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| Born | (1964-07-20)20 July 1964 (age 61) St. Ingbert,West Germany |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  West German |
| Active years | 1988–1990 |
| Teams | Zakspeed,Arrows |
| Entries | 34 (9 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1990 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | |
| Years active | 2000–2008 |
| Former teams | HWA Team |
| Starts | 119 |
| Championships | 4 (2000,2001,2003,2006) |
| Wins | 22 |
| Podiums | 66 |
| Poles | 19 |
| Fastest laps | 30 |
| FIA GT Championship | |
| Years active | 1997–1998 |
| Former teams | AMG Mercedes |
| Starts | 21 |
| Championships | 1 (1997) |
| Wins | 10 |
| Podiums | 15 |
| Poles | 9 |
| Fastest laps | 8 |
| International Touring Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1995–1996 |
| Former teams | D2 Privat-Team AMG Mercedes |
| Starts | 36 |
| Championships | 1 (1995) |
| Wins | 10 |
| Podiums | 17 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 8 |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft | |
| Years active | 1986–1989,1991–1995 |
| Former teams | AMG-Mercedes AMG Motorenbau Zakspeed Racing Ford Motorsport Eggenberger Ford-Grab Motorsport |
| Starts | 102 |
| Championships | 1 (1995) |
| Wins | 14 |
| Podiums | 29 |
| Poles | 13 |
| Fastest laps | 24 |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1991,1998–1999 |
| Teams | AMG-Mercedes Joest Porsche Racing |
| Best finish | DNF (1991,1998,1999) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Bernd Robert Schneider[1] (born 20 July 1964) is a Germanracing driver. He is a five-timeDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters champion, and a Mercedes Brand Ambassador.
Schneider was named after legendary driverBernd Rosemeyer, winner of the1936 European Drivers' Championship. Introduced tokarting 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 theAfrican kart championship.
The next few years, Schneider would race in the various Formula Ford series in Germany and elsewhere inEurope. In 1986, he joined theGerman Formula Three circuit, winning the title the following year in 1987 as well as finishing third in the1987 Macau Grand Prix.[2] This brought him to the attention ofErich Zakowski, who signed Schneider to drive for hisFormula One teamZakspeed in1988 and1989. 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 (7 out of 16 with theturbo 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 forArrows, before leaving single seaters and racingPorschesports cars in the early 1990s forKremer Racing andJoest Racing, in theWorld Sportscar Championship and theInterserie and races such as the24 Hours of Le Mans.
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In 1992, Schneider moved to theDTM (German Touring Car Championship), driving forAMG-Mercedes. Finishing third his first season, he has since been a regular Mercedes driver. In 1995, he won his first DTM championship, piloting an AMGC-Class.
In the years of the DTM's absence, Schneider raced the worksMercedes CLK GTR cars in theFIA GT Championship, winning the title in1997 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 teammatesKlaus Ludwig andRicardo Zonta. He was also a Mercedes works driver in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in1998 and1999.
TheDTM returned in 2000 with silhouette bodies andV8 engines, and Schneider took the championship crown three of the first four years (2000, 2001, and 2003) in an AMGCLK-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 championMika 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 the2008 season.[3]
In recent years, Schneider has returned from retirement to take part in several endurance races. In 2013 he raced in and won the24 Hours of Dubai, theBathurst 12 Hour, the24 Hours Nürburgring and theSpa 24 Hours in aMercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
Schneider currently races in the Pro-Am class of theBlancpain Sprint Series in the #70 GT Russian Team Viatti Mercedes.[4]
Schneider lives inMonte 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.
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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 | Points |
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| 1988 | WestZakspeed Racing | Zakspeed881 | Zakspeed1500/4Straight-4 t/c | BRA 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 | NC | 0 |
| 1989 | WestZakspeed Racing | Zakspeed891 | YamahaOX88V8 | BRA 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 | NC | 0 |
| 1990 | Footwork Arrows Racing | ArrowsA11 | FordCosworthDFRV8 | USA 12 | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | NC | 0 | |||
| ArrowsA11B | ESP DNQ | JPN | AUS | ||||||||||||||||||
(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 | DC | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Ford Texaco Racing Team Rousesport | Ford Sierra RS500 | MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NUR | SPA | BNO | SIL | BAT | CLD | WEL | FJI* ovr:17 cls:10 | 43rd | 16 | |
* Overall race position shown. Registered WTCC points paying position may differ.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
‡ - Shanghai was a non-championship round.
(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 | ||||||||||
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| 1995 | D2 Privat-Team AMG Mercedes | Mercedes C-Class V6 | MUG 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 | 1st | 155 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | D2 Privat-Team AMG Mercedes | Mercedes C-Class V6 | HOC 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 | 2nd | 205 | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Joest Porsche Racing |  Henri PescaroloLouis Krages | Porsche 962C | C2 | 197 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 | AMG-Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Mark Webber | Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM | GT1 | 19 | DNF | DNF |
| 1999 | AMG-Mercedes | Franck Lagorce Pedro Lamy | Mercedes-Benz CLR | LMGTP | 76 | DNF | DNF |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AMG Mercedes | GT1 | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | Mercedes-BenzLS600 6.0L V12 | HOC Ret | SIL 2 | HEL 8 | NÜR 1 | SPA 2 | A1R 1 | SUZ 1‡ | DON 1 | MUG Ret | SEB 1 | LAG 1 | 1st | 72 |
| 1998 | AMG Mercedes | GT1 | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | Mercedes-BenzM120 6.0L V12 | OSC 3 | SIL 1 | HOC 1 | DIJ 9 | HUN 1 | SUZ 1 | DON 1 | A1R 2 | HMS 4 | LAG 2 | 3rd | 69 | |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | GT Russian Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | NOG QR 5 | NOG CR 11 | BRH QR 14 | BRH CR 10 | ZOL QR 12 | ZOL CR 13 | MOS QR | MOS CR | ALG QR | ALG CR | MIS QR | MIS CR | ZAN QR | ZAN CR | 5th | 92 |
| 2016 | HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MIS QR Ret | MIS CR 7 | BRH QR 1 | BRH CR 2 | NÜR QR 8 | NÜR CR 3 | HUN QR 5 | HUN CR 5 | CAT QR 10 | CAT CR 31 | 4th | 59 | ||||
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| Preceded by | German Formula Three Champion 1987 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Champion 1995 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Inaugural | International Touring Car Championship Champion 1995 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | FIA GT Championship Champion 1997 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Champion 2000-2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Champion 2003 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Champion 2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theBathurst 12 Hour 2013 (withThomas Jäger &Alexander Roloff) | Succeeded by |
| Years active | 1999–2021 | ||||||||
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