Career

Early years

Schneider was named after legendary driver Bernd Rosemeyer, winner of the 1936 European Drivers Championship. Introduced to karting 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 the African kart championship.

Single seater racing

The next few years, Schneider would race in the various Formula Ford series in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. In 1986, he joined the German Formula Three circuit, winning the title the following year in 1987. This brought him to the attention of Erich Zakowski, who signed Schneider to drive for his Formula One team Zakspeed in 1988 and 1989. However, the small German-based squad did little to make an impression on the F1 circuit and Schneider only able to qualify for nine races out of the 32 he entered with the team (7 out of 16 with the turbo 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 for Arrows, before leaving single seaters and racing Porsche sports cars in the early 1990s for Joest Racing, in the World Sportscar Championship and races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

DTM championships

In 1992, Schneider moved to the DTM (German Touring Car Championship), driving for AMG-Mercedes. Finishing third his first season, he has since been a regular Mercedes driver. In 1995, he won his first DTM championship, piloting an AMG C-Class.

In the years of the DTM's absence, Schneider raced the works Mercedes CLK GTR cars in the FIA GT Championship, winning the title in 1997 after winning six races. In 1998, now with the CLK-LM variant, although winning five races, he lost the title to teammates Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta. He was also a Mercedes works driver in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998 and 1999.

The DTM returned in 2000 with silhouette bodies and V8 engines, and Schneider took the championship crown three of the first four years (2000, 2001, and 2003) in an AMG CLK-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 champion Mika Häkkinen, and in 2006 won his fifth championship title.

It was announced on 21 October 2008 that Schneider will retire from racing at the conclusion of the 2008 season.

Post-DTM

In recent years, Schneider has returned from retirement to take part in several endurance races. In 2013 he raced in and won the 24 Hours of Dubai, the Bathurst 12 Hour, the 24 Hours Nürburgring and the Spa 24 Hours in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

Schneider currently races in the Pro-Am class of the Blancpain Sprint Series in the #70 GT Russian Team Viatti Mercedes.

Personal

Schneider lives in Monte Carlo with his girlfriend Svenja and their daughter Lilly-Sophie. He also has children Lisa-Marie and Luca Maximilian with his ex-wife Nicole. Schneider still enjoys karting.

Racing record

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points
1988	West Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed 881	Zakspeed Straight-4	BRA	SMR	MON	MEX	CAN	DET	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	NC	0
1989	West Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed 891	Yamaha V8	BRA	SMR	MON	MEX	USA	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	NC	0
1990	Footwork Arrows Racing	Arrows A11	Cosworth V8	USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR				NC	0
		Arrows A11B															ESP	JPN	AUS

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

(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	Pos.	Pts
1992	AMG-Mercedes	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	WUN 1	WUN 2	AVU 1	AVU 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	BRN 1	BRN 2	DIE 1	DIE 2	ALE 1	ALE 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	3rd	191
1993	AMG-Mercedes	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	WUN 1	WUN 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	DIE 1	DIE 2	ALE 1	ALE 2	AVU 1	AVU 2	HOC 1	HOC 2					3rd	172
1994	AMG-Mercedes	Mercedes C-Class V6	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	DIE 1	DIE 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	AVU 1	AVU 2	ALE 1	ALE 2	HOC 1	HOC 2					10th	86
1995	D2 AMG-Mercedes	Mercedes C-Class V6	HOC 1	HOC 2	AVU 1	AVU 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	DIE 1	DIE 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	ALE 1	ALE 2	HOC 1	HOC 2											1st	138
2000	HWA Team	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM	HOC 1	HOC 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	SAC 1	SAC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	LAU 1	LAU 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HOC 1	HOC 2							1st	221
2001	HWA Team	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM	HOC QR	HOC CR	NÜR QR	NÜR CR	OSC QR	OSC CR	SAC QR	SAC CR	NOR QR	NOR CR	LAU QR	LAU CR	NÜR QR	NÜR CR	A1R QR	A1R CR	ZAN QR	ZAN CR	HOC QR	HOC CR					1st	161
2002	HWA Team	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM	HOC QR	HOC CR	ZOL QR	ZOL CR	DON QR	DON CR	SAC QR	SAC CR	NOR QR	NOR CR	LAU QR	LAU CR	NÜR QR	NÜR CR	A1R QR	A1R CR	ZAN QR	ZAN CR	HOC QR	HOC CR					2nd	64
2003	HWA Team	AMG-Mercedes CLK 2003	HOC	ADR	NÜR	LAU	NOR	DON	NÜR	A1R	ZAN	HOC															1st	68
2004	HWA Team	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	HOC	EST	ADR	LAU	NOR	SHA1	NÜR	OSC	ZAN	BRN	HOC														6th	36
2005	HWA Team	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	HOC	LAU	SPA	BRN	OSC	NOR	NÜR	ZAN	LAU	IST	HOC														4th	32
2006	HWA Team	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006	HOC	LAU	OSC	BRH	NOR	NÜR	ZAN	CAT	BUG	HOC															1st	71
2007	HWA Team	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007	HOC	OSC	LAU	BRH	NOR	MUG	ZAN	NÜR	CAT	HOC															6th	31.5
2008	HWA Team	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008	HOC	OSC	MUG	LAU	NOR	ZAN	NÜR	BRH	CAT	BUG	HOC														6th	34

1 - Shanghai was a non-championship round.

• † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Complete International Touring Car Championship results

(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	Pos.	Pts
1995	D2 AMG-Mercedes	Mercedes C-Class V6	MUG 1	MUG 2	HEL 1	HEL 2	DON 1	DON 2	EST 1	EST 2	MAG 1	MAG 2																	1st	138
1996	D2 AMG-Mercedes	Mercedes C-Class V6	HOC 1	HOC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	EST 1	EST 2	HEL 1	HEL 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	DIE 1	DIE 2	SIL 1	SIL 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	MAG 1	MAG 2	MUG 1	MUG 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	INT 1	INT 2	SUZ 1	SUZ 2	2nd	205

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1991	Joest Porsche Racing	Henri Pescarolo Louis 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

Complete FIA GT Championship results

Complete FIA GT Championship results

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-Benz LS600 6.0L V12	HOC	SIL	HEL	NÜR	SPA	A1R	SUZ	DON	MUG	SEB	LAG	1st	72
1998	AMG Mercedes	GT1	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM	Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12	OSC	SIL	HOC	DIJ	HUN	SUZ	DON	A1R	HMS	LAG		3rd	69

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

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	NOG CR	BRH QR	BRH CR	ZOL QR	ZOL CR	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	MIS CR	BRH QR	BRH CR	NÜR QR	NÜR CR	HUN QR	HUN CR	CAT QR	CAT CR					2nd*	32*

* Season still in progress.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]