Bernd Schneider (racing driver)
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| Born | 20 July 1964 |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Active years | 1988–1990 |
| Teams | Zakspeed, Arrows |
| Entries | 34 (9 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1990 Spanish Grand Prix |
Bernd Schneider (born July 20, 1964 in St. Ingbert) is a racing driver from Germany.
Career
Early years
Schneider was named after legendary driver Bernd Rosemeyer, winner of the 1936 European Drivers Championship. Introduced to karting at an early age, he displayed an obvious talent for racing. After several years in the junior kart series, Schneider won the 1980 German Kart championship. Two years later, he would win the 1982 European Kart championship with the national team. In 1983, he won the African kart championship.
Single seater racing
The next few years, Schneider would race in the various Formula Ford series in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. In 1986, he joined the German Formula Three circuit, winning the title the following year in 1987. This brought him to the attention of Erich Zakowski, who signed Schneider to drive for his Formula One team Zakspeed in 1988 and 1989. However, the small German-based squad did little to make an impression on the F1 circuit and Schneider only able to qualify for nine races out of the 32 he entered with the team (7 out of 16 with the turbo powered car in 1988 and only twice out of 16 attempts did he pre-qualify and actually qualify for a race in 1989). Schneider also briefly drove for Arrows, before leaving single seaters and racing Porsche sports cars in the early 1990s for Joest Racing, in the World Sportscar Championship and races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
DTM championships
In 1992, Schneider moved to the DTM (German Touring Car Championship), driving for AMG-Mercedes. Finishing third his first season, he has since been a regular Mercedes driver. In 1995, he won his first DTM championship, piloting an AMG C-Class.
In the years of the DTM's absence, Schneider raced the works Mercedes CLK GTR cars in the FIA GT Championship, winning the title in 1997 after winning six races. In 1998, now with the CLK-LM variant, although winning five races, he lost the title to teammates Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta. He was also a Mercedes works driver in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998 and 1999.
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The DTM returned in 2000 with silhouette bodies and V8 engines, and Schneider took the championship crown three of the first four years (2000, 2001, and 2003) in an AMG CLK-Class; he was runner up in 2002. Still driving for AMG, Schneider has won a record four championships; in 2005, he was teammates with (among others) former F1 champion Mika Häkkinen, and in 2006 won his fifth championship title.
It was announced on 21 October 2008 that Schneider will retire from racing at the conclusion of the 2008 season.[1]
Post-DTM
In recent years, Schneider has returned from retirement to take part in several endurance races. In 2013 he raced in and won the 24 Hours of Dubai, the Bathurst 12 Hour, the 24 Hours Nürburgring and the Spa 24 Hours in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
Schneider currently races in the Pro-Am class of the Blancpain Sprint Series in the #70 GT Russian Team Viatti Mercedes.[2]
Personal
Schneider lives in Monte Carlo with his girlfriend Svenja and their daughter Lilly-Sophie. He also has children Lisa-Marie and Luca Maximilian with his ex-wife Nicole. Schneider still enjoys karting.
Racing record
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed 881 | Zakspeed Straight-4 | BRA DNQ |
SMR DNQ |
MON DNQ |
MEX Ret |
CAN DNQ |
DET DNQ |
FRA Ret |
GBR DNQ |
GER 12 |
HUN DNQ |
BEL 13 |
ITA Ret |
POR DNQ |
ESP DNQ |
JPN Ret |
AUS DNQ |
NC | 0 |
| 1989 | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed 891 | Yamaha V8 | BRA Ret |
SMR DNPQ |
MON DNPQ |
MEX DNPQ |
USA DNPQ |
CAN DNPQ |
FRA DNPQ |
GBR DNPQ |
GER DNPQ |
HUN DNPQ |
BEL DNPQ |
ITA DNPQ |
POR DNPQ |
ESP DNPQ |
JPN Ret |
AUS DNPQ |
NC | 0 |
| 1990 | Footwork Arrows Racing | Arrows A11 | Cosworth V8 | USA 12 |
BRA |
SMR |
MON |
CAN |
MEX |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
POR |
NC | 0 | |||
| Arrows A11B | ESP DNQ |
JPN |
AUS |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
1 - Shanghai was a non-championship round.
- † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Complete International Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 | 25 | 26 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | D2 AMG-Mercedes | Mercedes C-Class V6 | MUG 1 1 |
MUG 2 3 |
HEL 1 5 |
HEL 2 Ret |
DON 1 1 |
DON 2 1 |
EST 1 1 |
EST 2 2 |
MAG 1 1 |
MAG 2 1 |
1st | 138 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | D2 AMG-Mercedes | Mercedes C-Class V6 | HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 2 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 6 |
EST 1 11 |
EST 2 12 |
HEL 1 16 |
HEL 2 Ret |
NOR 1 9 |
NOR 2 6 |
DIE 1 1 |
DIE 2 1 |
SIL 1 16 |
SIL 2 5 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 2 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 8 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 1 |
HOC 1 14† |
HOC 2 Ret |
INT 1 5 |
INT 2 14 |
SUZ 1 3 |
SUZ 2 1 |
2nd | 205 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Joest Porsche Racing |
 Henri Pescarolo Louis Krages |
Porsche 962C | C2 | 197 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 | AMG-Mercedes |
Klaus Ludwig Mark Webber |
Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM | GT1 | 19 | DNF | DNF |
| 1999 | AMG-Mercedes |
Franck Lagorce Pedro Lamy |
Mercedes-Benz CLR | LMGTP | 76 | DNF | DNF |
Complete FIA GT Championship results
Complete FIA GT Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AMG Mercedes | GT1 | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | HOC Ret |
SIL 2 |
HEL 8 |
NÜR 1 |
SPA 2 |
A1R 4 |
SUZ 1‡ |
DON 1 |
MUG Ret |
SEB 1 |
LAG 1 |
1st | 72 |
| 1998 | AMG Mercedes | GT1 | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 | OSC 3 |
SIL 1 |
HOC 1 |
DIJ 11 |
HUN 1 |
SUZ 1 |
DON 1 |
A1R 2 |
HMS 4 |
LAG 2 |
3rd | 69 |
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | GT Russian Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | NOG QR 5 |
NOG CR 11 |
BRH QR 14 |
BRH CR 10 |
ZOL QR 12 |
ZOL CR 13 |
MOS QR |
MOS CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
MIS QR |
MIS CR |
ZAN QR |
ZAN CR |
27th | 4 |
References
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | German Formula Three champion 1987 |
Succeeded by Joachim Winkelhock |
| Preceded by | DTM Champion (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft) 1995 |
Succeeded by Bernd Schneider (2000) (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) |
| Preceded by
none
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International Touring Car Champion 1995 |
Succeeded by Manuel Reuter |
| Preceded by | FIA GT Champion 1997 |
Succeeded by Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta |
| Preceded by
Bernd Schneider (1995)
(Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft) |
DTM Champion (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) 2000-2001 |
Succeeded by Laurent Aïello |
| Preceded by | DTM Champion 2003 |
Succeeded by Mattias Ekström |
| Preceded by | DTM Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Mattias Ekström |
| Founder | |
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| Drivers | |
| Formula One cars | |
- German expatriates in Monaco
- German racing drivers
- German Formula One drivers
- German Formula Three Championship drivers
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Sankt Ingbert
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters champions
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- World Touring Car Championship drivers
- Racing drivers from Saarland
- Arrows Formula One drivers
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
- Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
