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| Michael Bartels | |
|---|---|
 Michael Bartels in Hockenheimring 2024 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | (1968-03-08)8 March 1968 (age 57) Plettenberg,North Rhine-Westphalia,West Germany |
| FIA GT1 World Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Vitaphone Racing |
| Car number | 18 |
| Starts | 38 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 1st in2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2004-09 2004 2003 2000-02 1997-99 1994-1996 1990-93 1988-89 1986-87 | FIA GT Championship Le Mans Series V8Star Series DTM Super Tourenwagen Cup DTM International Formula 3000 German F3 Formula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
| 1986 2006, 08-09 2010 | German Formula Ford 1600 FIA GT Championship GT1 FIA GT1 World Championship |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1991 |
| Teams | Lotus |
| Entries | 4 (0 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1991 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1991 Spanish Grand Prix |
Michael Bartels (born 8 March 1968) is a German professionalracing driver. He is a multiple FIA GT champion and former Grand Prix driver who attempted to qualify for four races in1991 withLotus.
Bartels was the 1985 Germankarting champion and the 1986 GermanFormula Ford 1600 champion. He competed in theGerman Formula Three Championship in 1988 and 1989, before stepping up toInternational Formula 3000 in 1990.
Bartels filled in at Lotus forJohnny Herbert, who had commitments inJapanese Formula 3000, at four Grands Prix during the1991 Formula One season, but failed to qualify at all four races. Bartels continued in F3000, finishing 4th in 1992, before switching to theDTM in 1994, where he continued to race until the series ended at the end of 1996. Bartels raced in theSuper Tourenwagen Cup for the next three years, before the DTM was resurrected in 2000. He won the24 Hours Nürburgring in 2000 (in a worksPorsche 911 GT3) and 2001 (in aChrysler Viper GTS-R).
After racing in the final year of theV8Star Series in 2003, finishing third behindPedro Lamy andThomas Mutsch, he switched to theFIA GT Championship for 2004 withKonrad Motorsport (in aSaleen S7R). For the 2005 season he began racing aMaserati MC12 for his own Bartels Motor & Sport team under theVitaphone Racing banner, alongside compatriotTimo Scheider.Andrea Bertolini replaced Scheider for 2006 and the pairing won the championship in 2006, 2008 and 2009. Bartels also won theSpa 24 Hours in2005,2006 and2008.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard 90D | Mugen Honda | DON 11 | SIL Ret | PAU DSQ | JER Ret | MNZ Ret | PER 7† | HOC Ret | BRH 11 | BIR Ret | BUG 13 | NOG 6 | 22nd | 1 |
| 1991 | GA Motorsport | Ralt RT23 | Ford Cosworth | VAL DNQ | NC | 0 | ||||||||||
| First Racing | Reynard 91D | PAU 8 | JER Ret | MUG 15 | PER | HOC | BRH | SPA | BUG | NOG | ||||||
| 1992 | Crypton Engineering | Reynard 92D | Ford Cosworth | SIL Ret | PAU 2 | CAT Ret | PER 4 | HOC 2 | NÜR 2 | SPA 3 | ALB Ret | NOG Ret | MAG DSQ | 4th | 25 | |
| 1993 | Pacific Racing | Reynard 93D | Ford Cosworth | DON Ret | SIL 3 | PAU Ret | PER Ret | HOC Ret | NÜR Ret | SPA Ret | MAG | NOG | 11th | 4 | ||
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Team Lotus | Lotus102B | Judd EV 3.5V8 | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER DNQ | HUN DNQ | BEL | ITA DNQ | POR | ESP DNQ | JPN | AUS | NC | 0 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Ford Sierra XR4 TI | HOC | ZOL | NÜR | AVU | MFA 19 | NOR | NÜR | WUN | DIE | SAL | NC | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Jägermeister Schübel Engineering | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | ZOL 1 Ret | ZOL 2 DNS | HOC 1 12 | HOC 2 12 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 14 | MUG 1 9 | MUG 2 8 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 DNS | NOR 1 8 | NOR 2 9 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DIE 1 12 | DIE 2 Ret | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 9 | AVU 1 Ret | AVU 2 DNS | ALE 1 Ret | ALE 2 DNS | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 3 | 15th | 23 |
| 1995 | Euroteam | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 DNS | AVU 1 6 | AVU 2 Ret | NOR 1 10† | NOR 2 Ret | DIE 1 1 | DIE 2 1 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 Ret | ALE 1 Ret | ALE 2 DNS | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 Ret | 10th | 47 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Opel Team Phoenix | Opel Astra Coupé 2000 | HOC 1 8 | HOC 2 3 | OSC 1 18 | OSC 2 Ret | NOR 1 5 | NOR 2 5 | SAC 1 6 | SAC 2 6 | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 10 | OSC 1 7 | OSC 2 5 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 8 | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 3 | 7th | 87 | ||||||||
| 2001 | Opel Team Holzer 2 | Opel Astra Coupé 2001 | HOC QR 14 | HOC CR Ret | NÜR QR 20 | NÜR CR 14 | OSC QR 17 | OSC CR 14 | SAC QR 17 | SAC CR 10 | NOR QR 8 | NOR CR 6 | LAU QR 14 | LAU CR Ret | NÜR QR 14 | NÜR CR 11 | A1R QR 8 | A1R CR Ret | ZAN QR 18 | ZAN CR 10 | HOC QR 4 | HOC CR 12 | 18th | 8 | ||||
| 2002 | OPC Team Holzer | Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002 | HOC QR 13 | HOC CR 14 | ZOL QR 3 | ZOL CR 8 | DON QR 13 | DON CR Ret | SAC QR 10 | SAC CR 11 | NOR QR DSQ | NOR CR 11 | LAU QR 19 | LAU CR 17 | NÜR QR 19 | NÜR CR 11 | A1R QR 21 | A1R CR 15 | ZAN QR 10 | ZAN CR Ret | HOC QR 16 | HOC CR Ret | 15th | 1 | ||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Nissan Primera Racing | Nissan Primera eGT | AVU 12 | WUN 7 | ZOL Ret | ZAN 14 | ÖST 2 | SAL 4 | SPA 7 | NÜR Ret | 6th | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | Opel Team SMS | Opel Vectra | HOC 1 18 | HOC 2 13 | ZOL 1 17 | ZOL 2 26 | NÜR 1 8 | NÜR 2 10 | SAC 1 Ret | SAC 2 DNS | NOR 1 15 | NOR 2 17 | WUN 1 13 | WUN 2 9 | ZWE 1 16 | ZWE 2 16 | SAL 1 5 | SAL 2 4 | REG 1 10 | REG 2 6 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 5 | 11th | 263 |
| 1998 | PeugeotEsso | Peugeot 406 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | REG 1 | REG 2 | WUN 1 | WUN 2 | ZWE 1 11 | ZWE 2 8 | SAL 1 10 | SAL 2 3 | OSC 1 15 | OSC 2 9 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 14 | 19th | 143 |
| 1999 | Jever Audi-Team AZK Phoenix | Audi A4 Quattro | SAC 1 5 | SAC 2 4 | ZWE 1 6 | ZWE 2 Ret | OSC 1 6 | OSC 2 13 | NOR 1 6 | NOR 2 5 | MIS 1 7 | MIS 2 6 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 6 | SAL 1 8 | SAL 2 7 | OSC 1 11 | OSC 2 7 | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 2 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 4 | 7th | 419 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Euroteam | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | MUG 1 13 | MUG 2 DNS | HEL 1 Ret | HEL 2 DNS | DON 1 19 | DON 2 Ret | EST 1 21† | EST 2 DNS | MAG 1 18† | MAG 2 DNS | 26th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | JAS Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | HOC 1 14 | HOC 2 14 | NÜR 1 11 | NÜR 2 Ret | EST 1 18 | EST 2 DNS | HEL 1 4 | HEL 2 Ret | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 DNS | DIE 1 8 | DIE 2 Ret | SIL 1 DSQ | SIL 2 8 | NÜR 1 15 | NÜR 2 14 | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 Ret | MUG 1 20† | MUG 2 DNS | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 Ret | INT 1 Ret | INT 2 17 | SUZ 1 15 | SUZ 2 17† | 21st | 16 |
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Maserati MC12 | ABU QR 3 | ABU CR 4 | SIL QR 3 | SIL CR 7 | BRN QR 1 | BRN CR 5 | PRI QR 1 | PRI CR 1 | SPA QR Ret | SPA CR 7 | NÜR QR 10 | NÜR CR 6 | ALG QR 2 | ALG CR 1 | NAV QR 7 | NAV CR 6 | INT QR 8 | INT CR 9 | SAN QR 12 | SAN CR 7 | 1st | 138 |
| 2012 | BMW Team Vita4One | BMW Z4 (E89) | NOG QR 11 | NOG CR 10 | ZOL QR 1 | ZOL CR 2 | NAV QR 3 | NAV QR 5 | SVK QR 3 | SVK CR 1 | ALG QR 2 | ALG CR 5 | SVK QR 1 | SVK CR 1 | MOS QR 10 | MOS CR 7 | NÜR QR 4 | NÜR CR 4 | DON QR 9 | DON CR 9 | 3rd | 144 | ||
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Vita4one Racing Team | BMW Z4 GT3 | Pro-Am | NOG QR | NOG CR | BRH QR | BRH CR | ZAN QR | ZAN CR | SVK QR | SVK CR | ALG QR | ALG CR | ZOL QR 18 | ZOL CR 16 | BAK QR | BAK CR | 55th | 0 |
From 1992 to 1999, Bartels dated tennis playerSteffi Graf.[1]
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| Preceded by | Guia Race Winner 1999 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | FIA GT Championship Champion 2006 With:Andrea Bertolini | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | FIA GT Championship Champion 2008-2009 With:Andrea Bertolini | Succeeded by None (Series Ended) |
| Preceded by Inaugural | FIA GT1 World Championship Champion 2010 With:Andrea Bertolini | Succeeded by |
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