| Date of birth: | 
    18th of May 1967 | 
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    | Current age: | 
    33 years | 
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    | Place of birth: | 
    Moenchengladbach, Germany | 
  
  
    | Resident: | 
    Monte Carlo, Monaco | 
  
  
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    | Current Team: | 
    Arrows Grand Prix | 
  
   
    | Official Website: | 
    http://www.frentzen.de | 
  
 
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    | Height: | 
    1.78 m | 
  
  
    | Weight: | 
    68,5 kg | 
  
  
    | Marital status: | 
    Married to Tanja, 1 daughter, Lea (born 9th April 2000) | 
  
  
    | Learned profession: | 
    commercial clerk | 
  
  
    | Sports: | 
    mountain-biking, fitness training, karting | 
  
  
    | Hobbies: | 
    meeting and dining with friends | 
  
  
    | Favourite drink: | 
    mineral water | 
  
  
    | Favourite food: | 
    fish, paella made by my mother, pasta | 
  
  
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    | Start of racing career: | 
    1981, in Karting | 
  
  
    | First racing car: | 
    Formula Ford 2000 | 
  
  
    | First success: | 
    German Junior Kart Champion in 1981 | 
  
  
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    | Career: | 
    1980-1985 | 
    Karting, German Junior Champion and other titles | 
  
  
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    1986 | 
    Formula Ford 2000 | 
  
  
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    1987 | 
    Formula Ford 2000, runner-up German Championship | 
  
  
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    1988 | 
    Opel Lotus Challenge German Champion | 
  
  
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    1989 | 
    German Formula 3 Vice Champion | 
  
  
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    1990 | 
    F3000/Eddie Jordan, 16th; WSPC/Mercedes | 
  
  
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    1991 | 
    F3000 Vortex Team, 14th | 
  
  
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    1992 | 
    F3000 in Japan, Nova, 1 third place (Suzuka); WSPC; Japanese SPC, Nova | 
  
  
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    1993 | 
    F3000 in Japan, Nova, 1 victory;
Japanese Sportscar Championship, Nova; F1 test driver for Mugen and Bridgestone | 
  
  
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    1994 | 
    F1 Sauber-Mercedes, 7 points, 13th  | 
  
  
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    1995 | 
    F1 Sauber-Ford, first podium finish in Monza (3rd); 15 points, 9th | 
  
  
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    1996 | 
    F1 Sauber-Ford, 7 points, 12th | 
  
  
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    1997 | 
    F1 Williams-Renault, 42 points, 2nd, 1 victory  | 
  
  
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    1998 | 
    F1 Winfield-Williams Mecachrome, 17 points, 7th  | 
  
  
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    1999 | 
    F1 Jordan-Mugen Honda, 54 points, 3rd, 2 victories | 
  
  
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    2000 | 
    F1 Jordan-Mugen Honda, 11 points, 9th | 
  
  
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    2001 | 
    F1 Jordan-Honda / F1 Prost Acer | 
  
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    2002 | 
    F1 Arrows-Cosworth |