Bernd Schneider (racing driver)


Bernd Schneider is a racing driver from Germany. He is a five-time Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters champion, and a Mercedes Brand Ambassador.

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 and. 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. 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

In 1992, Schneider moved to the DTM, 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.
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 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 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.

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.

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. Schneider still enjoys karting.

Racing record

Complete Formula One results

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
1988West Zakspeed RacingZakspeed 881Zakspeed 1500/4 Straight-4 t/cBRA
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
1989West Zakspeed RacingZakspeed 891Yamaha OX88 V8BRA
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
1990Footwork Arrows RacingArrows A11Ford Cosworth DFR V8USA
12		BRASMRMONCANMEXFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORNC0
1990Footwork Arrows RacingArrows A11BFord Cosworth DFR V8ESP
DNQ		JPNAUSNC0

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011DCPoints
1987Ford Texaco Racing Team / RousesportFord Sierra RS500MNZJARDIJNURSPABNOSILBATCLDWELFJI*
ovr:17
cls:10		43rd16

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

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324Pts
1986Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbHFord Sierra XR4 TIZOLHOCNÜRAVUMFAWUNNÜRZOL
14		NÜR
11		27th13
1987Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbHFord Sierra XR4 TIHOC
6		ZOL
14		NÜR
2		AVU
Ret		MFANOR
22		NÜRWUN
9		DIE
9		SAL15th56
1988Ford-Grab Motorsport GmbHFord Sierra RS 500 CosworthZOL
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
1989Ford Motorsport EggenbergerFord Sierra RS 500 CosworthZOL
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
1991Zakspeed RacingMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2ZOL
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
1992AMG Motorenbau GmbHMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2ZOL
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
1993AMG-Mercedes SonaxMercedes 190E 2.5-16 93ZOL
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
1993AMG-Mercedes SonaxMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2ZOL
2
9		3rd172
1994AMG Mercedes Tabac-Original SonaxMercedes C-Class V6ZOL
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
1995D2 Privat-Team AMG MercedesMercedes C-Class V6HOC
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
2000HWA TeamAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTMHOC
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
2001HWA TeamAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTMHOC
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
2002HWA TeamAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTMHOC
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
2003HWA TeamAMG-Mercedes CLK 2003HOC
1		ADR
5		NÜR
4		LAU
1		NOR
3		DON
2		NÜR
3		A1R
2		ZAN
2		HOC
6		1st68
2004HWA TeamAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004HOC
17†		EST
5		ADR
11		LAU
3		NOR
3		SHA
2		NÜR
3		OSC
Ret		ZAN
5		BRN
10		HOC
1		6th36
2005HWA TeamAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005HOC
3		LAU
17†		SPA
17†		BRN
Ret		OSC
4		NOR
10		NÜR
5		ZAN
8		LAU
Ret		IST
3		HOC
1		4th32
2006HWA TeamAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006HOC
1		LAU
1		OSC
5		BRH
3		NOR
2		NÜR
2		ZAN
2		CAT
2		BUG
5		HOC
4		1st71
2007HWA TeamAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007HOC
7		OSC
6		LAU
4		BRH
1		NOR
2		MUG
11		ZAN
12		NÜR
7		CAT
Ret		HOC
5		6th31.5
2008HWA TeamAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008HOC
8		OSC
12		MUG
4		LAU
7		NOR
6		ZAN
9		NÜR
1		BRH
9		CAT
3		BUG
5		HOC
6		6th34

- Shanghai was a non-championship round.
YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Pts
1995D2 Privat-Team AMG MercedesMercedes C-Class V6MUG
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		1st138
1996D2 Privat-Team AMG MercedesMercedes C-Class V6HOC
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

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