 2009"/> Schumacher's comeback was the most high profile in Formula One since ] came out of a two-year retirement for the {{F1|1982}} season to race for McLaren and went on to win a third world title in {{F1|1984}}. He turned 41 in 2010, the same age Nigel Mansell won the 1994 Australian Grand Prix after having stepped in as a substitute following the death of Ayrton Senna,<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 December 2009|title=Schumacher signs up for F1 return|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8427552.stm|access-date=10 February 2024|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=21 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521183103/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8427552.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and his prospects with Mercedes were compared with Nigel Mansell, who had won a title at 39 and last competed aged 41; Damon Hill, who competed his final season at 39;<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 December 2009|title=Schumacher signs Mercedes deal|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2009/12/23/schumacher-signs-mercedes-deal|access-date=10 February 2024|publisher=Al Jazeera|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022190921/https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2009/12/23/schumacher-signs-mercedes-deal/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Juan Manuel Fangio, Formula One's oldest champion who was 46 when he won his fifth title.<ref name="BBC Sport 2009"/>
	{{main|2002 Austrian Grand Prix}}
	] makes way for Schumacher at the end of the ]]]
	During Schumacher's time at Ferrari, the team often employed ] to benefit one of their drivers over the other. Usually Schumacher benefitted as team leader, although in 1999 he played a supporting role to ] after missing part of the season with a broken leg. Historically, team orders had always been permitted in Formula One. At the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix, Schumacher's teammate, Rubens Barrichello, took pole and led the race from the start. In the final metres of the race, the Brazilian driver, under orders from Ferrari, slowed his car to make way for Schumacher to pass and win the race.<ref name="bbcaustria">{{cite news | title =
	Schumacher steals Austrian win | publisher = news.bbc.co.uk | date = 2002-05-12 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1982612.stm | accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref> This angered fans who were watching the race at the circuit and at the podium ceremony Schumacher pushed Barrichello onto the top step,<ref name="bbcaustria"/> for which the Ferrari team later incurred in a 1 million ]s fine for disturbing the podium ceremony.<ref>{{cite news | title =
	Record fine for Turks | publisher = www.eurosport.co.uk | date = | url = http://www.eurosport.co.uk/formula1/sport_sto967344.shtml | accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref> Later in the season, Schumacher let Barrichello past in a similar fashion at the end of the ], causing a similar outcry. The FIA, motor sport's worldwide governing body, banned team orders from Formula One at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news | title = Formula One closes door on team orders | publisher = USA Today | date = 2002-10-28 | url = http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/formula1/2002-10-28-changes_x.htm | accessdate = 2006-10-28}}</ref>
			====2010: Return from retirement====
	{{main|2006 Monaco Grand Prix}}
			After having impressed in the free practices, Schumacher finished sixth in the first race of the season at the {{F1 GP|2010|Bahrain}},<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hamilton|first=Maurice|date=14 March 2010|title=Michael Schumacher remains steely about his F1 season prospects|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/14/michael-schumacher-f1-bahrain|access-date=6 February 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023735/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/14/michael-schumacher-f1-bahrain|url-status=live}}</ref> 1,239 days after his previous Formula One race.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gayle|first=Everton|date=23 December 2009|title=Michael Schumacher agrees to Formula One return with Mercedes|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/dec/23/michael-schumacher-f1-return-mercedes|access-date=10 February 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023801/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/dec/23/michael-schumacher-f1-return-mercedes|url-status=live}}</ref> He finished behind teammate Nico Rosberg in each of the first four qualifying sessions and races; former driver ] suggested that Schumacher might be "past it".<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 April 2010|title=Schumacher is 'past it' – Moss|work=ESPN F1|url=http://en.espnf1.com/mercedes/motorsport/story/15453.html|access-date=25 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928093553/http://en.espnf1.com/mercedes/motorsport/story/15453.html|archive-date=28 September 2012}}</ref> Several other former Formula One drivers thought otherwise, including former rival Damon Hill, who warned "you should never write Schumacher off".<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 July 2010|title=Damon Hill: Never, Ever, Ever, Ever Write Off Schumacher|work=The Black Stuff|publisher=The Media Halls|url=http://theblackstuff.co.uk/?p=1438|access-date=25 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331062909/http://theblackstuff.co.uk/?p=1438|archive-date=31 March 2012}}</ref> GrandPrix.com identified the inherent ] of the Mercedes car, exacerbated by the narrower front tyres introduced for the 2010 season, as contributing to Schumacher's difficulties.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 May 2010|title=Will chassis upgrade solve Schumacher woes?|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns22213.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603062851/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns22213.html|archive-date=3 June 2010|access-date=27 May 2010|publisher=Inside F1, inc}}</ref> ] would later claim that Mercedes's car was designed for him, as he would initially drive for the team, and that their differing driving styles may have contributed to Schumacher's difficulties.<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 July 2010|title=Schumacher's car designed for me – Button|work=WorldCarFans|publisher=Black Falcon Media Group|url=http://www.worldcarfans.com/110072827638/schumachers-car-designed-for-me---button|access-date=13 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009005847/http://www.worldcarfans.com/110072827638/schumachers-car-designed-for-me---button#ixzz17z1I3vRO|archive-date=9 October 2010}}</ref>
	Although Schumacher took the pole position during the qualifying for the ], there was controversy near the end of the session as Schumacher stopped his car in the Rascasse corner of the circuit, near the end of it, partially blocking the circuit when his main contender for the season title, Fernando Alonso, was on his qualifying lap. Schumacher stated that he simply locked up the wheels going into the corner and the car then stalled while he attempted to reverse out.<ref name="monacopole">{{cite news | title =
	Schumacher is stripped of pole | publisher = www.formula1.com | date = 2006-05-27 | url = http://formula1.com/race/news/4430/757.html | accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref> Alonso believes he would have been on pole if the incident had not happened.<ref>{{cite news | title =
			Mercedes upgraded their car for the {{F1 GP|2010|Spanish}} where Schumacher finished fourth.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=9 May 2010|title=Progress or favouritism at Mercedes? (Spanish Grand Prix team-by-team)|url=https://www.racefans.net/2010/05/09/progress-or-favouritism-at-mercedes-spanish-grand-prix-team-by-team/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051345/https://www.racefans.net/2010/05/09/progress-or-favouritism-at-mercedes-spanish-grand-prix-team-by-team/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Ed|date=9 May 2010|title=2010 Spanish Grand Prix report|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/2010-spanish-grand-prix-report/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Motor Sport}}</ref> At the {{F1 GP|2010|Monaco}}, Schumacher finished sixth after passing Ferrari's Fernando Alonso on the final corner before the finish line when the safety car returned to the pits. Mercedes held that "the combination of the race control messages 'Safety Car in this lap' and 'Track Clear' and the green flags and lights shown by the marshals after safety car line one indicated that the race was not finishing under the safety car and all drivers were free to race."<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 May 2010|title=Mercedes rule out appeal against Schumacher penalty|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8690323.stm|access-date=27 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521073942/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8690323.stm|archive-date=21 May 2010}}</ref> An FIA investigation found Schumacher guilty of breaching safety car regulations and awarded him a 20-seconds penalty, dropping him to 12th.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519131141/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8685542.stm|date=19 May 2010}} ] – F1</ref> In doing so, the FIA sought to clarify the regulations post-race, as the new and old rules appeared to be in conflict.<ref name="Gibson 2016"/>
	Post-qualifying press conference - Monaco | publisher = www.formula1.com | date = 2006-05-27 | url = http://www.formula1.com/race/news/4428/757.html | accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref> Schumacher was later stripped of pole position by the race stewards and started the race at the back of the grid.<ref name="monacopole"/>
			At the {{F1 GP|2010|Turkish}}, Schumacher qualified fifth and finished fourth in the race, both his best results since his return.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Spurgeon|first=Brad|date=10 November 2010|title=Michael Schumacher: Return of the Racing King Failed to Dazzle|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/27/sports/autoracing/27iht-SRSCHUMACHER.html|access-date=6 February 2024|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628024246/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/27/sports/autoracing/27iht-SRSCHUMACHER.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hill 2010">{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/534308-michael-schumacher-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-his-2010-season|title=Michael Schumacher: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of His 2010 Season|last=Hill|first=Matt|date=4 December 2010|website=]|access-date=10 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510102624/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/534308-michael-schumacher-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-his-2010-season|archive-date=10 May 2011}}</ref> At the {{F1 GP|2010|European}} in Valencia, Schumacher finished 15th, the lowest recorded finish in his career.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Young|first=Byron|date=27 June 2010|title=Michael Schumacher blasts Valencia Grand Prix stewards|work=Daily Mirror|location=UK|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/motorsport/2010/06/27/michael-schumacher-blasts-valencia-grand-prix-stewards-115875-22365702/|access-date=15 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118145048/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/motorsport/2010/06/27/michael-schumacher-blasts-valencia-grand-prix-stewards-115875-22365702/|archive-date=18 November 2010}}</ref> At the {{F1 GP|2010|Hungarian}}, Rubens Barrichello attempted to pass Schumacher down the inside on the main straight. Schumacher closed the inside line to force Barrichello onto the outside; Barrichello persisted on the inside at {{convert|180|mph|0|abbr=on}} despite the close proximity of a concrete wall and Schumacher leaving him only inches to spare.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rae|first=Richard|date=1 August 2010|title=Schumacher punished for dangerous move on Barrichello|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8875370.stm|access-date=2 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728214251/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8875370.stm|archive-date=28 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2 August 2010|title=Michael Schumacher defended by Ross Brawn after Rubens Barrichello near-miss|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=UK|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/7922228/Michael-Schumacher-defended-by-Ross-Brawn-after-Rubens-Barrichello-near-miss.html|access-date=27 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123164255/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/7922228/Michael-Schumacher-defended-by-Ross-Brawn-after-Rubens-Barrichello-near-miss.html|archive-date=23 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=3 August 2010|title=2010 Hungarian Grand Prix – the complete F1 Fanatic race weekend review|url=https://www.racefans.net/2010/08/03/2010-hungarian-gp-the-complete-f1-fanatic-race-weekend-review/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628024247/https://www.racefans.net/2010/08/03/2010-hungarian-gp-the-complete-f1-fanatic-race-weekend-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher, who finished 12th,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=1 August 2010|title=Webber grabs Hungary win after Vettel blunder|url=https://www.racefans.net/2010/08/01/webber-grabs-hungary-win-after-vettel-blunder-hungarian-grand-prix-review/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051354/https://www.racefans.net/2010/08/01/webber-grabs-hungary-win-after-vettel-blunder-hungarian-grand-prix-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Elizalde|first1=Pablo|last2=O'Leary|first2=Jamie|date=1 August 2010|title=The complete 2010 Hungarian GP review|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-complete-2010-hungarian-gp-review-5081086/5081086/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051352/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-complete-2010-hungarian-gp-review-5081086/5081086/|url-status=live}}</ref> was found guilty of dangerous driving and was demoted ten places on the grid for the following race, the {{F1 GP|2010|Belgian}},<ref>{{Cite news|last=Owen|first=Oliver|date=1 August 2010|title=Michael Schumacher hit with grid penalty after 'dangerous manoeuvre'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/aug/01/michael-schumacher-penalty-hungarian-grand-prix|access-date=6 February 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628024247/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/aug/01/michael-schumacher-penalty-hungarian-grand-prix|url-status=live}}</ref> where he finished seventh despite starting 21st after his grid penalty.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roebuck|first=Nigel|date=30 August 2010|title=2010 Belgian Grand Prix report|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/2010-belgian-grand-prix-report/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/2010-belgian-grand-prix-report/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the {{F1 GP|2010|Abu Dhabi}}, Schumacher was involved in a major accident on the first lap, after ]'s car collided with Schumacher's, barely missing his head.<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 November 2010|title=Schumacher escapes unhurt from crash at Abu Dhabi|work=USA Today|publisher=David Hunke; ]|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/2010-11-14-3633796092_x.htm|access-date=20 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117173616/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/2010-11-14-3633796092_x.htm|archive-date=17 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=14 November 2010|title=Lucky escape for Michael Schumacher after crash with Vitantonio Liuzzi|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=UK|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/8132363/F1-Abu-Dhabi-Grand-Prix-2010-lucky-escape-for-Michael-Schumacher-after-crash-with-Vitantonio-Liuzzi.html|access-date=20 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117081845/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/8132363/F1-Abu-Dhabi-Grand-Prix-2010-lucky-escape-for-Michael-Schumacher-after-crash-with-Vitantonio-Liuzzi.html|archive-date=17 November 2010}}</ref> Schumacher finished the season in ninth place with 72 points.<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 January 2011|title=Alonso wary of Schumacher threat|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9360338.stm|access-date=9 February 2024|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628024330/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9360338.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2010 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2010-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213100327/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2010-f1-world-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooper|first=Adam|date=7 July 2014|title=Michael Schumacher's F1 comeback: 'People think I can only be happy when I win races'|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-2011/50/people-think-i-can-only-be-happy-when-i-win-races/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Motor Sport|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051340/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-2011/50/people-think-i-can-only-be-happy-when-i-win-races/|url-status=live}}</ref> For the first time since 1991, Schumacher finished a year without a win, pole position, podium, or fastest lap.<ref name="Hill 2010"/>
			====2011–2012: Final podium and second retirement====
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			After starting the {{F1|2011}} season with a retirement,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=28 March 2011|title=Collisions spoil Mercedes' start to the season|url=https://www.racefans.net/2011/03/28/2011-australian-grand-prix-mercedes-2/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051404/https://www.racefans.net/2011/03/28/2011-australian-grand-prix-mercedes-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=29 March 2011|title=2011 Australian Grand Prix: complete race weekend review|url=https://www.racefans.net/2011/03/29/2011-australian-grand-prix-complete-race-weekend-review/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://www.racefans.net/2011/03/29/2011-australian-grand-prix-complete-race-weekend-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher's first points were scored at the {{F1 GP|2011|Malaysian}} where he finished ninth;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=11 April 2011|title=Schumacher scores for struggling Mercedes|url=https://www.racefans.net/2011/04/11/2011-malaysian-grand-prix-mercedes/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051406/https://www.racefans.net/2011/04/11/2011-malaysian-grand-prix-mercedes/|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher later came sixth in Spain,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=24 May 2011|title=2011 Spanish Grand Prix: complete race weekend review|url=https://www.racefans.net/2011/05/24/2011-spanish-grand-prix-complete-race-weekend-review/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051402/https://www.racefans.net/2011/05/24/2011-spanish-grand-prix-complete-race-weekend-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> and he took fourth place at the {{F1 GP|2011|Canadian}},<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=13 June 2011|title=Mercedes: Schumacher misses out on podium|url=https://www.racefans.net/2011/06/13/2011-canadian-grand-prix-mercedes/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051359/https://www.racefans.net/2011/06/13/2011-canadian-grand-prix-mercedes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tisshaw|first=Mark|date=2 June 2021|title=Autocar's favourite races: 2011 Canadian Grand Prix|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/opinion/motorsport-news-f1/autocars-favourite-races-2011-canadian-grand-prix|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autocar|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628024333/https://www.autocar.co.uk/opinion/motorsport-news-f1/autocars-favourite-races-2011-canadian-grand-prix|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=14 June 2023|title=Button's Canada 2011 win is overhyped – we only want to remember a great race|url=https://racingnews365.com/buttons-canada-2011-win-is-overhyped-we-only-want-to-remember-a-great-race|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RacingNews365|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206051339/https://racingnews365.com/buttons-canada-2011-win-is-overhyped-we-only-want-to-remember-a-great-race|url-status=live}}</ref> after running as high as second in a wet race;<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 June 2011|title=2011 Canadian GP review: Button bounces back to win|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/06/12/canadian-grand-prix-report/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019040643/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/06/12/canadian-grand-prix-report/|archive-date=19 October 2016|access-date=25 January 2017|website=F1 Fanatic}}</ref> his Canadian race was seen at the time as his most convincing performance since he came out of retirement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Benson|first=Andrew|date=20 June 2011|title=Michael Schumacher finally finds his form|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2011/06/in_all_the_excitement_followin.html|access-date=10 February 2024|publisher=BBC}}</ref> Despite starting last at the {{F1 GP|2011|Belgian}},<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=28 August 2011|title=Vettel victorious in dramatic Spa race|url=https://www.racefans.net/2011/08/28/2011-belgian-grand-prix-report/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans}}</ref> twenty years after his debut,<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 August 2011|title=Belgian Grand Prix 2011: Michael Schumacher eyes podium place in Spa on 20th anniversary of Formula One career|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8721701/Belgian-Grand-Prix-2011-Michael-Schumacher-eyes-podium-place-in-Spa-on-20th-anniversary-of-Formula-One-career.html|access-date=6 February 2024|website=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Beer|first1=Matt|last2=Straw|first2=Eddie|date=28 August 2011|title=The complete 2011 Belgian GP review|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-complete-2011-belgian-gp-review-5091252/5091252/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport}}</ref> Schumacher finished fifth.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=30 August 2011|title=2011 Belgian Grand Prix: complete race review|url=https://www.racefans.net/2011/08/30/2011-belgian-grand-prix-complete-race-weekend-review/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans}}</ref> The {{F1 GP|2011|Japanese}} saw Schumacher lead three laps during the race, marking the first time he had led a race since 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sheringham|first=Sam|date=9 October 2011|title=Japanese Grand Prix as it happened|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9610783.stm|access-date=10 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912162208/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9610783.stm|archive-date=12 September 2019|quote=Lap 40: This is the first time Schuey has led a race since the Japanese GP in 2006.}}</ref> In doing so, he became the oldest driver to lead a race since ] in 1970.<ref name=ABCgreatest>{{Cite news|date=30 December 2013|title=Michael Schumacher the greatest F1 driver of all time|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-30/michael-schumacher-the-greatest-formula-one-driver-of-all-time/5178660?pfmredir=sm|access-date=25 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025700/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-30/michael-schumacher-the-greatest-formula-one-driver-of-all-time/5178660?pfmredir=sm|archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> Schumacher finished the season in eighth place in the Drivers' Championship, with 76 points.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 September 2010|title=A better car the key to Schumacher's 2011 season|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a-better-car-the-key-to-schumachers-2011-season/3218116/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Motorsport.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2011 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2011-f1-world-championship/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Motor Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2011 F1 Results & Standings Schedule|website=F1-Fansite.com|date=16 June 2012|url=http://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-results/results-2011-formula-1-season/|access-date=25 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202041227/http://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-results/results-2011-formula-1-season/|archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>
			Schumacher was again partnered by Nico Rosberg at Mercedes for the {{F1|2012}} season.<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 January 2010|title=Schumacher could stay in F1 after 2012|work=ESPN F1|url=http://en.espnf1.com/mercedes/motorsport/story/7532.html|access-date=25 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218174303/http://en.espnf1.com/mercedes/motorsport/story/7532.html|archive-date=18 December 2014}}</ref> After qualifying fourth in what was his best qualifying since his return,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lines|first=Chris|date=22 March 2012|title=Schumacher has hopes high for Malaysian Grand Prix|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-schumacher-has-hopes-high-for-malaysian-grand-prix-2012mar22-story.html|access-date=6 February 2024|website=The San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref> he retired from the season's inaugural {{F1 GP|2012|Australian}},<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2012 |title=Brawn upbeat despite Melbourne failure |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gcx7P9DYPxinDYuIuShwcYbp5pZg?docId=N1176961332075459939A |access-date=18 March 2012 |agency=]}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and scored a point in the second round at the {{F1 GP|2012|Malaysian}} with intermittent rain,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Beer|first1=Matt|last2=Elizalde|first2=Pablo|date=24 March 2012|title=The complete Malaysian Grand Prix review|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-complete-malaysian-grand-prix-review-5098472/5098472/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=25 March 2012|title=Alonso holds off Perez for superb win in Malaysia|url=https://www.racefans.net/2012/03/25/2012-malaysian-grand-prix-report/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Michaels|first=Jakes|date=27 September 2017|title=Memory lane: 19 years of the Malaysian GP|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/20830608/memory-lane-19-years-racing-malaysian-grand-prix|access-date=6 February 2024|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> after qualifying third.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Spurgeon|first=Brad|date=13 April 2012|title=Schumacher Shows He Can Still Be a Contender|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/sports/autoracing/14iht-srf1profile14.html|access-date=6 February 2024|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> At the {{F1 GP|2012|Chinese}}, Schumacher started on the front row but retired due to a loose wheel after a mechanic's error during a pit stop.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 April 2012|title=Michael Schumacher's retirement at Chinese Grand Prix – What exactly happens when a wheel nut is loose?|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/michael-schumachers-retirement-at-chinese-grand-prix-what-exactly-happens-when-a-wheel-nut-is-loose|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092454/https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/michael-schumachers-retirement-at-chinese-grand-prix-what-exactly-happens-when-a-wheel-nut-is-loose|archive-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> After causing a collision with ] at the {{F1 GP|2012|Spanish}},<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Beer|first1=Matt|last2=Creighton|first2=Geoff|date=13 May 2012|title=Schumacher, Senna blame each other for Spanish Grand Prix accident|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-senna-blame-each-other-for-spanish-grand-prix-accident-4454156/4454156/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport}}</ref> Schumacher received a five-place grid penalty for the {{F1 GP|2012|Monaco}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Benson|first=Andrew|date=13 May 2012|title=Michael Schumacher penalised for Bruno Senna clash|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/18053192|access-date=6 February 2024|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Twenty-one years into his career,<ref name="Gibson 2016" /> Schumacher was fastest in qualifying in Monaco but started sixth owing to his penalty.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cary|first=Tom|date=26 May 2012|title=Monaco Grand Prix 2012: grid penalty denies Michael Schumacher of pole as Mark Webber leads the line|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/9292074/Monaco-Grand-Prix-2012-grid-penalty-denies-Michael-Schumacher-of-pole-as-Mark-Webber-leads-the-line.html|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323055216/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/9292074/Monaco-Grand-Prix-2012-grid-penalty-denies-Michael-Schumacher-of-pole-as-Mark-Webber-leads-the-line.html|archive-date=23 March 2018|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> He later retired from seventh place in the race.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sport|first=The Telegraph|date=27 May 2012|title=Monaco Grand Prix 2012: bittersweet weekend for Mercedes as Rosberg shines and Schumacher's bad luck continues|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/mercedes/9293463/Monaco-Grand-Prix-2012-bittersweet-weekend-for-Mercedes-as-Rosberg-shines-and-Schumachers-bad-luck-continues.html|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323070746/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/mercedes/9293463/Monaco-Grand-Prix-2012-bittersweet-weekend-for-Mercedes-as-Rosberg-shines-and-Schumachers-bad-luck-continues.html|archive-date=23 March 2018|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> At the {{F1 GP|2012|European}}, Schumacher finished third, his only podium finish since his return to Formula One.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morland|first=Greg|date=30 November 2012|title=Top ten: Schumacher comeback moments|url=https://www.racefans.net/2012/11/30/top-ten-schumacher-comeback-moments/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans}}</ref> At 43 years and 173 days, he became the oldest driver to achieve a podium since 1970, when ] achieved second-place finish at the {{F1 GP|1970|British}}.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=25 June 2012|title=Schumacher is oldest driver on podium since 1970|url=https://www.racefans.net/2012/06/25/2012-european-grand-prix-stats-facts/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans}}</ref> At the {{F1 GP|2012|German}}, Schumacher set the fastest lap for the 77th time in his career.<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 July 2012|title=Conclusions from the German GP|publisher=Sky Sports|url=http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/22058/7928246/Conclusions-from-the-German-GP|access-date=24 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726015714/http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/22058/7928246/Conclusions-from-the-German-GP|archive-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> At the {{F1 GP|2012|Belgian}}, Schumacher became the second driver in history (after Rubens Barrichello) to race in 300 Grands Prix;<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 August 2012|title=300 up for seven-time champion Schumacher in Belgian Grand Prix|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/30/sport/motorsport/motorsport-schumacher-belgian-grand-prix-300/index.html|access-date=6 February 2024|publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hallam|first=Mark|date=30 August 2012|title=Schumi and Spa<!--– DW – 08/30/2012-->|url=https://www.dw.com/en/schumachers-spa-milestones-from-zero-to-300/a-16204593|access-date=6 February 2024|publisher=Deutsche Welle}}</ref> he took seventh place after starting 13th.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=2 September 2012|title=Button storms to Spa win after first-lap shunt|url=https://www.racefans.net/2012/09/02/2012-belgian-grand-prix-report/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans}}</ref>
			Schumacher's indecision over his future plans led to him being replaced by ] at Mercedes for the {{F1|2013}} season.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|date=28 September 2012|title=Schumacher's indecision prompted Mercedes to chase Hamilton|work=]|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102906/|access-date=16 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001004837/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102906|archive-date=1 October 2012}}</ref> In October 2012, days before the {{F1 GP|2012|Japanese}}, Schumacher announced he would retire for a second time,<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 October 2012|title=Schumacher announces Formula One retirement|publisher=]|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13863.html|access-date=4 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006134357/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/10/13863.html|archive-date=6 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Andrew|first=Andrew|date=5 October 2012|title=Michael Schumacher crashes during Japanese Grand Prix practice|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/michael-schumacher-crashes-during-japanese-grand-prix-practice-8199151.html|access-date=6 February 2024|work=The Independent}}</ref> stating: "There were times in the past few months in which I didn't want to deal with Formula One or prepare for the next Grand Prix."<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 October 2012|title=Schumacher Ready To Go 'Home' After Retirement|work=]|publisher=Speed Channel, Inc.|agency=GMM|url=http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-michael-schumacher-ready-to-go-home-after-formula-one-retirement/|access-date=16 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015114312/http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-michael-schumacher-ready-to-go-home-after-formula-one-retirement|archive-date=15 October 2012}}</ref> In what would be his 308th and last entry and 306th race start, Schumacher concluded the season with a seventh-place finish at the {{F1 GP|2012|Brazilian}}, which was also the position he started his first Formula One race.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=26 November 2012|title=Schumacher finishes his F1 career as he started it|url=https://www.racefans.net/2012/11/26/2012-brazilian-grand-prix-stats-facts/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans}}</ref> During the race, he symbolically pulled over for fellow German ] en route to his then third Drivers' Championship.<ref name="RaceFans 2006">{{Cite web|date=15 February 2006|title=Michael Schumacher|url=https://www.racefans.net/michael-schumacher/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=RaceFans|postscript=. Updated 2024.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Beer|first1=Matt|last2=Tremayne|first2=Sam|date=27 November 2012|title=Red Bull thanks 'gracious' Schumacher for giving Vettel sixth|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/red-bull-thanks-gracious-schumacher-for-giving-vettel-sixth-4462384/4462384/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Autosport}}</ref> Schumacher finished 13th in the 2012 Drivers' Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2012-f1-world-championship/ |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=Motor Sport}}</ref> During his comeback, he led three laps but never won a race and never finished higher than eighth in the overall Formula One standings.<ref name="Bitannica 2024" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Justin |date=15 April 2021 |title=In Formula One, Does The Driver Or Car Matter More? |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/in-formula-one-does-the-driver-or-car-matter-more/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408190452/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/in-formula-one-does-the-driver-or-car-matter-more/ |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=FiveThirtyEight}}</ref> He closed his career with 91 wins, 155 podiums, and 68 pole positions, which at the time were all records.<ref name="Jeffries 2023" /> Before it was surpassed by Hamilton in 2020, Schumacher's 91 wins were one short of the combined win totals of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=Glenn |date=3 January 2019 |title=Michael Schumacher's top 10 F1 victories |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/michael-schumachers-top-10-f1-victories-5111617/5111617/ |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=Autosport}}</ref>
			Despite a difficult three years, which included adaptation to significant different regulations and new ] tyres, as well as rust, and being bested by his teammate, he had improved in the last two years where he arguably outraced Rosberg but bad luck and mechanical failures did not reflect it at the standings.<ref name="Gibson 2016" /> It has been argued that it was his 2009 motorcycle accident why the comeback had not been successful. In the words of ], "I believe his motorcycle accident, and the damaged neurons from a neck injury that in 90 per cent of cases is fatal, was probably more responsible for his lack of form second time around than age or length of absence."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Mark |date=16 July 2018 |title=F1 frontline: February 2018 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-2018/36/f1-frontline-february-2018/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628023736/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-2018/36/f1-frontline-february-2018/ |archive-date=28 June 2024 |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=Motor Sport}}</ref>
			From 2014 to {{F1|2021}}, Mercedes went on to win a record-breaking (of Schumacher's Ferrari from 1999 to 2004) eight Constructors' Championships under Hamilton, Rosberg, and ]. Ross Brawn said that "Michael's contribution to our development and the future of our team has been significant", and observed: "In my opinion, he is the greatest Formula One driver, and the records which he holds in our sport speak volumes for his success and commitment."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goodwin|first=Ellis|date=28 December 2012|title=Top moments of 2012, #13: End of the Schumacher era, again|url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/top-moments-of-2012-13-end-of-the-schumacher-era-again/2657313/|access-date=6 February 2024|website=Motorsport.com|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206034235/https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/top-moments-of-2012-13-end-of-the-schumacher-era-again/2657313/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brawn also stated that had Schumacher not retired in 2012 and not suffered a ski injury in 2013, he would have had a chance at winning his eighth World Championship in {{F1|2014}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cooper |first=Sam |date=2 January 2024 |title=Michael Schumacher: Alternative F1 career timeline predicted without accident |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/michael-schumacher-alternative-f1-career-timeline |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208171545/https://www.planetf1.com/news/michael-schumacher-alternative-f1-career-timeline |archive-date=8 February 2024 |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=PlanetF1}}</ref> In 2023, Williams team principal ], who was Mercedes chief strategist during Schumacher's time at the team between 2010 and 2012 and was instrumental in the team's success in the mid-to-late 2010s, said that Schumacher brought Mercedes together. Vowles added: " also knew his performance was perhaps not quite at the same level, but he made up for it in terms of the amount of work and dedication he put in. From that, Nico learned a lot and conversely, Lewis learned a lot from Nico."<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2023 |title=Michael Schumacher brought Mercedes together, says Williams F1 team principal James Vowles |url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12901784/michael-schumacher-brought-mercedes-together-says-williams-f1-team-principal-james-vowles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515210916/https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12901784/michael-schumacher-brought-mercedes-together-says-williams-f1-team-principal-james-vowles |archive-date=15 May 2024 |access-date=10 February 2024 |publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref>
			==Driver profile and legacy==
			=== Profile ===
			{{quote box|quote="No one will ever be greater than Schumi. Michael has shaped a generation like no other, he is iconic."|source=] about Schumacher<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Kollmar|first1=Tom|last2=Milewski|first2=Michel|last3=Rulle|first3=Silja|date=11 December 2021|title=Niemand wird je größer als Schumi sein|trans-title=Nobody will ever be greater than Schumi|url=https://www.bild.de/sport/motorsport/motorsport/formel-1-mercedes-boss-wolff-niemand-wird-je-groesser-als-schumi-sein-78508000.bild.html|access-date=12 December 2021|website=Bild|language=de|archive-date=27 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727104258/https://www.bild.de/sport/motorsport/motorsport/formel-1-mercedes-boss-wolff-niemand-wird-je-groesser-als-schumi-sein-78508000.bild.html}}</ref>|width=23%|align=right}}
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			Schumacher was noted throughout his career for his speed and racecraft,<ref name="Autosport 2009">{{Cite web|date=10 December 2009|title=Formula 1's Greatest Drivers: 2. Michael Schumacher<!--Formula 1's Greatest Drivers – Michael Schumacher-->|url=http://f1greatestdrivers.autosport.com/?driver=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326095659/http://f1greatestdrivers.autosport.com/?driver=2|archive-date=26 March 2014|access-date=10 February 2024|website=]}}</ref> and his ability to produce fast laps at crucial moments in a race and to push his car to the very limit for sustained periods.<ref name="Auto Racing 2007">{{Cite web|year=2007|title=Michael Schumacher – Master of the F1 Circuit|url=http://www.autoracing.com/formula-1/drivers/michael-schumacher/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821031629/http://www.autoracing.com/formula-1/drivers/michael-schumacher/|archive-date=21 August 2007|access-date=12 July 2007|website=Auto Racing}}</ref><ref name="Foster 2024">{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Michelle|date=3 January 2024|title=Michael Schumacher's 10 iconic Formula 1 grand prix victories|url=https://www.planetf1.com/features/michael-schumacher-top-ten-iconic-wins|access-date=10 February 2024|website=PlanetF1|archive-date=28 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228065938/https://www.planetf1.com/features/michael-schumacher-top-ten-iconic-wins|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also noted for his work ethic, pioneering fitness regimen, and ability to galvanise teams around him.<ref name="Autosport 2009"/><ref>{{Cite book|last=Hamilton|first=Maurice|title=Formula One: The Champions: 70 years of legendary F1 drivers|publisher=White Lion Publishing|year=2020|isbn=9781781319468|pages=166–175}}</ref> In 2004, '']'' magazine described Schumacher as "the ultimate driving machine" and "the most dominant athlete in the world" due to him having become "quicker, stronger, and fitter than the competition by outworking them in the weight room".<ref name="Schulz 2004">{{Cite web|last=Schulz|first=Nick|date=23 June 2004|title=The Ultimate Driving Machine|url=https://slate.com/culture/2004/06/how-michael-schumacher-dominates-formula-1.html|access-date=17 July 2023|website=Slate|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717111419/https://slate.com/culture/2004/06/how-michael-schumacher-dominates-formula-1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The magazine also stated that Schumacher changed the sport as he set a new benchmark for other drivers and built the team and technologies around him.<ref name="Schulz 2004"/><ref>{{Cite web|year=2023|title=Michael Schumacher <!--| F1 Legend | F1 Champion-->|url=https://www.gpdynamics.org/f1-drivers/f1-legends/michael-schumacher|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Grand Prix Dynamics|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208050220/https://www.gpdynamics.org/f1-drivers/f1-legends/michael-schumacher|url-status=dead}}</ref> Schumacher exercised four hours a day, mostly to strengthen his neck muscles to better withstand ]s during races.<ref name="Deutsche Welle 2003">{{Cite web|date=30 September 2003|title=Michael Schumacher – From Go-Carts to Grand Prix|url=https://www.dw.com/en/michael-schumacher-from-go-carts-to-grand-prix/a-982222|access-date=17 July 2023|publisher=Deutsche Welle|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717111419/https://www.dw.com/en/michael-schumacher-from-go-carts-to-grand-prix/a-982222|url-status=live}}</ref> After his gym session, he would often head to the race track for testing.<ref name="Deutsche Welle 2003"/> In 2003, ] highlighted Schumacher's "natural talent" for racing and his "discipline and leadership".<ref name="Deutsche Welle 2003"/> In 2023, former Formula One rival Giancarlo Fisichella observed that Schumacher "did not even seem to have sweated" during races, adding that Schumacher is the greatest Formula One driver of all time and "rewrote the history of Formula One".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hodge|first=Stuart|date=18 January 2023|title=Schumacher 'never even sweated' during F1 races|url=https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/99680/michael-schumacher-giancarlo-fisichella-f1/|access-date=14 August 2023|website=GPFans.com|archive-date=14 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814201612/https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/99680/michael-schumacher-giancarlo-fisichella-f1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
			In 2003, '']'' magazine analysed Schumacher's driving style using telemetry data.<ref name="Hust 2003">{{Cite web|last=Hust|first=Fabian|date=30 August 2003|title=Schumacher: Beeindruckende Analyse seiner Fahrkunst|trans-title=Schumacher: Impressive analysis of his driving skills|url=https://www.motorsport-total.com/formel-1/news/schumacher-beeindruckende-analyse-seiner-fahrkunst-03083006|access-date=17 July 2023|website=Motorsport-Total.com|language=de|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717111420/https://www.motorsport-total.com/formel-1/news/schumacher-beeindruckende-analyse-seiner-fahrkunst-03083006|url-status=live}}</ref> It was observed that Schumacher was very sensitive and flexible on the gas and brakes. Compared with his Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello, who often either braked or accelerated in a corner, Schumacher usually braked later into a corner and stabilised his car by accelerating slightly, often using both the brake and accelerator pedals at the same time. Exiting a corner, Schumacher accelerated considerably and balanced his car by braking lightly. ] talked about being in awe upon seeing Schumacher's telemetry showing he took turn one on full throttle at the ]. With his driving style, Schumacher also went 25&nbsp;km/h faster through the ] of Suzuka compared to Barrichello, who lost 0.3 seconds to Schumacher in this corner.<ref name="Hust 2003"/> It was also observed that when needed, such as when the brakes started to overheat, Schumacher adapted his driving style to protect the brakes.<ref name="Hust 2003"/>
			''Motor Sport'' author Christopher Hilton observed in 2003 that a "measure of a driver's capabilities is his performance in wet races, because the most delicate car control and sensitivity are needed", and commented that, like other great drivers, Schumacher's record in wet conditions shows very few mistakes; up to the end of 2003, Schumacher won 17 of the 30 races in wet conditions he contested.<ref name="Hilton 2003, pp. 131–132">{{Cite book|last=Hilton|first=Christopher|title=Michael Schumacher: The greatest of all|publisher=Haynes|year=2003|isbn=978-1-84425-044-8|pages=131–132|postscript=. Hilton defined a race in wet conditions as "all races where it rained – even if that was a shower".}}</ref> Some of Schumacher's best performances occurred in such conditions, earning him the nicknames ''Regenkönig'' ("Rain King"),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hardcastle|first=Jonathon|title=Michael Schumacher|url=http://www.artwoo.com/article/michael-schumacher|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204445/http://www.artwoo.com/article/michael-schumacher|archive-date=27 September 2007|access-date=12 July 2007}}</ref> or ''Regenmeister'' ("Rain Master"),<ref name="Auto Racing 2007"/> even in the non-German-language media. He is further known as "the Red Baron" because of his red Ferrari and in reference to the German ], the famous ] of the First World War. Schumacher's nicknames also include "Schumi",<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 October 2006|title=Alonso ahead of Schumi|publisher=News24|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/More_Sport/0,9294,2-9-32_2018131,00.html|access-date=22 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930205306/http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/More_Sport/0%2C9294%2C2-9-32_2018131%2C00.html|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> "Schuey",<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tremayne|first=David|date=22 October 2006|title=Schuey exit promises many twists and turns|work=The Independent|location=UK|url=http://sport.independent.co.uk/motor_racing/article1919061.ece|access-date=22 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930182154/http://sport.independent.co.uk/motor_racing/article1919061.ece|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> and "Schu".<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 October 2006|title=Schu brought down to earth|publisher=ITV|url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37706&PO=37706|access-date=14 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092158/http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37706&PO=37706|archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref>
			Schumacher was noted for beating all his teammates during his Formula One career,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodhouse |first=Jamie |date=2 October 2020 |title=Michael Schumacher beat all team-mates, unlike Lewis Hamilton |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/fernando-alonso-michael-schumacher-lewis-hamilton |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=PlanetF1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gretton |first=Matt |date=18 January 2021 |title=Formula 1 legends against their teammates: who has the best score? |url=https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/76710/formula-1-legends-against-their-teammates-who-has-the-best-score.html |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=GPblog.com}}</ref><!--https://www.racingyears.com/vs-mates/Michael%2520Schumacher--> except for his not-fully debut season against three-time World Champion Nelson Piquet, once for 1999 World Championship runner-up Eddie Irvine due to missing six races after a leg injury, and future 2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg when he was in his 40s. Schumacher was also noted for outperforming his cars and for his ability to operate at his peak on every lap,<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 October 2012 |title=Formula 1's greatest drivers. Number 4: Michael Schumacher |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/19998444 |access-date=8 February 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> having won significant more races than he had either pole positions or fastest laps. Apart from dominating the 1995, 2001, 2002, and 2004 World Championships (with 2002 and 2004 being the sole years where he drove the clear-cut fastest car as Barrichello was the runner-up both years), he won the competitive 2003 World Championship and either won (three times) or narrowly missed (two times) World Championships despite arguably driving an inferior car (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2000), and arguably would have won in 1999 had it been for the injury,<ref name="RaceFans 2006" /> as the performance gap from McLaren was far smaller than in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glendenning |first=Mark |year=1999 |title=Season 1999 Mid-Term Report |url=https://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/bri/glendenning.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Atlas F1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Glendenning |first=Mark |year=1999 |title=The Season 1999 End of Term Report |url=https://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/nov17/glendenning.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Atlas F1}}</ref> Since the 1994 death of Senna, Schumacher was widely regarded as the fastest driver in Formula One and the most dominant driver of his era. During his long career, Schumacher was also involved in several controversies,<ref name="Autosport 2009" /> most notability the 1994 and 1997 World Championship seasons finals and the 2006 Monaco qualifying. These episodes have been seen as a result of Schumacher's will-to-win mentality.<ref name="Benson 2006" /><ref name="Historic Racing 2007" /> In 2020, Martin Brundle commented: "The make-up of a champion is one of such inner self-belief that occasionally it shows up as flaws. The majority of the sporting greats I've met drive themselves forwards because they are always dissatisfied. But look at what Michael achieved, the speed at which he achieved it, and what he accomplished at two different teams. It's so hard to get to F1, to stay in it, to score podiums, and win races. And that guy won 91 of them, some of them in a class of one."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barlow |first=Jason |date=6 April 2020 |title=Here are the 10 best ever Formula 1 drivers |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/formula-one/here-are-10-best-ever-formula-1-drivers#5 |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407224931/https://www.topgear.com/car-news/formula-one/here-are-10-best-ever-formula-1-drivers#5 |archive-date=7 April 2020 |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Top Gear}}</ref>
			In a 2006 ] survey, Schumacher was voted the most popular driver of the season among Formula One fans.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 September 2006 |title=Schumacher tops F1 supporter poll |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5384692.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060928153827/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5384692.stm |archive-date=28 September 2006 |access-date=25 October 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Schumacher was subject to ] throughout his career, however, especially from the ].<ref name="Howell 2003" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2024 |title=Remembering Michael Schumacher's first F1 world title {{!}} GRR |url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/f1/remembering-michael-schumachers-first-f1-world-title/ |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=Goodwood}}</ref> About his collision with Schumacher in 1994, British driver Damon Hill wrote: "There are two things that set Michael apart from the rest of the drivers in Formula One − his sheer talent and his attitude. I am full of admiration for the former, but the latter leaves me cold."<ref name="Benson 2006" /> In addition to Hill, Schumacher also had rivalries with Mika Häkkinen, whom he beat for his first World Championship at Ferrari and the team's first Drivers' Championship since the {{F1|1979}} season, and Fernando Alonso, who ended Schumacher's five-consecutive titles in the 2000s. Despite only facing him during Schumacher's brief comeback in the 2010s, Lewis Hamilton is also seen a rival due to their similar achievements and driving styles, and cited Schumacher as an inspiration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2023 |title=The Legend of Michael Schumacher: A Story of Triumph, Challenges, and Legacy |url=https://www.theduochronicles.com/the-legend-of-michael-schumacher-a-story-of-triumph-challenges-and-legacy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521115935/https://www.theduochronicles.com/the-legend-of-michael-schumacher-a-story-of-triumph-challenges-and-legacy/ |archive-date=21 May 2023 |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=The Duo Chronicles}}</ref>
			=== Helmet ===
			Schumacher, in conjunction with ], helped develop the first lightweight carbon fibre reinforced polymer helmet. In 2004, a prototype was publicly tested by being driven over by a ]; it survived intact.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Even a tank can't halt schu now|publisher=JEC Composites|url=http://www.jeccomposites.com/composites-news/682/Even-a-tank.html|access-date=8 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108220644/http://www.jeccomposites.com/composites-news/682/Even-a-tank.html|archive-date=8 January 2007}}</ref> The helmet kept the driver cool by funneling directed airflow through fifty holes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Schumacher Helmet Profile|url=http://www.theprancinghorse.co.uk/news/newsfeatures/1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230064118/http://www.theprancinghorse.co.uk/news/newsfeatures/1.html|archive-date=30 December 2006|access-date=10 February 2007|publisher=theprancinghorse.co.uk}}</ref> Schumacher's original helmet sported the colours of the ] and his sponsor's decals. On the top was a blue circle with white ]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gallery: Michael Schumacher's F1 helmets|website=Motorsport.com|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/gallery-michael-schumacher-s-f1-helmets-939422/|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323160204/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/gallery-michael-schumacher-s-f1-helmets-939422/|archive-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> From the ], in order to differentiate his colours from his new teammate ]—whose helmet was predominantly white with a blue circle on top and a red ellipsis surrounding the visor—Schumacher changed the upper blue colour and some of the white areas to red.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Schumacher Biography|url=http://www.mschumacher.com/biography.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025010900/http://www.mschumacher.com/biography.html|archive-date=25 October 2006|access-date=25 October 2006|website=MSchumacher.com}}</ref> For the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix, he wore an all-red helmet that included the names of his ninety-one Grand Prix victories.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 October 2006|title=Michael's winning helmet|publisher=PitPass|url=http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=29768|access-date=7 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234541/http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=29768|archive-date=26 September 2007}}</ref> At the 2011 Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher's 20th anniversary in Formula One, he wore a commemorative gold-leafed helmet, which included the year of his debut and the seasons of his seven Drivers' titles.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|date=29 August 2011|title=Behind the scenes at Spa|work=]|url=http://plus.autosport.com/free/feature/3825/behind-the-scenes-at-spa/|access-date=30 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012210459/http://plus.autosport.com/free/feature/3825/behind-the-scenes-at-spa|archive-date=12 October 2011|quote=Helmet supplier Schuberth provided him with a special 21-carat gold plated helmet, which he wore as a special one-off for the weekend.}}</ref> During his 300th Grand Prix appearance at the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher wore a platinum-leafed helmet with a message of his achievement.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Schumacher 2012 300TH GP Commemorative F1 Replic|url=https://www.cmhelmets.com/product/michael-schumacher-commemorative-2012-300th-gp-belgium-f1-replica-helmet-full-size/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043620/https://www.cmhelmets.com/product/michael-schumacher-commemorative-2012-300th-gp-belgium-f1-replica-helmet-full-size/|archive-date=1 December 2017|website=CM Helmets}}</ref>
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			File:Schumi 1994 Helmet.jpg|Helmet for the {{F1|1994}} season (]); Schumacher used the ] helmet for nine years in Formula One, from the {{F1 GP|1992|Canadian}} to the {{F1 GP|2001|Australian}}.
			File:Michael Schumacher 1995 helmet 2015 Grand Prix Museum.jpg|Bell helmet for the {{F1|1995}} season (Benetton); Schumacher kept using this white-coloured helmet after moving to ] in {{F1|1996}} until he switched its colour to red at the {{F1 GP|2000|Monaco}}.
			File:Michael Schumacher helmet Museo Ferrari.jpg|Schuberth helmet for the {{F1|2002}} season (Ferrari); at the {{F1 GP|2001|Malaysian}}, Schumacher switched his helmet from Bell to ], although there was a contract with Bell for the {{F1|2001}} season. From the 2001 season, Schumacher continued to use the Schuberth helmet until his last race in Formula One.
			File:Michael Schumacher helmet.jpg|Schuberth helmet at the ] with the ] logo, which sometimes had to be removed in countries where tobacco advertising was illegal.
			File:Schumacher 2011 helmet.jpg|Schuberth helmet for the {{F1|2011}} season (]); Schumacher kept using a red-coloured helmet at ]. ] illustration and a ] (], which stands for "power") are inscribed on the back of the helmet.
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			=== Legacy ===
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			Schumacher's career spanned three decades and left a lasting impact on the sport, Formula One in particular but also motorsport as a whole, and his influence extended beyond his own racing career;<ref name="Walfisz 2023" /> in 2020, he was voted the most influential person in Formula One history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 May 2020 |title=Michael Schumacher named Most Influential Person in F1 History after fan vote |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.winner-revealed-who-you-voted-as-the-most-influential-person-in-f1-history.1pwZWXyGUuXUhxh3TBTwah.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204195041/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.winner-revealed-who-you-voted-as-the-most-influential-person-in-f1-history.1pwZWXyGUuXUhxh3TBTwah.html |archive-date=4 February 2021 |access-date=1 February 2021 |publisher=Formula One}}</ref> During a large part of his Formula One career, Schumacher was the president of the ],<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 June 2006 |title=Schumacher retains GPDA position |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5066186.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202071129/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5066186.stm |archive-date=2 December 2010 |access-date=30 November 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> a representative body originally set up in 1961 that had been disbanded in 1982 and Schumacher had helped to relaunch in 1994.<ref name="Gibson 2016" /> Schumacher has also often been credited with popularising Formula One worldwide, especially in Germany, where it was formerly considered a fringe sport.<ref name="Goren 2001" /><ref name="Sapa 2006" /> When Schumacher first retired in 2006, three of the top ten drivers in that year's Drivers' standings were German, more than any other nationality. Younger German drivers, such as Sebastian Vettel, felt Schumacher was key in them becoming Formula One drivers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Noble |first=Jonathan |date=25 September 2006 |title=Vettel sorry to see 'idol' Schumacher go |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/54667 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211714/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/54667 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=31 October 2006 |work=Autosport}}</ref> Schumacher was also credited for turning Ferrari into Formula One's most successful team; multi-time World Champion ] believed the transformation of the Ferrari team was Schumacher's greatest feat.<ref name=BBCOct2006 />
			By the time of his first retirement in 2006 and his final retirement in 2012, Schumacher was widely considered among the greatest Formula One drivers,<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2006 |title=Is Schumacher the greatest driver of all time? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/oct/18/formulaone.comment |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="Eichenberger & Stadelmann 2009">{{Cite journal|last1=Eichenberger|first1=Reiner|last2=Stadelmann|first2=David|date=December 2009|title=Who Is The Best Formula 1 Driver? An Economic Approach to Evaluating Talent|url=https://www.unifr.ch/finwiss/de/assets/public/research/academic%20publications/Who%20ist%20the%20best%20formula%201%20driver.pdf|journal=Economic Analysis & Policy|volume=39|issue=3|pages=389–406|doi=10.1016/S0313-5926(09)50035-5|access-date=10 February 2024|publisher=University of Fribourg|issn=0313-5926}}</ref><ref name="ABCgreatest" /> a trend that continued into the 2020s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Longman|first=Will|date=6 November 2023|title=10 greatest Formula 1 drivers in history|url=https://motorsporttickets.com/blog/10-greatest-formula-1-drivers-in-history/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Motorsport Tickets Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Gaines|first1=Cork|last2=Thawaranont|first2=Chay|date=21 July 2023|title=Who is the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time?|url=https://insider.com/who-is-the-greatest-formula-1-driver-of-all-time|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ostly|first=Ayrton|date=3 January 2024|title=Top three races of Michael Schumacher's career on legend's 55th birthday|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motorsports/2024/01/03/michael-schumachers-best-wins-formula-one-health-news/72100502007/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=USA Today}}</ref> Several commentators and drivers, including among others multi-time World Champions Niki Lauda and Sebastian Vettel,<ref name="BBC Sport 2006">{{Cite news |date=22 October 2006 |title=Tributes to Schumi |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6075194.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802024407/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6075194.stm |archive-date=2 August 2009 |access-date=24 October 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mann-Bryans|first=Mark|date=9 December 2021|title=Michael Schumacher will always be greatest F1 driver, Sebastian Vettel claims|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/michael-schumacher-sebastian-vettel-lewis-hamilton-fernando-alonso-max-verstappen-b1973011.html|access-date=8 February 2024|website=The Independent}}</ref> former rival David Coulthard,<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 October 2006|title=Schumacher hailed as 'greatest'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6075050.stm|access-date=8 February 2024|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> former Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mee|first=Lydia|date=21 January 2023|title=Michael Schumacher Is The Greatest Driver in History According To Former Driver|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/f1-news-michael-schumacher-is-the-greatest-driver-in-history-according-to-former-driver-lm22|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Sport Illustrated<!--F1 Briefings: Formula 1 News, Rumors, Standings and More-->}}</ref> and Mercedes team bosses Ross Brawn and Toto Wolff,<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 October 2012|title=Michael Schumacher is best driver this century – Ross Brawn|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/19828440|access-date=8 February 2024|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Crebolder|first=Finley|date=12 December 2021|title=Toto Wolff: Nobody will ever be greater than Michael Schumacher|url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/toto-wolff-michael-schumacher-greatest|access-date=8 February 2024|website=PlanetF1}}</ref> have at times described him as the greatest of all time.<ref name="Gibson 2016" /> Schumacher has been described as statistically the most successful driver in Formula One history and the most complete Formula One driver ever.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Dan |date=27 February 2023 |title=Best F1 drivers of all time ranked |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/formula-1/best-f1-drivers-all-time/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Radio Times}}</ref><ref name="Autosport 2009" /> Objective ]s,<ref name="Eichenberger & Stadelmann 2009" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bell |first1=Andrew |last2=Jones |first2=Kelvyn |last3=Sabel |first3=Clive E. |last4=Smith |first4=James |date=1 June 2016 |title=Formula for success: Multilevel modelling of Formula One Driver and Constructor performance, 1950–2014 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274080402_Formula_for_success_Multilevel_modelling_of_Formula_One_Driver_and_Constructor_performance_1950-2014<!--https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jqas-2015-0050/html--> |journal=Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=99–112 |doi=10.1515/jqas-2015-0050 |issn=1559-0410 |access-date=10 February 2024 |via=ResearchGate |hdl-access=free |hdl=1983/dd66908d-255b-47ec-94f1-e5e7acfeca49}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Paine |first=Neil |date=27 July 2018 |title=The Best Formula One Driver Might Be A Guy Who Hasn't Won Since 2013 |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-best-formula-one-driver-might-be-a-guy-who-hasnt-won-since-2013/ |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=FiveThirtyEight}}</ref> such as Eichenberger and Stadelmann (2009, 3rd), original F1metrics (2014, 4th),<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2014 |title=2014 model-based driver rankings |url=https://f1metrics.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/2014-model-based-driver-rankings/ |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=F1metrics}}</ref> Bell ''et al.'' (2015, 3rd), '']'' (2018, 2nd), and updated F1metrics (2019, 1st), put Schumacher consistenly among the top 5 greatest Formula One drivers ever.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2014 |title=Who was the greatest F1 driver? |url=https://f1metrics.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/who-was-the-greatest-f1-driver/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214162224/https://f1metrics.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/who-was-the-greatest-f1-driver/ |archive-date=14 February 2024 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=F1metrics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Justin |date=25 May 2018 |title=Who's The Best Formula One Driver of All Time? |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/formula-one-racing/ |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=FiveThirtyEight}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 November 2019 |title=The f1metrics top 100 |url=https://f1metrics.wordpress.com/2019/11/22/the-f1metrics-top-100/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209235350/https://f1metrics.wordpress.com/2019/11/22/the-f1metrics-top-100/ |archive-date=9 February 2024 |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=F1metrics}}</ref> By 2004, Schumacher came to hold most major Formula One records, and by 2006, his name was inscribed in almost all of Formula One's record books, including for most World Championships (7), most wins (91), most podiums (155), most pole positions (68), and most fastest laps (77),<ref name="Jeffries 2023" /> the latter a record he still holds. Although several of his records were later equalled or beaten, such as the most wins in a season at 13 (a record he first broke in 1995 and then equalled in 2000 and 2001, and further improved in 2002 and 2004), others remain his, such as his 100 percent podium finish in 2002 (17),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morland|first=Greg|date=19 June 2013|title=Top ten: Unbeatable Formula One records|url=https://www.racefans.net/2013/06/19/top-ten-unbeatable-formula-one-records/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411011800/https://www.racefans.net/2013/06/19/top-ten-unbeatable-formula-one-records/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2021|access-date=8 February 2024|website=RaceFans}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Elson|first=James|date=21 July 2021|title=2002: the year Michael Schumacher described as 'perfect'|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/2002-the-year-michael-schumacher-described-as-perfect/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Motor Sport}}</ref> which included eleven wins, five second places, and one third place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Masefield|first=Fraser|date=26 March 2014|title=10 Formula 1 Records That Will Never Be Broken|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2006581-10-formula-1-records-that-will-never-be-broken|access-date=8 February 2024|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>
			In 2006, Schumacher was also the driver to have made the most starts with the same constructor (Ferrari, 180) and engine manufacturer (Ferrari, 180).<ref name="Collantine 2006">{{Cite web |last=Collantine |first=Keith |date=9 November 2006 |title=F1 2006 Review: Michael Schumacher stats |url=https://www.racefans.net/2006/11/09/f1-2006-review-michael-schumacher%E2%80%99s-stats/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=RaceFans}}</ref> He and Rubens Barrichello were the two drivers who have made the most starts as teammate (102, 2000–2005) and most 1–2 finishes (24 in the same period).<ref name="Collantine 2006" /> Schumacher tied Nigel Mansell in 2004 for the record of most wins at the start of a season, and he tied Senna for most pole positions at the same circuit (eight, with Schumacher at Suzuka and Senna at ]).<ref name="Collantine 2006" /> At 15 seasons, he holds the record for most consecutive seasons of winning at least one race (shared with Hamilton), and he held the record for most wins at the same venue (eight, at the ] in France) and also the record for the most wins in the same Grand Prix (eight, France).<ref name="Collantine 2006" /> At the 2003 Italian Grand Prix, he set the record for the race win at the fastest ever average speed of 247.586 kph (153.843&nbsp;mph).<ref name="Collantine 2006" /> By 2006, he had spent a record 5,108 of his racing laps in the lead, and led 141 races.<ref name="Collantine 2006" /> He also made the most starts from the front row (115), scored the most points (1,369) before the point-system was overhauled in 2010, finished the most races in the points consecutively (24, from 2001 to 2003), and held the record for most consecutive fastest laps at the same circuit (7).<ref name="Collantine 2006" /> In 2002, he won the World Championship with six rounds to spare, which was earlier in the year than anyone before him (21 July).<ref name="Collantine 2006" />
			Schumacher, who dominated the sport in the 1990s and early 2000s becoming in 1995 the youngest back-to-back World Champion at the time,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardy |first=Edward |date=22 January 2024 |title=Who are F1's 10 youngest world champions? |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/who-are-f1s-10-youngest-world-champions/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Motor Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2023 |title=The 17 World Champions that belong in an exclusive Formula 1 club |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/every-multiple-formula-1-world-champion |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=PlanetF1}}</ref> was noted for his ability in the rain, winning many of the wet races he took part in,<ref name="Hilton 2003, pp. 131–132" /> most notability Spain in 1996,<ref name="Beer 2020" /> and for his race pace, being able to set consecutive qualifying fastest laps;<ref name="Auto Racing 2007" /> due to refuelling, he missed out several pole positions, having set his race strategy through more fuel on board (from his debut in 1991 through to the end of 2002 before the introduction of race-fuel qualifying from 2003 onwards, Schumacher was only outqualified 13 times in 178 race entries), and won 23 percent more races than getting pole positions. He also respectively won 51 and 24 times without starting first or from the front row, and had 48 wins with fastest lap, all three being more than any other driver, and converted 40 of his pole positions to wins at 58 percent, a record number that was later beaten by Hamilton.<!--https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/pole/et-victoire.aspx--> By the time he first retired in 2006, with 91 wins in 248 starts out of 250 entries (only behind Riccardo Patrese), Schumacher had a win ratio of 36 percent of starts, ahead of Formula One drivers Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, both of them at 25 percent of starts. He also had 27 percent of pole positions, 30 percent of fastest laps, and the most victories from pole with fastest lap at 22.<ref name="Collantine 2006" /> He also could have won even more races had he went to the dominant teams of the 1990s (Williams and McLaren) and not joined Ferrari in 1996, a view echoed by his former teammate Eddie Irvine,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Michelle |date=18 October 2019 |title='Schumi could have won more if he hasn't joined Ferrari' |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/schumi-couldve-won-more-if-he-hasnt-joined-ferrari |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=PlanetF1}}</ref> and could have become the first driver to win 100 races were it not for some situations that went beyond his control, such as reliability issues causing him to finish lower than first in 1994, one revoked win in 1994, two unfortunate collisions with Coulthard and Juan Pablo Montoya in 1998 and 2004, the two wins he gave to Irvine and Barrichello in 1999 and 2002, and retirements at the 1994 Spanish Grand Prix, the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix, and the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Freeman|first=Glenn|date=27 October 2020|title=Nine lost F1 wins that stopped Schumacher reaching 100|url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/nine-lost-f1-wins-that-stopped-schumacher-reaching-100/|access-date=8 February 2024|website=The Race}}</ref>
	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
			In August 1995, Schumacher married ].<ref name="Holt 2006">{{Cite news|last=Holt|first=Sarah|date=22 October 2006|title=Who is the real Schumacher?|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6047606.stm|access-date=22 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712080810/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6047606.stm|archive-date=12 July 2007}}</ref> They have two children, a daughter Gina-Maria (born in 1997) and a son, ] (born in 1999). Schumacher has always been very protective of his private life and is known to dislike the celebrity spotlight.<ref name="Holt 2006"/> From 1992 to May 1996, Schumacher resided in the Fontvieille district in Monaco. The family moved to a newly built mansion near ], in 2007, covering an area of {{convert|650|m2|adj=on}} with a private beach on ] and featuring an underground garage and petrol station, with a vintage ] fuel pump.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sarne|first=Vernon B.|date=21 May 2012|title=Michael Schumacher's house has its own vintage Shell fuel pump|url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/features/feature-articles/michael-schumacher-s-house-has-its-own-vintage-shell-fuel-pump|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224011800/https://www.topgear.com.ph/features/feature-articles/michael-schumacher-s-house-has-its-own-vintage-shell-fuel-pump|archive-date=24 December 2019|access-date=24 December 2019|website=Top Gear}}</ref> Schumacher and his wife own horse ranches in ] and Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Danny|date=9 November 2019|title=Corinna Schumacher gives first interview since husband Michael's tragic skiing accident in 2013|url=https://news.yahoo.com/corinna-schumacher-gives-first-interview-since-husband-michaels-tragic-skiing-accident-in-2013-085942538.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFbNCmC0ro-2wOhJ4p1rwBNy3H86fGYBUqYvIm-9Oq5PFjwYHG-kWNGgyk1qJ1gNJNvROlUOjcCVRgXoJ8wue4Lw67hKK6IlGIZUpr2Y3RsS3bMcok5YeOFeJxb7HnKvZC6EL16tBpEtNaV8HMc1k6CPu-1BIYNOmd7mlTN-JivU|access-date=31 August 2021|publisher=Yahoo News|archive-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831074040/https://news.yahoo.com/corinna-schumacher-gives-first-interview-since-husband-michaels-tragic-skiing-accident-in-2013-085942538.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFbNCmC0ro-2wOhJ4p1rwBNy3H86fGYBUqYvIm-9Oq5PFjwYHG-kWNGgyk1qJ1gNJNvROlUOjcCVRgXoJ8wue4Lw67hKK6IlGIZUpr2Y3RsS3bMcok5YeOFeJxb7HnKvZC6EL16tBpEtNaV8HMc1k6CPu-1BIYNOmd7mlTN-JivU}}</ref> Schumacher's younger brother ], his son Mick, his nephew ] and step-brother Sebastian Stahl have also been racing drivers.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 November 2001|title=Schumacher half-brother looking for racing action|website=GrandPrix.com|url=http://grandprix.com/ns/ns05169.html|access-date=19 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122071350/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns05169.html|archive-date=22 November 2008}}</ref> Ralf Schumacher competed in Formula One for ten years, starting from 1997 until the end of 2007.<ref name="Donaldson 2016"/> Mick became the third Schumacher to race in Formula One, having made his debut with ] in the {{F1|2021}} season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Benson|first=Andrew|date=23 March 2021|title=Formula 1 2021: Mick Schumacher ready to emulate 'idol' father|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/56438451|access-date=31 August 2021|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=8 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008060710/https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/56438451}}</ref>
	Schumacher married Corinna Betsch in August 1995.<ref name ="ms.com bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.mschumacher.com/biography.html |title=Michael Schumacher Biography |accessdate=2006-10-25 |publisher=www.mschumacher.com}}</ref> They have two children together, daughter Gina-Maria (b. 1997) and son Mick (b. 1999),<ref name="ms.com bio"/> and reside in ], ], near ].<ref name="schumacher hof" /> Schumacher is very protective of his private life and takes every effort to keep his family out of the spotlight.<ref>{{cite news | title = Who is the real Schumacher? | publisher = BBC News| date = 2006-10-22 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6047606.stm | accessdate =2006-10-22}}</ref> He does not care for the celebrity spotlight, rather preferring a simple life.<ref name="schumacher hof" /> Michael Schumacher's younger brother ], six years his junior, is also an F1 driver.
			Before his skiing accident in 2013, Schumacher's main hobbies included horse riding, motorcycle racing, sky diving, and playing football for his local team ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sten-Ziemons|first=Andreas|date=30 December 2013|title=Michael Schumacher's love of the limit|url=https://www.dw.com/en/michael-schumachers-love-of-the-limit/a-17331237|access-date=31 August 2021|publisher=Deutsche Welle|archive-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831074039/https://www.dw.com/en/michael-schumachers-love-of-the-limit/a-17331237}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Holt|first=Sarah|date=28 May 2010|title=F1 drivers banter over World Cup|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sarahholt/2010/05/world_cup_provides_distraction.html|access-date=31 August 2021|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831074039/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sarahholt/2010/05/world_cup_provides_distraction.html}}</ref> Schumacher appeared in several charity football games,<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 December 2004|title=FIFA Fair Play: Playing for a better world|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/fairplay/index/0,1255,104749,00.html?articleid=104749|access-date=25 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060918063721/http://www.fifa.com/en/fairplay/index/0%2C1255%2C104749%2C00.html?articleid=104749|archive-date=18 September 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=19 October 2004|title=Schumacher in action on Wednesday|url=http://www.pitpass.com/22671/Schumacher-in-action-on-Wednesday|access-date=4 March 2021|website=Pitpass|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412042811/https://www.pitpass.com/22671/Schumacher-in-action-on-Wednesday}}</ref> and organised games between Formula One drivers.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 September 2006|title=Thoughts on Schumacher|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5330382.stm|access-date=25 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507134642/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5330382.stm|archive-date=7 May 2007}}</ref> In 2008, ] football club ] approached Schumacher to join their squad for their upcoming ] qualifying matches but he turned down the offer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 July 2008|title=Schumacher offered Champions League game|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/62829/1/schumacher-offered-champions-league-game|access-date=22 July 2024|website=Crash.net}}</ref> He supports ], his local football club when he grew up, naming ] and ] his favourite players.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 August 2000|title=Michael Schumacher: "I'm a great football fan"|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/michael-schumacher-great-football-fan-74398|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704091048/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/michael-schumacher-great-football-fan-74398|archive-date=4 July 2020|access-date=13 May 2020|publisher=FIFA}}</ref> He is a ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ochs|first=Martina|date=15 February 2016|title=Das Ende der Stille|trans-title=The end of the silence|url=https://www.gala.de/stars/news/michael-schumacher--das-ende-der-stille-20281542.html|access-date=17 December 2021|website=GALA.de|language=de|archive-date=17 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217185242/https://www.gala.de/stars/news/michael-schumacher--das-ende-der-stille-20281542.html}}</ref>
	In ], Schumacher is sometimes called "Schwiegermutters Liebling" (mother in law's favourite), because he is seen as a devoted family man and has never been involved in any personal scandals.
			In 2006, Schumacher had a voice role in the ]/] film '']''. His character is himself as a ] who visits the town of ] to get new tires from Luigi and Guido at the recommendation of ]. During arrival, Luigi and Guido both faint in excitement when they see him. The French film '']'' features Schumacher in a cameo role as a chariot driver called Schumix. In 2009, Schumacher appeared on the ]'s motoring programme '']'' as ].<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 June 2009|title=Schumacher 'revealed' as the Stig|publisher=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8111588.stm|access-date=22 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107060140/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8111588.stm|archive-date=7 November 2020}}</ref> Presenter ] hinted later in the programme that Schumacher was not the regular Stig, which the BBC subsequently confirmed. Schumacher was there because Ferrari would not allow anyone else to drive the unique black ] that was featured in the show.<ref>{{Cite web|title=F1: Schumacher completes a stint as Top Gear Stig – SCHUMACHER|url=http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090622092912.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623234241/http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090622092912.shtml|archive-date=23 June 2009|access-date=8 August 2009|website=F1-Live.com}}</ref> In July 2021, ] announced the first officially approved documentary film about Schumacher—called '']''—which was released on 15 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 July 2021|title=Netflix's new Schumacher documentary to show 'multi-layered personality' of 7-time champion|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.netflixs-new-schumacher-documentary-to-show-multi-layered-personality-of-7.2gadBmiTt3x9nPXtLtDgmD.html|access-date=20 August 2021|publisher=Formula One|archive-date=20 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820234328/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.netflixs-new-schumacher-documentary-to-show-multi-layered-personality-of-7.2gadBmiTt3x9nPXtLtDgmD.html}}</ref>
	Schumacher's off-track interests include playing ] (actively in ]), watching films, ], playing ], ], and ].
	] charity matches in ], ]]]
	===Charity===
	In 2005, Schumacher donated US$10 million to charity for the ] in a charity show on the German television network ].<ref name="cnn-tsunami relief">{{cite news |title = Schumacher donates $10m relief aid |url = http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/01/04/tsunami.relief/index.html |publisher = CNN
	|date = 2005-01-04 |accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref> It was later announced that a bodyguard for Schumacher, Burkhard Cramer, and his two sons had died while on holiday in ], ].<ref name="si-sportsman of the year">{{cite web| url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/magazine/specials/sportsman/2005/11/11/michael.schumacher/index.html | title = My Sportsman: Michael Schumacher| accessdate = 2006-10-25| last = McAllister| first = Mike| date = 2005-11-11| work = 2005 Sportsman of the Year| publisher = SI.com}}</ref> His donation surpassed that of any other sportsperson, most sports leagues, many worldwide corporations and even some countries. <ref name="si-sportsman of the year"/>
			===Finance and sponsorship===
	Combining his hobby of football with charity, Schumacher has participated in several friendly games together with other Formula One drivers to raise money for charity.<ref name="fifa-charity football">{{cite news |title = FIFA Fair Play: Playing for a better world |url = http://www.fifa.com/en/fairplay/index/0,1255,104749,00.html?articleid=104749 |publisher = www.FIFA.com |date = 2004-12-16 |accessdate = 2006-10-25}}</ref>
			]. When he won his third title in 2000, which was the first with Ferrari, the '']'' was issued in a ''Schumacher Edition'' having his signature on the back.]]
			In 1999 and 2000, '']'' magazine listed him as the highest paid athlete in the world.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Funk|first1=Daniel|title=Strategic Sport Marketing|last2=Karg|first2=Adam|publisher=Routledge|year=2020|isbn=978-1-00025127-2|pages=275}}</ref> In 2005, ''EuroBusiness'' magazine identified Schumacher as the world's first billionaire athlete.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Schumacher (1969)|url=https://people.idsia.ch/~juergen/schumacher.html|access-date=17 July 2023|publisher=]|archive-date=10 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610145911/https://people.idsia.ch/~juergen/schumacher.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, ''Forbes'' ranked him 17th in its "The World's Most Powerful Celebrities" list.<ref>{{Cite news|year=2005|title=The Celebrity 100|work=Forbes|url=http://forbes.com/lists/2005/53/Rank_1.html|access-date=25 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025222351/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/Rank_1.html|archive-date=25 October 2006}}</ref> A significant share of his income came from advertising; ] paid him $8 million over three years from 1999 for wearing a 10 by 8 centimetre advertisement on his post-race cap.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 November 1999|title=MOT: Schumacher slaps $11.9&nbsp;m price on his head|publisher=AAP Sports News|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-24009938.html|access-date=24 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516202251/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-24009938.html|archive-date=16 May 2011}}</ref> In 2010, his personal fortune was estimated at £515 million.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Drivers top the rich list|url=http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/15812.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209120333/http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/15812.html|archive-date=9 December 2014|access-date=9 September 2014|work=ESPN F1}}</ref> In 2017, ''Forbes'' designated Schumacher as the athlete with the fifth highest career earnings of all-time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Badenhausen|first=Kurt|date=13 December 2017|title=The 25 Highest-Paid Athletes of All Time|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2017/12/13/the-25-highest-paid-athletes-of-all-time/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218152451/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2017/12/13/the-25-highest-paid-athletes-of-all-time/|archive-date=18 December 2018|access-date=18 December 2018|website=]}}</ref>
			===Philanthropy===
	Schumacher is a special ambassador to ] and has donated US$3 million to the organization. He has funded projects for the construction of a school in ], a clinic in ] and a centre for street children in ]. He has even taken the rare step of visiting Sarajevo to see how his funding has benefited child victims of war. For his contribution, he was named a ''UNESCO Champion For Sport'' by its Director-General ] in 2002.<ref name="unesco-champion for sport">{{cite web| url = http://portal.unesco.org/es/ev.php-URL_ID=6691&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html| title = Michael Schumacher, a UNESCO champion| accessdate = 2006-10-25| date = 2002| work = | publisher = UNESCO}}</ref>
			Schumacher was a special ambassador to ] and has donated €1.5 million to the organisation.<ref>{{Cite web|year=2002|title=Michael Schumacher, a UNESCO champion|url=http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=6691&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221113842/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D6691%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html|archive-date=21 February 2007|access-date=25 October 2006|publisher=UNESCO}}</ref> Additionally, he paid for the construction of a school for poor children and for area improvements in ], Senegal. He supported a hospital for child victims of the ], which specialises in caring for amputees.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 April 2014|title=Michael Schumacher zum Ehrenbürger von Sarajevo ernannt|url=https://www.nachrichten.at/nachrichten/ticker/Michael-Schumacher-zum-Ehrenbuerger-von-Sarajevo-ernannt;art449,1373494|access-date=4 March 2021|website=Nachrichten.at|language=de|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414203349/https://www.nachrichten.at/nachrichten/ticker/Michael-Schumacher-zum-Ehrenbuerger-von-Sarajevo-ernannt;art449,1373494}}</ref> In ], Peru, he funded the Palace for the Poor, a centre for helping homeless street children obtain an education, clothing, food, medical attention, and shelter. Schumacher told ''F1 Magazine'': "It's great if you can use your fame and the power your fame gives you to draw attention to things that really matter."<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 December 2013|title=The charitable side of Michael Schumacher|url=https://www.newstalk.com/off-the-ball/the-charitable-side-of-michael-schumacher-712091|access-date=4 March 2021|website=Newstalk|archive-date=18 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918085741/https://www.newstalk.com/off-the-ball/the-charitable-side-of-michael-schumacher-712091}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cheema|first=Saad Bari|date=3 January 2014|title=Keep the prayers coming for Michael Schumacher|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/20410/keep-the-prayers-coming-for-michael-schumacher|access-date=6 February 2024|website=The Express Tribune}}</ref> For the ], Schumacher donated €1 million;<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 August 2002|title=Michael gives $1m to flood victims|url=https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns06876.html|access-date=4 March 2021|website=GrandPrix.com|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422145711/https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns06876.html}}</ref> years later, Schumacher did the same when he donated €500,000 after the ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2013|title=Michael Schumacher pledges 500,000 euros to flood fund|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/formula-1/michael-schumacher-pledges-500000-euros-to-flood-fund-1534902|access-date=4 March 2021|website=NDTV Sports|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420221100/https://sports.ndtv.com/formula-1/michael-schumacher-pledges-500000-euros-to-flood-fund-1534902}}</ref> He donated $10 million for aid after the ],<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 January 2005|title=Schumacher donates $10m relief aid|publisher=CNN|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/01/04/tsunami.relief/index.html|access-date=24 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102045158/http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/01/04/tsunami.relief/index.html|archive-date=2 November 2006}}</ref> which surpassed that of any other sports person, most sports leagues, many worldwide corporations and even some countries.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McAllister|first=Mike|date=11 November 2005|title=My Sportsman: Michael Schumacher|website=Sports Illustrated<!--2005 Sportsman of the Year-->|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/magazine/specials/sportsman/2005/11/11/michael.schumacher/index.html|access-date=25 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917130243/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/magazine/specials/sportsman/2005/11/11/michael.schumacher/index.html|archive-date=17 September 2006}}</ref> From 2002 to 2006, he donated at least $50 million to various charities.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Duff|first=Alex|date=10 September 2006|title=Schumacher, Seven-Time Champion, to Quit Formula One (Update 1)|publisher=Bloomberg News|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=azdH01IQrFLs&refer=germany|access-date=18 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930013122/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=azdH01IQrFLs&refer=germany|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> In 2008, he donated between $5 million and $10 million to the ].<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 December 2008|title=Clinton Foundation Donors|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/st_clintondonor_20081218.html|access-date=18 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219114354/http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/st_clintondonor_20081218.html|archive-date=19 December 2008}}</ref>
			Since his participation in an FIA European road safety campaign, as part of his punishment after the collision at the 1997 European Grand Prix, Schumacher continued to support other campaigns, such as ], which is led by the FIA Foundation and calls on ] countries and the ] to recognise global road deaths as a major global health issue. In 2008, Schumacher was the figurehead of an advertising campaign by ] to raise awareness about responsible drinking. He featured in an advertising campaign for television, cinema and online media, supported by consumer engagements, public relations and digital media across the world.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=4 July 2008|title=Schumacher puts the brakes on drink-driving|work=The Guardian|location=London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/04/advertising.formulaone|access-date=30 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215082857/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/04/advertising.formulaone|archive-date=15 December 2013}}</ref>
	===Road safety awareness===
	In 1997, the FIA tasked Schumacher to promote road safety as part of his punishment conditions for the incident in Jerez. Although initially short term, he is still an active advocate of ], and an iconic supporter of the ] initiatives to promote road safety around the world. Along with ], he was a keynote speaker at the launch and official signing of the European Road Safety Charter in ] on ] ].<ref name="fia-road safety">{{cite web
	| url = http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/FIA_Feature/2004/dublin1a.html| title = More than a racer...| accessdate = 2006-10-25| last = Bishop| first = Matt| date = 2004
	| work = F1 Racing| publisher = Haymarket}}</ref>
			===2013 skiing accident===
	He also participated in the global launch of the FIA's ''Think Before You Drive'' campaign at the ] along with then Ferrari team-mate Rubens Barrichello.<ref name="fia-think">{{cite news |title = Schumacher and Barrichello Think Before They Drive |url = http://www.fiafoundation.com/thinkbeforeyoudrive/news/schumacher_and_barrichello_think_before_they_drive.html |work = Think Before You Drive |publisher = |date = 2005 |accessdate = 2006-10-25}}</ref>
			On 29 December 2013, Schumacher was skiing with his then 14-year-old son ], descending the Combe de Saulire below the ] above ] in the ]. An experienced skier, while crossing an unsecured ] area between Piste Chamois and Piste Mauduit,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Schumacher's Skiing Accident in Méribel – Locations|url=http://mitteleuropa.x10.mx/misc_newmaterial.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140224185128/http://mitteleuropa.x10.mx/misc_newmaterial.html%23schumacher|archive-date=24 February 2014|access-date=24 February 2014|publisher=X10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Schumacher Head Injury Skiing|url=http://www.snowindustrynews.com/articles/schumacher-head-injury-skiing/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427142904/http://www.snowindustrynews.com/articles/schumacher-head-injury-skiing/|archive-date=27 April 2015|access-date=20 April 2015|website=Snow Industry News|date=29 December 2013}}</ref> he fell and hit his head on a rock, sustaining a serious head injury despite wearing a ].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Azad|first=Anand Veeravagu,Tej|date=3 January 2014|title=Brain Bleed: Why Michael Schumacher's Helmet Wasn't Enough|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/03/brain-bleed-why-michael-schumacher-s-helmet-wasn-t-enough|access-date=10 February 2024|work=The Daily Beast}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=20 December 2020|title=Michael Schumacher's Head Injury and Recovery Today {{!}} ANA|url=https://ana-neurosurgery.com/michael-schumacher-coma-transferred-rehab/|access-date=10 February 2024|website=Advanced Neurosurgery Associates}}</ref> According to his physicians, he would most likely have died had he not been wearing a helmet.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|date=30 December 2013|title=Helmet helped protect Michael Schumacher in skiing accident|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publishing|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111982|access-date=30 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231002243/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111982|archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> He was airlifted to ] where he underwent two surgical interventions.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Whaling|first=James|date=26 November 2017|title=What we know about Michael Schumacher after horror ski accident|work=Daily Mirror|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/michael-schumacher-ski-accident-10360005|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218083220/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/michael-schumacher-ski-accident-10360005|archive-date=18 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher was put into a medically ] because of ].<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 March 2014|title=Michael Schumacher 'still in wake-up phase'|publisher=CNN|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/07/sport/michael-schumacher-massa-f1-motorsport/|access-date=16 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311230133/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/07/sport/michael-schumacher-massa-f1-motorsport|archive-date=11 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|date=30 December 2013|title=Doctors say Michael Schumacher's condition 'extremely serious'|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publishing|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111981|access-date=30 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233348/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111981|archive-date=30 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> By March 2014, there were small encouraging signs. In early April 2014, he was showing moments of consciousness as he was gradually withdrawn from the medically induced coma.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 April 2014|title=Schumacher has 'conscious moments' – agent|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26885624|access-date=4 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405065727/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26885624|archive-date=5 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
			In June 2014, Schumacher left Grenoble Hospital for further rehabilitation at the ], Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Schmuck|first1=Pascal|last2=Nicollier|first2=Marie|date=16 June 2014|title=Schumacher entre les mains des neurologues du CHUV|language=fr|work=]|url=http://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/lausanne-region/Schumacher-entre-les-mains-des-neurologues-du-CHUV/story/16481300|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818231507/http://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/lausanne-region/Schumacher-entre-les-mains-des-neurologues-du-CHUV/story/16481300|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2014, Schumacher left the hospital and was brought back to his home for further rehabilitation.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 September 2014|title=Michael Schumacher leaves hospital for recovery at home|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29130742|access-date=9 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822015700/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29130742|archive-date=22 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Since Schumacher's accident, there was little public information about his condition or recovery, with his family asking for privacy.<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 December 2022|title=What happened to Michael Schumacher in 2013 and what all we know since then?|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/uk/what-happened-to-michael-schumacher-in-2013-and-what-all-we-know-since-then/articleshow/96605365.cms?from=mdr|access-date=10 February 2024|work=The Economic Times|issn=0013-0389}}</ref> In November 2014, it was reported that Schumacher was "paralysed and in a wheelchair", and that he "cannot speak and has memory problems".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Williams|first=Alexandra|date=19 November 2014|title=Michael Schumacher: 'paralysed and in a wheelchair'|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/11241129/Michael-Schumacher-paralysed-and-in-a-wheelchair.html|access-date=19 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804070713/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/11241129/Michael-Schumacher-paralysed-and-in-a-wheelchair.html|archive-date=4 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2015, Schumacher's manager ] stated that his condition was slowly improving "considering the severeness of the injury he had".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Manalo|first=Komfie|date=26 May 2015|title=Michael Schumacher Latest Health Update: F1 Racing Superstar Improving 17 Months After Ski Accident|url=http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/55707/20150526/michael-schumacher-health-update-f1-racing-superstar-improving-17-months-ski-crash.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527122613/http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/55707/20150526/michael-schumacher-health-update-f1-racing-superstar-improving-17-months-ski-crash.htm|archive-date=27 May 2015|access-date=27 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
	In 2005 Schumacher agreed to join the high level Commission for Global Road Safety, headed by former NATO Secretary General ], as the representative for Germany. The Commission’s report, ], published in June 2006, argued for urgent international action to tackle the one million annual road deaths in developing countries around the world. Schumacher has subsequently supported the ] campaign, led by the FIA Foundation, which is calling on G8 countries and the UN to recognise global road deaths as a major global health issue on the scale of Malaria and TB.
			In September 2016, Felix Damm, lawyer for Schumacher, told a German court that his client "cannot walk", in response to reports from December 2015 in German publication '']'' that he could walk again.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 September 2016|title=Michael Schumacher 'cannot walk', German court hears|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37406977|access-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921003552/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37406977|archive-date=21 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2019, former Ferrari manager Jean Todt stated that Schumacher was making "good progress" but also "struggles to communicate". Todt also said that Schumacher was able to watch Formula One races on television at his home.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chazan|first=David|date=30 July 2019|title=Michael Schumacher 'making progress' in recovery from severe head injuries|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/30/michael-schumacher-making-progress-recovery-severe-head-injuries|access-date=30 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730142448/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/30/michael-schumacher-making-progress-recovery-severe-head-injuries/|archive-date=30 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, '']'' reported that Schumacher had been admitted to the ] in Paris for treatment by cardiovascular surgeon Philippe Menasché, described as a "pioneer in cell surgery". Following the treatment, which involved him receiving an anti-inflammatory ] perfusion, medical staff stated that Schumacher was "conscious".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Samuel|first=Henry|date=11 September 2019|title=Michael Schumacher 'conscious' after pioneering treatment in Paris|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/11/michael-schumacher-conscious-pioneering-treatment-paris-says/|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912232115/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/11/michael-schumacher-conscious-pioneering-treatment-paris-says/|archive-date=12 September 2019|issn=0307-1235|url-status=live}}</ref>
	===Film cameos===
	In early March 2006, the ] press reported that Michael Schumacher will play a small role in the upcoming movie '']'', together with ] ] and ].<ref name="schumacher movie role">{{cite news |title = Sport stars for Asterix film |url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/sport-stars-for-asterix-film/2006/03/08/1141701559696.html |work = The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher = FairfaxDigital
	|date = 2006-03-08 |accessdate = 2006-10-25}}</ref>
			Schumacher's family maintains strict privacy about his condition since his accident in 2013. In April 2023, '']'' published what it advertised as a "first interview" with Schumacher, including alleged quotes from him about his health and family; it soon emerged that these responses had been fabricated using ]. Schumacher's family said that they would sue the magazine, which fired the editor responsible.<ref>{{cite news|title=Schumachers plan legal action after AI 'interview'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65333115|date=20 April 2023|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=20 April 2023|archive-date=20 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420094739/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65333115|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Magazine editor sacked over AI-generated Michael Schumacher interview|newspaper=The Observer|date=22 April 2023|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/22/michael-schumacher-formula-one-interview-die-aktuelle-editor-sacked|access-date=22 April 2023|archive-date=22 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422173807/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/22/michael-schumacher-formula-one-interview-die-aktuelle-editor-sacked|url-status=live|issn=0029-7712}}</ref> In September 2024, Schumacher was reportedly present at the wedding of his daughter, Gina, in Spain.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Otto|first=Tyson|date=2 October 2024|title=Schumacher 'seen' in public as 11-year public exile ends in heavily-guarded event|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/schumacher-seen-in-public-as-11year-public-exile-ends-in-heavilyguarded-event/news-story/60373a770e2a2642111570b95ab82e02|access-date=2 October 2024|work=Fox Sports}}</ref>
	Michael Schumacher delivered a vocal performance in ]-] animated feature film '']''. His character in the film, a trademark Rosso Corsa ] who comes to ]'s Casa della Tires (which makes Luigi himself and his friend Guido faint from joy), was named after him.<ref name="schumacher movie role-cars">{{cite news |title = CARS Movie Premiere: Tonight - SOLD OUT!
	|url = http://www.lowesmotorspeedway.com/news_photos/news/505836.html |work = www.lowesmotorspeedway.com |publisher = Lowe's Motor Speedway |date = 2006-05-26
	|accessdate = 2006-10-25}}</ref>
			==Honours and achievements==
	==Complete Formula One results==
			{{main|List of career achievements by Michael Schumacher#Awards}}
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			Schumacher has been honoured many times. In 1992, the ] awarded him the ONS Cup, the highest accolade in German motorsport; he also won the trophy in 1994, 1995, and 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ehrungen|url=https://www.dmsb.de/de/ueber-uns/ehrungen|access-date=27 February 2021|publisher=German Motor Sport Federation|language=de|archive-date=11 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011212551/https://www.dmsb.de/de/ueber-uns/ehrungen}}</ref> In 1993, he won a ] (Sports) and was the first racing driver to receive the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Copperfield verzauberte BAMBI|url=https://www.bambi.de/copperfield-verzauberte-bambi/22332|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127075539/https://www.bambi.de/copperfield-verzauberte-bambi/22332|archive-date=27 November 2020|access-date=27 February 2021|website=BAMBI|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=8 November 2007|title=Europäer vorn|url=https://www.autobild.de/artikel/goldenes-lenkrad-2007-447547.html|access-date=28 February 2021|website=Auto Bild|publisher=Axel Springer|language=de|archive-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204101930/https://www.autobild.de/artikel/goldenes-lenkrad-2007-447547.html}}</ref> In 1994 and from 2001 to 2003, Schumacher was voted European Sportsperson of the Year by the International Sports Press Association.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Azzopardi|first=Stephen|date=8 January 2020|title=Nadal and Hosszu chosen by AIPS Europe journalists as best in Europe|url=https://www.maltasportsjournalists.com/2020/01/08/nadal-and-hisszu-chosen-by-aips-europe-journalists-as-best-in-europe/|access-date=25 February 2021|website=Malta Sports Journalists|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531095441/https://www.maltasportsjournalists.com/2020/01/08/nadal-and-hisszu-chosen-by-aips-europe-journalists-as-best-in-europe/}}</ref> He was voted by ] the ] from 2001 to 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 December 2020|title=FC Bayern: Große Ehre für Robert Lewandowski – Torjäger wird 'Europas Sportler des Jahres'|url=https://www.sport.de/news/ne4291866/fc-bayern-grosse-ehre-fuer-robert-lewandowski---torjaeger-wird-europas-sportler-des-jahres/|access-date=25 February 2021|website=sport.de|language=de|archive-date=29 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729201844/https://www.sport.de/news/ne4291866/fc-bayern-grosse-ehre-fuer-robert-lewandowski---torjaeger-wird-europas-sportler-des-jahres/}}</ref> In 1995 and from 2000 to 2002, he was named ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Autosport Awards Videos {{!}} 1995|url=https://www.autosportawards.com/video/1995|access-date=27 February 2021|website=Autosport Awards|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531185744/https://www.autosportawards.com/video/1995}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=3 December 2000|title=Full coverage from racing's big night out!|url=https://www.autosport.com/motorsport/news/12235/full-coverage-from-racing-big-night-out|access-date=28 February 2021|website=Autosport|archive-date=14 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514160738/https://www.autosport.com/general/news/full-coverage-from-racings-big-night-out-5019447/5019447/}}</ref> Schumacher was voted ] in 1995 and 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lüttgens|first=Markus|date=18 December 2016|title=Sportler des Jahres: Michael Schumachers chaotische Anreise|url=https://www.motorsport-total.com/formel-1/news/sportler-des-jahres-michael-schumachers-chaotische-anreise-16121807|access-date=27 February 2021|website=Motorsport-Total.com|language=de|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706155425/https://www.motorsport-total.com/formel-1/news/sportler-des-jahres-michael-schumachers-chaotische-anreise-16121807}}</ref> During the latter year, he was voted Germany's greatest sportsperson of the 20th century, beating ] and ] to the accolade.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 November 2004|title=Schumacher voted German's sportsman of the century|url=http://www.pitpass.com/22921/Schumacher-voted-Germans-sportsman-of-the-century|access-date=27 February 2021|publisher=Pitpass|archive-date=23 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723104034/https://www.pitpass.com/22921/Schumacher-voted-Germans-sportsman-of-the-century}}</ref> For his sports achievements and his commitment to road safety, Schumacher was awarded Germany's highest sporting accolade, the ], in 1997.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 February 2012|title=Seehofers erster Auftritt als erster Mann im Staat|language=de|work=Die Welt|url=https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article13885430/Seehofers-erster-Auftritt-als-erster-Mann-im-Staat.html|access-date=23 February 2021|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603130203/https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article13885430/Seehofers-erster-Auftritt-als-erster-Mann-im-Staat.html}}</ref> In 2002, for his contributions to sport and his contributions in raising awareness of child education, Schumacher was named as one of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 2002|title=Michael Schumacher UNESCO Champion for sport|url=http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=24019&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024071425/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D24019%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html|archive-date=24 October 2008|publisher=UNESCO}}</ref>
			Schumacher won the ] in 2002 and 2004,<ref name="laureus-award Michael Schumacher">{{Cite web|year=2006|title=Michael Schumacher|url=http://www.laureus.com/winners?q=node/821|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063322/http://www.laureus.com/winners?q=node%2F821|archive-date=28 September 2007|access-date=18 April 2007|website=Laureus|publisher=Laureus World Sport Awards Limited}}</ref> received the ] award in 2001,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marca Leyenda|url=https://www.marca.com/marca-leyenda.html|access-date=27 February 2021|website=Marca|location=Spain|date=3 April 2018|language=es|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007020854/https://www.marca.com/marca-leyenda.html}}</ref> was named ] three times (from 2001 to 2003),<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 October 2009|title=French Newspaper Names German Driver Schumacher Voted World 'Champion of Champions' – 2003-12-29|url=https://www.voanews.com/archive/french-newspaper-names-german-driver-schumacher-voted-world-champion-champions-2003-12-29|access-date=25 February 2021|publisher=Voice of America|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410140816/https://www.voanews.com/archive/french-newspaper-names-german-driver-schumacher-voted-world-champion-champions-2003-12-29}}</ref> won the ] twice (2001 and 2002),<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 December 2019|title=Inventato nel 1978, votano i giornalisti della Gazza: da Rono-Simeoni a oggi, ecco tutti i vincitori|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Vari/31-12-2019/inventato-1978-gino-palumbo-votano-giornalisti-gazza-3502306738445.shtml|access-date=27 February 2021|website=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|archive-date=10 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710185913/https://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Vari/31-12-2019/inventato-1978-gino-palumbo-votano-giornalisti-gazza-3502306738445.shtml}}</ref> and won the 2003 ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2003|title=Schumacher Receives Bandini Award|url=http://classic.autosport.com/news/atlasf1-report.php/id/975|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812190619/http://classic.autosport.com/news/atlasf1-report.php/id/975|archive-date=12 August 2019|access-date=30 August 2021|website=Autosport}}</ref> In honour of Schumacher's racing career and his efforts to improve road safety and the sport, he was awarded an FIA Gold Medal for Motor Sport in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 December 2006|title=Schumacher honoured by the FIA|publisher=Formula One|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2006/12/5395.html|access-date=15 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109154542/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2006/12/5395.html|archive-date=9 November 2007}}</ref> The same year, ahead of his final race for Ferrari at Interlagos on 22 October, football player Pelé presented a "Lifetime Achievement Award" to Schumacher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesportsrush.com/f1-news-when-footballing-legend-pele-awarded-7-time-f1-champion-michael-schumacher-ahead-of-his-final-race-with-ferrari/|title=When Footballing legend Pele awarded 7-time F1 Champion Michael Schumacher ahead of his final race with Ferrari|date=30 December 2022|access-date=30 December 2022|website=]|last=Venkatesh|first=Tejas|archive-date=30 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230170039/https://thesportsrush.com/f1-news-when-footballing-legend-pele-awarded-7-time-f1-champion-michael-schumacher-ahead-of-his-final-race-with-ferrari/}}</ref> In 2007, he received the ] for his sporting prowess and his humanitarian record.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Schumacher, Prince of Asturias Award for Sports 2007|url=https://www.fpa.es/en/princess-of-asturias-awards/laureates/2007-michael-schumacher.html|access-date=30 August 2021|publisher=Prince of Asturias Foundation|archive-date=14 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514160740/https://www.fpa.es/en/princess-of-asturias-awards/laureates/2007-michael-schumacher.html}}</ref> Together with Sebastian Vettel, Schumacher won the ] Nations' Cup six times in a row for Germany, from 2007 to 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=This is ROC|url=https://www.raceofchampions.com/this-is-roc|access-date=1 September 2021|publisher=Race of Champions|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520200220/https://www.raceofchampions.com/this-is-roc}}</ref> In 2017, Schumacher was inducted into the ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pryson|first=Mike|date=6 December 2017|title=F1 legend Michael Schumacher's absence felt at inaugural FIA Hall of Fame inductions|url=http://autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a1836476/1-legend-fmichael-schumachers-absence-felt-inaugural-fia-hall-fame-inductions/|access-date=22 February 2021|website=Autoweek|archive-date=13 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813041944/https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a1836476/1-legend-fmichael-schumachers-absence-felt-inaugural-fia-hall-fame-inductions/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Der Formel-1-Rekordweltmeister|url=https://www.hall-of-fame-sport.de/mitglieder/detail/Michael-Schumacher|access-date=1 March 2021|publisher=Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe|language=de|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531180138/https://www.hall-of-fame-sport.de/mitglieder/detail/Michael-Schumacher}}</ref> In 2020, Jean Todt honoured Schumacher with the FIA President Award, in recognition of Schumacher's seven World Championships and the "inspiration his sporting and personal commitments brought to the world".<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 December 2020|title=FIA Gala: Michael Schumacher honored – Corinna Schumacher's emotional appearance|url=https://newsabc.net/fia-gala-michael-schumacher-honored-corinna-schumachers-emotional-appearance/|access-date=20 February 2021|website=NewsABC.net|archive-date=13 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813041942/https://newsabc.net/fia-gala-michael-schumacher-honored-corinna-schumachers-emotional-appearance/}}</ref>
			In ], Schumacher was granted ],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Medina|first=Malagic|date=1 May 2014|title=Former US Senator Bob Dole and Michael Schumacher are Honorary Citizens of Sarajevo|url=http://www.sarajevotimes.com/former-us-senator-bob-dole-michael-schumacher-honorary-citizens-sarajevo/|access-date=24 February 2021|website=Sarajevo Times|archive-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117105217/https://sarajevotimes.com/former-us-senator-bob-dole-michael-schumacher-honorary-citizens-sarajevo/}}</ref> while the Assembly of the ] renamed major city transversal street after him,<ref name="N1-Sarajevo">{{cite web|title=Sarajlije o nazivu ulice po Schumacheru: "On je prijatelj BiH, to je zaslužio"|url=https://ba.n1info.com/vijesti/sarajlije-o-nazivu-ulice-po-schumacheru-on-je-prijatelj-bih-to-je-zasluzio/|website=N1|access-date=1 June 2022|language=bs-BA|date=31 May 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531150154/https://ba.n1info.com/vijesti/sarajlije-o-nazivu-ulice-po-schumacheru-on-je-prijatelj-bih-to-je-zasluzio/}}</ref> and earlier a large street ] was painted in a city neighborhood of ] by a group of artists.<ref name="N1-mural">{{cite web|title=Pogledajte kako izgleda mural posvećen Michaelu Schumacheru u Sarajevu|url=https://ba.n1info.com/vijesti/pogledajte-kako-izgleda-mural-posvecen-michaelu-schumacheru-u-sarajevu/|website=N1|access-date=1 June 2022|language=bs-BA|date=3 January 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601114005/https://ba.n1info.com/vijesti/pogledajte-kako-izgleda-mural-posvecen-michaelu-schumacheru-u-sarajevu/}}</ref> Honorary citizenship was also granted by ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 December 2006|title=Schumacher awarded honorary citizenship of Maranello|url=http://www.pitpass.com/30120/Schumacher-awarded-honorary-citizenship-of-Maranello|access-date=23 February 2021|publisher=Pitpass|archive-date=13 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813041949/https://www.pitpass.com/30120/Schumacher-awarded-honorary-citizenship-of-Maranello}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=7 February 2001|title=Schumacher Cittadino Onorario di Modena|url=https://www.comune.modena.it/salastampa/archivio-comunicati-stampa/2001/2/schumacher-cittadino-onorario-di-modena|access-date=27 February 2021|publisher=Comune di Modena|language=it|archive-date=7 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207210757/https://www.comune.modena.it/salastampa/archivio-comunicati-stampa/2001/2/schumacher-cittadino-onorario-di-modena}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hallam|first=Mark|date=30 August 2012|title=Schumacher's Spa milestones, from zero to 300|url=https://www.dw.com/en/schumachers-spa-milestones-from-zero-to-300/a-16204593|access-date=23 February 2021|publisher=Deutsche Welle|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603175940/https://www.dw.com/en/schumachers-spa-milestones-from-zero-to-300/a-16204593}}</ref> He was appointed ],<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 April 2010|title=Légion d'honneur pour Schumacher|url=http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/auto-moto/formule-1/fil-info/legion-d-honneur-pour-schumacher-375191|access-date=22 February 2021|newspaper=Le Figaro|language=fr|archive-date=8 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608132326/https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/auto-moto/formule-1/fil-info/legion-d-honneur-pour-schumacher-375191}}</ref> was honoured with the ],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Schumacher Sig. Michael|url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/91400|access-date=1 March 2021|website=Quirinale|language=it|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531185739/https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/91400}}</ref> and was appointed an ambassador of ].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 September 2003|title=Schumacher appointed ambassador of San Marino|website=Motorsport.com|url=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=135649&FS=F1|access-date=17 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606200052/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=135649&FS=F1|archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref> In 2008, the ] appointed Schumacher as the country's ambassador for ], hosted by Switzerland and Austria.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 April 2007|title=Schumacher becomes Swiss football ambassador|publisher=GPUpdate.net|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/148435/schumacher-becomes-swiss-football-ambassador/|access-date=1 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426175619/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/148435/schumacher-becomes-swiss-football-ambassador/|archive-date=26 April 2012}}</ref> In recognition of his contribution to Formula One, the ] renamed turns 9 and 10 as the Schumacher S in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 July 2007|title=Schumacher honoured by having a corner named after him at Nurburgring|publisher=Formula One|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2007/7/6506.html|access-date=21 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903030625/http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2007/7/6506.html|archive-date=3 September 2007}}</ref> In 2014, the first corner of the ] was renamed in honour of Schumacher.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Andrew|first=Benson|date=2 March 2014|title=Bahrain circuit honours Schumacher|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/26406971|access-date=24 February 2021|archive-date=23 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923145028/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/26406971}}</ref> He was awarded the State Prize of ] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 June 2022|title=Michael Schumacher erhält Staatspreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen|trans-title=Michael Schumacher receives the North Rhine-Westphalia State Prize|url=https://www.land.nrw/pressemitteilung/michael-schumacher-erhaelt-staatspreis-des-landes-nordrhein-westfalen|access-date=22 June 2022|website=Land.NRW|language=de|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621211640/https://www.land.nrw/pressemitteilung/michael-schumacher-erhaelt-staatspreis-des-landes-nordrhein-westfalen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Mee|first=Lydia|date=29 December 2022|title=What Happened to Michael Schumacher and What Have We Heard Since?|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/f1-news-what-happened-to-michael-schumacher-and-what-have-we-heard-since-lm22|access-date=10 February 2024|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>
			==Karting record==
			===Karting career summary===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
			!Season
			!Series
			!Team
			!Position
			|-
			! rowspan="2" |1984
			| align="left" |] – ]
			| align="left" |
			| NC
			|-
			| align="left" |] – Junior
			| align="left" |
			| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
			|-
			! rowspan="2" |1985
			| align="left" |] – ]
			| align="left" |
			| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |'''2nd'''
			|-
			| align="left" |] – Junior
			| align="left" |
			| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
			|-
			! 1986
			| align="left" |] – Senior
			| align="left" |
			| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |'''3rd'''
			|-
			! rowspan="2" |1987
			| align="left" |] – Senior
			| align="left" |
			| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
			|-
			| align="left" |] – 100cc
			| align="left" |
			| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
			|-
			! 1994
			| align="left" |] – F1 Stars
			| align="left" |
			| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
			|-
			! rowspan="2" |1996
			| align="left" |] – ]
			| align="left" |
			| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
			|-
			| align="left" |] – ]
			| align="left" |
			| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
			|-
			! 2001
			| align="left" |] – ]
			| align="left" |Tony Kart
			| 21st
			|-
			! 2007
			| align="left" |]
			| align="left" |
			| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
			|-
			! 2008
			| align="left" |]
			| align="left" |
			| 8th
			|-
			! rowspan=2|2009
			| align="left" |SKUSA SuperNationals – SuperPro
			| align="left" |
			| 9th
			|-
			| align="left" |]
			| align="left" |
			| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
			|-
			! colspan="4" |Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Schumacher {{!}} Racing career profile|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/michael-schumacher/|access-date=16 February 2023|website=Driver Database|archive-date=1 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101133640/https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/michael-schumacher/}}</ref>
			|}
			==Racing record==
			===Career summary===
			{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
			|-
			!Season
			!Series
			!Team
			!Races
			!Wins
			!Poles
			!F/Laps
			!Podiums
			!Points
			!Position
			|-
			!rowspan="3"|1988
			|style="text-align:left"|European ] 1600
			|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Eufra Racing
			|4
			|1
			|1
			|0
			|3
			|50
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|German Formula Ford 1600
			|7
			|3
			|0
			|0
			|5
			|124
			|6th
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|Hoecker Sportwagenservice
			|10
			|9
			|1
			|1
			|10
			|192
			|style="background:#FBFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|-
			!rowspan="3"|1989
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|rowspan="3" style="text-align:left"|WTS Racing
			|12
			|2
			|2
			|0
			|7
			|163
			|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|1
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|N/A
			|NC
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|1
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|N/A
			|NC
			|-
			!rowspan=5|1990
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|3
			|1
			|0
			|1
			|3
			|21
			|5th
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|rowspan="3" style="text-align:left"|WTS Racing
			|11
			|5
			|6
			|4
			|7
			|148
			|style="background:#FBFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|1
			|0
			|1
			|1
			|0
			|N/A
			|NC
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|1
			|1
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|N/A
			|style="background:#FBFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|1
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|NC
			|-
			!rowspan=5|1991
			|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ] ]
			|1
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|rowspan="2"|14th
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|5
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|4
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|8
			|1
			|0
			|2
			|2
			|43
			|9th
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|4
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|NC
			|-
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|1
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|1
			|6
			|12th
			|-
			!1992
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|16
			|1
			|0
			|2
			|8
			|53
			|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
			|-
			!1993
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|16
			|1
			|0
			|5
			|9
			|52
			|4th
			|-
			!1994
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|14
			|8
			|6
			|8
			|10
			|92
			|style="background:#FBFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|-
			!1995
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|17
			|9
			|4
			|8
			|11
			|102
			|style="background:#FBFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|-
			!1996
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] S.p.A.
			|16
			|3
			|4
			|2
			|8
			|59
			|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
			|-
			!1997
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|17
			|5
			|3
			|3
			|8
			|78
			|style="background:#000; color:white"|DSQ
			|-
			!1998
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|16
			|6
			|3
			|6
			|11
			|86
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
			|-
			!1999
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|10
			|2
			|3
			|5
			|6
			|44
			|5th
			|-
			!2000
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|17
			|9
			|9
			|2
			|12
			|108
			|style="background:#FBFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|-
			!2001
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|17
			|9
			|11
			|3
			|14
			|123
			|style="background:#FBFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|-
			!2002
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|17
			|11
			|7
			|7
			|17
			|144
			|style="background:#FBFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|-
			!2003
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|16
			|6
			|5
			|5
			|8
			|93
			|style="background:#FBFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|-
			!2004
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|18
			|13
			|8
			|10
			|15
			|148
			|style="background:#FBFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|-
			!2005
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|19
			|1
			|1
			|3
			|5
			|62
			|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
			|-
			!2006
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|] ]
			|18
			|7
			|4
			|7
			|12
			|121
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
			|-
			!2010
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|19
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|72
			|9th
			|-
			!2011
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|19
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|0
			|76
			|8th
			|-
			!2012
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|style="text-align:left"|]
			|20
			|0
			|0
			|1
			|1
			|49
			|13th
			|-
			! colspan="10" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="Motor Sport Database">{{Cite web|year=2020|title=Michael Schumacher|url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/michael-schumacher|access-date=1 December 2020|website=MotorSport|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027044706/https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/michael-schumacher}}</ref><ref name="Hilton 2006">{{Cite book|last=Hilton|first=Christopher|title=Michael Schumacher: The Whole Story|publisher=Haynes Publishing|year=2006|isbn=1-84425-008-3|url=https://archive.org/details/michaelschumache0000hilt/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}</ref>}}}}
			|}
			===Complete German Formula Three results===
			(]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
			{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
			! Year
			! Entrant
			! Engine
			! 1
			! 2
			! 3
			! 4
			! 5
			! 6
			! 7
			! 8
			! 9
			! 10
			! 11
			! 12
			! DC
			! Pts
			|-
			| ]
			!nowrap| WTS Racing
			!nowrap| ]
			|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|]<br />{{small|3}}
			|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|]<br />{{small|3}}
			|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|]<br />{{small|3}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|]<br />{{small|5}}
			|style="background:#FBFFBF;"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|]<br />{{small|3}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|]<br />{{small|12}}
			|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|]<br />{{small|19}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|]<br />{{small|4}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|]<br />{{small|5}}
			|style="background:#FBFFBF;"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|]<br />{{small|3}}
			|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd'''
			|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|{{Tooltip|'''163'''|170 total score, minus dropped points}}
			|-
			| ]
			!nowrap| WTS Racing
			!nowrap| {{Tooltip|]|Used Volkswagen engine for the first nine rounds}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|''']'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|''']'''<br />{{small|19}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|]<br />{{small|5}}
			|style="background:#FBFFBF;"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FBFFBF;"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|]<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#FBFFBF;"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FBFFBF;"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FBFFBF;"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|''']'''<br />{{small|4}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|]<br />{{small|2}}
			|
			|style="background:#FBFFBF;"|'''1st'''
			|style="background:#FBFFBF;"|'''148'''
			|-
			! colspan="17" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="Motor Sport Database"/>}}}}
			|}
			===Complete World Sportscar Championship results===
			(]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
			{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
			! Year
			! Entrant
			! Class
			! Chassis
			! Engine
			! 1
			! 2
			! 3
			! 4
			! 5
			! 6
			! 7
			! 8
			! 9
			! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
			! Pts
			|-
			| ]
			!nowrap| ]
			! C
			!nowrap| ]
			!nowrap| ] 5.0 ] ]
			| ]
			| ]
			|style="background: #FFCFCF"| ]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
			| ]
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"| ]<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"| ]<br />{{small|2}}
			| ]
			| ]
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"| '']''<br />{{small|1}}
			! 5th
			! 21
			|-
			|rowspan=2| ]
			!rowspan=2 nowrap| ]
			! C1
			!nowrap| ]
			!nowrap| ] M291 3.5 ]
			|style="background: #EFCFFF"| ]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background: #EFCFFF"| ]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"| ]<br />{{small|2}}
			|
			|style="background: #EFCFFF"| ]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background: #EFCFFF"| ]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background: #EFCFFF"| '']''<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"| ]<br />{{small|1}}
			|
			!rowspan=2| 9th
			!rowspan=2| 43
			|-
			! C2
			!nowrap| ]
			!nowrap| ] 5.0 ] ]
			|
			|
			|
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"| '']''<br />{{small|5}}
			|
			|
			|
			|
			|
			|-
			! colspan="16" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="Motor Sport Database"/><ref name="Racing Sports Cars Archive">{{Cite web|title=Complete Archive of Michael Schumacher|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Michael-Schumacher-D.html|access-date=1 December 2020|publisher=Racing Sports Cars|archive-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401071900/http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Michael-Schumacher-D.html}}</ref>}}}}
			|}
			===Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results===
			{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; margin:0"
			|-
	! Year		! Year
	! Team		! Team
			! Car
	! 1		! 1
	! 2		! 2
Line 203:		Line 863:
	! 18		! 18
	! 19		! 19
	! WDC		! 20
	! Points		! 21
			! 22
			! 23
			! 24
			! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
			! Pts
	|-		|-
			| ]
	| {{F1|1991}}
			!nowrap| ]
	! ]*<br/>]
			!nowrap| ]
	|style="color: white;"| ]<br /><small>-</small>
			| ]
	|style="color: white;"| ]<br /><small>-</small>
			| ]
	|style="color: white;"| ]<br /><small>-</small>
			| ]
	|style="color: white;"| ]<br /><small>-</small>
			| ]
	|style="color: white;"| ]<br /><small>-</small>
			| ]
	|style="color: white;"| ]<br /><small>-</small>
			| ]
	|style="color: white;"| ]<br /><small>-</small>
			| ]
	|style="color: white;"| ]<br /><small>-</small>
			| ]
	|style="color: white;"| ]<br /><small>-</small>
			| ]
	|style="color: white;"| ]<br /><small>-</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>5</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>6</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>6</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"| ]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#FFFFFF"| ]<br />{{small|DNS}}
	|		|
	|		|
			! NC
	|
	! 14th		! 0
			|-
			| ]
			!nowrap| ] Racing
			!nowrap| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			|style="background:#CFCFFF"| ]<br />{{small|25}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"| ]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"| ]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#CFCFFF"| ]<br />{{small|14}}
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			| ]
			! NC
			! 0
			|-
			! colspan="29" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="Motor Sport Database"/><ref name="Hilton 2006"/>{{pad}}]}}}}
			|}
			===24 Hours of Le Mans results===
			{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
			|-
			! Year
			! Team
			! Co-drivers
			! Car
			! Class
			! Laps
			! {{abbr|Pos.|Overall Position}}
			! {{abbr|Class<br />pos.|Class position}}
			|-
			! {{24hLM|1991}}
			|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DEU}} ] ]
			|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|AUT}} ]<br />{{flagicon|DEU}} ]
			|align="left" nowrap| ]
			| C2
			| 355
			| 5th
			| 5th
			|-
			! colspan="8" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="Racing Sports Cars Archive"/>}}}}
			|}
			===Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results===
			(])
			{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
			|-
			! Year
			! Entrant
			! Chassis
			! Engine
			! 1
			! 2
			! 3
	! 4		! 4
			! 5
			! 6
			! 7
			! 8
			! 9
			! 10
			! 11
			! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
			! Pts
	|-		|-
			| ]
	| {{F1|1992}}
			!nowrap| ]
	! ]
			!nowrap| ] RT23
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>4</small>
			!nowrap| ]
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>4</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"| ]<br />{{small|2}}
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>4</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
			| ]
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
			! 12th
	|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>7</small>
			! 6
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			|-
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
			! colspan="17" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="Hilton 2006"/>}}}}
			|}
			===Complete Formula One results===
			(]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
			{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; margin:0"
			!Year
			! style="min-width: 11em" | Entrant
			!Chassis
			! style="min-width: 9em" | Engine
			!1
			!2
			!3
			!4
			!5
			!6
			!7
			!8
			!9
			!10
			!11
			!12
			!13
			!14
			!15
			!16
			!17
			!18
			!19
			!20
			! {{Tooltip|WDC|World Drivers' Championship}}
			! ]
			|-
			|rowspan=2|{{F1|1991}}
			!nowrap|] ] ]
			!nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] HBB 4 3.5 ]
			|]
			|]
			|]
			|]
			|]
			|]
			|]
			|]
			|]
			|]
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''3rd'''
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''53'''
			|
			|
			|
			|
			!rowspan=2|14th
			!rowspan=2|4
	|-		|-
			!nowrap|] ]
	| {{F1|1993}}
	! ]		!nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] HBA 5 3.5 ]
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|5}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|6}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|6}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
	! 4th
	! 52
	|-		|-
	| {{F1|1994}}		|rowspan=2|{{F1|1992}}
	! ]		!rowspan=2 nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] ]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
			!rowspan=2 nowrap|] HB 3.5 ]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|4}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: #ffffff"| ]<br /><small>DSQ</small>
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: #ffffff"| ]<br /><small>DSQ</small>
	|bgcolor="red"| ]<br /><small>EX</small>
	|bgcolor="red"| ]<br /><small>EX</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''92'''
			|
			|
			|
			|
			|
			|
			|
			|
			|
			|
			|
			|
			|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
			|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''53'''
	|-		|-
			!nowrap|] ]
	| {{F1|1995}}
			|
	! ]
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ''']'''<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|4}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>5</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|4}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#CFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|7}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|2}}
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
	|		|
	|		|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''102'''
	|-		|-
	| {{F1|1996}}		|rowspan=2|{{F1|1993}}
			!rowspan=2nowrap|] ]
	! ]
			!nowrap|] ]
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			!rowspan=2nowrap|] HB 3.5 ]
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'']''<br />{{small|3}}
			|
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ''']'''<br /><small>RET</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="beige"| ''']'''<br /><small>DNS</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>4</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| ''']'''<br /><small>9</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
			|
			|
			|
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			!rowspan="2"|4th
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''3rd'''
			!rowspan="2"|52
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''59'''
	|-		|-
			!nowrap|] ]
	| {{F1|1997}}
			|
	! ]
			|
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>5</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'']''<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>4</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'']''<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>4</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>6</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>6</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
			|
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small/>
	|		|
	|		|
	|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: #ffffff"|<font color=white>DSQ**</font>
	|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: #ffffff"|<font color=white>78</font>
	|-		|-
	| {{F1|1998}}		|{{F1|1994}}
			!nowrap|] ]
	! ]
			!nowrap|] ]
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			!nowrap|] Zetec-R 3.5 ]
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>10</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>		|style="background:#000; color:#fff"|]<br />{{small|DSQ}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>5</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#000; color:#fff"|]<br />{{small|DSQ}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		||]
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>		||]
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ''']'''<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|'']''<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			|
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''2nd'''
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''86'''		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''92'''
	|-		|-
	| {{F1|1999}}		|{{F1|1995}}
			!nowrap|] ]
	! ]
			!nowrap|] ]
	|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>8</small>
			!nowrap|] RS7 3.0 ]
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'']''<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|''']'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ''']'''<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>5</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="beige"| ]<br /><small>DNS</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|5}}
	|bgcolor="pink"| ]<br /><small>INJ</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="pink"| ]<br /><small>INJ</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="pink"| ]<br /><small>INJ</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="pink"| ]<br /><small>INJ</small>		|style="background:#CFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|11<sup>†</sup>}}
	|bgcolor="pink"| ]<br /><small>INJ</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="pink"| ]<br /><small>INJ</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
	! 5th
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''102'''
	! 44
	|-		|-
	| {{F1|2000}}		|{{F1|1996}}
	! ]		!nowrap|] S.p.A.
			!nowrap|] ]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
			!nowrap|] 046 3.0 ]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>5</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ''']'''<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|''']'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ''']'''<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#fff"|''']'''<br />{{small|DNS}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|4}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#CFCFFF"|''']'''<br />{{small|9<sup>†</sup>}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|		|
	|		|
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''108'''
			|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
			|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''59'''
	|-		|-
	| {{F1|2001}}		|{{F1|1997}}
	! ]		!nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] ]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>
			!nowrap|] 046/2 3.0 ]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|5}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|4}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|'']''<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|4}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>4</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|6}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|6}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|
	|		|
	|		|
			|style="background:#000; color:white"|DSQ‡
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
			|style="background:#000; color:white"|78
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''123'''
	|-		|-
	| {{F1|2002}}		|{{F1|1998}}
	! ]		!nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] ]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
			!nowrap|] 047 3.0 ]
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ''']'''<br /><small>3</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#CFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|10}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|5}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|'']''<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|		|
	|		|
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''144'''
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''86'''
	|-		|-
	| {{F1|2003}}		|{{F1|1999}}
	! ]		!nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] ]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>4</small>
			!nowrap|] 048 3.0 ]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>6</small>
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#CFCFFF"|'']''<br />{{small|8}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'']''<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|''']'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>5</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|5}}
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>		|style="background:#fff"|]<br />{{small|DNS}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>4</small>		||]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>7</small>		||]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>8</small>		||]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		||]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		||]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>8</small>		||]
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|2}}
	|		|
	|		|
	|		|
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
			!5th
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''93'''
			!44
	|-		|-
	| {{F1|2004}}		|{{F1|2000}}
	! ]		!nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] ]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>
			!nowrap|] 049 3.0 ]
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>Ret</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|5}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|''']'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|''']'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>12</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>7</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
	|		|
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
			|
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''148'''
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''108'''
	|-		|-
	| {{F1|2005}}		|{{F1|2001}}
	! ]		!nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] ]
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
			!nowrap|] 050 3.0 ]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>7</small>
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>7</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>5</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>6</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>5</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
	|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>10</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>4</small>		|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|4}}
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>7</small>		|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
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	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''3rd'''
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	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''62'''
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			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''123'''
	|-		|-
	| {{F1|2006}}		|rowspan=2|{{F1|2002}}
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	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''']'''<br /><small>2</small>
			!nowrap|] 050 3.0 ]
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>6</small>
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>		|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>		|style="background:#FFDF9F"|''']'''<br />{{small|3}}
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>5</small>
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
	|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ]<br /><small>2</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''']'''<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>8</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ]<br /><small>3</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ]<br /><small>1</small>
	|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ]<br /><small>RET</small>
	|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ]<br /><small>4</small>
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			|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''144'''
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			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
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			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|2}}
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			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
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			!rowspan=2nowrap|] ]
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			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|4}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|6}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
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			|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''93'''
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			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|5}}
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			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|7}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|8}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|8}}
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			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|'']''<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#CFCFFF"|'']''<br />{{small|12}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|7}}
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			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''148'''
			|-
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			!rowspan=2nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] 053 3.0 ]
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|7}}
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			|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''62'''
			|-
			!nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] 055 3.0 ]
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			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|7}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|5}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|6}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|5}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#CFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|10}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|4}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|7}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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			!nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] ]
			!nowrap|] 056 2.4 ]
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|''']'''<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|6}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''']'''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|5}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|]<br />{{small|2}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|''''']'''''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'']''<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|8<sup>†</sup>}}
			|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'']''<br />{{small|3}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#FFFFBF"|]<br />{{small|1}}
			|style="background:#EFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|Ret}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|4}}
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			|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''121'''
			|-
			|{{f1|2010}}
			!nowrap|] ] ]
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			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|6}}
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			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|10}}
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			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|9}}
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			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|9}}
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			|style="background:#CFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|17}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|9}}
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			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|5}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|5}}
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			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|6}}
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			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|7}}
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			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|10}}
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			|style="background:#FFDF9F"|]<br />{{small|3}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|7}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|'']''<br />{{small|7}}
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			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|7}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|6}}
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			|style="background:#CFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|11}}
			|style="background:#CFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|13}}
			|style="background:#CFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|22<sup>†</sup>}}
			|style="background:#CFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|11}}
			|style="background:#CFCFFF"|]<br />{{small|16}}
			|style="background:#DFFFDF"|]<br />{{small|7}}
			!13th
			!49
			|-
			! colspan="27" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Schumacher – Involvement|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/michael-schumacher/engagement.aspx|access-date=1 December 2020|publisher=StatsF1|archive-date=30 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430130451/https://www.statsf1.com/en/michael-schumacher/engagement.aspx}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Schumacher|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/1146.html|access-date=1 December 2020|publisher=ESPN|archive-date=16 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516032753/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/1146.html}}</ref>}}}}
	|}		|}
			{{sup|‡}} Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 World Drivers' Championship due to dangerous driving in the {{F1 GP|1997|European}}, where he caused an avoidable accident with Jacques Villeneuve. His points tally would have placed him in second place in that year's standings.<ref name="FIA 1997"/><br />
			{{sup|†}} Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
			===Formula One records===
	'''*''' Schumacher only raced for Jordan in the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix<br>
			Schumacher holds the following ]:
	'''**''' Schumacher was excluded from the 1997 WDC due to dangerous driving in the European Grand Prix, where he caused an avoidable accident with Villeneuve. <ref name="entrylist" />
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			|-
			! Record
			! Date first achieved
			! Current record
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| {{F1|2002}}
			| 7<ref group="N" name="Shared Lewish Hamilton record">Record shared with ]</ref>
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| {{f1|2000}}–{{f1|2004}}
			| 5
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| {{F1|2002}}
			| 6<ref group="N">Record shared with ] ({{F1|2023}})</ref>
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| {{F1|1992}}–{{F1|2006}}
			| 15<ref group="N" name="Shared Lewish Hamilton record"/>
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ] (], ], ], ])<br />] (], ], ], ], ])
			|9<ref name="Shared Lewish Hamilton record" group="N" />
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ]
			| 51
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ]
			|48
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ]&nbsp;– ]
			| 15<ref group="N">Record shared with Max Verstappen</ref>
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| {{f1|2002}}
			| 100%
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ] – ]
			| 19
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ] – ]
			|17
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ]
			| 77
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| {{F1|2004}}
			| 10<ref group="N">Record shared with ] ({{F1|2005}} and {{F1|2008}})</ref>
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ]–]
			| 15<ref group="N">Record shared with Lewis Hamilton</ref>
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ] (], ], ], ], ], ], ])
			| 7<ref group="N">Record shared with ] (]) and Lewis Hamilton (])</ref>
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ] (], ], ], ], ], ], ])
			| 7<ref group="N">Record shared with Lewis Hamilton (])</ref>
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ] (], ], ], ], ])<br />] (], ], ], ], ])
			| 10
			|-
			| ''']'''
			| ]
			| 22
			|}
			'''Footnotes'''
			{{Reflist|group=N}}
	==Formula One records==		==See also==
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* '']''
			* '']''
			==References==
	]]]
			'''Specific'''
			{{Reflist}}
			'''General'''
	As of the end of the ], Michael Schumacher holds the following F1 records:
			* {{Cite book|last=Allen|first=James|url=https://archive.org/details/michaelschumache0000alle|title=Michael Schumacher: Driven to Extremes|publisher=Bantam Books|year=1999|isbn=978-0-553-81214-5|author-link=James Allen (journalist)|url-access=registration}}
			* {{Cite book|last=Allen|first=James|url=https://archive.org/details/michaelschumache0000alle_t1x6|title=Edge of Greatness|publisher=Headline|year=2007|isbn=978-0-7553-1678-6|url-access=registration}}
	]:
			* {{Cite book|last=Collings|first=Timothy|title=The Piranha Club|publisher=Virgin Books|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7535-0965-4}}
	*Most championship titles: '''7'''
			* {{Cite book|last=Collings|first=Timothy|title=Team Schumacher|publisher=Highdown|year=2005|isbn=978-1-905156-03-0|url=https://archive.org/details/teamschumacherma0000coll/page/34/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}
	*Most consecutive championship titles: '''5'''
			* {{Cite book|last=Domenjoz|first=Luc|title=Michael Schumacher: Rise of a genius|publisher=Parragon|year=2002|isbn=978-0-7525-9228-2}}
	*Most race wins: '''91'''
			* {{Cite book|title=Autocourse 1992–93|publisher=Hazleton Publishing|year=1992|isbn=978-0-905138-96-1|editor-last=Henry|editor-first=Alan|editor-link=Alan Henry}}
	*Most consecutive race wins: '''7''' (in ] - ], ], ], ], ], ], ]; record shared with ])
			* {{Cite book|last=Henry|first=Alan|title=Wheel to Wheel: Great Duels of Formula One Racing|publisher=Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated|year=1996|isbn=978-0-7538-0522-0|url=https://archive.org/details/wheeltowheelgrea0000henr/page/116/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}
	*Most race wins with one team: '''72''' with ]
			* {{Cite book|last=Hilton|first=Christopher|title=Michael Schumacher: The greatest of all|publisher=Haynes|year=2003|isbn=978-1-84425-044-8}}
	*Most race wins at the same GP: '''8''' at the ] (])
			* {{Cite book|last=Hilton|first=Christopher|title=Michael Schumacher: The Whole Story|publisher=Haynes|year=2006|isbn=978-1-84425-008-0|url=https://archive.org/details/michaelschumache0000hilt/page/118/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}
	*Most different GPs (by country) won: '''20'''
			* {{Cite book|last=Kehm|first=Sabine|title=Michael Schumacher. Driving Force|publisher=Random House|year=2003|isbn=978-0-09-189435-1|url=https://archive.org/details/michaelschumache0000schu/mode/2up|url-access=registration}}
	*Most time between first and last race wins: '''14 years, 1 month and 2 days'''
			* {{Cite book|last=Matchett|first=Steve|title=Life in the Fast Lane: The Story of the Benetton Grand Prix Year|publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson|year=1995|isbn=978-0-297-81610-2|location=London|author-link=Steve Matchett}}
	*Most second place finishes: '''43'''
			* {{Cite book|last=Matchett|first=Steve|title=The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit Lanes of Formula One|publisher=MBI Pub.|year=1999|isbn=978-0-7603-0754-0|location=Osceola, Wisconsin}}
	*Most podium finishes: '''154'''
			* {{Cite book|last=Williams|first=Richard|title=The Death of Ayrton Senna|publisher=Bloomsbury|year=1999|isbn=978-0-7475-4495-1}}
	*Most consecutive podium finishes: '''19''' (from the ], until the ])
	*Most points finishes: '''190'''
	*Most laps leading: '''4741''' (with a total of 22,155&nbsp;kilometers (13,758&nbsp;miles) in 131 Grands Prix)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f1db.com/f1/page/Michael_Schumacher| title =Michael Schumacher | accessdate = 2006-10-25| last = | first = | date =2006 | work =The Formula One Database | publisher = www.f1db.com}}</ref>
	*Most pole positions: '''68'''
	*Most starts from first row: '''108'''
	*Most fastest laps: '''76'''
	*Most ''doubles'' (pole position and race win): '''40'''
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	*Most championship points: '''1,369'''
	*Most consecutive race finished without retirement: '''24''' (from the ], until the ])
	*Most championship points in a season for a vice-world champion: '''121''' (out of a maximum of 180)
	*Most Wins in a season for a vice-world champion: '''7''' (ties ] and ])
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	The one major record Schumacher missed out on was the record for most Grands Prix competed in. His final race was his 250th so he finished 6 short of ]'s record of 256. Other records he did not break were the one for most pole positions in a season, as held by ] (14), and for most consecutive pole positions, held by ] (8).
	However, the record for the highest winning strike rate, is held by Juan Manuel Fangio, with 24 wins from 51 starts (47.1%) to Schumacher's 36.4%.
	He was the youngest double World Champion when he won the championship in {{F1|1995}} aged 26 years, 9 months and 19 days, but this record was beaten by ] in {{F1|2006}}, when he won his 2nd championship aged 25 years, 3 months and 24 days.
	With the exception of his debut year, {{F1|1991}} where he only participated in 6 races, Schumacher never had a winless year in Formula One.
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	*In the 2005 ] celebrity 100, he was ranked at seventeenth.<ref name="forbes celeb 100 2005">{{cite web| url = http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/Rank_1.html | title = The Celebrity 100| accessdate = 2006-10-25| date = 2005| work = | publisher = www.forbes.com}}</ref>
	*] paid him 8 million ] over three years from 1999 for wearing a 10 centimeters by 8 advertisement on his post-race cap.<ref>{{cite news | title = MOT: Schumacher slaps $11.9m price on his head | publisher = AAP Sports news | date = 1999-11-11 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-24009938.html | accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref> The deal was extended until 2010.<ref>{{cite news | title = Schumacher's sponsor extends contract | publisher = F1Racing.net | date = 2005-08-31 | url = http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=96638 | accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref>
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German racing driver (born 1969) This article is about the retired German racing driver. For his son who is also a racing driver, see Mick Schumacher. For the Luxembourgian athlete, see Mike Schumacher.

Michael Schumacher
Schumacher at the 1998 Italian Grand Prix
Born	(1969-01-03) 3 January 1969 (age 55) Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Spouse	Corinna Betsch ​(m. 1995)​
Children	2, including Mick
Relatives	Ralf Schumacher (brother) David Schumacher (nephew)
Awards	Full list
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	German
Active years	1991–2006, 2010–2012
Teams	Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, Mercedes
Engines	Ford, Renault, Ferrari, Mercedes
Entries	308 (306 starts)
Championships	7 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Wins	91
Podiums	155
Career points	1566
Pole positions	68
Fastest laps	77
First entry	1991 Belgian Grand Prix
First win	1992 Belgian Grand Prix
Last win	2006 Chinese Grand Prix
Last entry	2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	1991
Teams	Sauber
Best finish	5th (1991)
Class wins	0
Signature

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Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈʃuːmaxɐ]; born 3 January 1969) is a German former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012. Schumacher won a record-setting seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, a record which was tied by Lewis Hamilton in 2020. At the time of his retirement, Schumacher held the records for most wins (91), pole positions (68), and podium finishes (155), while he maintains the record for most fastest laps (77), among others.

Born in Hürth to a working-class family, Schumacher started his career in kart racing aged four. He won his first karting title two years later in a kart built from discarded parts. After having enjoyed success in karting—such as winning the direct-drive Karting European Championship in 1987—and in several single-seater series, Schumacher made a one-off Formula One appearance with Jordan at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix. He was signed by Benetton for the rest of the 1991 season, winning his first and second drivers' titles consecutively in 1994 and 1995 with the team. Schumacher moved to the struggling Ferrari team in 1996. During his first few years with the team, Schumacher lost out on the title in the final race of the season in 1997 and 1998, and suffered a broken leg from a brake failure in 1999. He and Ferrari won five consecutive titles from 2000 to 2004, including unprecedented sixth and seventh titles, while breaking several records. After finishing third in 2005 and second in 2006, Schumacher retired from the sport, although he later made a brief return with Mercedes from 2010 to 2012.

Schumacher was noted for pushing his car to the very limit for sustained periods during races, a pioneering fitness regimen, and ability to galvanise teams around him. He and his younger brother Ralf are the only siblings to win races in Formula One and the first siblings to finish first and second in the same race, a feat they repeated in four subsequent races. Schumacher was twice involved in collisions in the final race of a season that decided the title: first with Damon Hill at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix, and with Jacques Villeneuve at the 1997 European Grand Prix.

Appointed UNESCO Champion for Sport in 2002, Schumacher has been involved in humanitarian projects and has donated tens of millions of dollars to charity.

In December 2013, Schumacher suffered a severe brain injury in a skiing accident. He was placed in a medically induced coma until June 2014. He left the hospital in Grenoble for further rehabilitation at the Lausanne University Hospital, before being relocated to his home to receive medical treatment and rehabilitation privately in September 2014.

Early life and career

Michael Schumacher was born in the West German town of Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia, on 3 January 1969, to working-class parents Rolf—a bricklayer who later ran the local kart track—and Elisabeth Schumacher (1948–2003), who operated the track's canteen.

Karting

When Schumacher was four, his father modified his pedal kart by adding a small motorcycle engine. After he crashed it into a lamp post in Kerpen, his parents took him to the karting track at Kerpen-Horrem, where he became the youngest member of the karting club. His father built him a kart from discarded parts; at the age of six, Schumacher won his first club championship. To support his racing, Schumacher's father took on a second job renting and repairing karts, while his mother worked at the track's canteen. Nevertheless, when Schumacher needed a new engine costing 800 DM, his parents were unable to afford it; he was able to continue racing with support from local businessmen.

Regulations in Germany require a driver to be at least 14 years old to obtain a kart license. To get around this, Schumacher obtained a license in Luxembourg at the age of 12. In 1983, he obtained his German license, a year after he won the German Junior Kart Championship. Schumacher joined Eurokart dealer Adolf Neubert in 1985, and by 1987 was the German and European kart champion, then he quit school and began working as a mechanic.

Lower formulae and sportscar racing

In 1988, he made his first step into single-seat car racing by participating in the German Formula Ford and Formula König series, winning the latter. In 1989, Schumacher signed with Willi Weber's WTS Formula Three team. Funded by Weber, he competed in the German Formula Three Championship, winning the 1990 German Formula Three Championship. He also won the 1990 Macau Grand Prix under controversial circumstances. He placed second behind Mika Häkkinen in the first heat, three seconds behind. At the start of the second heat, he overtook Häkkinen, who only had to finish within three seconds of Schumacher to clinch the overall win. In the closing laps, Schumacher made a mistake, allowing Häkkinen to attempt to overtake. Schumacher changed his line immediately before Häkkinen did the same as the latter moved to overtake, and Häkkinen crashed into the back of Schumacher's car. While Häkkinen's race was ended, Schumacher drove to victory without a rear wing. Schumacher gave the prize money from winning the race to his family as they had debts.

During 1990, along with his Formula Three rivals Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Karl Wendlinger, Schumacher joined the Mercedes-Benz junior racing programme in the World Sportscar Championship. This was unusual for a young driver, as most of Schumacher's contemporaries competed in Formula 3000 on the way to Formula One. Weber advised Schumacher that being exposed to professional press conferences and driving powerful cars in long-distance races would help his career. In the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, Schumacher won the season finale at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in a Sauber–Mercedes C11, and finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship despite only driving in three of the nine races. He continued with the team in the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, winning again at the final race of the season at Autopolis in Japan with a Sauber–Mercedes-Benz C291, leading to a ninth-place finish in the Drivers' Championship. He also competed at the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing fifth in a car shared with Wendlinger and Fritz Kreutzpointner. He further competed in one race in the 1991 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship, finishing second.

During the 1991 430 km of Nürburgring, Schumacher was involved in an incident with Derek Warwick. While trying to set his flying lap in qualifying, Schumacher encountered Warwick's Jaguar XJR-14 on a slow lap resulting in lost time for Schumacher. As retaliation for Warwick being in his way, Schumacher swerved his Sauber into Warwick's car, hitting the Jaguar's nose and front wheel. Enraged by Schumacher's attitude, Warwick drove to the pits and chased Schumacher on foot. He eventually caught up with Schumacher, and it took intervention from several mechanics and Schumacher's teammate Jochen Mass to prevent Warwick physically assaulting Schumacher.

Formula One career

Jordan (1991)

Schumacher made his Formula One debut with the Irish Jordan-Ford team at the Belgian Grand Prix, driving car number 32 as a replacement for the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot. Schumacher, still a contracted Mercedes driver, was signed by Eddie Jordan after Mercedes paid Jordan $150,000 for his debut.

The week before the race, Schumacher impressed Jordan designer Gary Anderson and team manager Trevor Foster during a test drive at the Silverstone circuit. Schumacher's manager Weber assured Jordan that Schumacher knew the challenging Spa-Francorchamps circuit well, although in fact he had only seen it as a spectator. During the race weekend, teammate Andrea de Cesaris was meant to show Schumacher the circuit but was held up with contract negotiations. Schumacher then learned the track on his own, by cycling around the track on a fold-up bike he brought with him.

In his debut, Schumacher impressed the paddock by qualifying seventh; he did so in a midfield car, the Jordan 191, which he drove half a day of testing and at a track he had never raced at. This also matched the team's season-best grid position, and Schumacher outqualified veteran de Cesaris. Motor Sport journalist Joe Saward reported that, after qualifying, "clumps of German journalists were talking about 'the best talent since Stefan Bellof'". Schumacher retired on the first lap of the race with clutch problems.

Benetton (1991–1995)

Following his Belgian Grand Prix debut, despite an agreement in principle between Jordan and Schumacher's Mercedes management that would see the German race for the Irish team for the remainder of the season, Schumacher was engaged by Benetton-Ford for the next race. Jordan applied for an injunction in the British courts to prevent Schumacher driving for Benetton but lost the case as they had not yet signed a final contract.

1991–1993: Maiden points, podiums and wins

Schumacher finished the 1991 season with four points out of six races. His best finish was fifth in his second race, the Italian Grand Prix, in which he finished ahead of his teammate and three-time World Champion Nelson Piquet. He also outqualified Piquet four times out of five in the season run-in, and scored only half a point less than him in the time they were together.

At the start of the 1992 season the Sauber team, planning their Formula One debut with Mercedes backing for the following year, invoked a clause in Schumacher's contract that stated that if Mercedes entered Formula One, Schumacher would drive for them. It was eventually agreed that Schumacher would stay with Benetton; Peter Sauber stated that " didn't want to drive for us. Why would I have forced him?" The year was dominated by the Williams FW14B of Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese, featuring powerful Renault engines, semi-automatic gearboxes, and active suspension to control the car's ride height. In the conventional Benetton B192, Schumacher took his place on the podium for the first time, finishing third in the Mexican Grand Prix. Through what has been described as a tactical masterstroke, he went on to take his first victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, in a wet race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which by 2003 he would call "far and away my favourite track". That also marked as the last Formula One car to win a Grand Prix while sporting a H-pattern manual gearbox.

From the 1992 Portuguese Grand Prix to the 1998 Monaco Grand Prix, Schumacher was not beaten by his teammate when both cars finished. 1992 was also the first of many times that Schumacher beat his teammate through a full season, and Martin Brundle was fired as a result. Benetton team boss Flavio Briatore later regretted this decision, saying that he had underestimated the ability of both his drivers. Schumacher finished third in the Drivers' Championship in 1992 with 53 points, three points behind runner-up Patrese and three in front of the Brazilian Ayrton Senna. According to Jo Ramírez, a close friend of Senna, the Brazilian considered Schumacher "the next big threat, way ahead of all the other drivers around at the time".

The Williams FW15C of Damon Hill and Alain Prost dominated the 1993 season as well. Benetton introduced their own active suspension and traction control early in the season, last of the frontrunning teams to do so. Schumacher won one race, the Portuguese Grand Prix where he beat Prost, and had nine podium finishes; he retired in seven of the other 16 races. He finished the season in fourth, with 52 points, beating Patrese as teammate, so much so that Briatore and his team thought that Patrese was washed up and that they had no problem with their car.

1994–1995: Back-to-back World Championships

Schumacher won his first Drivers' Championship in 1994. Driving the Benetton B194, which has been called the worst car to have won a Formula One World Championship and was difficult to drive, so much so that Schumacher had three different teammates (JJ Lehto, Jos Verstappen, and Johnny Herbert) due to crashes, Schumacher won the first four races and finished the season with eight wins. He won six of the first seven races, including the Brazilian Grand Prix in which he lapped the entire field, and was leading the Spanish Grand Prix, before a gearbox failure left him stuck in fifth gear for most of the race. Schumacher made two pit stops without stalling and finished the race in second place. Benetton boss Flavio Briatore stated that Schumacher's drive was one of the best he had ever seen.

The 1994 season was marred by the death of Ayrton Senna, which was witnessed by Schumacher who was directly behind Senna, and that of Roland Ratzenberger during the San Marino Grand Prix; there were also allegations of cheating during the 1994 Formula One season involving several teams, most particularly Schumacher's Benetton, having allegedly broken the sport's technical regulations. Following the San Marino Grand Prix, the Benetton, Ferrari, and McLaren teams were investigated on suspicion of breaking the FIA-imposed ban on electronic aids. Benetton and McLaren initially refused to hand over their source code for investigation. When they did so, the FIA discovered hidden functionality in both teams' software but no evidence that it had been used in a race. Both teams were fined $100,000 for their initial refusal to cooperate. The McLaren software, which was a gearbox program that allowed automatic shifts, was deemed legal. By contrast, the Benetton software was deemed to be a form of launch control that would have allowed Schumacher to make perfect starts, which was explicitly outlawed by the regulations; Benetton and Willem Toet, a Formula One aerodynamicist for over thirty years who worked at Benetton until 1994, stated that traction control was legally achieved through rotational inertia. There was no evidence to suggest the software was used.

At the British Grand Prix, Schumacher was penalised for overtaking Hill on the formation lap. He and Benetton then ignored the penalty and the subsequent black flag, which indicates that the driver must immediately return to the pits, for which he was disqualified and later given a two-race ban. Benetton blamed the incident on a communication error between the stewards and the team. Schumacher was also disqualified after winning the Belgian Grand Prix, after his car was found to have illegal wear on its skid block, a measure used after the accidents at Imola to limit downforce and hence cornering speed. Benetton protested that the skid block had been damaged when Schumacher spun over a kerb; the FIA rejected their appeal because of the pattern of wear and damage visible on the block. The two-race ban punishment was seen by many observers as petty and insignificant, and that it was a result of Benetton feud with the FIA, with Schumacher being a victim and the FIA trying to deny him his first World Championship. These incidents helped Damon Hill close the points gap, and Schumacher led by a single point going into the final race at the Australian Grand Prix. On lap 36, Schumacher hit the guardrail on the outside of the track while leading. Hill attempted to pass but as Schumacher's car returned to the track there was a collision on the corner causing them both to retire. As a result, Schumacher won the Drivers' Championship, the first German to do so—Jochen Rindt (the only posthumous Drivers' Champion) was German but raced under the Austrian flag, and whose domination in 1970 was later equalled by Schumacher. The race stewards judged it as a racing accident and took no action against either driver. Although the Drivers' Championship had been decided in a similar manner in 1989 and 1990, public opinion was divided over the incident, and Schumacher was vilified in the British media. At the FIA conference after the race, Schumacher dedicated his title to Senna.

In 1995, Schumacher successfully defended his title with Benetton, which now had the same Renault engine as Williams; according to Motor Sport magazine, Benetton had the better team, while Williams had the superior car. Schumacher accumulated 33 more points than second-placed Hill. With Herbert as teammate, he took Benetton to its first Constructors' Championship, breaking the dominance of McLaren and Williams, and became the youngest two-time World Champion in Formula One history. The season was marred by several collisions with Hill, in particular an overtaking manoeuvre by Hill took them both out of the British Grand Prix on lap 45, and again on lap 23 of the Italian Grand Prix; it also saw one of his career's best ovetakes, with the one over Jean Alesi giving him the win at the European Grand Prix, after he reduced the half a minute gap in the final dozen laps. Schumacher won 9 of the 17 races, including the French Grand Prix, and finished on the podium 11 times. It was only once that he qualify worse than fourth; at the Belgian Grand Prix, he qualified 16th but nevertheless went on to win the wet-dry race, finishing 16 seconds ahead of Hill, with whom he had ferocious wheel-to-wheel racing and involved some crucial strategic calls. His bad qualifying was a result of a crash he had in the final free practice, and by the time his car was rebuilt, it had started to rain; this ended his 56-race streak of outqualifiyng his teammates that started in 1992, after he missed a gear in qualifying in Adelaide in 1991 and was outqualified by Nelson Piquet.

Ferrari (1996–2006)

In 1996, Schumacher joined Ferrari, a team that had last won the Drivers' Championship in 1979 and the Constructors' Championship in 1983, for a salary of $60 million over two years. He left Benetton a year before his contract with them expired; he later cited the team's damaging actions in 1994 as his reason for opting out of his deal. In 1997, Schumacher lured Benetton employees Rory Byrne (designer) and Ross Brawn (technical director) to Ferrari. Ferrari had previously come close to the championship in 1982 and 1990. The team had suffered a disastrous downturn in the early 1990s, partially as its famous V12 engine was no longer competitive against the smaller, lighter, and more fuel-efficient V10s of its competitors. Various drivers, notably Alain Prost, had given the vehicles disparaging labels, such as "truck", "pig", and "accident waiting to happen". Furthermore, the poor performance of the Ferrari pit crews was considered a running joke. At the end of 1995, although the team had improved into a solid competitor, it was still considered inferior to front-running teams like Benetton and Williams. Schumacher declared the Ferrari F310 good enough to win a championship, although afterwards his teammate Eddie Irvine labelled the F310 "an awful car", a "piece of junk", and "almost undriveable", while designer John Barnard admitted that the car "wasn't very good". Irvine also later commented: "The '96 car was a disaster and was nearly undriveable. Only someone of Michael Schumacher's ability − and maybe Senna – could have driven it."

During winter testing, Schumacher first drove a Ferrari, their 1995 Ferrari 412 T2, and was two seconds faster than former regulars Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger had been. Alesi and Berger were allowed to drive Schumacher's Benetton B195 with which he won the World Championship in 1995, and they could not believe how Schumacher had won with it, calling it "the ugly ducking" for being so ugly to drive and having many crashes. In a 1999 interview with his 1994 and 1995 World Championship rival Damon Hill, Schumacher recalled: "You remember when I left Benetton, and Alesi and Berger took their first steps in that Benetton? You remember how many crashes they had? ... I mean, that car was really unbelievable. Really difficult to drive. It was so edgy. But it was fast when you just drove it exactly on that edge. Now, though, there have been a lot of aerodynamic improvements to the cars and so the cars I have driven have been a lot more stable. And that applies to most of the cars today."

1996–1999: World Championship challenges and injury

"It was not a race. It was a demonstration of brilliance."

Stirling Moss about Schumacher at the 1996 Spanish Grand Prix

In 1996, Schumacher finished third in the Drivers' Championship and helped Ferrari to second place in the Constructors' Championship ahead of his old team Benetton. During the season, the car had reliability problems; Schumacher did not finish in 7 of the 16 races. At the French Grand Prix, Schumacher took pole position but suffered engine failure on the formation lap. He won three races, more than the team's total tally for the period from 1991 to 1995, despite a poor chassis. He took his first win for Ferrari at the Spanish Grand Prix, where he lapped the entire field up to third place in the wet. After a bad start, which saw him dropping from third to sixth place, before taking the lead on lap 19, he consistently lapped five seconds faster than the rest of the field in the difficult conditions. At the Belgian Grand Prix, he used well-timed pit stops to fend off Williams' Jacques Villeneuve. He also took first place at the Italian Grand Prix to win in front of the tifosi (Ferrari fans).

Schumacher and Villeneuve competed for the title in 1997, despite never sharing a podium and almost never battling directly on the track, in what has been described as the sport's most dramatic and controversial season finale. Villeneuve, driving the superior Williams FW19, led the championship in the early part of the season. Schumacher first win of the season came at the wet Monaco Grand Prix, in which he took a six-second lead after one lap. By mid-season, despite possibly driving not even the second-fastest car on the grid, Schumacher had taken the championship lead, winning five races, and entered the season's finale (the European Grand Prix at the Jerez circuit) with a one-point advantage. In qualifying, Schumacher set the same fastest lap as Villeneuve and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. He started in second position as Villeneuve set his fastest lap first but was able to jump him at the start. Towards the end of the race, Schumacher's Ferrari developed a coolant leak and loss of performance indicating he might not finish the race. As Villeneuve approached to pass his rival on lap 48, Schumacher turned in on him but retired from the race. Villeneuve went on and scored four points to take the championship. Despite public outcry, the race stewards did not initially award any penalty, as they had deemed it a racing incident; two weeks after the race, in an unprecedented move, Schumacher was disqualified from the entire 1997 Drivers' Championship after an FIA disciplinary hearing found that his "manoeuvre was an instinctive reaction and although deliberate not made with malice or premeditation, it was a serious error." Initially feeling wronged, Schumacher accepted the decision and admitted having made a mistake, upon seeing the footage when he got out of the car and adrenaline had worn off. His actions were widely condemned in British, German, and Italian newspapers. Another view is that Villeneuve went into the corner too fast; without Schumacher turning into him, he would have overshot the turn and ended up in the gravel. In later years, Villeneuve himself admitted that he "would never have made that corner without push", and Schumacher stated in 2009 that if he could have his career over again, he would "do some things differently", citing Jerez 1997 as something that he would have changed in his career.

In 1998, Finnish driver Mika Häkkinen became Schumacher's main title rival. Driving the superior McLaren MP4/13, Häkkinen won the first two races of the season, gaining a 16-point advantage over Schumacher, who then won the Argentine Grand Prix. With the Ferrari improving significantly in the second half of the season, Schumacher took six victories and had five other podium finishes. One of his victories was at the Hungarian Grand Prix, a track where overtaking is difficult and that favoured McLaren; Schumacher drove 19 consecutive qualifying-like laps to make Ross Brawn's alternative three-stop strategy work and to go from third to first place. Brawn had told him: "Michael, you have 19 laps to pull out 25 seconds. We need 19 qualifying laps from you." Schumacher ultimately came nine seconds ahead of David Coulthard. Häkkinen, who started on pole, achieved only a point due to reliability issues. Ferrari took a 1–2 finish at the French Grand Prix, the first Ferrari 1–2 finish since 1990, and at the Italian Grand Prix, which tied Schumacher with Häkkinen for the lead of the Drivers' Championship with 80 points.

There were two controversies during the 1998 season. At the British Grand Prix, Schumacher was leading on the last lap when he turned into the pit lane, crossed the start-finish line, and stopped to serve his ten-second stop-go penalty, which was a result of overtaking the lapped car of Alexander Wurz during a safety car period. There was some doubt whether this counted as serving the penalty; because he had crossed the finish line when he came into the pit lane, the win was valid. The FIA rescinded the penalty due to taking 31 minutes, rather than within the 25 minutes limit, and rejected McLaren's protest. At the Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher was leading the race by 40 seconds in heavy spray but collided with Coulthard's McLaren when the Scot, a lap down, slowed on the racing line in poor visibility to let Schumacher past. His Ferrari lost a wheel but could return to the pits, although he was forced to retire. Schumacher leaped out of his car and headed to McLaren's garage in an infuriated manner and accused Coulthard of "trying to kill" him. Coulthard admitted five years later that the accident had been his mistake. From a possible three-point lead, Schumacher was still seven points behind Häkkinen. Heading into the final race, the Japanese Grand Prix, Häkkinen held a four-point advantage over Schumacher, who started on pole but stalled and caused the start to be aborted, which meant he had to start from the back of the field. He made a comeback up to third but retired after hitting debris from an accident. Häkkinen won the Drivers' Championship by winning the final two races despite Schumacher being the polesitter both times, continuing Ferrari's longest World Championship drought.

In 1999, Schumacher's efforts helped Ferrari win the Constructors' Championship, the team's first title since 1983. He lost his chance to win the Drivers' Championship at the British Grand Prix at the high-speed Stowe Corner; his car's rear brake failed, sending him off the track into the barriers and resulting in a broken leg. During his 98-day absence, he was replaced by Finnish driver Mika Salo. About his return, Schumacher's Eddie Irvine teammate recalled: "It was amazing. I remember me and Mika Salo were testing at Mugello, which is one of the hardest circuits in the world – and he hadn't driven for eight months. He got in the car and within a lap he was a tenth or two tenths slower than I was. How do you do that? And then of course a couple of laps later he's half a second quicker and – it's just impossible. It's really really annoying, but it was an honour to be able to see his telemetry and see the things he could do with a car." After missing six races, he made his return at the inaugural Malaysian Grand Prix, qualifying in pole position with his career's greatest pole margin, with his time faster than Eddie Irvine by almost a second. He then assumed the role of second driver, helping Irvine to victory and assisting his teammate's bid to win the Drivers' Championship for Ferrari, with Irvine leading the championship by one point. About Schumacher's role, Irvine stated: "He is not only the best driver in the world, he is also the best number two in the world." In the last race of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix, Häkkinen won his second consecutive title after he beat him off the line. Schumacher later said that Häkkinen was "the best opponent I've had" and the one he respected the most.

2000–2004: Five consecutive World Championships

In 2000, Schumacher won his third Drivers' Championship, his first with Ferrari, after a year-long battle with Häkkinen. Schumacher won the first three races of the season and five of the first eight. Midway through the year, Schumacher's chances suffered with three consecutive non-finishes, allowing Häkkinen to close the gap in the standings. At the German Grand Prix qualifying session, which was largely decided in the opening 10 minutes of semi-dry weather, Schumacher was able to improve his time in the final seconds and qualified second. In the race, he retired after crashing out at the start, as his new teammate Rubens Barrichello took his maiden win from 18th. Häkkinen then took another two victories, before Schumacher won at the Italian Grand Prix, his 41st career win. At the post-race press conference, after equalling the number of wins won by his idol Ayrton Senna, Schumacher broke into tears. The championship fight came down to the penultimate race of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix. Starting from pole position, Schumacher lost the lead to Häkkinen at the start. After his second pit stop, Schumacher came out ahead of Häkkinen and went on to win the race and the Drivers' Championship; he later described it as the fight of his life. Although Schumacher won more than twice as many Grands Prix as Häkkinen, BBC Sport journalist Andrew Benson stated that "the challenge from Mika Hakkinen and McLaren-Mercedes was far stronger than the raw statistics suggest" and that the Adrian Newey-designed McLaren was "the fastest car in F1 for the third straight year". Benson also hailed Schumacher as "unquestionably the greatest driver of his era".

In 2001, Schumacher took his fourth Drivers' title. Four other drivers won races but none sustained a season-long challenge for the championship. Schumacher scored a record-tying nine wins and clinched the World Championship with four races yet to run. He finished the championship with 123 points, 58 ahead of runner-up Coulthard. Season highlights included the Spanish Grand Prix, where he won after Häkkinen retired on the last lap due to his car's engine blowing up leading Schumacher to say he was sorry for him and that they had been "bloody lucky"; Canadian Grand Prix, where Schumacher finished second to his brother Ralf, thus scoring the first-ever 1–2 finish by brothers in Formula One; and the Belgian Grand Prix, in which Schumacher scored his 52nd career win, breaking Alain Prost's record for most career wins that had stood since 1993.

In 2002, Schumacher retained his Drivers' Championship. In winning the Drivers' Championship, he equalled the record set by Juan Manuel Fangio of five World Championships. Ferrari won 15 out of 17 races, and Schumacher won the title with six races remaining in the season, which is still the earliest point in the season for a driver to be crowned World Champion. Schumacher broke his own record, shared with Nigel Mansell, of nine race wins in a season, by winning 11 times and finishing every race on the podium. He finished with 144 points, a record-breaking 67 points ahead of the runner-up, his teammate Barrichello. This pair finished nine of the 17 races in the first two places.

During the 2002 season, there was some controversy at the Austrian Grand Prix, where Barrichello was leading but in the final metres of the race, under team orders, slowed down to allow Schumacher to win the race. Although the switching of positions did not break any actual sporting or technical regulation, as Ferrari did the same at the Austrian Grand Prix the previous year where Schumacher finishe second and Barrichello third, it angered fans and it was claimed that the team's actions showed a lack of sportsmanship and respect to the spectators. Many argued that Schumacher did not need to be given wins in only the sixth race of the season, which he would have won anyway, a view also shared by Jean Todt and Ross Brawn in retrospect, particularly given that he had already won four of the previous five Grands Prix, and that Barrichello had dominated the race weekend up to that point. At the podium ceremony, Schumacher pushed Barrichello onto the top step, and the Ferrari team incurred a $1 million fine for this disturbance. Schumacher vowed to pay back Barrichello, and later that same year returned the favour in several races to help him finish second in the standings. At the United States Grand Prix, Schumacher returned the favour, by giving Barrichello the win by 0.011 seconds, the second-closest margin on the finishing line in Formula One history in a failed dead heat finish. In an unplanned finish, Schumacher's explanation varied between it being him "returning the favour" for Austria, or trying to engineer a formation finish—a feat derided as near-impossible in a sport where timings are taken to within a thousandth of a second. After the end of the season, the FIA banned "team orders which interfere with the race result"; the ban was lifted for the 2011 season because the ruling was difficult to enforce.

Schumacher broke Fangio's 46-year record of five Drivers' Championships by winning the drivers' title for the sixth time in 2003, after a closely contested battle with his main rivals, which was also a result of lobbying regarding the Michelin tyres. Before the season started, the FIA introduced new regulations and a new points system to make the championship more open. The biggest competition came from the McLaren-Mercedes and Williams-BMW teams. In the first race, Schumacher was run off track, and he was involved in collisions in the following two. He fell 16 points behind McLaren's Kimi Räikkönen. Despite the death of his mother Elisabeth just hours before the race, Schumacher won the San Marino Grand Prix despite losing the first position going into turn one. He also won the next two races and closed within two points of Räikkönen. Aside from Schumacher's victory at the Canadian Grand Prix and Barrichello's victory at the British Grand Prix, the mid-season was dominated by Williams drivers Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya, who each claimed two victories. After the Hungarian Grand Prix, Schumacher led Montoya and Räikkönen by only one and two points, respectively. Ahead of the next race, the FIA announced changes to the way tyre widths were to be measured: this forced Michelin, supplier to Williams and McLaren among others, to rapidly redesign their tyres before the Italian Grand Prix. Schumacher, running on Bridgestone tyres, won the next two races. After Montoya was penalised in the United States Grand Prix, only Schumacher and Räikkönen remained in contention for the title. At the final round, the Japanese Grand Prix, Schumacher needed only one point whilst Räikkönen needed to win. By finishing the race in eighth place, Schumacher took one point and assured his sixth Drivers' title, ending the season two points ahead of Räikkönen.

In 2004, Schumacher won a record 12 of the first 13 races of the season, including the inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix and the Japanese Grand Prix, only failing to finish in Monaco after an accident with Montoya during a safety car period. In August 2004, Schumacher's win at the Hungarian Grand Prix contributed to Ferrari's sixth consecutive Constructors' Championship, and he later clinched a seventh Drivers' Championship at the Belgian Grand Prix. Earlier in July at the French Grand Prix, Schumacher beat polesitter Fernando Alonso with a four-stop strategy. He finished the season with a record 148 points, 34 points ahead of the runner-up Barrichello, and set a new record of 13 race wins out of a possible 18, surpassing his previous best of 11 wins from the 2002 season. Between 2000 and 2004, Schumacher achieved five Drivers' Championships, 48 wins, and almost all Formula One records. With his fifth Drivers' Championship in a row, he also broke Fangio's record of consecutive titles that had stood for nearly fifty years.

2005–2006: Regulation changes and first retirement

Rule changes for the 2005 season required tyres to last an entire race, tipping the overall advantage to teams using Michelins over teams like Ferrari that relied on Bridgestone tyres. The rule changes were partly in an effort to dent Ferrari's dominance and make the series more interesting. The most notable moment of the early season for Schumacher was his battle with Renault R25 driver Fernando Alonso at the San Marino Grand Prix, where he started 13th and finished only 0.2 seconds behind Alonso. Less than halfway through the season, Schumacher stated: "I don't think I can count myself in this battle any more. It was like trying to fight with a blunted weapon. If your weapons are weak you don't have a chance." Schumacher's sole win in 2005 came at the United States Grand Prix in a 1–2 finish with Rubens Barrichello. Before that race, the Michelin tyres were found to have significant safety issues. When no compromise between the teams and the FIA could be reached, all but the three teams using Bridgestone tyres dropped out of the race after the formation lap, leaving only six drivers on the grid. Schumacher retired in 6 of the 19 races, and finished the season in third with 62 points, fewer than half the points of World Champion Alonso.

2006 became the last season of Schumacher's Ferrari career. After three races, Schumacher had just 11 points and was already 17 points behind Alonso. He won the following two races; his pole position at San Marino Grand Prix was his 66th, breaking Ayrton Senna's 12-year-old record, which was described as perhaps the greatest record that stood in the sport, and was a reversal of the 2005 race. Schumacher was stripped of pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix and started the race at the back of the grid, as he stopped his car and blocked part of the circuit while Alonso was on his qualifying lap; he still managed to work his way up to fifth place on the notoriously cramped Monaco circuit. Before the Turkish Grand Prix, the fourteenth race of the season, the FIA banned Renault's mass damper, with the superior Renault R26 suddenly no longer as competitive. By the Canadian Grand Prix, the ninth race of the season, Schumacher was 25 points behind Alonso; he then won the following three races, including at Hockenheim, to reduce his disadvantage to 11, and to 10 by Turkey. Since Canada, Ferrari won six out of seven races, including at Monza, with Schumacher winning in five of them. After further victories at the Italian Grand Prix, where he announced his retirement at the end of the season, and at the Chinese Grand Prix, in what would be his 91th and final career win, Schumacher led in the championship standings for the first time during the season. After his win in Italy, Ferrari issued a press release stating that Schumacher would retire from racing at the end of the 2006 season but would continue working for the team. The tifosi and the Italian press, who did not always take to Schumacher's relatively cold public persona, displayed an affectionate response after he announced his retirement.

After qualifying second, Schumacher led the Japanese Grand Prix in what could have seen him heading into the season finale with two points ahead of Alonso. With only 16 laps to go, his car suffered an engine failure for the first time since the French Grand Prix, ending a 58-race sequence without a mechanical retirement, handing Alonso the victory. He also conceded the title; to win the Drivers' Championship, Schumacher would have had to win the final race and Alonso had to fail to score any point, and he did not wish to win the title like that. During the pre-race ceremonies of the season's last race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, former football player Pelé presented a trophy to Schumacher for his achievements in Formula One. A fuel pressure problem prevented Schumacher from completing a single lap during the third qualifying session, forcing him to start the race in tenth position. Early in the race, Schumacher moved up to sixth place but suffered a puncture caused by the front wing of Giancarlo Fisichella's Renault. Schumacher fell to 19th place, 70 seconds behind teammate and race leader Felipe Massa. Schumacher recovered and overtook both Fisichella and Räikkönen, his successor at Ferrari following his retirement, to secure fourth place. His performance was praised, as he had the pace to win the race by a lap, and was variously classified in the press as "heroic", an "utterly breath-taking drive", and a "performance that ... sums up his career".

During the following weeks, Schumacher, Brawn, Byrne, and Todt were credited for turning the struggling Ferrari team into the most successful team in Formula One history, with Schumacher scoring 72 Grand Prix wins at Ferrari and winning five consecutive Drivers' titles. Three-time World Champion Jackie Stewart believed the transformation of the Ferrari team was Schumacher's greatest feat. During his time at the team, Schumacher became the byword for Formula One and motorsports in general. At the end of 2006, Schumacher's 91 wins were 40 more than Alain Prost, who was his nearest rival. Schumacher held at least thirty-one records, including for most championship titles (7), consecutive titles (5), race victories (91), consecutive wins 7 (2004), wins with one team (72, Ferrari), wins at same Grand Prix (8, France), wins at different Grands Prix (20), time between first and last wins (14 years, 1 month, and 2 days), second places (43), podiums (154), consecutive podium finishes (19, 2001–2002), points finishes (190), laps leading (4.741, or 22,155 km), pole positions (68), front row starts (115), fastest laps (76), doubles (pole and win, 40), hat-tricks (pole, fastest lap, and win, 22), championship points (1,369), consecutive race finishes (24, 2001–2003), consecutive points finishes (24), points in a season for the runner-up (121 out of 180, 2006), wins in a season for the runner-up (7, 2006), races for same car and engine builder (180, Ferrari), wins at Indianapolis (5), wins at Monza (5), wins in a season (13, 2004), fastest laps in a season (10, 2004), points scored in a season (148, 2004), podium finishes in a season (17, 2002), championship won with most races left (6, 2002), and consecutive years with a win (15).

2007–2009: New roles at Ferrari, motorcycle racing and injury

During the 2007 season, Schumacher acted as Ferrari's adviser and Jean Todt's super assistant. Schumacher also helped Ferrari with their development programme at the Jerez circuit. He focused on testing electronics and tyres for the 2008 season. During 2008, Schumacher also competed in motorcycle racing in the IDM Superbike series. At a Superbike cup race at the Pannónia-Ring, Schumacher finished third out of twenty-seven—behind professional motorcycle racers Martin Bauer and Andreas Meklau—riding a Honda CBR1000RR.

At the Hungarian Grand Prix on 25 July 2009, Ferrari's Felipe Massa was seriously injured after being struck by a suspension spring during qualifying. Ferrari announced that they planned to draft in Schumacher for the European Grand Prix and subsequent Grands Prix until Massa was able to race again. Schumacher tested a modified Ferrari F2007 to prepare himself as he had been unable to test the Ferrari F60 due to testing restrictions. Ferrari appealed for special permission for Schumacher to test in a 2009 season spec car; Williams, Red Bull, and Toro Rosso were against this test. In the end, Schumacher was forced to call off his return due to the severity of the neck injury he had received in a motorcycle accident earlier in the year. Instead, Massa's place was first filled by Luca Badoer and later on by Fisichella. Schumacher described this aborted return to Formula One as his "toughest moment".

Mercedes (2010–2012)

"He played a crucial role when we re-joined F1 and was one of the people who laid the foundation for our future success. We're extremely grateful for everything he did for us."

Mercedes' team principal Toto Wolff about Schumacher's influence on the Mercedes team

In December 2009, Schumacher announced his return to Formula One for the 2010 season alongside fellow German driver and 24-years-old Nico Rosberg in the new Mercedes GP team. The 2009 season had ended with Brawn GP (taking over from Honda) winning both titles, after winning six of the first seven races. For the 2010 season, Mercedes returned to the sport as a constructor for the first time since 1955, and Schumacher rejoined team principal Ross Brawn, who was behind all of his seven World Championships. Schumacher stated that his preparations to replace the injured Massa had initiated a renewed interest in Formula One, which, combined with the opportunity to fulfil a long-held ambition to drive for Mercedes and to be working again with team principal Ross Brawn, led Schumacher to accept the offer once he was passed fit. Speaking to the BBC, Schumacher said: "I want to have fun out there and I feel as fresh as ever. I've recharged myself after a three-year break. The challenge is what I look for – I want to know it."

Schumacher signed a three-year contract, reportedly worth £20 million. Schumacher's comeback was the most high profile in Formula One since Niki Lauda came out of a two-year retirement for the 1982 season to race for McLaren and went on to win a third world title in 1984. He turned 41 in 2010, the same age Nigel Mansell won the 1994 Australian Grand Prix after having stepped in as a substitute following the death of Ayrton Senna, and his prospects with Mercedes were compared with Nigel Mansell, who had won a title at 39 and last competed aged 41; Damon Hill, who competed his final season at 39; and Juan Manuel Fangio, Formula One's oldest champion who was 46 when he won his fifth title.

2010: Return from retirement

After having impressed in the free practices, Schumacher finished sixth in the first race of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix, 1,239 days after his previous Formula One race. He finished behind teammate Nico Rosberg in each of the first four qualifying sessions and races; former driver Stirling Moss suggested that Schumacher might be "past it". Several other former Formula One drivers thought otherwise, including former rival Damon Hill, who warned "you should never write Schumacher off". GrandPrix.com identified the inherent understeer of the Mercedes car, exacerbated by the narrower front tyres introduced for the 2010 season, as contributing to Schumacher's difficulties. Jenson Button would later claim that Mercedes's car was designed for him, as he would initially drive for the team, and that their differing driving styles may have contributed to Schumacher's difficulties.

Mercedes upgraded their car for the Spanish Grand Prix where Schumacher finished fourth. At the Monaco Grand Prix, Schumacher finished sixth after passing Ferrari's Fernando Alonso on the final corner before the finish line when the safety car returned to the pits. Mercedes held that "the combination of the race control messages 'Safety Car in this lap' and 'Track Clear' and the green flags and lights shown by the marshals after safety car line one indicated that the race was not finishing under the safety car and all drivers were free to race." An FIA investigation found Schumacher guilty of breaching safety car regulations and awarded him a 20-seconds penalty, dropping him to 12th. In doing so, the FIA sought to clarify the regulations post-race, as the new and old rules appeared to be in conflict.

At the Turkish Grand Prix, Schumacher qualified fifth and finished fourth in the race, both his best results since his return. At the European Grand Prix in Valencia, Schumacher finished 15th, the lowest recorded finish in his career. At the Hungarian Grand Prix, Rubens Barrichello attempted to pass Schumacher down the inside on the main straight. Schumacher closed the inside line to force Barrichello onto the outside; Barrichello persisted on the inside at 180 mph (290 km/h) despite the close proximity of a concrete wall and Schumacher leaving him only inches to spare. Schumacher, who finished 12th, was found guilty of dangerous driving and was demoted ten places on the grid for the following race, the Belgian Grand Prix, where he finished seventh despite starting 21st after his grid penalty. At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Schumacher was involved in a major accident on the first lap, after Vitantonio Liuzzi's car collided with Schumacher's, barely missing his head. Schumacher finished the season in ninth place with 72 points. For the first time since 1991, Schumacher finished a year without a win, pole position, podium, or fastest lap.

2011–2012: Final podium and second retirement

After starting the 2011 season with a retirement, Schumacher's first points were scored at the Malaysian Grand Prix where he finished ninth; Schumacher later came sixth in Spain, and he took fourth place at the Canadian Grand Prix, after running as high as second in a wet race; his Canadian race was seen at the time as his most convincing performance since he came out of retirement. Despite starting last at the Belgian Grand Prix, twenty years after his debut, Schumacher finished fifth. The Japanese Grand Prix saw Schumacher lead three laps during the race, marking the first time he had led a race since 2006. In doing so, he became the oldest driver to lead a race since Jack Brabham in 1970. Schumacher finished the season in eighth place in the Drivers' Championship, with 76 points.

Schumacher was again partnered by Nico Rosberg at Mercedes for the 2012 season. After qualifying fourth in what was his best qualifying since his return, he retired from the season's inaugural Australian Grand Prix, and scored a point in the second round at the Malaysian Grand Prix with intermittent rain, after qualifying third. At the Chinese Grand Prix, Schumacher started on the front row but retired due to a loose wheel after a mechanic's error during a pit stop. After causing a collision with Bruno Senna at the Spanish Grand Prix, Schumacher received a five-place grid penalty for the Monaco Grand Prix. Twenty-one years into his career, Schumacher was fastest in qualifying in Monaco but started sixth owing to his penalty. He later retired from seventh place in the race. At the European Grand Prix, Schumacher finished third, his only podium finish since his return to Formula One. At 43 years and 173 days, he became the oldest driver to achieve a podium since 1970, when Jack Brabham achieved second-place finish at the British Grand Prix. At the German Grand Prix, Schumacher set the fastest lap for the 77th time in his career. At the Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher became the second driver in history (after Rubens Barrichello) to race in 300 Grands Prix; he took seventh place after starting 13th.

Schumacher's indecision over his future plans led to him being replaced by Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for the 2013 season. In October 2012, days before the Japanese Grand Prix, Schumacher announced he would retire for a second time, stating: "There were times in the past few months in which I didn't want to deal with Formula One or prepare for the next Grand Prix." In what would be his 308th and last entry and 306th race start, Schumacher concluded the season with a seventh-place finish at the Brazilian Grand Prix, which was also the position he started his first Formula One race. During the race, he symbolically pulled over for fellow German Sebastian Vettel en route to his then third Drivers' Championship. Schumacher finished 13th in the 2012 Drivers' Championship. During his comeback, he led three laps but never won a race and never finished higher than eighth in the overall Formula One standings. He closed his career with 91 wins, 155 podiums, and 68 pole positions, which at the time were all records. Before it was surpassed by Hamilton in 2020, Schumacher's 91 wins were one short of the combined win totals of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.

Despite a difficult three years, which included adaptation to significant different regulations and new Pirelli tyres, as well as rust, and being bested by his teammate, he had improved in the last two years where he arguably outraced Rosberg but bad luck and mechanical failures did not reflect it at the standings. It has been argued that it was his 2009 motorcycle accident why the comeback had not been successful. In the words of Mark Hughes, "I believe his motorcycle accident, and the damaged neurons from a neck injury that in 90 per cent of cases is fatal, was probably more responsible for his lack of form second time around than age or length of absence."

From 2014 to 2021, Mercedes went on to win a record-breaking (of Schumacher's Ferrari from 1999 to 2004) eight Constructors' Championships under Hamilton, Rosberg, and Valtteri Bottas. Ross Brawn said that "Michael's contribution to our development and the future of our team has been significant", and observed: "In my opinion, he is the greatest Formula One driver, and the records which he holds in our sport speak volumes for his success and commitment." Brawn also stated that had Schumacher not retired in 2012 and not suffered a ski injury in 2013, he would have had a chance at winning his eighth World Championship in 2014. In 2023, Williams team principal James Vowles, who was Mercedes chief strategist during Schumacher's time at the team between 2010 and 2012 and was instrumental in the team's success in the mid-to-late 2010s, said that Schumacher brought Mercedes together. Vowles added: " also knew his performance was perhaps not quite at the same level, but he made up for it in terms of the amount of work and dedication he put in. From that, Nico learned a lot and conversely, Lewis learned a lot from Nico."

Driver profile and legacy

Profile

"No one will ever be greater than Schumi. Michael has shaped a generation like no other, he is iconic."

Toto Wolff about Schumacher

Schumacher was noted throughout his career for his speed and racecraft, and his ability to produce fast laps at crucial moments in a race and to push his car to the very limit for sustained periods. He was also noted for his work ethic, pioneering fitness regimen, and ability to galvanise teams around him. In 2004, Slate magazine described Schumacher as "the ultimate driving machine" and "the most dominant athlete in the world" due to him having become "quicker, stronger, and fitter than the competition by outworking them in the weight room". The magazine also stated that Schumacher changed the sport as he set a new benchmark for other drivers and built the team and technologies around him. Schumacher exercised four hours a day, mostly to strengthen his neck muscles to better withstand G-forces during races. After his gym session, he would often head to the race track for testing. In 2003, Deutsche Welle highlighted Schumacher's "natural talent" for racing and his "discipline and leadership". In 2023, former Formula One rival Giancarlo Fisichella observed that Schumacher "did not even seem to have sweated" during races, adding that Schumacher is the greatest Formula One driver of all time and "rewrote the history of Formula One".

In 2003, F1 Racing magazine analysed Schumacher's driving style using telemetry data. It was observed that Schumacher was very sensitive and flexible on the gas and brakes. Compared with his Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello, who often either braked or accelerated in a corner, Schumacher usually braked later into a corner and stabilised his car by accelerating slightly, often using both the brake and accelerator pedals at the same time. Exiting a corner, Schumacher accelerated considerably and balanced his car by braking lightly. Martin Brundle talked about being in awe upon seeing Schumacher's telemetry showing he took turn one on full throttle at the Suzuka circuit. With his driving style, Schumacher also went 25 km/h faster through the hairpin corner of Suzuka compared to Barrichello, who lost 0.3 seconds to Schumacher in this corner. It was also observed that when needed, such as when the brakes started to overheat, Schumacher adapted his driving style to protect the brakes.

Motor Sport author Christopher Hilton observed in 2003 that a "measure of a driver's capabilities is his performance in wet races, because the most delicate car control and sensitivity are needed", and commented that, like other great drivers, Schumacher's record in wet conditions shows very few mistakes; up to the end of 2003, Schumacher won 17 of the 30 races in wet conditions he contested. Some of Schumacher's best performances occurred in such conditions, earning him the nicknames Regenkönig ("Rain King"), or Regenmeister ("Rain Master"), even in the non-German-language media. He is further known as "the Red Baron" because of his red Ferrari and in reference to the German Manfred von Richthofen, the famous flying ace of the First World War. Schumacher's nicknames also include "Schumi", "Schuey", and "Schu".

Schumacher was noted for beating all his teammates during his Formula One career, except for his not-fully debut season against three-time World Champion Nelson Piquet, once for 1999 World Championship runner-up Eddie Irvine due to missing six races after a leg injury, and future 2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg when he was in his 40s. Schumacher was also noted for outperforming his cars and for his ability to operate at his peak on every lap, having won significant more races than he had either pole positions or fastest laps. Apart from dominating the 1995, 2001, 2002, and 2004 World Championships (with 2002 and 2004 being the sole years where he drove the clear-cut fastest car as Barrichello was the runner-up both years), he won the competitive 2003 World Championship and either won (three times) or narrowly missed (two times) World Championships despite arguably driving an inferior car (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2000), and arguably would have won in 1999 had it been for the injury, as the performance gap from McLaren was far smaller than in 1998. Since the 1994 death of Senna, Schumacher was widely regarded as the fastest driver in Formula One and the most dominant driver of his era. During his long career, Schumacher was also involved in several controversies, most notability the 1994 and 1997 World Championship seasons finals and the 2006 Monaco qualifying. These episodes have been seen as a result of Schumacher's will-to-win mentality. In 2020, Martin Brundle commented: "The make-up of a champion is one of such inner self-belief that occasionally it shows up as flaws. The majority of the sporting greats I've met drive themselves forwards because they are always dissatisfied. But look at what Michael achieved, the speed at which he achieved it, and what he accomplished at two different teams. It's so hard to get to F1, to stay in it, to score podiums, and win races. And that guy won 91 of them, some of them in a class of one."

In a 2006 FIA survey, Schumacher was voted the most popular driver of the season among Formula One fans. Schumacher was subject to anti-German prejudices throughout his career, however, especially from the British media. About his collision with Schumacher in 1994, British driver Damon Hill wrote: "There are two things that set Michael apart from the rest of the drivers in Formula One − his sheer talent and his attitude. I am full of admiration for the former, but the latter leaves me cold." In addition to Hill, Schumacher also had rivalries with Mika Häkkinen, whom he beat for his first World Championship at Ferrari and the team's first Drivers' Championship since the 1979 season, and Fernando Alonso, who ended Schumacher's five-consecutive titles in the 2000s. Despite only facing him during Schumacher's brief comeback in the 2010s, Lewis Hamilton is also seen a rival due to their similar achievements and driving styles, and cited Schumacher as an inspiration.

Helmet

Schumacher, in conjunction with Schuberth, helped develop the first lightweight carbon fibre reinforced polymer helmet. In 2004, a prototype was publicly tested by being driven over by a tank; it survived intact. The helmet kept the driver cool by funneling directed airflow through fifty holes. Schumacher's original helmet sported the colours of the German flag and his sponsor's decals. On the top was a blue circle with white astroids. From the 2000 Monaco Grand Prix, in order to differentiate his colours from his new teammate Rubens Barrichello—whose helmet was predominantly white with a blue circle on top and a red ellipsis surrounding the visor—Schumacher changed the upper blue colour and some of the white areas to red. For the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix, he wore an all-red helmet that included the names of his ninety-one Grand Prix victories. At the 2011 Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher's 20th anniversary in Formula One, he wore a commemorative gold-leafed helmet, which included the year of his debut and the seasons of his seven Drivers' titles. During his 300th Grand Prix appearance at the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher wore a platinum-leafed helmet with a message of his achievement.

• Helmet for the 1994 season (Benetton); Schumacher used the Bell Sports helmet for nine years in Formula One, from the Canadian Grand Prix to the Australian Grand Prix.
• Bell helmet for the 1995 season (Benetton); Schumacher kept using this white-coloured helmet after moving to Ferrari in 1996 until he switched its colour to red at the Monaco Grand Prix.
• Schuberth helmet for the 2002 season (Ferrari); at the Malaysian Grand Prix, Schumacher switched his helmet from Bell to Schuberth, although there was a contract with Bell for the 2001 season. From the 2001 season, Schumacher continued to use the Schuberth helmet until his last race in Formula One.
• Schuberth helmet at the Museo Ferrari with the Marlboro logo, which sometimes had to be removed in countries where tobacco advertising was illegal.
• Schuberth helmet for the 2011 season (Mercedes GP); Schumacher kept using a red-coloured helmet at Silver Arrows. Chinese dragon illustration and a Chinese character (力, which stands for "power") are inscribed on the back of the helmet.

Legacy

Schumacher's career spanned three decades and left a lasting impact on the sport, Formula One in particular but also motorsport as a whole, and his influence extended beyond his own racing career; in 2020, he was voted the most influential person in Formula One history. During a large part of his Formula One career, Schumacher was the president of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, a representative body originally set up in 1961 that had been disbanded in 1982 and Schumacher had helped to relaunch in 1994. Schumacher has also often been credited with popularising Formula One worldwide, especially in Germany, where it was formerly considered a fringe sport. When Schumacher first retired in 2006, three of the top ten drivers in that year's Drivers' standings were German, more than any other nationality. Younger German drivers, such as Sebastian Vettel, felt Schumacher was key in them becoming Formula One drivers. Schumacher was also credited for turning Ferrari into Formula One's most successful team; multi-time World Champion Jackie Stewart believed the transformation of the Ferrari team was Schumacher's greatest feat.

By the time of his first retirement in 2006 and his final retirement in 2012, Schumacher was widely considered among the greatest Formula One drivers, a trend that continued into the 2020s. Several commentators and drivers, including among others multi-time World Champions Niki Lauda and Sebastian Vettel, former rival David Coulthard, former Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella, and Mercedes team bosses Ross Brawn and Toto Wolff, have at times described him as the greatest of all time. Schumacher has been described as statistically the most successful driver in Formula One history and the most complete Formula One driver ever. Objective mathematical models, such as Eichenberger and Stadelmann (2009, 3rd), original F1metrics (2014, 4th), Bell et al. (2015, 3rd), FiveThirtyEight (2018, 2nd), and updated F1metrics (2019, 1st), put Schumacher consistenly among the top 5 greatest Formula One drivers ever. By 2004, Schumacher came to hold most major Formula One records, and by 2006, his name was inscribed in almost all of Formula One's record books, including for most World Championships (7), most wins (91), most podiums (155), most pole positions (68), and most fastest laps (77), the latter a record he still holds. Although several of his records were later equalled or beaten, such as the most wins in a season at 13 (a record he first broke in 1995 and then equalled in 2000 and 2001, and further improved in 2002 and 2004), others remain his, such as his 100 percent podium finish in 2002 (17), which included eleven wins, five second places, and one third place.

In 2006, Schumacher was also the driver to have made the most starts with the same constructor (Ferrari, 180) and engine manufacturer (Ferrari, 180). He and Rubens Barrichello were the two drivers who have made the most starts as teammate (102, 2000–2005) and most 1–2 finishes (24 in the same period). Schumacher tied Nigel Mansell in 2004 for the record of most wins at the start of a season, and he tied Senna for most pole positions at the same circuit (eight, with Schumacher at Suzuka and Senna at Imola). At 15 seasons, he holds the record for most consecutive seasons of winning at least one race (shared with Hamilton), and he held the record for most wins at the same venue (eight, at the Magny-Cours circuit in France) and also the record for the most wins in the same Grand Prix (eight, France). At the 2003 Italian Grand Prix, he set the record for the race win at the fastest ever average speed of 247.586 kph (153.843 mph). By 2006, he had spent a record 5,108 of his racing laps in the lead, and led 141 races. He also made the most starts from the front row (115), scored the most points (1,369) before the point-system was overhauled in 2010, finished the most races in the points consecutively (24, from 2001 to 2003), and held the record for most consecutive fastest laps at the same circuit (7). In 2002, he won the World Championship with six rounds to spare, which was earlier in the year than anyone before him (21 July).

Schumacher, who dominated the sport in the 1990s and early 2000s becoming in 1995 the youngest back-to-back World Champion at the time, was noted for his ability in the rain, winning many of the wet races he took part in, most notability Spain in 1996, and for his race pace, being able to set consecutive qualifying fastest laps; due to refuelling, he missed out several pole positions, having set his race strategy through more fuel on board (from his debut in 1991 through to the end of 2002 before the introduction of race-fuel qualifying from 2003 onwards, Schumacher was only outqualified 13 times in 178 race entries), and won 23 percent more races than getting pole positions. He also respectively won 51 and 24 times without starting first or from the front row, and had 48 wins with fastest lap, all three being more than any other driver, and converted 40 of his pole positions to wins at 58 percent, a record number that was later beaten by Hamilton. By the time he first retired in 2006, with 91 wins in 248 starts out of 250 entries (only behind Riccardo Patrese), Schumacher had a win ratio of 36 percent of starts, ahead of Formula One drivers Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, both of them at 25 percent of starts. He also had 27 percent of pole positions, 30 percent of fastest laps, and the most victories from pole with fastest lap at 22. He also could have won even more races had he went to the dominant teams of the 1990s (Williams and McLaren) and not joined Ferrari in 1996, a view echoed by his former teammate Eddie Irvine, and could have become the first driver to win 100 races were it not for some situations that went beyond his control, such as reliability issues causing him to finish lower than first in 1994, one revoked win in 1994, two unfortunate collisions with Coulthard and Juan Pablo Montoya in 1998 and 2004, the two wins he gave to Irvine and Barrichello in 1999 and 2002, and retirements at the 1994 Spanish Grand Prix, the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix, and the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix.

Personal life

In August 1995, Schumacher married Corinna Betsch. They have two children, a daughter Gina-Maria (born in 1997) and a son, Mick (born in 1999). Schumacher has always been very protective of his private life and is known to dislike the celebrity spotlight. From 1992 to May 1996, Schumacher resided in the Fontvieille district in Monaco. The family moved to a newly built mansion near Gland, Switzerland, in 2007, covering an area of 650-square-metre (7,000 sq ft) with a private beach on Lake Geneva and featuring an underground garage and petrol station, with a vintage Shell fuel pump. Schumacher and his wife own horse ranches in Texas and Switzerland. Schumacher's younger brother Ralf, his son Mick, his nephew David and step-brother Sebastian Stahl have also been racing drivers. Ralf Schumacher competed in Formula One for ten years, starting from 1997 until the end of 2007. Mick became the third Schumacher to race in Formula One, having made his debut with Haas F1 Team in the 2021 season.

Before his skiing accident in 2013, Schumacher's main hobbies included horse riding, motorcycle racing, sky diving, and playing football for his local team FC Echichens. Schumacher appeared in several charity football games, and organised games between Formula One drivers. In 2008, Sammarinese football club SS Murata approached Schumacher to join their squad for their upcoming UEFA Champions League qualifying matches but he turned down the offer. He supports 1. FC Köln, his local football club when he grew up, naming Pierre Littbarski and Harald Schumacher his favourite players. He is a Roman Catholic.

In 2006, Schumacher had a voice role in the Disney/Pixar film Cars. His character is himself as a Ferrari F430 who visits the town of Radiator Springs to get new tires from Luigi and Guido at the recommendation of Lightning McQueen. During arrival, Luigi and Guido both faint in excitement when they see him. The French film Asterix at the Olympic Games features Schumacher in a cameo role as a chariot driver called Schumix. In 2009, Schumacher appeared on the BBC's motoring programme Top Gear as the Stig. Presenter Jeremy Clarkson hinted later in the programme that Schumacher was not the regular Stig, which the BBC subsequently confirmed. Schumacher was there because Ferrari would not allow anyone else to drive the unique black Ferrari FXX that was featured in the show. In July 2021, Netflix announced the first officially approved documentary film about Schumacher—called Schumacher—which was released on 15 September 2021.

Finance and sponsorship

In 1999 and 2000, Forbes magazine listed him as the highest paid athlete in the world. In 2005, EuroBusiness magazine identified Schumacher as the world's first billionaire athlete. In 2005, Forbes ranked him 17th in its "The World's Most Powerful Celebrities" list. A significant share of his income came from advertising; Deutsche Vermögensberatung paid him $8 million over three years from 1999 for wearing a 10 by 8 centimetre advertisement on his post-race cap. In 2010, his personal fortune was estimated at £515 million. In 2017, Forbes designated Schumacher as the athlete with the fifth highest career earnings of all-time.

Philanthropy

Schumacher was a special ambassador to UNESCO and has donated €1.5 million to the organisation. Additionally, he paid for the construction of a school for poor children and for area improvements in Dakar, Senegal. He supported a hospital for child victims of the siege in Sarajevo, which specialises in caring for amputees. In Lima, Peru, he funded the Palace for the Poor, a centre for helping homeless street children obtain an education, clothing, food, medical attention, and shelter. Schumacher told F1 Magazine: "It's great if you can use your fame and the power your fame gives you to draw attention to things that really matter." For the 2002 European floods, Schumacher donated €1 million; years later, Schumacher did the same when he donated €500,000 after the 2013 European floods. He donated $10 million for aid after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which surpassed that of any other sports person, most sports leagues, many worldwide corporations and even some countries. From 2002 to 2006, he donated at least $50 million to various charities. In 2008, he donated between $5 million and $10 million to the Clinton Foundation.

Since his participation in an FIA European road safety campaign, as part of his punishment after the collision at the 1997 European Grand Prix, Schumacher continued to support other campaigns, such as Make Roads Safe, which is led by the FIA Foundation and calls on G8 countries and the United Nations to recognise global road deaths as a major global health issue. In 2008, Schumacher was the figurehead of an advertising campaign by Bacardi to raise awareness about responsible drinking. He featured in an advertising campaign for television, cinema and online media, supported by consumer engagements, public relations and digital media across the world.

2013 skiing accident

On 29 December 2013, Schumacher was skiing with his then 14-year-old son Mick, descending the Combe de Saulire below the Dent de Burgin above Méribel in the French Alps. An experienced skier, while crossing an unsecured off-piste area between Piste Chamois and Piste Mauduit, he fell and hit his head on a rock, sustaining a serious head injury despite wearing a ski helmet. According to his physicians, he would most likely have died had he not been wearing a helmet. He was airlifted to Grenoble Hospital where he underwent two surgical interventions. Schumacher was put into a medically induced coma because of traumatic brain injury. By March 2014, there were small encouraging signs. In early April 2014, he was showing moments of consciousness as he was gradually withdrawn from the medically induced coma.

In June 2014, Schumacher left Grenoble Hospital for further rehabilitation at the Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland. In September 2014, Schumacher left the hospital and was brought back to his home for further rehabilitation. Since Schumacher's accident, there was little public information about his condition or recovery, with his family asking for privacy. In November 2014, it was reported that Schumacher was "paralysed and in a wheelchair", and that he "cannot speak and has memory problems". In May 2015, Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm stated that his condition was slowly improving "considering the severeness of the injury he had".

In September 2016, Felix Damm, lawyer for Schumacher, told a German court that his client "cannot walk", in response to reports from December 2015 in German publication Die Bunte that he could walk again. In July 2019, former Ferrari manager Jean Todt stated that Schumacher was making "good progress" but also "struggles to communicate". Todt also said that Schumacher was able to watch Formula One races on television at his home. In September 2019, Le Parisien reported that Schumacher had been admitted to the Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou in Paris for treatment by cardiovascular surgeon Philippe Menasché, described as a "pioneer in cell surgery". Following the treatment, which involved him receiving an anti-inflammatory stem cell perfusion, medical staff stated that Schumacher was "conscious".

Schumacher's family maintains strict privacy about his condition since his accident in 2013. In April 2023, Die Aktuelle published what it advertised as a "first interview" with Schumacher, including alleged quotes from him about his health and family; it soon emerged that these responses had been fabricated using generative artificial intelligence. Schumacher's family said that they would sue the magazine, which fired the editor responsible. In September 2024, Schumacher was reportedly present at the wedding of his daughter, Gina, in Spain.

Honours and achievements

Main article: List of career achievements by Michael Schumacher § Awards

Schumacher has been honoured many times. In 1992, the German Motor Sport Federation awarded him the ONS Cup, the highest accolade in German motorsport; he also won the trophy in 1994, 1995, and 2002. In 1993, he won a Bambi Award (Sports) and was the first racing driver to receive the Golden Steering Wheel. In 1994 and from 2001 to 2003, Schumacher was voted European Sportsperson of the Year by the International Sports Press Association. He was voted by Polish Press Agency the European Sportsperson of the Year from 2001 to 2003. In 1995 and from 2000 to 2002, he was named Autosport International Racing Driver of the Year. Schumacher was voted German Sportspersonality of the Year in 1995 and 2004. During the latter year, he was voted Germany's greatest sportsperson of the 20th century, beating Birgit Fischer and Steffi Graf to the accolade. For his sports achievements and his commitment to road safety, Schumacher was awarded Germany's highest sporting accolade, the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, in 1997. In 2002, for his contributions to sport and his contributions in raising awareness of child education, Schumacher was named as one of the UNESCO Champions for Sport.

Schumacher won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in 2002 and 2004, received the Marca Leylenda award in 2001, was named L'Équipe Champion of Champions three times (from 2001 to 2003), won the Gazzetta World Sports Award twice (2001 and 2002), and won the 2003 Lorenzo Bandini Trophy. In honour of Schumacher's racing career and his efforts to improve road safety and the sport, he was awarded an FIA Gold Medal for Motor Sport in 2006. The same year, ahead of his final race for Ferrari at Interlagos on 22 October, football player Pelé presented a "Lifetime Achievement Award" to Schumacher. In 2007, he received the Prince of Asturias Award for Sport for his sporting prowess and his humanitarian record. Together with Sebastian Vettel, Schumacher won the Race of Champions Nations' Cup six times in a row for Germany, from 2007 to 2012. In 2017, Schumacher was inducted into the FIA Hall of Fame and Germany's Sports Hall of Fame. In 2020, Jean Todt honoured Schumacher with the FIA President Award, in recognition of Schumacher's seven World Championships and the "inspiration his sporting and personal commitments brought to the world".

In Sarajevo, Schumacher was granted honorary citizenship, while the Assembly of the Sarajevo Canton renamed major city transversal street after him, and earlier a large street mural was painted in a city neighborhood of Dobrinja by a group of artists. Honorary citizenship was also granted by Maranello, Modena, and Spa. He was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, was honoured with the Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and was appointed an ambassador of San Marino. In 2008, the Swiss Football Association appointed Schumacher as the country's ambassador for UEFA Euro 2008, hosted by Switzerland and Austria. In recognition of his contribution to Formula One, the Nürburgring circuit renamed turns 9 and 10 as the Schumacher S in 2007. In 2014, the first corner of the Bahrain International Circuit was renamed in honour of Schumacher. He was awarded the State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia in 2022.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
1984	CIK-FIA Junior World Cup – ICA		NC
	German Championship – Junior		1st
1985	CIK-FIA Junior World Cup – ICA		2nd
	German Championship – Junior		1st
1986	German Championship – Senior		3rd
1987	German Championship – Senior		1st
	CIK-FIA European Championship – 100cc		1st
1994	Masters of Paris-Bercy – F1 Stars		1st
1996	CIK-FIA Monaco Kart Cup – FA		1st
	Masters of Paris-Bercy – CIK		1st
2001	CIK-FIA World Championship – FSA	Tony Kart	21st
2007	Desafio Internacional das Estrelas		1st
2008	Desafio Internacional das Estrelas		8th
2009	SKUSA SuperNationals – SuperPro		9th
	Desafio Internacional das Estrelas		1st
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Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1988	European Formula Ford 1600	Eufra Racing	4	1	1	0	3	50	2nd
	German Formula Ford 1600		7	3	0	0	5	124	6th
	Formula König	Hoecker Sportwagenservice	10	9	1	1	10	192	1st
1989	German Formula Three	WTS Racing	12	2	2	0	7	163	3rd
	FIA European Formula 3 Cup		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
1990	World Sportscar Championship	Team Sauber Mercedes	3	1	0	1	3	21	5th
	German Formula Three	WTS Racing	11	5	6	4	7	148	1st
	FIA European Formula 3 Cup		1	0	1	1	0	N/A	NC
	Macau Grand Prix		1	1	0	0	0	N/A	1st
	Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft	HWA AG	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1991	Formula One	Team 7UP Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	0	14th
		Camel Benetton Ford	5	0	0	0	0	4
	World Sportscar Championship	Team Sauber Mercedes	8	1	0	2	2	43	9th
	Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft	Zakspeed Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Japanese Formula 3000	Team LeMans	1	0	0	0	1	6	12th
1992	Formula One	Camel Benetton Ford	16	1	0	2	8	53	3rd
1993	Formula One	Camel Benetton Ford	16	1	0	5	9	52	4th
1994	Formula One	Mild Seven Benetton Ford	14	8	6	8	10	92	1st
1995	Formula One	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	17	9	4	8	11	102	1st
1996	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari S.p.A.	16	3	4	2	8	59	3rd
1997	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	17	5	3	3	8	78	DSQ
1998	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	16	6	3	6	11	86	2nd
1999	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	10	2	3	5	6	44	5th
2000	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	17	9	9	2	12	108	1st
2001	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	17	9	11	3	14	123	1st
2002	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	17	11	7	7	17	144	1st
2003	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	16	6	5	5	8	93	1st
2004	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	18	13	8	10	15	148	1st
2005	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	19	1	1	3	5	62	3rd
2006	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	18	7	4	7	12	121	2nd
2010	Formula One	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team	19	0	0	0	0	72	9th
2011	Formula One	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team	19	0	0	0	0	76	8th
2012	Formula One	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	20	0	0	1	1	49	13th
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Complete German Formula Three results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Pts
1989	WTS Racing	Volkswagen	HOC 3	NÜR 3	AVU 3	BRN 5	ZEL 1	HOC 3	WUN 12	HOC 19	DIE 4	NÜR 5	NÜR 1	HOC 3	3rd	163
1990	WTS Racing	Opel	ZOL Ret	HOC 19	NÜR 5	AVU 1	WUN 1	NOR 2	ZEL 1	DIE 1	NÜR 1	NÜR 4	HOC 2		1st	148
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Complete World Sportscar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pos.	Pts
1990	Team Sauber Mercedes	C	Mercedes-Benz C11	Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0 V8 t	SUZ	MNZ	SIL DNQ	SPA	DIJ 2	NÜR 2	DON	CGV	MEX 1	5th	21
1991	Team Sauber Mercedes	C1	Mercedes-Benz C291	Mercedes-Benz M291 3.5 F12	SUZ Ret	MNZ Ret	SIL 2		NÜR Ret	MAG Ret	MEX Ret	AUT 1		9th	43
		C2	Mercedes-Benz C11	Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0 V8 t				LMS 5
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Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Pos.	Pts
1990	AMG Motorenbau GmbH	Mercedes 190 E 2.5–16 Evo II	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	AVU 1	AVU 2	MFA 1	MFA 2	WUN 1	WUN 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	DIE 1	DIE 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 DNS			NC	0
1991	Zakspeed Racing	Mercedes 190 E 2.5–16 Evo II	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	AVU 1	AVU 2	WUN 1	WUN 2	NOR 1 25	NOR 2 Ret	DIE 1 Ret	DIE 2 14	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	ALE 1	ALE 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	BRN 1	BRN 2	DON 1	DON 2	NC	0
Source: Key

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
1991	Team Sauber Mercedes	Karl Wendlinger Fritz Kreutzpointner	Mercedes-Benz C11	C2	355	5th	5th
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Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Pts
1991	Team LeMans	Ralt RT23	Mugen	SUZ	AUT	FUJ	MIN	SUZ	SUG 2	FUJ	SUZ	FUJ	SUZ	FUJ	12th	6
Source:

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	WDC	Pts
1991	Team 7UP Jordan	Jordan 191	Ford HBB 4 3.5 V8	USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL Ret										14th	4
	Camel Benetton Ford	Benetton B191	Ford HBA 5 3.5 V8												ITA 5	POR 6	ESP 6	JPN Ret	AUS Ret
1992	Camel Benetton Ford	Benetton B191B	Ford HB 3.5 V8	RSA 4	MEX 3	BRA 3																		3rd	53
		Benetton B192					ESP 2	SMR Ret	MON 4	CAN 2	FRA Ret	GBR 4	GER 3	HUN Ret	BEL 1	ITA 3	POR 7	JPN Ret	AUS 2
1993	Camel Benetton Ford	Benetton B193	Ford HB 3.5 V8	RSA Ret	BRA 3																			4th	52
	Benetton B193B			EUR Ret	SMR 2	ESP 3	MON Ret	CAN 2	FRA 3	GBR 2	GER 2	HUN Ret	BEL 2	ITA Ret	POR 1	JPN Ret	AUS Ret
1994	Mild Seven Benetton Ford	Benetton B194	Ford Zetec-R 3.5 V8	BRA 1	PAC 1	SMR 1	MON 1	ESP 2	CAN 1	FRA 1	GBR DSQ	GER Ret	HUN 1	BEL DSQ	ITA	POR	EUR 1	JPN 2	AUS Ret					1st	92
1995	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B195	Renault RS7 3.0 V10	BRA 1	ARG 3	SMR Ret	ESP 1	MON 1	CAN 5	FRA 1	GBR Ret	GER 1	HUN 11	BEL 1	ITA Ret	POR 2	EUR 1	PAC 1	JPN 1	AUS Ret				1st	102
1996	Scuderia Ferrari S.p.A.	Ferrari F310	Ferrari 046 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	BRA 3	ARG Ret	EUR 2	SMR 2	MON Ret	ESP 1	CAN Ret	FRA DNS	GBR Ret	GER 4	HUN 9	BEL 1	ITA 1	POR 3	JPN 2					3rd	59
1997	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F310B	Ferrari 046/2 3.0 V10	AUS 2	BRA 5	ARG Ret	SMR 2	MON 1	ESP 4	CAN 1	FRA 1	GBR Ret	GER 2	HUN 4	BEL 1	ITA 6	AUT 6	LUX Ret	JPN 1	EUR Ret				DSQ‡	78
1998	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F300	Ferrari 047 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	BRA 3	ARG 1	SMR 2	ESP 3	MON 10	CAN 1	FRA 1	GBR 1	AUT 3	GER 5	HUN 1	BEL Ret	ITA 1	LUX 2	JPN Ret					2nd	86
1999	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F399	Ferrari 048 3.0 V10	AUS 8	BRA 2	SMR 1	MON 1	ESP 3	CAN Ret	FRA 5	GBR DNS	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	EUR	MAL 2	JPN 2					5th	44
2000	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F1-2000	Ferrari 049 3.0 V10	AUS 1	BRA 1	SMR 1	GBR 3	ESP 5	EUR 1	MON Ret	CAN 1	FRA Ret	AUT Ret	GER Ret	HUN 2	BEL 2	ITA 1	USA 1	JPN 1	MAL 1				1st	108
2001	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2001	Ferrari 050 3.0 V10	AUS 1	MAL 1	BRA 2	SMR Ret	ESP 1	AUT 2	MON 1	CAN 2	EUR 1	FRA 1	GBR 2	GER Ret	HUN 1	BEL 1	ITA 4	USA 2	JPN 1				1st	123
2002	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2001B	Ferrari 050 3.0 V10	AUS 1	MAL 3																			1st	144
	Ferrari F2002	Ferrari 051 3.0 V10			BRA 1	SMR 1	ESP 1	AUT 1	MON 2	CAN 1	EUR 2	GBR 1	FRA 1	GER 1	HUN 2	BEL 1	ITA 2	USA 2	JPN 1
2003	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2002	Ferrari 051 3.0 V10	AUS 4	MAL 6	BRA Ret	SMR 1																	1st	93
	Ferrari F2003-GA	Ferrari 052 3.0 V10					ESP 1	AUT 1	MON 3	CAN 1	EUR 5	FRA 3	GBR 4	GER 7	HUN 8	ITA 1	USA 1	JPN 8
2004	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2004	Ferrari 053 3.0 V10	AUS 1	MAL 1	BHR 1	SMR 1	ESP 1	MON Ret	EUR 1	CAN 1	USA 1	FRA 1	GBR 1	GER 1	HUN 1	BEL 2	ITA 2	CHN 12	JPN 1	BRA 7			1st	148
2005	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2004M	Ferrari 053 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	MAL 7																			3rd	62
	Ferrari F2005	Ferrari 055 3.0 V10			BHR Ret	SMR 2	ESP Ret	MON 7	EUR 5	CAN 2	USA 1	FRA 3	GBR 6	GER 5	HUN 2	TUR Ret	ITA 10	BEL Ret	BRA 4	JPN 7	CHN Ret
2006	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari 248 F1	Ferrari 056 2.4 V8	BHR 2	MAL 6	AUS Ret	SMR 1	EUR 1	ESP 2	MON 5	GBR 2	CAN 2	USA 1	FRA 1	GER 1	HUN 8	TUR 3	ITA 1	CHN 1	JPN Ret	BRA 4			2nd	121
2010	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes MGP W01	Mercedes FO 108X 2.4 V8	BHR 6	AUS 10	MAL Ret	CHN 10	ESP 4	MON 12	TUR 4	CAN 11	EUR 15	GBR 9	GER 9	HUN 11	BEL 7	ITA 9	SIN 13	JPN 6	KOR 4	BRA 7	ABU Ret		9th	72
2011	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes MGP W02	Mercedes FO 108Y 2.4 V8	AUS Ret	MAL 9	CHN 8	TUR 12	ESP 6	MON Ret	CAN 4	EUR 17	GBR 9	GER 8	HUN Ret	BEL 5	ITA 5	SIN Ret	JPN 6	KOR Ret	IND 5	ABU 7	BRA 15		8th	76
2012	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W03	Mercedes FO 108Z 2.4 V8	AUS Ret	MAL 10	CHN Ret	BHR 10	ESP Ret	MON Ret	CAN Ret	EUR 3	GBR 7	GER 7	HUN Ret	BEL 7	ITA 6	SIN Ret	JPN 11	KOR 13	IND 22	ABU 11	USA 16	BRA 7	13th	49
Source:

Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 World Drivers' Championship due to dangerous driving in the European Grand Prix, where he caused an avoidable accident with Jacques Villeneuve. His points tally would have placed him in second place in that year's standings.
Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Formula One records

Schumacher holds the following Formula One records:

Record	Date first achieved	Current record
Most World Championship titles	2002	7
Most consecutive titles	2000–2004	5
Most races left in the season when becoming World Champion	2002	6
Most consecutive seasons with a win	1992–2006	15
Most wins in a driver's home country	German Grand Prix (1995, 2002, 2004, 2006) European Grand Prix (1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006)	9
Most wins not starting from pole position	2002 Australian Grand Prix	51
Most wins with fastest lap	2000 Brazilian Grand Prix	48
Most consecutive top two finishes	2002 Brazilian Grand Prix – 2002 Japanese Grand Prix	15
Highest percentage of podium finishes in a season	2002	100%
Most consecutive podium finishes	2001 United States Grand Prix – 2002 Japanese Grand Prix	19
Most consecutive podium finishes from first race of season	2002 Australian Grand Prix – 2002 Japanese Grand Prix	17
Most fastest laps	2001 Australian Grand Prix	77
Most fastest laps in a season	2004	10
Most consecutive seasons with a fastest lap	1992–2006	15
Most fastest laps at the same Grand Prix	Spanish Grand Prix (1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004)	7
Most fastest laps at the same circuit	Barcelona-Catalunya (1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004)	7
Most fastest laps in a driver's home country	German Grand Prix (1993, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2012) European Grand Prix (1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)	10
Most hat-tricks (pole, win, and fastest lap)	2002 Japanese Grand Prix	22

Footnotes

1. ^ Record shared with Lewis Hamilton
2. Record shared with Max Verstappen (2023)
3. Record shared with Max Verstappen
4. Record shared with Kimi Räikkönen (2005 and 2008)
5. Record shared with Lewis Hamilton
6. Record shared with Nigel Mansell (British Grand Prix) and Lewis Hamilton (Italian Grand Prix)
7. Record shared with Lewis Hamilton (Monza)

See also

• 15761 Schumi
• Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes
• Formula One drivers from Germany
• Häkkinen–Schumacher rivalry
• Hill–Schumacher rivalry
• List of career achievements by Michael Schumacher
• Michael Schumacher Racing World Kart 2002
• Schumacher

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General

• Allen, James (1999). Michael Schumacher: Driven to Extremes. Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0-553-81214-5.
• Allen, James (2007). Edge of Greatness. Headline. ISBN 978-0-7553-1678-6.
• Collings, Timothy (2004). The Piranha Club. Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-7535-0965-4.
• Collings, Timothy (2005). Team Schumacher. Highdown. ISBN 978-1-905156-03-0.
• Domenjoz, Luc (2002). Michael Schumacher: Rise of a genius. Parragon. ISBN 978-0-7525-9228-2.
• Henry, Alan, ed. (1992). Autocourse 1992–93. Hazleton Publishing. ISBN 978-0-905138-96-1.
• Henry, Alan (1996). Wheel to Wheel: Great Duels of Formula One Racing. Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated. ISBN 978-0-7538-0522-0.
• Hilton, Christopher (2003). Michael Schumacher: The greatest of all. Haynes. ISBN 978-1-84425-044-8.
• Hilton, Christopher (2006). Michael Schumacher: The Whole Story. Haynes. ISBN 978-1-84425-008-0.
• Kehm, Sabine (2003). Michael Schumacher. Driving Force. Random House. ISBN 978-0-09-189435-1.
• Matchett, Steve (1995). Life in the Fast Lane: The Story of the Benetton Grand Prix Year. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-297-81610-2.
• Matchett, Steve (1999). The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit Lanes of Formula One. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Pub. ISBN 978-0-7603-0754-0.
• Williams, Richard (1999). The Death of Ayrton Senna. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-0-7475-4495-1.

External links

• Official website
• Michael Schumacher career summary at DriverDB.com
• Michael Schumacher driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Kartcenter and Museum
• Kartteam Kaiser-Schumacher-Muchow
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Michael Schumacher sporting positions

Sporting positions Preceded byNone Formula König champion 1988 Succeeded byThomas Winkelhock Preceded byKarl Wendlinger German Formula Three champion 1990 Succeeded byTom Kristensen Preceded byDavid Brabham Macau Grand Prix Winner 1990 Succeeded byDavid Coulthard Preceded byAlain Prost Formula One World Champion 1994–1995 Succeeded byDamon Hill Preceded byMika Häkkinen Formula One World Champion 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Succeeded byFernando Alonso Preceded byHeikki Kovalainen Marcus Grönholm Race of Champions Nations' Cup 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Succeeded byTom Kristensen Petter Solberg (2014) Preceded byFelipe Massa Desafio Internacional das Estrelas Winner 2007 Succeeded byRubens Barrichello Preceded byRubens Barrichello Desafio Internacional das Estrelas Winner 2009 Succeeded byLucas di Grassi Awards Preceded byMarkus Wasmeier German Sportsman of the Year 1995 Succeeded byFrank Busemann Preceded byDamon Hill Autosport International Driver of the Year 1995 Succeeded byDamon Hill Preceded byMika Häkkinen Autosport International Driver of the Year 2000–2002 Succeeded byJuan Pablo Montoya Preceded byTiger Woods L'Équipe Champion of Champions 2001–2003 Succeeded byHicham El Guerrouj Preceded byTiger Woods Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2002 Succeeded byLance Armstrong (rescinded) Preceded byJuan Pablo Montoya Lorenzo Bandini Trophy 2003 Succeeded byKimi Räikkönen Preceded byLance Armstrong (rescinded) Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2004 Succeeded byRoger Federer Preceded byJan Ullrich German Sportsman of the Year 2004 Succeeded byRonny Ackermann Preceded bySpain national basketball team Prince of Asturias Award for Sports 2007 Succeeded byRafael Nadal Records Preceded byAlain Prost 51 wins (1980–1991, 1993) Most Grand Prix wins 91 wins, 52nd at the 2001 Belgian GP Succeeded byLewis Hamilton 105 wins, 92nd at the 2020 Portuguese GP

v t e Michael Schumacher
Family	Corinna (wife) Mick (son) Ralf (brother)
Related articles	Career achievements Hill–Schumacher rivalry Häkkinen–Schumacher rivalry 1994 F1 season 1995 F1 season 2000 F1 season 2001 F1 season 2002 F1 season 2003 F1 season 2004 F1 season
Formula One teams	Jordan Benetton Ferrari Mercedes
Video games	Michael Schumacher Racing World Kart 2002
In popular culture	Asterix at the Olympic Games Cars Schumacher Top Gear The Stig
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v t e German Formula Three champions
Three-time	Komossa
Two-time	Deutsch Jelinski Schäfer
One-time	Albers van Dam Deutz Dillmann Elkmann Eriksson Fontana Heidfeld Kaneishi Kirchhöfer Kolmsee Konrad Korten Kreuzer Kristensen Lamy Lang Leinders Maring Mohr Müller Nielsen Nissen Oliveira Paffett Pantano Pommer Scharmann Schneider Schumacher Sommer Stanaway Thiim Trulli Tung Vanthoor Verstappen Vervisch Weidler Wendlinger Winkelhock

v t e Macau Grand Prix winners
Four-time	John MacDonald
Two-time	Jan Bussell António Félix da Costa Arsenio Laurel Geoff Lees Hon Chio Leong Edoardo Mortara Riccardo Patrese Felix Rosenqvist Vern Schuppan Dan Ticktum
One-time	Ayari Bartlett Bertaggia Bianchi Brabham Browning Chang Choun Conway Coulthard Couto de Carvalho di Grassi Donnelly Dumbreck Earl Firman Gommendy Gugelmin Hardwick Heath Jarvis Juncadella Kunimoto Lapierre Lynn Maassen Manning Maw Moreno Müller Nielsen Pateman Poon Prémat Quester Redfern Ritchie Rydell Sato M. Schumacher R. Schumacher Senna Steane Ugochukwu Verschoor Wallace

v t e Formula One drivers from Germany

Paul Pietsch (1950–1952) Hans Stuck (1951–1953) Toni Ulmen (1952) Fritz Riess (1952) Helmut Niedermayr (1952) Adolf Brudes (1952) Hans Klenk (1952) Josef Peters (1952) Ludwig Fischer (1952) Willi Krakau (1952) Harry Merkel (1952) Willi Heeks (1952–1953) Rudolf Krause (1952–1953) Ernst Klodwig (1952–1953) Günther Bechem (1952–1953) Theo Helfrich (1952–1954) Oswald Karch (1953) Theo Fitzau (1953) Ernst Loof (1953) Erwin Bauer (1953) Kurt Adolff (1953) Helm Glöckler (1953) Hermann Lang (1953–1954) Edgar Barth (1953, 1957–1958, 1960–1961, 1964) Wolfgang Seidel (1953, 1958, 1960–1962) Hans Herrmann (1953–1955, 1957–1961, 1966, 1969) Karl Kling (1954–1955) Wolfgang von Trips (1956–1961) Günther Seiffert (1962) Gerhard Mitter (1963–1967, 1969) Kurt Kuhnke (1963) Hubert Hahne (1966–1970) Kurt Ahrens Jr. (1968) Rolf Stommelen (1969–1976, 1978) Jochen Mass (1973–1980, 1982) Hans-Joachim Stuck (1974–1979) Hans Heyer (1977) Manfred Winkelhock (1980, 1982–1985) Stefan Bellof (1984–1985) Christian Danner (1985–1987, 1989) Bernd Schneider (1988–1990) Volker Weidler (1989) Joachim Winkelhock (1989) Michael Bartels (1991) Michael Schumacher (1991–2006, 2010–2012) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1994–2003) Ralf Schumacher (1997–2007) Nick Heidfeld (2000–2011) Timo Glock (2004, 2008–2012) Nico Rosberg (2006–2016) Adrian Sutil (2007–2011, 2013–2014) Markus Winkelhock (2007) Sebastian Vettel (2007–2022) Nico Hülkenberg (2010, 2012–2020, 2022–present) André Lotterer (2014) Pascal Wehrlein (2016–2017) Mick Schumacher (2021–2022)

v t e Formula One World Drivers' Champions

1950  G. Farina 1951  J. M. Fangio 1952  A. Ascari 1953  A. Ascari 1954  J. M. Fangio 1955  J. M. Fangio 1956  J. M. Fangio 1957  J. M. Fangio 1958  M. Hawthorn 1959  J. Brabham 1960  J. Brabham 1961  P. Hill 1962  G. Hill 1963  J. Clark 1964  J. Surtees 1965  J. Clark 1966  J. Brabham 1967  D. Hulme 1968  G. Hill 1969  J. Stewart 1970  J. Rindt 1971  J. Stewart 1972  E. Fittipaldi 1973  J. Stewart 1974  E. Fittipaldi 1975  N. Lauda 1976  J. Hunt 1977  N. Lauda 1978  M. Andretti 1979  J. Scheckter 1980  A. Jones 1981  N. Piquet 1982  K. Rosberg 1983  N. Piquet 1984  N. Lauda 1985  A. Prost 1986  A. Prost 1987  N. Piquet 1988  A. Senna 1989  A. Prost 1990  A. Senna 1991  A. Senna 1992  N. Mansell 1993  A. Prost 1994  M. Schumacher 1995  M. Schumacher 1996  D. Hill 1997  J. Villeneuve 1998  M. Häkkinen 1999  M. Häkkinen 2000  M. Schumacher 2001  M. Schumacher 2002  M. Schumacher 2003  M. Schumacher 2004  M. Schumacher 2005  F. Alonso 2006  F. Alonso 2007  K. Räikkönen 2008  L. Hamilton 2009  J. Button 2010  S. Vettel 2011  S. Vettel 2012  S. Vettel 2013  S. Vettel 2014  L. Hamilton 2015  L. Hamilton 2016  N. Rosberg 2017  L. Hamilton 2018  L. Hamilton 2019  L. Hamilton 2020  L. Hamilton 2021  M. Verstappen 2022  M. Verstappen 2023  M. Verstappen 2024  M. Verstappen

v t e Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year

2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Tiger Woods 2002: Michael Schumacher 2003: Lance Armstrong 2004: Michael Schumacher 2005: Roger Federer 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Roger Federer 2008: Roger Federer 2009: Usain Bolt 2010: Usain Bolt 2011: Rafael Nadal 2012: Novak Djokovic 2013: Usain Bolt 2014: Sebastian Vettel 2015: Novak Djokovic 2016: Novak Djokovic 2017: Usain Bolt 2018: Roger Federer 2019: Novak Djokovic 2020: Lewis Hamilton & Lionel Messi 2021: Rafael Nadal 2022: Max Verstappen 2023: Lionel Messi 2024: Novak Djokovic

v t e Winners of Autosport's International Racing Driver Award

1982: Keke Rosberg 1983: Nelson Piquet 1984: Niki Lauda 1985: Alain Prost 1986–87: Nigel Mansell 1988: Ayrton Senna 1989: Jean Alesi 1990–91: Ayrton Senna 1992–93: Nigel Mansell 1994: Damon Hill 1995: Michael Schumacher 1996: Damon Hill 1997: Jacques Villeneuve 1998–99: Mika Häkkinen 2000–02: Michael Schumacher 2003: Juan Pablo Montoya 2004: Jenson Button 2005: Kimi Räikkönen 2006: Fernando Alonso 2007–08: Lewis Hamilton 2009: Jenson Button 2010–13: Sebastian Vettel 2014–15: Lewis Hamilton 2016: Nico Rosberg 2017–20: Lewis Hamilton 2021: Max Verstappen 2022: Max Verstappen

v t e Laureates of the Prince or Princess of Asturias Award for Sports
Prince of Asturias Award for Sports 1987: Sebastian Coe 1988: Juan Antonio Samaranch 1989: Severiano Ballesteros 1990: Sito Pons 1991: Sergey Bubka 1992: Miguel Induráin 1993: Javier Sotomayor 1994: Martina Navratilova 1995: Hassiba Boulmerka 1996: Carl Lewis 1997: Spain Marathon team: Abel Antón, Martín Fiz, José Manuel García, Fabián Roncero, Alberto Juzdado and Diego García 1998: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1999: Steffi Graf 2000: Lance Armstrong 2001: Manuel Estiarte 2002: Brazil national football team 2003: Tour de France 2004: Hicham El Guerrouj 2005: Fernando Alonso 2006: Spain men's national basketball team 2007: Michael Schumacher 2008: Rafael Nadal 2009: Yelena Isinbayeva 2010: Spain men's national football team 2011: Haile Gebrselassie 2012: Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernández 2013: José María Olazábal 2014: New York City Marathon
Princess of Asturias Award for Sports 2015: Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol 2016: Francisco Javier Gómez Noya 2017: New Zealand national rugby union team 2018: Reinhold Messner and Krzysztof Wielicki 2019: Lindsey Vonn 2020: Carlos Sainz 2021: Teresa Perales 2022: The Olympic Refuge Foundation and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team 2023: Eliud Kipchoge 2024: Carolina Marín

v t e Mercedes-Benz in Formula One
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team (2010–present) Ownership Mercedes-Benz Group (33.3%) Toto Wolff (33.3%) Ineos (33.3%) Executive management Toto Wolff (CEO & team principal) Ola Källenius (Head of Mercedes-Benz) Current personnel James Allison Peter Bonnington Simon Cole Ron Meadows Jarrod Murphy John Owen Simone Resta Markus Schäfer [de] Britta Seeger Andrew Shovlin Hywel Thomas [ja] Geoff Willis Former personnel Bob Bell Loïc Bigois Eric Blandin Ross Brawn Aldo Costa Andy Cowell Jock Clear Tad Czapski Jérôme d'Ambrosio Mark Ellis Mike Elliott Nick Fry Thomas Fuhr Norbert Haug Ben Hodgkinson [ja] Jürgen Hubbert Niki Lauda Paddy Lowe Tony Ross Wolfgang Schattling Loïc Serra Mark Slade James Vowles Craig Wilson [ja] Thomas Weber Ian Wright Dieter Zetsche 2024 Race drivers 44. Lewis Hamilton 63. George Russell 2025 Race drivers 12. Andrea Kimi Antonelli 63. George Russell 2025 Test and reserve drivers Valtteri Bottas Frederik Vesti Simulator drivers Jake Hughes Anthony Davidson Junior Team drivers James Anagnostiadis Andrea Kimi Antonelli Kenzo Craigie Yuanpu Cui Luna Fluxá Doriane Pin Alex Powell Frederik Vesti World Champions Lewis Hamilton Nico Rosberg Ambassadors Nico Rosberg Esteban Gutiérrez Susie Wolff Notable drivers   Valtteri Bottas   Michael Schumacher Drivers' titles 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Constructors' titles 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Formula One cars W01 W02 W03 W04 W05 W06 W07 W08 W09 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 Engine division Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Related Mercedes-Benz Group Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG
Daimler-Benz AG (1954–1955) Personnel Fritz Nallinger Alfred Neubauer Max Sailer Rudolf Uhlenhaut World Champions Juan Manuel Fangio Notable drivers   Hans Herrmann   Karl Kling   Hermann Lang   Stirling Moss   André Simon   Piero Taruffi Drivers' titles 1954 1955 Formula One cars W196 Related Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows
World Championships with Mercedes-Benz engines Drivers' titles 1954 1955 1998 1999 2008 2009 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Constructors' titles 1998 2009 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2024 Related Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Mercedes engine customers' Grand Prix results Mercedes-AMG Italics indicate factory team.

v t e Scuderia Ferrari
v t e Drivers 2024 Race drivers 16. Charles Leclerc 55. Carlos Sainz Jr. 2025 Race drivers 16. Charles Leclerc 44. Lewis Hamilton Test and reserve drivers 99. Antonio Giovinazzi (reserve) Robert Shwartzman (test) Ferrari Driver Academy Dino Beganovic Maya Weug Oliver Bearman Rafael Câmara Tuukka Taponen Aurelia Nobels F1 world champions Alberto Ascari Juan Manuel Fangio Mike Hawthorn Phil Hill John Surtees Niki Lauda Jody Scheckter Michael Schumacher Kimi Räikkönen F1 race winners José Froilán González Alberto Ascari Piero Taruffi Mike Hawthorn Giuseppe Farina Maurice Trintignant Juan Manuel Fangio Luigi Musso Peter Collins Tony Brooks Phil Hill Wolfgang von Trips Giancarlo Baghetti John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini Ludovico Scarfiotti Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni Mario Andretti Niki Lauda Carlos Reutemann Gilles Villeneuve Jody Scheckter Didier Pironi Patrick Tambay René Arnoux Michele Alboreto Gerhard Berger Nigel Mansell Alain Prost Jean Alesi Michael Schumacher Eddie Irvine Rubens Barrichello Felipe Massa Kimi Räikkönen Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz Jr.
v t e Personnel Founder Enzo Ferrari Current John Elkann (president) Benedetto Vigna (chief executive officer) Piero Ferrari (vice chairman) Frédéric Vasseur (team principal) Riccardo Adami Bryan Bozzi Jock Clear Jérôme d'Ambrosio Enrico Gualtieri Diego Ioverno Ravin Jain Xavier Marcos Padros Fabio Montecchi Enrico Racca Carlo Santi Loïc Serra Matteo Togninalli Former Ben Agathangelou James Allison Mario Almondo Alberto Antonini Maurizio Arrivabene Giorgio Ascanelli Daniele Audetto Luca Badoer Luca Baldisserri John Barnard Dario Benuzzi Mattia Binotto Loïc Bigois Ross Brawn Gustav Brunner Marcin Budkowski Ruth Buscombe Rory Byrne Louis C. Camilleri Giacomo Caliri Enrico Cardile Carlo Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Valerio Colotti Aldo Costa Toni Cuquerella Tad Czapski Dirk de Beer Stefano Domenicali Henri Durand Chris Dyer Marco Fainello Gianfranco Fantuzzi [pl] Alfredo Ferrari Enzo Ferrari Cesare Fiorio Mauro Forghieri Pat Fry Hirohide Hamashima Diane Holl John Iley Vittorio Jano Aurelio Lampredi Claudio Lombardi Ignazio Lunetta Sergio Marchionne Luca Marmorini Neil Martin Paolo Martinelli Alberto Massimino Marco Mattiacci Laurent Mekies Jean-Claude Migeot [pl] Jan Monchaux Luca Cordero di Montezemolo Steve Nichols Ossi Oikarinen Marco Piccinini Nicolò Petrucci Harvey Postlethwaite Simone Resta Massimo Rivola Iñaki Rueda David Sanchez Lorenzo Sassi Enrique Scalabroni Michael Schumacher Gilles Simon Rob Smedley Andrea Stella Nigel Stepney Romolo Tavoni Rob Taylor Antonia Terzi Jean Todt Willem Toet Nikolas Tombazis Joan Villadelprat
v t e Cars Formula One 125 212 275 340 375 500 553 625 555 D50 801 246 256 246 P 156 158 1512 246 F1-66 312 312B 312T 126C 156/85 F1/86 F1/87 640 641 642 643 F92A F93A 412 T1 412 T2 F310 F300 F399 F1-2000 F2001 F2002 F2003-GA F2004 F2005 248 F1 F2007 F2008 F60 F10 150º Italia F2012 F138 F14 T SF15-T SF16-H SF70H SF71H SF90 SF1000 SF21 F1-75 SF-23 SF-24 Formula Two 166 F2 500 F2 553 F2 Dino 156 F2 156 F2 Dino 166 F2 IndyCar/CART 375 Indy 326 MI 412 MI 637 Sports cars 166 S/SC/MM 166 MM Le Mans 195 S 275 S 340 America 212 Export 225 S 250 S 250 MM 340 Mexico & MM 375 MM 375 Plus 625 TF 735 S 500 Mondial 250 Monza 750 Monza 500 TR 857 S 376 S 735 LM 410 S 860 Monza 625 LM Dino 196 S & 296 S & 246 S 500 TRC 290 MM 290 S 315 S 335 S 250 GT Berlinetta 412 S 250 Testa Rossa 246 SP & 196 SP & 286 SP 248 SP & 268 SP 250 GTO 330 TRI/LM 330 LMB 250 P, 275 P & 330 P 275 P2, 330 P2 & 365 P2 250 LM 330 P3 330 P3/4 & P4 Dino 166 P & 206 SP Dino 206 S 212 E 612P 312 P 512 S & 512 M 712P 312 PB 333 SP 499P
v t e Engines Current V6 Hybrid (2014–present) Past L4 (1952–1956) V6 (1958–1966) Turbocharged V6 (1981–1988) V8 (1956–1958, 1964–1965, 2006–2013) V10 (1996–2005) V12 (1950–1951, 1964–1980, 1989–1995)
v t e Formula One titles Drivers' titles 1952 1953 1956 1958 1961 1964 1975 1977 1979 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007 Constructors' titles 1961 1964 1975 1976 1977 1979 1982 1983 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007 2008
v t e Related Dino Driver Academy Grand Prix racing history Grand Prix results Engine customers Non-championship Formula One results Prancing Horse Tifosi
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v t e Benetton Formula

Founder Luciano Benetton Team principals Peter Collins Flavio Briatore David Richards Rocco Benetton Personnel James Allison Ben Agathangelou Giorgio Ascanelli John Barnard Bob Bell Ross Brawn Rory Byrne Nick Chester Frank Coppuck Tad Czapski Tim Densham Pat Fry Mike Gascoyne Rob Marshall Steve Matchett Paul Monaghan Jarrod Murphy Steve Nielsen Alan Permane Dave Redding Sergio Rinland Mark Smith Nigel Stepney Pat Symonds Rob Taylor Willem Toet Nikolas Tombazis Dino Toso Naoki Tokunaga Joan Villadelprat John Walton Jonathan Wheatley Nick Wirth World Champions Michael Schumacher Drivers Teo Fabi Gerhard Berger Thierry Boutsen Alessandro Nannini Johnny Herbert Emanuele Pirro Nelson Piquet Roberto Moreno Michael Schumacher Martin Brundle Riccardo Patrese JJ Lehto Jos Verstappen Jean Alesi Alexander Wurz Giancarlo Fisichella Jenson Button Drivers' titles 1994 1995 Constructors' titles 1995 Formula One cars B186 B187 B188 B189 B189B B190 B190B B191 B191B B192 B193 B193B B194 B195 B196 B197 B198 B199 B200 B201 Related Benetton Group Team Enstone Toleman Renault 1994 cheating allegations

v t e Jordan Grand Prix

Founder Eddie Jordan Notable staff Gary Anderson Bob Bell Adrian Burgess Trevor Carlin Henri Durand Jacky Eeckelaert Mark Gallagher Mike Gascoyne Andrew Green Akio Haga [ja] Eghbal Hamidy John Iley James Key Gianpiero Lambiase John McQuilliam Sam Michael Paul Monaghan Dave O'Neill [pt] Nicolò Petrucci Iñaki Rueda Alex Shnaider Rob Smedley Mark Smith Andy Stevenson Dino Toso Jon Tomlinson John Walton Notable drivers Jean Alesi Rubens Barrichello Andrea de Cesaris Giancarlo Fisichella Heinz-Harald Frentzen Damon Hill Eddie Irvine Michael Schumacher Ralf Schumacher Jarno Trulli Formula One cars 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 EJ10 EJ10B EJ11 EJ12 EJ13 EJ14 EJ15 EJ15B

v t e PAP European Sportsperson of the Year

1958: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak 1959: Vasili Kuznetsov 1960: Yury Vlasov 1961: Valeriy Brumel 1962: Valeriy Brumel 1963: Valeriy Brumel 1964: Lidiya Skoblikova 1965: Michel Jazy 1966: Irena Szewińska 1967: Jean-Claude Killy 1968: Jean-Claude Killy 1969: Eddy Merckx 1970: Eddy Merckx 1971: Juha Väätäinen 1972: Lasse Virén 1973: Kornelia Ender 1974: Irena Szewińska 1975: Kornelia Ender 1976: Nadia Comăneci 1977: Rosemarie Ackermann 1978: Vladimir Yashchenko 1979: Sebastian Coe 1980: Vladimir Salnikov 1981: Sebastian Coe 1982: Daley Thompson 1983: Jarmila Kratochvílová 1984: Michael Gross 1985: Sergey Bubka 1986: Heike Drechsler 1987: Stephen Roche 1988: Steffi Graf 1989: Steffi Graf 1990: Stefan Edberg 1991: Katrin Krabbe 1992: Nigel Mansell 1993: Linford Christie 1994: Johann Olav Koss 1995: Jonathan Edwards 1996: Svetlana Masterkova 1997: Martina Hingis 1998: Mika Häkkinen 1999: Gabriela Szabo 2000: Inge de Bruijn 2001: Michael Schumacher 2002: Michael Schumacher 2003: Michael Schumacher 2004: Roger Federer 2005: Roger Federer & Yelena Isinbayeva 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Roger Federer 2008: Rafael Nadal 2009: Roger Federer 2010: Rafael Nadal 2011: Sebastian Vettel 2012: Sebastian Vettel 2013: Lewis Hamilton 2014: Lewis Hamilton 2015: Novak Djokovic 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo 2018: Novak Djokovic 2019: Lewis Hamilton 2020: Robert Lewandowski 2021: Novak Djokovic 2022: Iga Świątek 2023: Novak Djokovic

v t e L'Équipe Champion of Champions
Original award	1980: Eric Heiden 1981: Sebastian Coe 1982: Paolo Rossi 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Carl Lewis 1985: Sergey Bubka 1986: Diego Maradona 1987: Ben Johnson 1988: Florence Griffith Joyner 1989: Greg LeMond 1990: Ayrton Senna 1991: Carl Lewis 1992: Michael Jordan 1993: Noureddine Morceli 1994: Romário 1995: Jonathan Edwards 1996: Michael Johnson 1997: Sergey Bubka 1998: Zinedine Zidane 1999: Andre Agassi 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Michael Schumacher 2002: Michael Schumacher 2003: Michael Schumacher 2004: Hicham El Guerrouj 2005: Roger Federer 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Roger Federer 2008: Usain Bolt 2009: Usain Bolt 2010: Rafael Nadal 2011: Lionel Messi
Male and female awards separated	Male award 2012: Usain Bolt 2013: Rafael Nadal 2014: Renaud Lavillenie 2015: Usain Bolt 2016: Usain Bolt 2017: Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal 2018: Marcel Hirscher 2019: Rafael Nadal 2020: Lewis Hamilton 2021: Novak Djokovic 2022: Lionel Messi 2023: Novak Djokovic Female award 2012: Serena Williams 2013: Serena Williams 2014: Katie Ledecky 2015: Serena Williams 2016: Simone Biles 2017: Katie Ledecky 2018: Simone Biles 2019: Simone Biles 2020: Marte Olsbu Røiseland 2021: Elaine Thompson-Herah 2022: Iga Świątek 2023: Simone Biles

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