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    | Date of birth: | 3rd January, 1969 | Updated Statistics |  
    | Current age: | 31 years | of participation |  
    | Place of birth: | Huerth-Hermuehlheim, Germany | and achievements |  
    | Resident: | Switzerland | provided by FORIX |  
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    | Current Team: | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |  
    | Official Website: | http://www.michael-schumacher.org |  
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    | Height: | 1,74 m |  
    | Weight: | 68 kg |  
    | Marital status: | Married to Corinna, 1 daughter, Gina Maria (20th February 1997), 1 son, Mick (22nd March 1999) |  
    | Learned profession: | Mechanic |  
    | Sports: | Soccer, skiing, gym, running, mountain-biking |  
    | Hobbies: | Go-karts, Relaxing |  
    | Favourite music: | Rock, Dance |  
    | Favourite singers: | Michael Jackson, Tina Turner |  
    | Favourite drink: | Apple juice with mineral water |  
    | Favourite food: | Italian food |  
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    | Start of racing career: | First experience in Go-karts at the age of 4, first Go-kart-races in 1983 |  
    | First racing car: | Formula Konig |  
    | First success: | German Junior Kart Champion 1984 |  
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    | Most memorable experience: | Winning the Formula One World Championship in 1994 |  
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    | Career: | 1984 | German Kart Jr Champion |  
    |  | 1985 | German Kart Jr Champion, World Championship runner-up |  
    |  | 1986 | German Kart Championship, 3rd, European Championship, 3rd |  
    |  | 1987 | Kart European + German Champion |  
    |  | 1988 | Formula Konig, German Champion, FF 1600 Europ. Championship, 2nd; FF 1600 German Championship, 4th |  
    |  | 1989 | F3 German Championship, 3rd |  
    |  | 1990 | WSPC/Sauber-Mercedes, 1 victory, 5th; F3 German Champion, Winner F3-GP Fuji |  
    |  | 1991 | WSPC/Sauber-Mercedes; DTM from Norisring onwards; F1 Jordan-Ford/Benetton-Ford, 6 races from Spa on, 4 points, 12th |  
    |  | 1992 | F1 Benetton Ford, 53 points, 3rd, 1st GP victory at Spa |  
    |  | 1993 | F1 Benetton-Ford, 52 points, 4th |  
    |  | 1994 | F1 Benetton-Ford, 92 points, 8 wins, World Champion |  
    |  | 1995 | F1 Benetton-Renault, 102 points, 9 wins, World Champion
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    |  | 1996 | F1 Ferrari, 3 wins, 59 points, 3rd |  
    |  | 1997 | F1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 5 wins, 78 points, excluded from the WC by the FIA after collision with Villeneuve at the GP of Europe in Jerez |  
    |  | 1998 | F1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 86 points, 6 wins, 2nd |  
    |  | 1999 | F1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 44 points, 2 wins, 5th, absent from 7 races due to broken leg (British GP) |  
    |  | 2000 | F1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |  |  |