Bernd Schneider (racing driver)

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Bernd Schneider
Bernd Schneider 2007 amk.jpg
Schneider in 2007
Born (1964-07-20) 20 July 1964 (age 59)
St. Ingbert, West Germany
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of Germany.svg German
Active years 19881990
Teams Zakspeed, Arrows
Entries34 (9 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last entry 1990 Spanish Grand Prix
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Years active 20002008
Former teams HWA Team
Starts119
Championships4 (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006)
Wins22
Podiums66
Poles19
Fastest laps30
FIA GT Championship
Years active 19971998
Former teams AMG Mercedes
Starts21
Championships1 (1997)
Wins10
Podiums15
Poles9
Fastest laps8
International Touring Car Championship
Years active 19951996
Former teams D2 Privat-Team AMG Mercedes
Starts36
Championships1 (1995)
Wins10
Podiums17
Poles8
Fastest laps8
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
Years active 19861989, 19911995
Former teams AMG-Mercedes
AMG Motorenbau
Zakspeed Racing
Ford Motorsport Eggenberger
Ford-Grab Motorsport
Starts102
Championships1 (1995)
Wins14
Podiums29
Poles13
Fastest laps24
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 1991, 19981999
Teams AMG-Mercedes
Joest Porsche Racing
Best finishDNF (1991, 1998, 1999)
Class wins0

Bernd Robert Schneider [1] (born 20 July 1964) is a German racing driver. He is a five-time Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters champion, and a Mercedes Brand Ambassador.

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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 as well as finishing third in the 1987 Macau Grand Prix. [2] 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 Kremer Racing and Joest Racing, in the World Sportscar Championship and the Interserie and races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

DTM championships

Bernd Schneider - AMG-Mercedes Tabac Original Sonax Team - AMG-Mercedes C- Klasse, 1994 DTM Donington Park Bernd Schneider - AMG-Mercedes Tabac Original Sonax Team - AMG-Mercedes C- Klasse (45829722125).jpg
Bernd Schneider - AMG-Mercedes Tabac Original Sonax Team - AMG-Mercedes C- Klasse, 1994 DTM Donington Park
Schneider won his fifth DTM championship in 2006. Bernd Schneider DTM 2006.jpg
Schneider won his fifth DTM championship in 2006.

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 with teammate Mark Webber, 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.

Bernd Schneider at the Sachsenring in 2002 Bernd Schneider DTM(ThKraft).jpg
Bernd Schneider at the Sachsenring in 2002

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 would retire from racing at the conclusion of the 2008 season. [3]

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. [4]

Personal life

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, Oliver Bierhoff's older sister. Schneider still enjoys karting.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1984German Formula Ford 1600?????3052nd
German Formula Ford 2000?????0NC
1985German Formula Ford 20002????2694th
European Formula Ford 2000?????0NC
1986 German Formula 3 Championship Bernd Schneider111124944th
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH200001327th
Macau Grand Prix VIT Formula Racing10000N/A19th
1987 German Formula 3 Championship Team Sonax Autopflege878771401st
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH700115613th
Macau Grand Prix Schubel Rennsport Int.10011N/A3rd
World Touring Car Championship Ford Texaco Racing Team / Rousesport 100001643rd
1988 Formula One West Zakspeed Racing 600000NC
European Touring Car Championship Eggenberger Motorsport 200007032bd
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH20000938th
1989 Formula One West Zakspeed Racing 200000NC
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Ford Motorsport Eggenberger 20000149th
1990 Interserie - Div. I Porsche Kremer Racing 109510997.51st
World Sportscar Championship 800003.518th
Formula One Footwork Arrows Racing 100000NC
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Porsche AG 100000NC
1991 Interserie - Div. I Joest Racing ??????1st
IMSA GT Championship 90001499th
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Zakspeed Racing 600112615th
World Sportscar Championship Team Salamin Primagaz 200011217th
24 Hours of Le Mans Joest Porsche Racing200011217th
1992 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft AMG Motorenbau GmbH 2441781913rd
IMSA GT Championship Joest Racing 300000NC
1993 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft AMG-Mercedes Sonax 2232491723rd
1994 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft AMG Mercedes Tabac-Original Sonax 2023778610th
1995 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft D2 Privat-Team AMG Mercedes 1452461381st
International Touring Car Championship 1062581551st
1996 International Touring Car Championship D2 Privat-Team AMG Mercedes 2641392052nd
1997 FIA GT Championship AMG-Mercedes 116568721st
1998 FIA GT Championship AMG-Mercedes 105458693rd
24 Hours of Le Mans 10100N/ADNF
1999 24 Hours of Le Mans AMG-Mercedes 10000N/ADNF
2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 16649122211st
2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 1033591611st
2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 102018642nd
2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 102467681st
2004 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 111055366th
2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 111103324th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - A6Raeder Motorsport10??0N/A?
2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 102027711st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP6Raeder Motorsport10??0N/A6th
2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 10100231.56th
2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 111102346th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T Mike Jäger10000N/A4th
2011 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T 10000N/A6th
2012 Australian GT Championship Erebus Racing 221224211th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Preci-Spark100000NC
City Challenge Baku HEICO Motorsport 10000N/A4th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Hankook Team Heico 10000N/A?
2013 Australian GT Championship Erebus Motorsport 200011930th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro HTP Motorsport 22012712nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Black Falcon11001N/A1st
2014 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro HTP Motorsport 300203014th
2015 ADAC GT Masters HP Racing801004321st
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am GT Russian Team10000625th
Black Falcon10000
Blancpain GT Sprint Series GT Russian Team60000424th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Black Falcon10000N/ADNF
2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup AMG - Team Black Falcon200000NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 11001N/A1st
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup HTP Motorsport 101023594th
Intercontinental GT Challenge AMG - Team Black Falcon10000615th
Erebus Motorsport 10000
2017 Intercontinental GT Challenge HTP Motorsport 100000NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mann-Filter Team HTP Motorsport 10000N/A14th
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup SunEnergy1 Team HTP Motorsport 100000NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC†
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD SunEnergy1 Racing 100102354th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T Mercedes-AMG Team Driving Academy11001N/A1st
2022 GT2 European Series - Invitational SPS Automotive Performance200000NC
Source: [5]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
1988 West Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 881 Zakspeed 1500/4 Straight-4 t/c 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
NC0
1989 West Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 891 Yamaha OX88 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
NC0
1990 Footwork Arrows Racing Arrows A11 Ford Cosworth DFR V8 USA
12
BRA SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR NC0
Arrows A11B ESP
DNQ
JPN AUS
Sources: [6] [7]

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011DCPoints
1987 Ford Texaco Racing Team / Rousesport Ford Sierra RS500 MNZ JAR DIJ NUR SPA BNO SIL BAT CLD WEL FJI*
ovr:17
cls:10
43rd16
Sources: [8] [9]

* Overall race position shown. Registered WTCC points paying position may differ.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324Pos.Pts
1986 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH Ford Sierra XR4 TI ZOL HOC NÜR AVU MFA WUN NÜR ZOL
14
NÜR
11
27th13
1987 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH Ford Sierra XR4 TI HOC
6
ZOL
14
NÜR
2
AVU
Ret
MFA NOR
22
NÜR WUN
9
DIE
9
SAL 15th56
1988 Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbH Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth ZOL
1
ZOL
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
BRN
1
BRN
2
AVU
1
AVU
2
MFA
1
MFA
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NOR
1

22
NOR
2

10
WUN
1
WUN
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
38th9
1989 Ford Motorsport Eggenberger Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth ZOL
1
ZOL
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
MFA
1
MFA
2
AVU
1
AVU
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NOR
1

18
NOR
2

Ret
HOC
1
HOC
2
DIE
1
DIE
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
49th1
1991 Zakspeed Racing Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
1
ZOL
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
AVU
1
AVU
2
WUN
1
WUN
2
NOR
1
NOR
2
DIE
1
DIE
2
NÜR
1

11
NÜR
2

6
ALE
1

23
ALE
2

2
HOC
1

10
HOC
2

7
BRN
1
BRN
2
DON
1

Ret
DON
2

DNS
15th26
1992 AMG Motorenbau GmbH Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
1

5
ZOL
2

Ret
NÜR
1

10
NÜR
2

Ret
WUN
1

7
WUN
2

4
AVU
1

3
AVU
2

1
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

Ret
NÜR
1

4
NÜR
2

4
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

4
BRN
1

7
BRN
2

Ret
DIE
1

2
DIE
2

Ret
ALE
1

1
ALE
2

1
NÜR
1

1
NÜR
2

3
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

Ret
3rd191
1993 AMG-Mercedes Sonax Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 93 ZOL
1

Ret
HOC
1

1
HOC
2

1
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

2
WUN
1

7
WUN
2

6
NÜR
1

5
NÜR
2

5
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

Ret
DON
1

4
DON
2

3
DIE
1

2
DIE
2

6
ALE
1

2
ALE
2

1
AVU
1

3
AVU
2

23
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

6
3rd172
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
2

9
1994 AMG Mercedes Tabac-Original Sonax Mercedes C-Class V6 ZOL
1

19
ZOL
2

DNS
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

Ret
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

16
MUG
1

5
MUG
2

2
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

18
NOR
1

Ret
DON
1

2
DON
2

DSQ
NOR
2

Ret
DIE
1

Ret
DIE
2

1
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

18
AVU
1

Ret
AVU
2

DNS
ALE
1

9
ALE
2

5
HOC
1

3
HOC
2

1
10th86
1995 D2 Privat-Team AMG Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 HOC
1

1
HOC
2

1
AVU
1

Ret
AVU
2

11
NOR
1

4
NOR
2

1
DIE
1

7
DIE
2

6
NÜR
1

1
NÜR
2

1
ALE
1

6
ALE
2

3
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

13
1st138
2000 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM HOC
1

1
HOC
2

1
OSC
1

3
OSC
2

12
NOR
1

4
NOR
2

1
SAC
1

3
SAC
2

3
NÜR
1

1
NÜR
2

1
LAU
1

C
LAU
2

C
OSC
1

2
OSC
2

1
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

4
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

NC
1st221
2001 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM HOC
QR

1
HOC
CR

1
NÜR
QR

6
NÜR
CR

2
OSC
QR

3
OSC
CR

2
SAC
QR

4
SAC
CR

1
NOR
QR

1
NOR
CR

2
LAU
QR

3
LAU
CR

2
NÜR
QR

4
NÜR
CR

6
A1R
QR

1
A1R
CR

1
ZAN
QR

10
ZAN
CR

3
HOC
QR

Ret
HOC
CR

3
1st161
2002 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM HOC
QR

11
HOC
CR

4
ZOL
QR

6
ZOL
CR

3
DON
QR

8
DON
CR

12
SAC
QR

3
SAC
CR

2
NOR
QR

3
NOR
CR

2
LAU
QR

2
LAU
CR

1
NÜR
QR

3
NÜR
CR

3
A1R
QR

2
A1R
CR

2
ZAN
QR

6
ZAN
CR

2
HOC
QR

2
HOC
CR

1
2nd64
2003 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes CLK 2003 HOC
1
ADR
5
NÜR
4
LAU
1
NOR
3
DON
2
NÜR
3
A1R
2
ZAN
2
HOC
6
1st68
2004 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 HOC
17†
EST
5
ADR
11
LAU
3
NOR
3
SHA
2
NÜR
3
OSC
Ret
ZAN
5
BRN
10
HOC
1
6th36
2005 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 HOC
3
LAU
17†
SPA
17†
BRN
Ret
OSC
4
NOR
10
NÜR
5
ZAN
8
LAU
Ret
IST
3
HOC
1
4th32
2006 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006 HOC
1
LAU
1
OSC
5
BRH
3
NOR
2
NÜR
2
ZAN
2
CAT
2
BUG
5
HOC
4
1st71
2007 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007 HOC
7
OSC
6
LAU
4
BRH
1
NOR
2
MUG
11
ZAN
12
NÜR
7
CAT
Ret
HOC
5
6th31.5
2008 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 HOC
8
OSC
12
MUG
4
LAU
7
NOR
6
ZAN
9
NÜR
1
BRH
9
CAT
3
BUG
5
HOC
6
6th34
Sources: [8] [9] [10]

- Shanghai was a non-championship round.

Complete International Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Pos.Pts
1995 D2 Privat-Team 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
1st155
1996 D2 Privat-Team 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
2nd205
Sources: [8] [9] [10]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1991 Flag of Germany.svg Joest Porsche Racing Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo
Flag of Germany.svg Louis Krages
Porsche 962C C2197DNFDNF
1998 Flag of Germany.svg AMG-Mercedes Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber
Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM GT119DNFDNF
1999 Flag of Germany.svg AMG-Mercedes Flag of France.svg Franck Lagorce
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Mercedes-Benz CLR LMGTP76DNFDNF
Sources: [10] [11]

Complete FIA GT Championship results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234567891011Pos.Pts
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
1
SUZ
1‡
DON
1
MUG
Ret
SEB
1
LAG
1
1st72
1998 AMG Mercedes GT1 Mercedes-Benz CLK LM Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 OSC
3
SIL
1
HOC
1
DIJ
9
HUN
1
SUZ
1
DON
1
A1R
2
HMS
4
LAG
2
3rd69
Sources: [8] [10]

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314Pos.Pts
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
5th92
2016 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MIS
QR

Ret
MIS
CR

7
BRH
QR

1
BRH
CR

2
NÜR
QR

8
NÜR
CR

3
HUN
QR

5
HUN
CR

5
CAT
QR

10
CAT
CR

31
4th59
Sources: [12] [13]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by German Formula Three Champion
1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
Champion

1995
Succeeded by
Bernd Schneider
(2000)
(Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters)
Preceded by
Inaugural
International Touring Car Championship
Champion

1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIA GT Championship
Champion

1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bernd Schneider
(1995)
(Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft)
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Champion

2000-2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Champion

2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Champion

2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour
2013
(with Thomas Jäger & Alexander Roloff)
Succeeded by