David Schumacher (racing driver)

David Schumacher (born 23 October 2001) is a German racing driver, son of former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher and nephew of seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher.

David Schumacher
Nationality German
Born (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001
Related toRalf Schumacher (father)
Cora Schumacher (mother)
Michael Schumacher (uncle)
Corinna Schumacher (aunt)
Mick Schumacher (cousin)
Sebastian Stahl (step-uncle)
ADAC Formula 4 career
Debut season2018
Current teamUS Racing–CHRS
Car number27
Starts20
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2018
Previous series
2018
2017–18		Euroformula Open Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Championship titles
2018ADAC Formula 4 Rookie Champion

Career

Karting

Schumacher began karting at a young age, alongside his cousin Mick.[1] From there he competed in multiple karting championships, the highlight of which was finishing as runner-up in the 2017 DKM Championship to Dennis Hauger.[2]

Formula 4

In August 2017, it was announced that Schumacher would graduate to single-seaters, competing for his father's US Racing outfit in the 2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship.[3] In January 2018, he made his single-seater debut, contesting the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Rasgaira Motorsports Team from the second round onwards.[4] Claiming three wins, Schumacher ended the season as vice-champion to Charles Weerts.[5]

In ADAC Formula 4, Schumacher scored a consistent string of points finishes, with three 4th places being his best finishes, and ended the season 9th in the championship. His results translated into eight race wins in the Rookies' Cup and he claimed the title of rookie champion.[6]

Formula 3

Schumacher competed in the final two rounds of the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship with RP Motorsport. He was ineligible to score points as a guest driver, but claimed two 4th-place finishes at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. These results placed him 6th in the Spanish Formula 3 championship, which is made up of three rounds from the Euroformula Open championship.[7]

In January 2019, Schumacher was named as part of Pinnacle Motorsport's three car line-up for the Asian F3 Winter Series.[8] He competed in two of the championship's three rounds, taking a podium finish at the Buriram International Circuit and finishing 8th in the championship.

In March 2019 it was announced that Schumacher would compete in the inaugural season of the Formula Regional European Championship, returning to the US Racing team co-owned by his father.[9] He claimed four race victories over the season, including two consecutively at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as well as five other podium finishes, five pole positions and three fastest laps. He ended the season 4th in the championship.

In September 2019 Schumacher made his debut in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, standing in at Campos Racing for the injured Alex Peroni at the final round in Sochi.[10] Schumacher finished the two races in 22nd and 20th. Schumacher made his first appearance at the Macau Grand Prix in November, racing for Sauber Junior Team by Charouz. He placed 23rd in qualifying, fell back to 25th in the qualifying race and finished 21st in the main race.[11] In December he took part in the second round of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 series at Bahrain International Circuit, taking both pole positions of the weekend and finishing all four races on the podium, including a victory in the second race.

In February 2020 it was announced that Schumacher would return to the FIA Formula 3 Championship, racing full-time with Charouz Racing System.[12]

Personal life

Schumacher's family includes his father former Formula One driver Ralf, his uncle seven-time Formula One world champion Michael and his cousin 2018 European Formula 3 champion Mick. He is also in a relationship with the Hungarian racing driver Vivien Keszthelyi.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship Rasgaira Motorsports Team 20 3 5 4 16 325 2nd
2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship US Racing–CHRS 20 0 0 0 0 103 9th
Euroformula Open Championship RP Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 4 0 0 0 0 38 6th
2019 Formula Regional European Championship US Racing 24 4 5 3 9 285 4th
F3 Asian Winter Series Pinnacle Motorsport 6 0 0 0 1 43 8th
FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
Macau Grand Prix Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 21st
2019–20 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 4 1 2 2 4 82 9th

† As Schumacher was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2019 Campos Racing CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 LEC
FEA		 LEC
SPR		 RBR
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 SOC
FEA
22		 SOC
SPR
20		 32nd 0

References
  1. "Karting: David Schumacher follows father's path". April 23, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. "DKM Champions Declared at the Finale in Italy". October 23, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  3. Ehlan, Stefan (August 24, 2017). "Ralf Schumacher's son David makes F4 jump in 2018". Motorsport.com. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  4. Wood, Elliot (January 18, 2018). "David Schumacher to make car racing debut in F4 UAE". FormulaScout. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  5. "Schumacher's nephew is runner-up in debut season despite missing four races". March 5, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  6. Jackson, Connor (September 23, 2018). "SCHUMACHER CLAIMS ROOKIE TITLE DURING CLEAN SWEEP FOR US RACING". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  7. "David Schumacher to make Euroformula debut with RP Motorsport". September 26, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  8. Suttill, Josh (January 8, 2019). "David Schumacher to races in Asian F3 Winter Series as part of three-car Pinnacle line-up". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  9. Allen, Peter (1 March 2019). "David Schumacher to race in Formula Regional with father Ralf's team". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  10. "Schumacher to make F3 debut as Peroni stand-in". Motorsport.com. 24 September 2019.
  11. "Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 World Cup – Race – Final Classification" (PDF). ITS Events. 17 November 2019. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  12. "Ralf Schumacher's son makes full-time step up to F3". formula1.com. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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