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Revision as of 10:22, 10 April 2022
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. Schneider is considered as one of the best touring car drivers of his generation with successes on both the domestic and international stages.
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 after taking his maiden F3000 victory 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.
1990-1992: 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 4 rounds and effectively ending his challenge for the title. After missing six races, Schneider made a remarkable return in Monza as he won the Feature round. However, even with several more podium finishes until the end of the season, the Vauxhall started losing ground to BMW and Toyota. In the end, Schneider still finished third overall in the championship with many wondering what could have been if not for his injury.
The second year of Bernd Schneider's two-year deal in 1992 began in somewhat mixed fashion as the German driver won the Feature race in Japan and taking the championship lead at the end of that weekend. However, the maximum ballast hindered Schneider at the American round and he didn't take any points at Road America.
Formula One
Schneider began his Formula One career with three Grands Prix for Rial-Porsche in 1991, his best performance being a 14th place finish in the Pacific Grand Prix. This all hapepend while he was still under contract with Vauxhall in the WTCM, but after a rough 1992 season Schneider contemplated a possible return to F1. Rial, now running their own engines and seeking a replacement for Heinz-Harald Frentzen who departed for the new Sauber team, agreed a deal for the 1993 season where the German driver would partner Austrian hotshot Karl Wendlinger.
In the fourth round in San Marino Schneider took advantage of the promising Rial package by bringing the car home in 8th position, just in front of his teammate Wendlinger. However, in the very next round in Spain he scored his first career points as well as Rial's first points of the season, after a late retirement by race leader Paul Tracy moved Schneider into sixth place.
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 |
1993 | Rial Racing | Rial ARC5 | Rial 3512 3.5 V12 | RSA Ret |
BRA 12 |
PAC Ret |
SMR 8 |
ESP 6 |
MON Ret |
CAN Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR 10 |
GER 10 |
HUN Ret |
BEL Ret |
ITA Ret |
POR 9 |
JPN 11 |
AUS Ret |
18th | 1 |
Complete WTCM Results
Year | Team | Car | Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1988 | Mercedes-Benz AMG Team | Mercedes-Benz 190E | C M | Template:AUS | Template:USA | Template:FRA | Template:GBR | Template:BEL | WDC | Pts | Class | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | 30th | 18 | 11th | 124 | ||||||||
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 M | Template:USA | Template:GBR | Template:FRA | Template:FRA | Template:GBR | Template:BEL | Template:AUS | WDC | Pts | Class | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||
E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | N/A | 0 | 1st | 306 | ||||||
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 | ||||||||||
1991 | Vauxhall Sport | Vauxhall Cavalier | M | Template:AUS | Template:USA | Template:GBR | Template:FRA | Template:GBR | Template:BEL | WDC | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||
F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | E | F | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | E | F | S | F | 3rd | 138 | |||||||||
AUS 1 |
AUS 6 |
JPN 2 |
JPN 7 |
USA 1 |
USA Ret |
AFR INJ |
AFR INJ |
RAC INJ |
PAU INJ |
CZE INJ |
CZE INJ |
ITA 1 |
ITA 4 |
GBR 3 |
GBR 2 |
SWE 2 |
SWE 4 |
SPA 4 |
GER 5 |
GER 9 |
MAC Ret | |||||||||||
1992 | Vauxhall Sport | Vauxhall Cavalier | M | Template:AUS | Template:USA | Template:GBR | Template:FRA | Template:GBR | Template:BEL | WDC | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||
F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | E | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | E | F | S | F | S | 2nd* | 47* | |||||||
AUS 5 |
AUS 9 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 5 |
USA 13 |
USA 12 |
AFR 2 |
AFR 10 |
RAC | PAU | PAU | CZE | CZE | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | SWE | SWE | BEL | GER | GER | MAC | MAC |