Timo Scheider (born 10 November 1978 in Lahnstein) is a German racing driver who competes in the FIA World Rallycross Championship for Münnich Motorsport. He won the DTM title in 2008 and 2009.
| Timo Scheider | |
|---|---|
 Timo Scheider in 2015 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 10 November 1978 Lahnstein, West Germany |
| FIA World Rallycross Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Münnich Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 44 |
| Former teams | MJP Racing Team Austria |
| Starts | 49 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2023 |
| DTM | |
| Years active | 2000–2016 |
| Former teams | Team Holzer Opel Phoenix Racing Opel Audi Sport Team Rosberg Abt Sportsline Audi Sport Team Phoenix |
| Starts | 201 |
| Championships | 2 (2008, 2009) |
| Wins | 7 |
| Podiums | 24 |
| Poles | 12 |
| Fastest laps | 14 |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2010 |
| Teams | BMS Scuderia Italia |
| Best finish | 14th |
| Class wins | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005–06 2005–06 1997–99 | A1 Grand Prix FIA GT Championship German F3 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008, 2009 | DTM |
Career
editKarting
editLike most other drivers, Scheider started his racing career in karting in 1989. In 1992, he went on to win the Kerpen Winter Cup and earned seventh place in the German Junior Kart NRW-Cup a year later. His seventh place disappointment led to success the next year when he won the cup.
Formula Renault
editIn 1995, Scheider joined the German Formula Renault 1800 championship and won it in his first year. The next year, he jumped to the 2000 championship and earned fourth place.
Formula Three
editAfter only two years in Formula Renault, the German moved to Formula Three in 1997, in the German series. He clinched second place behind Nick Heidfeld in 1997 with three wins but his performance deteriorated the next year when he finished seventh, despite three victories. In 1999 he finished sixth, bringing an end to his rise through the single-seater ranks.
DTM
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Scheider spent the next five years of his racing career in DTM for Opel. In his first year in 2000, he finished twelfth followed by a disappointing 19th the next year. He improved to finish eighth in 2002. The following year he finished eighth again and scored a pole position. He also finished in first place at the 24 Hours Nürburgring. In 2004, Scheider retained his eighth place in DTM and was tenth in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.
GTs
editScheider left the DTM in 2005, which became a busy year for Scheider. He joined Vitaphone Racing in the FIA GT Championship, where he finished second. He won the Spa 24 Hours and also at Istanbul. He was 13th overall and class winner in the Nürburgring 24 Hours. He was also selected for A1 Team Germany that year.
Return to DTM
editAfter one year away, Scheider returned to the DTM in 2006 with Audi Sport Team Rosberg, finishing the season in 10th place. In 2007 he joined the works Audi team, Abt Sportsline, finally taking his first podium finish as he finished seventh overall.
2008 showed great improvement from Scheider winning three races as he won the 2008 DTM Championship, finishing four points ahead of Paul di Resta of Mercedes-Benz. In 2009 he repeated his title success for Audi, beating closest rival Gary Paffett by five points over the ten rounds, taking two victories. He therefore become the only second DTM driver after Bernd Schneider to defend his title.
Retirement from DTM
editAs of October 2016, Scheider announced his retirement from DTM, effective at the end of the season.[1]
Rallycross
editAfter making sporadic appearances in the 2015 and 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship for Münnich Motorsport, Scheider signed with MJP Racing Team Austria for a full 2017 campaign.[2] He finished second in the opening round in Barcelona.[3]
Extreme E
editScheider will make his Extreme E debut in the 2023 season for Carl Cox Motorsport with Christine GZ as his teammate.[4]
Scheider will be the team principal and driver for a new team called SUN Minimeal XE Team in the 2024 season alongside Klara Andersson.[5]
Racing record
editComplete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
1 - Shanghai was a non-championship round.
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
edit(key)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | A1 Team Germany | GBR SPR 14 |
GBR FEA 10 |
GER SPR 5 |
GER FEA 10 |
POR SPR |
POR FEA |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
MYS SPR 12 |
MYS FEA 8 |
UAE SPR |
UAE FEA |
RSA SPR 7 |
RSA FEA Ret |
IDN SPR 12 |
IDN FEA 12 |
MEX SPR 8 |
MEX FEA 5 |
USA SPR 7 |
USA FEA 2 |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
15th | 38 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BMS Scuderia Italia |  Marco Holzer Richard Westbrook
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 327 | 14th | 3rd |
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
editSupercar/RX1/RX1e
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WRX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Audi S3 | POR | HOC | BEL | GBR | GER | SWE | CAN | NOR | FRA | BAR 16 |
TUR | ITA | ARG | 34th | 1 |
| 2016 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | POR | HOC | BEL | GBR | NOR | SWE | CAN | FRA | BAR 17 |
LAT 7 |
GER | ARG 4 |
18th | 25 | |
| 2017 | MJP Racing Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | BAR 2 |
POR 15 |
HOC 7 |
BEL 11 |
GBR | NOR 12 |
SWE 10 |
CAN 12 |
FRA 9 |
LAT 15 |
GER 15 |
RSA 5 |
10th | 109 | |
| 2018 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | BAR | POR | BEL | GBR | NOR | SWE 17 |
CAN | FRA 25 |
LAT 13 |
USA | GER | RSA 10 |
18th | 13 | |
| 2019 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | ABU 6 |
BAR 10 |
BEL 10 |
GBR 4 |
NOR 11 |
SWE 22 |
CAN 11 |
FRA 8 |
LAT 11 |
RSA 6 |
9th | 109 | |||
| 2020 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | SWE 3 |
SWE 4 |
FIN 5 |
FIN 9 |
LAT 12 |
LAT 10 |
BAR 9 |
BAR 9 |
8th | 92 | |||||
| 2021 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | BAR 7 |
SWE | FRA 6 |
LAT 6 |
LAT 7 |
BEL 9 |
PRT | GER | GER | 8th | 75 | ||||
| 2023 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza RX1e | POR 9 |
NOR 3 |
SWE 5 |
GBR C |
BLX C |
GER C |
4th | 89 | |||||||
| OMSE ZEROID X1 | RSA 3 |
RSA 1 |
CHN 3 |
CHN 9 |
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR | MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
MAR 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
GER 3 |
NED 1 |
NED 2 |
NED 3 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
SVK 1 |
SVK 2 |
SVK 3 |
CHN 1 11 |
CHN 2 19 |
CHN 3 11 |
WUH 1 19 |
WUH 2 Ret |
WUH 3 Ret |
JPN 1 19 |
JPN 2 16 |
JPN 3 13 |
MAC 1 8 |
MAC 2 2 |
MAC 3 Ret |
22nd | 24 |
References
edit- ^ Simmons, Marcus (15 October 2016). "Double DTM champion Timo Scheider to retire after Hockenheim finale". Autosport. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ Ridge, Hal (5 February 2017). "Timo Scheider signs up for full World Rallycross 2017 campaign". Autosport. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ Ridge, Hal (2 April 2017). "RX Barcelona: Ekstrom starts title defence with season-opening win". Autosport. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Carl Cox Motorsport Extreme E: Introducing Timo & Christine - our Dream Team!". Carl Cox Motorsport. 2023-03-02.
- ^ Wilde, Dominik (29 January 2024). "SUN Minimeal joins Extreme E with Scheider and Andersson". RACER. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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