Formula One: Michael Schumacher factfile

SUZUKA, Japan (AFP) –

Michael Schumacher sprays champagne after the 2004 Spain Grand Prix in Montmelo. The German won the Formula One world title seven times in a 21 year career

Factfile on Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, who is set to retire at the end of the 2012 Grand Prix season:

Name: Michael Schumacher

Date of birth: January 3, 1969

Birthplace: Huerth-Hermuelheim, Germany

Height: 1.74m

Weight: 75kg

Team: Mercedes-AMG

Number: 7

Website: www.michael-schumacher.de

Wife: Corinna (married August 1995); children — Gina Maria, Mick

Career details

GP starts: 302

Victories: 91

Podiums (including wins): 155

Pole positions: 69

Fastest laps: 77

Points scored in 2012: 43 (12th position after Singapore GP)

Total points scored: 1560

Grand Prix debut: 1991, Belgian GP, Jordan

First win: Belgium 1992

Last win: China 2006

Teams: Jordan (1991), Benetton (1991-1995), Ferrari (1996-2006), Mercedes (since 2010)

Drivers standings : World champion (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), 2nd (1998, 2006), 3rd (1992, 1996, 2005), 4th (1993), 5th (1999), 8th (2011), 9th (2010), 12th (1991)

Main records: Seven world titles; 13 wins in one season (2004); 17 podiums in 17 races (2002)