Ralf Schumacher

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Ralf Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher 2008
Nation: GermanyGermany Germany
Formula 1 world championship
First start: 1997 Australian Grand Prix
Last start: 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix
Constructors
1997–1998 Jordan  • 1999–2004 Williams  • 2005–2007 Toyota
statistics
World Cup balance: World Cup fourth ( 2001 , 2002 )
Starts Victories Poles SR
180 6th 6th 8th
World Cup points : 329
Podiums : 27
Leadership laps : 401 over 1,936.2 km
Template: Info box Formula 1 driver / maintenance / old parameters
Ralf Schumacher
Nation: GermanyGermany Germany
DTM
First race: Hockenheim 2008
Teams (manufacturers)
2008 Mücke  • 2009–2012 HWA ( Mercedes-Benz )
statistics
Starts Victories Poles SR
52 - 1 -
Podiums: 2
Overall wins: -
Points: 46
Template: Infobox DTM driver / maintenance / old parameters

Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth ) is a former German racing driver . Between 1997 and 2007 he started 180 Grand Prix races in Formula 1 and won six of them. From 2008 to 2012 Schumacher drove in the DTM for Mercedes-Benz . In 1996 he became Formula Nippon champion and runner-up in the Japanese GT championship .

origin

Schumacher was born on June 30, 1975 as the second son of the later leaseholder of a kart track in Kerpen , Rolf Schumacher, in the Hermülheim district of the city of Hürth. Michael Schumacher is his older brother.

Career

Junior categories

Ralf Schumacher was already put into a kart by his father when he was three years old and drove the first races on the kart track where his father was employed. Ralf thus emulated his brother Michael . In 1989 he became German junior kart champion, two years later he won the NRW Cup, the Gold Cup and the Junior Kart Championship. In 1992 he switched to Formula Junior . In addition to the German Kart Championship, Ralf Schumacher contested a race in a monoposto for the first time in 1992 . In the ADAC Formula Junior he achieved second place on his debut. It was precisely in this position that he finished the German Kart Championship. In 1994, on the advice of his manager at the time, Willi Weber, he switched to the ADAC Formula Junior. There he drove his first full season in a monoposto. He finished the season with the runner-up title.

Weber enabled him to do his first tests and his first Formula 3 race with his WTS team. His first victory in 1994 gave Schumacher third place in the final ranking behind Jörg Müller and Alexander Wurz . In the following year he reached second place in the final accounts behind Norberto Fontana . Instead of switching to the European Formula 3000 , Schumacher, on the advice of his manager, went to the Japanese Formula Nippon , where he won first place in the X Japan Team LeMans of the rock band X Japan in 1996 and the title against Fontana in the last race.

formula 1

Jordan (1997-1998)

This success brought him a contract for Formula 1. After initial tests at McLaren-Mercedes , he nevertheless made his debut with the team from Eddie Jordan , where he at that time of Peugeot driven engines Jordan from the start the necessary race pace, but also to the chagrin of his team boss showed the willingness to conflict with his own teammate. Already in the third race in Argentina there was a collision with Giancarlo Fisichella , who wanted to defend his second place and spun off the track. But Ralf Schumacher, who dropped to third place due to an inconvenient pit stop, was able to celebrate his first podium. Years later, Eddie Jordan announced that it was better to postpone said stop in order to preserve a chance of victory. The team achieved fifth place in the constructors' championship with 33 points, with Fisichella being the more consistent driver with 20 points.

For the 1998 Formula 1 season , Jordan got a new drive unit with the Mugen Honda and Schumacher got a new teammate and former world champion to compete with Damon Hill . In the chaos race in Spa-Francorchamps Hill won ahead of the younger Schumacher, but after the race it became known that Jordan did not want to risk a collision with his drivers in the pouring rain and that Hill, who was leading in the race, who drove with defective brakes, won the first victory through the stable management had helped his team. But also this year Ralf Schumacher lost to his team mate, this time with 20 to 14 championship points. The team had achieved fourth place in the constructors' championship with 34 points, but behind the scenes Jordan was dissatisfied with the German, who had openly criticized the team's technical reliability and safety criteria. To the surprise of many journalists (for example Achim Schlang), Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Schumacher swapped cockpits at the end of the season . What many observers initially thought was a bad trade-off for both drivers turned out to be the right step in retrospect. Both careers, which had stalled somewhat, got off to a better start.

Williams (1999-2004)

Ralf Schumacher, 2002
In Williams, 2003

In 1999, Schumacher switched to the Williams F1 team, which was in a state of upheaval, and claimed to be world champion in the medium to long term. But the Renault engine, with which Jacques Villeneuve was still world champion in 1997, was at best a second choice as a customer Mecachrome engine. Nevertheless, Schumacher drove a courageous season and had a chance of victory at the Nürburgring , thanks to many failures, which was thwarted by a tire defect. His teammate and Formula 1 returnees Alessandro Zanardi , who had dominated the American Champ Car series almost at will in previous years , was able to leave Schumacher clearly behind him throughout the season.

When Williams became a works team in 2000 through the entry of BMW and had a much more competitive engine, the situation for Schumacher became significantly better. He achieved three podium finishes and a year later Schumacher was able to achieve his first victory at the Imola GP . This success was followed by two more race wins in Montreal and Hockenheim in the same year . While Jenson Button was Ralf's teammate until the end of the 2000 season , from 2001 Juan Pablo Montoya joined Williams and, according to the trade press, formed the strongest driver team in Formula 1 with Schumacher .

In 2002 Schumacher won the Malaysian GP and at the end of the year - as in 2001 - he finished fourth in the World Championship. A year later he had two victories: the European GP and the French GP .

On June 20, 2004, Schumacher was seriously injured in an accident at the US Grand Prix . The acceleration or deceleration of the impact was given as 78 g (765 m / s²), one of the highest ever measured in Formula 1 history. This resulted in a concussion and two minor spinal fractures. He was immediately transported to a nearby hospital and spent about four days and a few months in bed at home. After this race he drove only three of a total of nine races.

Toyota (2005-2007)

Schumacher in the Toyota, 2005

In 2005 Ralf Schumacher then switched to Toyota F1 . Even during the pre-season, the press suspected that Schumacher would switch to another team. Because of the dissatisfaction with his previous employer (quote: "Williams was once a top team!") And the hopelessness of the world championship driver title, Schumacher decided to switch to the Toyota team , which is based in Cologne . This decision was initially controversial, since the Japanese team at that time was at best in the middle of the competition; Schumacher himself saw his signature at Toyota as a "long-term sporting action". The racing team had the largest budget , which, in addition to intensive development opportunities for the car, also enabled one of the highest salaries of all drivers.

The first year with the Japanese racing team went much better than expected for Schumacher. The Toyota proved to be more competitive than the year before. In Hungary and China Ralf was able to win the third place, respectively; at the Japanese GP he even reached pole position in an eventful qualifying . His team-mate Jarno Trulli initially seemed to be doing better at Toyota - especially thanks to very good qualification results - but towards the end of the year the car was more suitable for Schumacher's driving demands, so that he was able to outperform his team-mate on points.

During the 2006 Formula 1 season , both the team and both drivers fell short of the high expectations despite the large financial outlay. The shape of the vehicle, which could not consistently drive into the top ten, was too fluctuating. Unrest in the technical team and a legal dispute with the former technical director Gustav Brunner made the situation more difficult. At the beginning of the season, third place at the Australian Grand Prix was Ralf Schumacher's best result that could not be repeated over the course of the year. Symptomatic was the failure of both drivers with indefinable engine problems at the end of the season, the Brazilian Grand Prix , in the first third of the race.

During test drives, 2006

In 2007 , Schumacher scored the first point of the season for his team in the first race, the Australian Grand Prix . At the races in Malaysia and Bahrain, however, he had problems with his car and came in 15th and 12th. As in 2005, the car and his driving style did not seem to match. His poor performance compared to his team-mate, who earned considerably less income, once again led to some violent criticism in the media.

Toyota has seemed on the upswing since the race at the Nürburgring. Further developed aerodynamic parts on the cars made them more competitive, which Ralf Schumacher was able to implement better than his teammate Jarno Trulli. After a long dry spell , Ralf won three more points at the Hungarian Grand Prix. After the Japanese Grand Prix , when he had to give up due to electronic problems, Schumacher announced that he would no longer drive for Toyota from the following season, but would remain in Formula 1. Schumacher was subsequently associated with the Force India team in the trade press . A commitment to McLaren was also discussed in the media after ex-world champion Fernando Alonso had cleared his cockpit; however, it proved unlikely. During winter test drives in Jerez, Spain, Schumacher drove a few test laps for the new Force India racing team (formerly Spyker or Jordan Grand Prix ), with whose team owner he is friends. After he could not achieve very fast lap times and fell well short of the expectations of the public and the media, Ralf Schumacher announced the likely end of his F1 career due to a lack of alternatives.

DTM

Schumacher in the DTM Mercedes, 2009

After speculation about the continuation of his racing career in the DTM , Schumacher signed a contract with Mercedes-Benz for the 2008 season, which he completed in a 2007 season racing car for Mücke . In his first race at the Hockenheimring, he finished 14th. In Oschersleben , a week later, he made it into the top 10 for the first time (10th place). Ralf Schumacher scored his first DTM point at the race at the Nürburgring on July 27, 2008. In the 2009 season Schumacher got the cockpit of the previous HWA driver Jamie Green, who drove in a previous year's C-class model used by Persson . Despite a car capable of winning, Schumacher was unable to convince this season. His best result was a fifth place in Dijon . At the end of the season, Schumacher was eleventh in the championship with nine points. 2010 could not convince Schumacher; While Gary Paffett , Bruno Spengler and champion Paul di Resta fought for the championship with identical equipment until the last race, Schumacher only scored three points and ended up in 14th place in the classification, still behind his brand colleagues in the year-old car Maro Engel , Susie Stoddart and Jamie Green . At the opening race of the 2011 season in Hockenheim, he achieved his first podium finish in the DTM with a third place. Two races later in Spielberg followed with a second place, his best result to date. He finished the season as the worst HWA driver in eighth place in the overall ranking.

In 2012 , Schumacher stayed with HWA. Schumacher finished 17th in the drivers' championship with a seventh place as the best result, while his teammates Paffett and Green took second and third place. In 2013 Schumacher was initially confirmed for a Mercedes DTM cockpit, but he announced his immediate retirement as an active racing driver before the season opener. He took over the position of driver coach for the Mercedes DTM teams.

Team principal in the GP3

Schumacher was together with the team owner Peter Mücke team boss of his GP3 series teams, which competed in the 2010 and 2011 seasons .

Team boss in Formula 4

In the 2016 season he joined HTP F4 Junior Team Ungar in the German ADAC Formula 4 and has since led the US Racing championship team with Gerhard Ungar .

Others

In 2015 Ralf Schumacher had a guest role in the German action series Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei ,

Since the 2019 season, Schumacher has appeared as a TV expert for the pay TV provider Sky Deutschland , where he has accompanied the Formula 1 season alongside commentator Sascha Roos.

Private

Ralf Schumacher was married to Cora from October 2001 to February 2015 (separated since 2009) and has a son David (* 2001) who is also a racing driver. The family lived in Hallwang near Salzburg , Austria .

After the 2005 season, Schumacher parted ways with his long-time manager Willi Weber. He had negotiated the Toyota contract for the German, which Schumacher reportedly brought in 50 million euros within three years. In a personal statement after the separation, Schumacher announced that from now on he would be able to speak for himself, even if he owed a lot to Weber. A few months later, long-time RTL sports director Hans Mahr took over the management of Ralf Schumacher.

Controversy with Stefan Raab

In November 2004 it became known that Schumacher had invested as a silent partner in an Austrian GmbH, which acted as a subsidiary of Beate Uhse AG . The television presenter Stefan Raab addressed this new business area extensively in his TV show and launched an Internet sales campaign for T-shirts with the imprints “Porno-Ralle” and “Hard-Cora”. Schumacher's manager Willi Weber threatened Raab with a million dollar lawsuit if he continued to ridicule Ralf and Cora Schumacher for participating in the erotic company. Weber sent Brainpool TV , the production company of Raab's broadcast, a warning and demanded a declaration of discontinuance . Schumacher then appeared on Raab's show himself on December 13, 2004 and humorously settled the dispute with the presenter. The proceeds from the t-shirt sale were donated to a charity.

statistics

Career stations

Statistics in the Formula 1 World Championship

Grand Prix victories

general overview

season team chassis engine run Victories Second Third Poles nice
Race laps
Points WM-Pos.
1997 Benson & Hedges Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 Peugeot 3.0 V10 17th - - 1 - - 13 11.
1998 Benson & Hedges Total Jordan Jordan 198 Mugen-Honda 3.0 V10 16 - 1 1 - - 14th 10.
1999 Winfield WilliamsF1 Williams FW21 Supertec 3.0 V10 16 - 1 2 - 1 35 6th
2000 BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW22 BMW 3.0 V10 17th - - 3 - - 24 5.
2001 BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW23  / FW23B BMW 3.0 V10 17th 3 1 1 1 5 49 4th
2002 BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW24 BMW 3.0 V10 17th 1 1 4th - - 42 4th
2003 BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW25 BMW 3.0 V10 15th 2 1 - 3 1 58 5.
2004 BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW26 BMW 3.0 V10 12 - 1 - 1 - 24 9.
2005 Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF105  / TF105B Toyota 3.0 V10 18th - - 2 1 1 45 6th
2006 Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF106  / TF106B Toyota 2.4 V8 18th - - 1 - - 20th 10.
2007 Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF107 Toyota 2.4 V8 17th - - - - - 5 16.
total 180 6th 6th 15th 6th 8th 329

Single results

season 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th
1997 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Europe.svg    
DNF DNF 3 DNF DNF DNF DNF 6th 5 5 5 DNF DNF 5 DNF 9 DNF    
1998 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Flag of Japan.svg      
DNF DNF DNF 7th 11 DNF DNF 16 6th 5 6th 9 2 3 DNF DNF      
1999 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Japan.svg      
3 4th DNF DNF 5 4th 4th 3 DNF 4th 9 5 2 4th DNF 5      
2000 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg    
3 5 DNF 4th 4th DNF DNF 14 * 5 DNF 7th 5 3 3 DNF DNF DNF    
2001 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Japan.svg    
DNF 5 DNF 1 DNF DNF DNF 1 4th 2 DNF 1 4th 7th 3 DNF 6th    
2002 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Japan.svg    
DNF 1 2 3 11 * 4th 3 7th 4th 8th 5 3 3 5 DNF 16 11 *    
2003 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Japan.svg      
8th 4th 7th 4th 5 6th 4th 2 1 1 9 DNF 4th INJ DNF 12      
2004 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  
4th DNF 7th 7th 6th 10 * DNF DSQ DNF INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ DNF 2 5  
2005 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
12 5 4th 9 4th 6th DNF 6th PO 7th 8th 6th 3 12 6th 7th 8th 8th 3
2006 Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Australia.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  
14th 8th 3 9 DNF DNF 8th DNF DNF DNF 4th 9 6th 7th 15th DNF 7th DNF  
2007 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Brazil.svg    
8th 15th 12 DNF 16 8th DNF 10 DNF DNF 6th 12 15th 10 DNF DNF 11    
Legend
colour abbreviation meaning
gold - victory
silver - 2nd place
bronze - 3rd place
green - Placement in the points
blue - Classified outside the point ranks
violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
NC not classified
red DNQ did not qualify
DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black DSQ disqualified
White DNS not at the start (did not start)
WD withdrawn
Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
TD Friday test driver
without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
INJ injured or sick
EX excluded
DNA did not arrive
C. Race canceled
  no participation in the World Cup
other P / bold Pole position
SR / italic Fastest race lap
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
() Streak results
underlined Leader in the overall standings

Individual results in the DTM

season team Manufacturer 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 Points rank
2008 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes Mercedes GermanyGermany HO1 GermanyGermany OSC ItalyItaly MUG GermanyGermany LAU GermanyGermany NOR NetherlandsNetherlands ZAN GermanyGermany ONLY United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH SpainSpain BAR FranceFrance LEM GermanyGermany HO2 3 14th
14th 10 DNF 13 16 12 8th 15th 7th DNF 14th
2009 HWA Mercedes Mercedes GermanyGermany HO1 GermanyGermany LAU GermanyGermany NOR NetherlandsNetherlands ZAN GermanyGermany OSC GermanyGermany ONLY United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH SpainSpain BAR FranceFrance DIJ GermanyGermany HO2   9 11.
9 10 6th 10 11 7th 9 13 5 DNF  
2010 HWA Mercedes Mercedes GermanyGermany HO1 SpainSpain VAL GermanyGermany LAU GermanyGermany NOR GermanyGermany ONLY NetherlandsNetherlands ZAN United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH GermanyGermany OSC GermanyGermany HO2 ItalyItaly ADR China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China SHA 3 14th
9 DNF 9 11 6th 9 DNF 9 DNF 12 10
2011 HWA Mercedes Mercedes GermanyGermany HO1 NetherlandsNetherlands ZAN AustriaAustria SPI GermanyGermany LAU GermanyGermany NOR GermanyGermany ONLY United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH GermanyGermany OSC SpainSpain VAL GermanyGermany HO2   21st 8th.
3 11 2 12 6th DNF 5 DNF 13 11  
2012 HWA Mercedes Mercedes GermanyGermany HO1 GermanyGermany LAU United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRH AustriaAustria SPI GermanyGermany NOR GermanyGermany ONLY NetherlandsNetherlands ZAN GermanyGermany OSC SpainSpain VAL GermanyGermany HO2   10 17th
7th 10 19th 11 DNF 13 10 13 14th 9  
Legend
colour abbreviation meaning
gold - victory
silver - 2nd place
bronze - 3rd place
green - Placement in the points
blue - Classified outside the point ranks
violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
NC not classified
red DNQ did not qualify
DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black DSQ disqualified
White DNS not at the start (did not start)
WD withdrawn
Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
TD Friday test driver
without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
INJ injured or sick
EX excluded
DNA did not arrive
C. Race canceled
  no participation in the World Cup
other P / bold Pole position
SR / italic Fastest race lap
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
() Streak results
underlined Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : Ralf Schumacher  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Ralf Schumacher's future uncertain" ( Spiegel Online on April 9, 2007)
  2. "Ralf also drives one hundred percent Formula 1 in 2008" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 1, 2007)
  3. ^ "Ralf Schumacher not on the list" ( The Guardian on November 5, 2007)
  4. "Official: Schumacher has signed with Mercedes" (Motorsport-total.com on February 18, 2008)
  5. Driver ranking 2009 (motorsport-total.com)
  6. "Schumacher will stay with Mercedes in the DTM in 2012" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 20, 2011)
  7. Karin Sturm: "DTM - Schumacher ends DTM career". Change to another position. Motorsport-Magazin.com, March 16, 2013, accessed March 16, 2013 .
  8. Ralf Schumacher: As team boss in the GP3 , Motorsport-Total.com on October 20, 2009
  9. US Racing: New name for Ralf Schumacher's team , Motorsport-Total on February 2, 2016
  10. [1]
  11. It's getting loud again! The 2019 Formula 1 season from Friday live on Sky / Ralf Schumacher will be the new Sky expert (11.03.2019). Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
  12. Now nephew David is also following in his footsteps , accessed on July 16, 2017
  13. Motorsport-Total, accessed on September 24, 2014
  14. Millionaire lawsuit : Ralf Schumacher threatens Stefan Raab , Spiegel Online, December 3, 2004
  15. Schumacher vs. Raab: Post from "Ralle" and excitement in the stall , Spiegel Online, December 7, 2004
  16. Porno-Ralle and Hard-Cora : Raab still thinks it's funny , SZ , online
  17. Ralf Schumacher's appearance on TV Total on December 13, 2004