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Bernd Schneider (racing driver)

German racing driver (born 1964)

Bernd Schneider (racing driver)

German racing driver (born 1964)

FieldValue
nameBernd Schneider
imageBerndSchneider.JPG
captionSchneider in 2009
nationalityFRG West German
birth_date
birth_placeSt. Ingbert, West Germany
years
teamsZakspeed, Arrows
races34 (9 starts)
championships0
wins0
podiums0
points0
poles0
fastest_laps0
first_race1988 Brazilian Grand Prix
last_race1990 Spanish Grand Prix
embedyes
last_seriesDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters
years_active20002008
racing_licence[[File:FIA Platinum Driver.png12px]] FIA Platinum (until 2014)
[[File:FIA Gold Driver.png12px]] FIA Gold (2015–2021)
[[File:FIA Silver Driver.png12px]] FIA Silver (2022–)
former_teamsHWA Team
starts119
wins22
poles19
fastest_laps30
podiums66
championships4 (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006)
embedyes
last_seriesFIA GT Championship
years_active19971998
former_teamsAMG Mercedes
championships1 (1997)
starts21
wins10
podiums15
poles9
fastest_laps8
embedyes
last_seriesInternational Touring Car Championship
years_active19951996
former_teamsD2 Privat-Team AMG Mercedes
championships1 (1995)
starts36
wins10
podiums17
poles8
fastest_laps8
embedyes
last_seriesDeutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
years_active19861989, 19911995
former_teamsAMG-Mercedes
AMG Motorenbau
Zakspeed Racing
Ford Motorsport Eggenberger
Ford-Grab Motorsport
championships1 (1995)
starts102
wins14
podiums29
poles13
fastest_laps24
embedyes
years, –
teamsAMG-Mercedes
Joest Porsche Racing
best_finishDNF (, , )
class_wins0

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| AMG Motorenbau Zakspeed Racing Ford Motorsport Eggenberger Ford-Grab Motorsport Joest Porsche Racing Bernd Robert Schneider (born 20 July 1964) is a German racing driver. 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 as well as finishing third in the 1987 Macau Grand Prix. 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 was only able to qualify for nine races out of the 32 he entered with the team (seven 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.

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.

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.

On 21 October 2008, it was announced that Schneider would 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, Oliver Bierhoff's older sister. Schneider still enjoys karting.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition19841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082011201220132014201520162017201820192022
German Formula Ford 1600?????3052nd
German Formula Ford 2000?????0NC
German Formula Ford 20002????2694th
European Formula Ford 2000?????0NC
German Formula 3 ChampionshipBernd Schneider111124944th
Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftFord-Grab Motorsport GmbH200001327th
Macau Grand PrixVIT Formula Racing10000N/A19th
German Formula 3 ChampionshipTeam Sonax Autopflege878771401st
Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftFord-Grab Motorsport GmbH700115613th
Macau Grand PrixSchubel Rennsport Int.10011N/A3rd
World Touring Car ChampionshipFord Texaco Racing Team / Rousesport100001643rd
Formula OneWest Zakspeed Racing600000NC
European Touring Car ChampionshipEggenberger Motorsport200007032bd
Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftFord-Grab Motorsport GmbH20000938th
Formula OneWest Zakspeed Racing200000NC
Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftFord Motorsport Eggenberger20000149th
Interserie - Div. IPorsche Kremer Racing109510997.51st
World Sportscar Championship800003.518th
Formula OneFootwork Arrows Racing100000NC
Porsche Carrera Cup GermanyPorsche AG100000NC
Interserie - Div. IJoest Racing??????1st
IMSA GT Championship90001499th
Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftZakspeed Racing600112615th
World Sportscar ChampionshipTeam Salamin Primagaz200011217th
24 Hours of Le MansJoest Porsche Racing200011217th
Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftAMG Motorenbau GmbH2441781913rd
IMSA GT ChampionshipJoest Racing300000NC
Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftAMG-Mercedes Sonax2232491723rd
Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftAMG Mercedes Tabac-Original Sonax2023778610th
Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftD2 Privat-Team AMG Mercedes1452461381st
International Touring Car Championship1062581551st
International Touring Car ChampionshipD2 Privat-Team AMG Mercedes2641392052nd
FIA GT ChampionshipAMG-Mercedes116568721st
FIA GT ChampionshipAMG-Mercedes105458692nd
24 Hours of Le Mans10100N/ADNF
24 Hours of Le MansAMG-Mercedes10000N/ADNF
Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team16649122211st
Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team1033591611st
Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team102018642nd
Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team102467681st
Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team111055366th
Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team111103324th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - A6Raeder Motorsport10??0N/A?
Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team102027711st
24 Hours of NürburgringRaeder Motorsport SP6 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII10??0N/A6th
Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team10100231.56th
Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersHWA Team111102346th
24 Hours of NürburgringMike Jäger SP3T SEAT León Supercopa10000N/A4th
24 Hours of NürburgringSP3T SEAT León Supercopa10000N/A6th
Australian GT ChampionshipErebus Racing221224211th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-AmPreci-Spark100000NC
City Challenge BakuHEICO Motorsport10000N/A4th
24 Hours of NürburgringHankook Team Heico SP9 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT310000N/A?
Australian GT ChampionshipErebus Motorsport200011930th
Blancpain Endurance Series - ProHTP Motorsport22012712nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9Black Falcon11001N/A1st
Blancpain Endurance Series - ProHTP Motorsport300203014th
ADAC GT MastersHP Racing801004321st
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-AmGT Russian Team10000625th
Black Falcon10000
Blancpain GT Sprint SeriesGT Russian Team60000424th
24H Series - A6Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon
HP Racing
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9Black Falcon10000N/ADNF
Blancpain GT Series Endurance CupAMG - Team Black Falcon200000NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP911001N/A1st
Blancpain GT Series Sprint CupHTP Motorsport101023594th
Intercontinental GT ChallengeAMG - Team Black Falcon10000615th
Erebus Motorsport10000
24H Series - A6Black Falcon
HTP Motorsport
Intercontinental GT ChallengeHTP Motorsport100000NC
24H Series - A6
Touring Car Endurance Series - SP3-GT4Mercedes-AMG Testteam HTP Motorsport
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9Mann-Filter Team HTP Motorsport10000N/A14th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance CupSunEnergy1 Team HTP Motorsport100000NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC†
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDSunEnergy1 Racing100102354th
24H GT Series - A6HTP Motorsport
24H GT Series - GT4Team RACE SCOUT by Winward / HTP Motorsport
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8TMercedes-AMG Team Driving Academy11001N/A1st
24H GT Series - A6Mann-Filter Team HTP Motorsport
GT2 European Series - InvitationalSPS Automotive Performance200000NC
24H GT Series - GT3MANN-FILTER Team Landgraf

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDCPointsnowrapWest Zakspeed RacingnowrapZakspeed 881nowrapZakspeed 1500/4 Straight-4 t/cNC0nowrapWest Zakspeed RacingnowrapZakspeed 891nowrapYamaha OX88 V8NC0Footwork Arrows RacingnowrapArrows A11Ford Cosworth DFR V8NC0nowrapArrows A11B
BRA
DNQSMR
DNQMON
DNQMEX
RetCAN
DNQDET
DNQFRA
RetGBR
DNQGER
12HUN
DNQBEL
13ITA
RetPOR
DNQESP
DNQJPN
RetAUS
DNQ
BRA
RetSMR
DNPQMON
DNPQMEX
DNPQUSA
DNPQCAN
DNPQFRA
DNPQGBR
DNPQGER
DNPQHUN
DNPQBEL
DNPQITA
DNPQPOR
DNPQESP
DNPQJPN
RetAUS
DNPQ
USA
12BRASMRMONCANMEXFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPOR
ESP
DNQJPNAUS

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011DCPoints1987nowrapFord Texaco Racing Team
RousesportnowrapFord Sierra RS50043rd16
MNZJARDIJNURSPABNOSILBATCLDWELFJI*
ovr:17
cls:10
  • 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.PtsnowrapFord-Grab Motorsport GmbHnowrapFord Sierra XR4 TI27th13nowrapFord-Grab Motorsport GmbHnowrapFord Sierra XR4 TI15th56nowrapFord-Grab Motorsport GmbHnowrapFord Sierra RS 500 Cosworth38th9nowrapFord Motorsport EggenbergernowrapFord Sierra RS 500 Cosworth49th1nowrapZakspeed RacingnowrapMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo215th26nowrapAMG Motorenbau GmbHnowrapMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2AMG-Mercedes SonaxnowrapMercedes 190E 2.5-16 93nowrapMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2nowrapAMG Mercedes Tabac-Original SonaxnowrapMercedes C-Class V610th86nowrapD2 Privat-Team AMG MercedesnowrapMercedes C-Class V6nowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTMnowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTMnowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTMnowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes CLK 2003nowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 20046th36nowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 20054th32nowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006nowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 20076th31.5nowrapHWA TeamnowrapAMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 20086th34
1986ZOLHOCNÜRAVUMFAWUNNÜRZOL
14NÜR
11
1987HOC
6ZOL
14NÜR
2AVU
RetMFANOR
22NÜRWUN
9DIE
9SAL
1988ZOL
1ZOL
2HOC
1HOC
2NÜR
1NÜR
2BRN
1BRN
2AVU
1AVU
2MFA
1MFA
2NÜR
1NÜR
2NOR
1
22NOR
2
10WUN
1WUN
2SAL
1SAL
2HUN
1HUN
2HOC
1HOC
2
1989ZOL
1ZOL
2HOC
1HOC
2NÜR
1NÜR
2MFA
1MFA
2AVU
1AVU
2NÜR
1NÜR
2NOR
1
18NOR
2
RetHOC
1HOC
2DIE
1DIE
2NÜR
1NÜR
2HOC
1HOC
2
1991ZOL
1ZOL
2HOC
1HOC
2NÜR
1NÜR
2AVU
1AVU
2WUN
1WUN
2NOR
1NOR
2DIE
1DIE
2NÜR
1
11NÜR
2
6ALE
1
23*ALE
2*
2HOC
1
10HOC
2
7BRN
1BRN
2DON
1
RetDON
2
DNS
1992ZOL
1
5ZOL
2
RetNÜR
1
10NÜR
2
RetWUN
1
7WUN
2
4AVU
1
3*AVU
2*
1HOC
1
2*HOC
2*
RetNÜR
1
4NÜR
2
4NOR
1
RetNOR
2
4*BRN
1*
7BRN
2
RetDIE
1
2*DIE
2*
Ret***ALE
1***
1***ALE
2***
1*NÜR
1*
1**NÜR
2**
3HOC
1
RetHOC
2
Ret3rd191
1993ZOL
1
RetHOC
1
1***HOC
2***
1**NÜR
1**
2*NÜR
2*
2WUN
1
7WUN
2
6NÜR
1
5NÜR
2
5NOR
1
RetNOR
2
RetDON
1
4DON
2
3***DIE
1***
2DIE
2
6*ALE
1*
2ALE
2
1AVU
1
3AVU
2
23HOC
1
RetHOC
2
63rd172
ZOL
2
9
1994ZOL
1
19ZOL
2
DNS*HOC
1*
Ret*HOC
2*
Ret**NÜR
1**
RetNÜR
2
16MUG
1
5MUG
2
2NÜR
1
3*NÜR
2*
18**NOR
1**
RetDON
1
2*DON
2*
DSQNOR
2
Ret***DIE
1***
RetDIE
2
1NÜR
1
3*NÜR
2*
18AVU
1
RetAVU
2
DNSALE
1
9ALE
2
5HOC
1
3*HOC
2*
1
1995*HOC
1*
1***HOC
2***
1AVU
1
RetAVU
2
11***NOR
1***
4*NOR
2*
1DIE
1
7DIE
2
6**NÜR
1**
1**NÜR
2**
1ALE
1
6ALE
2
3HOC
1
RetHOC
2
131st138
2000***HOC
1***
1***HOC
2***
1*OSC
1*
3OSC
2
12NOR
1
4NOR
2
1SAC
1
3*SAC
2*
3***NÜR
1***
1***NÜR
2***
1**LAU
1**
CLAU
2
C***OSC
1***
2*OSC
2*
1NÜR
1
2NÜR
2
4HOC
1
2*HOC
2*
NC1st221
2001***HOC
QR***
1***HOC
CR***
1NÜR
QR
6NÜR
CR
2OSC
QR
3*OSC
CR*
2SAC
QR
4SAC
CR
1**NOR
QR**
1***NOR
CR***
2LAU
QR
3LAU
CR
2NÜR
QR
4*NÜR
CR*
6***A1R
QR***
1***A1R
CR***
1ZAN
QR
10ZAN
CR
3HOC
QR
RetHOC
CR
31st161
2002HOC
QR
11HOC
CR
4ZOL
QR
6ZOL
CR
3DON
QR
8DON
CR
12SAC
QR
3SAC
CR
2NOR
QR
3NOR
CR
2LAU
QR
2*LAU
CR*
1NÜR
QR
3NÜR
CR
3A1R
QR
2A1R
CR
2ZAN
QR
6ZAN
CR
2***HOC
QR***
2HOC
CR
12nd64
2003*HOC*
1ADR
5NÜR
4LAU
1*NOR*
3*DON*
2NÜR
3A1R
2ZAN
2HOC
61st68
2004HOC
17†EST
5ADR
11LAU
3NOR
3SHA
2NÜR
3OSC
RetZAN
5BRN
10HOC
1
2005HOC
3LAU
17†SPA
17†BRN
RetOSC
4NOR
10NÜR
5ZAN
8LAU
RetIST
3HOC
1
2006HOC
1LAU
1OSC
5BRH
3NOR
2NÜR
2ZAN
2CAT
2BUG
5HOC
41st71
2007HOC
7OSC
6LAU
4BRH
1NOR
2MUG
11ZAN
12NÜR
7CAT
RetHOC
5
2008HOC
8OSC
12MUG
4LAU
7NOR
6ZAN
9NÜR
1BRH
9CAT
3BUG
5HOC
6
  • 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)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Pos.PtsnowrapD2 Privat-Team AMG MercedesnowrapMercedes C-Class V6nowrapD2 Privat-Team AMG MercedesnowrapMercedes C-Class V6
1995***MUG
1***
1**MUG
2**
3HEL
1
5HEL
2
Ret***DON
1***
1***DON
2***
1EST
1
1**EST
2**
2*MAG
1*
1***MAG
2***
11st155
1996HOC
1
4HOC
2
2NÜR
1
4NÜR
2
6EST
1
11EST
2
12HEL
1
16HEL
2
RetNOR
1
9NOR
2
6***DIE
1***
1**DIE
2**
1SIL
1
16SIL
2
5NÜR
1
2NÜR
2
2MAG
1
RetMAG
2
8MUG
1
2*MUG
2*
1HOC
1
14†HOC
2
RetINT
1
5INT
2
14SUZ
1
3*SUZ
2*
12nd205

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
DEU Joest Porsche RacingFRA Henri Pescarolo
DEU Louis KragesPorsche 962CC2197DNFDNF
DEU AMG-MercedesDEU Klaus Ludwig
AUS Mark WebberMercedes-Benz CLK-LMGT119DNFDNF
DEU AMG-MercedesFRA Franck Lagorce
PRT Pedro LamyMercedes-Benz CLRLMGTP76DNFDNF

Complete FIA GT Championship results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234567891011Pos.PtsnowrapAMG MercedesGT1nowrapMercedes-Benz CLK GTRnowrapMercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12nowrapAMG MercedesGT1nowrapMercedes-Benz CLK LMnowrapMercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12
1997 HOC
Ret SIL
2HEL
8*NÜR*
1SPA
2A1R
1SUZ
1‡*DON*
1*MUG*
RetSEB
1LAG
11st72
1998OSC
3SIL
1HOC
1*DIJ*
9HUN
1SUZ
1DON
1A1R
2HMS
4LAG
22nd69

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314Pos.PtsnowrapGT Russian TeamnowrapMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3nowrapPro-Am5th92nowrapHTP MotorsportnowrapMercedes-AMG GT3Pro4th59
2015*NOG
QR*
5NOG
CR
11BRH
QR
14*BRH
CR*
10*ZOL
QR*
12*ZOL
CR*
13MOS
QRMOS
CRALG
QRALG
CRMIS
QRMIS
CR[ZAN
QR](2015-blancpain-sprint-series-zandvoort-round)[ZAN
CR](2015-blancpain-sprint-series-zandvoort-round)
2016MIS
QR
RetMIS
CR
7*BRH
QR*
1*BRH
CR*
2NÜR
QR
8NÜR
CR
3HUN
QR
5HUN
CR
5CAT
QR
10CAT
CR
31
  • Season still in progress.--

References

References

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  2. "Decades of history".
  3. (21 October 2008). "Schneider to retire after Hockenheim". [[Autosport.
  4. "GT Russian Team Viatti".
  5. "Bernd Schneider". Driver Database.
  6. "Bernd Schneider – Involvement". StatsF1.
  7. Small, Steve. (2000). "Grand Prix Who's Who". Travel Publishing.
  8. "Bernd Schneider". [[Motor Sport (magazine).
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  12. "Blancpain Sprint Series - Season 2015: Results". Speedsport Magazine.
  13. "Blancpain Sprint Series - Season 2016: Results". Speedsport Magazine.
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