Michael Schumacher (born January 3, 1969) is a German racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012. He raced for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes. His career statistics include: 246 Grands Prix, 91 wins, 68 pole positions, 77 fastest laps, 155 podiums and 1566 points. Schumacher holds, alongside Lewis Hamilton, the record for seven World Drivers' Championship titles: 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. At the time of his retirement from the sport in 2012, he held the records for most wins (91), pole positions (68), and podiums (155)—marks that were later surpassed by Hamilton—in addition to still holding, among others, the record for most fastest laps (77). He is the older brother of Ralf Schumacher.
