Bernd Schneider

Bernd Schneider (born 20th July, 1964 in St. Ingbert, West Germany) is a German former racing driver known for his appearances in Formula One and WTCM.

F3000

Schneider entered the International F3000 series in 1988 with the Forti Corse team. He was a regular points scorer and finished the year in eighth place - having taken one win at the Imola round.

He continued with Forti in 1989, taking a best result of third place at the season opener at Silverstone - enough for 15th place.

WTCM

1988: Mercedes-Benz

Schneider's F3000 efforts earned him a handful of rounds with the Works Mercedes-Benz team in the inaugural World Touring Car Masters championship in 1988. His drives came about after regular driver Jerry Mahony was released from his contract due to a string of poor performances. Schneider shared the car with former Grand Prix driver Jochen Mass and scored a pair of wins at Monza.

1990-1991: Opel/Vauxhall

Schneider returned to the WTCM in 1990, being signed for the Works Opel Team Irmscher outfit alongside Volker Strycek. Consistent results throughout the season (including 10 class wins) meant that Schneider won the Class D championship with a handful of races left.

Schneider remained at Irmscher in 1991, however this time under the banner of Vauxhall Sport. He was partnered by 1988 series champion Tim Harvey as the pair became the two highest-paid drivers on the grid. With the Cavalier being one of the best cars on the grid, Schneider got off to a quick start as he took his first win in the opening race of the season. He followed this win up with another two rounds later at Watkins Glen but was involved in a heavy accident in the Sprint race the following day that ruled him out for four rounds - effectively ending his challenge for the title.

Formula One

Schneider participated in three Formula One Grands Prix for Rial-Porsche in 1991, his best performance being a 14th place finish in the Pacific Grand Prix.

Career Results

Complete International Formula 3000 results

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Pts
1988	Forti Corse	Reynard 88D	Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8	JER 4	IMO 1	PAU Ret	SIL 6	MNZ 4	PER Ret	BHA 14	BIR Ret	BUG 5	ZOL 6	DIJ Ret	8th	19
1989	Forti Corse	Reynard 89D	Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8	SIL 3	IMO 9	PAU Ret	JER 5	ASS 20†	PER Ret	BHA Ret	BIR 12	SPA Ret	LEM 11	DIJ 10	15th	6

Complete Formula One results

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Points
1991	Porsche Rial Racing	Rial ARC3	Porsche 3512 3.5 V12	USA	BRA	PAC 14	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL Ret	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS‡ 16	NC	0

Complete WTCM Results

Year	Team	Car	Class																								WDC	Pts	Class	Pts
1988	Mercedes-Benz AMG Team	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C	Template:AUS				Template:USA								Template:FRA		Template:GBR				Template:BEL					30th	18	11th	124
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
										NOR 16	NOR 19	KYA Ret	KYA 25	HOC Ret	HOC Ret	CHA 12	CHA 18			MNZ 11	MNZ 18
1990	Opel Team Irmscher	Opel Kadett E GSi 16V	D			Template:USA				Template:GBR		Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS	N/A	0	1st	306
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				FUJ 29	FUJ 35	GLN 25	GLN 36†	LAG 26	LAG 36	BRH 23	BRH Ret	PAU Ret	PAU 26	BRN DNQ	BRN DNQ	MNZ DNQ	MNZ DNQ	CHA 22	CHA 31	BIR DNQ	BIR DNQ	SPA DNQ	SPA DNQ	NUR Ret	NUR 45	BAT DNQ