Mick Schumacher (; born 22 March 1999) is a German racing driver who competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 66 Dallara–Honda for Meyer Shank Racing. Schumacher competed in Formula One from to , and the FIA World Endurance Championship from to .
Born and raised in Switzerland, Schumacher is the son of seven-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion Michael Schumacher and equestrian Corinna Betsch, as well as the nephew of former Formula One driver Ralf and the cousin of sportscar racing driver David. Initially competing under the pseudonyms Mick Betsch and Mick Junior, Schumacher finished runner-up to Enaam Ahmed at the junior World and European Championships in 2014. Graduating to junior formulae in 2015, Schumacher finished runner-up in both ADAC F4 and Italian F4 the next year. After finishing third in the MRF Challenge Championship, Schumacher moved to FIA European Formula 3, winning the championship with Prema the following season. Progressing to FIA Formula 2 for , Schumacher won the title in his campaign with Prema.
A member of the Ferrari Driver Academy since 2019, Schumacher was a test driver for Alfa Romeo and Haas in , before signing with the latter as a full-time driver in . Making his Formula One debut at the alongside Nikita Mazepin, Haas failed to score points all season with the VF-21, with Schumacher finishing a season-best twelfth in Hungary. Retaining his seat to partner Kevin Magnussen for , Schumacher scored his maiden points finish at the , followed by a career-best sixth at the . After a series of high-profile crashes, Schumacher was released by Haas at the end of the season, returning as a reserve driver for both Mercedes and McLaren in ; he left both positions in .
Schumacher moved to the FIA World Endurance Championship in with Alpine, achieving his maiden podium finish at the 6 Hours of Fuji. He achieved further podiums at the 6 Hours of Imola and Spa-Francorchamps in , before moving to the IndyCar Series in 2026 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. In 2027, he will drive for Meyer Shank Racing.
Early and personal life Mick Schumacher was born on 22 March 1999 in Genolier, and grew up in Vufflens-le-Château and Gland. He is the son of seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher and Western riding European Champion Corinna Schumacher and the brother of Western rider Gina-Maria Bethke. His uncle Ralf Schumacher is also a retired racing driver and former Formula One driver, and his cousin David is a racing driver as well. Schumacher is named after five-time 500cc motorcycle World Champion Mick Doohan.
Schumacher was skiing with his father when Michael suffered life-threatening brain injuries on 29 December 2013. In March 2017, Mick first talked publicly about his father, describing him as "my idol" and "my role model".Mick Schumacher declares father Michael as his idol – Autoweek, 29 March 2017
Before the start of the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix, he drove his father's championship-winning Benetton B194. He drove another of his father's championship winning cars, the Ferrari F2004, in a demonstration before the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello, to mark Scuderia Ferrari's 1000th Formula One race, wearing his father's helmet for the occasion.
Schumacher credits chess as being an integral part of his mental preparation before a Formula One race. He stated: "I feel like these games kind of bring focus back, as you always have to be switched on with your mind. In a weekend, I always want to be mentally ready for every challenge that comes."
Junior racing career Karting Schumacher started his motorsport career in 2008. To avoid attention because of his famous father, he started his career under the pseudonym 'Mick Betsch', using his mother's maiden name.
In 2011 and 2012, Schumacher drove in the KF3 class in the ADAC Kart Masters, ending in ninth and seventh respectively. In 2011, he finished third in the Euro Wintercup in the KF3 class, repeating his success the following year.
In 2013, Schumacher continued his starts in the junior class, which got renamed to the KF-Junior. He finished third in the German Championship and the CIK-FIA International Super Cup. In 2014, Schumacher competed under the pseudonym Mick Junior—having already competed under the name Mick Betsch—and continued to race in KF-Junior. He finished second in the German Championship as well as in the European and World Championships. Although he did not race under his real surname, his successes in karting were picked up by the international press.
Formula 4
At the end of 2014, Schumacher completed test drives for Jenzer Motorsport in a Formula 4 racing car. In 2015, Schumacher started racing in formula classes for the first time, racing for Van Amersfoort Racing in the ADAC Formula 4, using the Schumacher name. In 2016, Schumacher remained in ADAC Formula 4 but switched to Prema Powerteam, a team known for its close links to the Ferrari Driver Academy. He also entered the Italian F4 Championship and finished runner-up in both championships to Joey Mawson and Marcos Siebert respectively.
Formula Three In November 2016, Schumacher made his first appearance in Formula 3 machinery by taking part in the MRF Challenge, a championship based in India. He competed in the upper Formula 2000 class and finished the series in third place, collecting four wins, nine podiums, and two pole positions. Schumacher finished behind Harrison Newey and Joey Mawson, but ahead of his future Formula 3 and Formula 2 competitors Jüri Vips and Felipe Drugovich.
2017
In April 2017, Schumacher made his debut in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Prema Powerteam. He finished the season in 12th place, his best finish being a third place at Monza.Michael Schumacher's son "has a lot to learn" after finishing 12th in maiden F3 season – Ross Logan, Daily Express, 17 October 2017 Schumacher was the lowest finisher of the four Prema drivers, however, he was the third-best-placed rookie in the championship.
2018 Schumacher continued driving for Prema in the championship. He suffered a slow start to the season, eventually taking his first win at the 15th race of the year at Spa-Francorchamps, almost halfway through the season. Before this race, he sat in tenth place in the championship, 67 points behind championship leader Dan Ticktum. However, Schumacher dominated the latter half of the season, taking seven more wins, including five consecutively. He ended the season as champion, 57 points clear of second-placed Ticktum, taking eight wins, fourteen total podium finishes, seven pole positions, and four fastest laps.
FIA Formula 2 2019
Schumacher moved up to the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2019 with Prema Racing, alongside Sean Gelael. At the first round of the season in Bahrain, Schumacher started tenth and finished eighth after passing Nobuharu Matsushita on the final lap, giving him reverse-grid pole position for the sprint race, in which he finished sixth. Schumacher started from seventh in the feature race at Baku but was forced into retirement after a spin. He recovered from 19th to finish fifth in the sprint race. He failed to score points at Barcelona, suffering a collision in the first race and a time penalty for an illegal overtake on Jack Aitken in the second. At Monaco, Schumacher collided with multiple cars in the feature race, bringing out the red flag. He would fail to score points in either race. A double retirement came at the Circuit Paul Ricard, after he was involved in a collision with teammate Gelael in the first race and suffered a puncture in the second.
Schumacher stalled on the grid at the Red Bull Ring and finished in 18th place before a charge through the field in the sprint race saw him finish fourth. Another sprint race points-finish came at Silverstone with sixth place. He finished eighth at the feature race in Hungary, taking reverse-grid pole for the sprint race and holding the position to take his first win in Formula 2. Schumacher qualified sixth at Spa-Francorchamps, but both races were cancelled due to an accident that caused the death of Anthoine Hubert. At Monza, he retired from the feature race from a power issue but recovered to finish sixth in the sprint race, also achieving the fastest lap. He retired from both races in Russia, after an engine issue in the first and a collision with Giuliano Alesi in the second. Schumacher finished the season with ninth and 11th-place finishes in Abu Dhabi. He ended the season in 12th place in the championship with 53 points, considerably ahead of teammate Gelael, and took one win and one fastest lap.
2020 Schumacher continued with Prema in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship, joined by reigning FIA Formula 3 champion and fellow Ferrari Driver Academy member Robert Shwartzman. In the feature race at Austria, he went off while battling Callum Ilott for the race lead. In the second round at the same circuit, his fire extinguisher went off in the sprint race. In Hungary, Schumacher bounced back with a double podium. He then went on a run of five consecutive podiums from Spain to Monza, including a win in the Feature race at Monza, and took the Championship lead at Mugello. He won the feature race at the next round in Russia and came third in the sprint race which was shortened due to a crash between Luca Ghiotto and Jack Aitken.
At the Bahrain Round, Schumacher qualified in tenth and rose to fourth in the Feature race. He finished seventh in the Sprint race. As a result, Callum Ilott was able to bring the deficit down to 14 points going into the final round on the Outer Track at the same venue.
In Sakhir, Schumacher qualified a career-worst 18th following an incident with Roy Nissany. He produced a good recovery drive up to sixth with the fastest lap. This meant that the points gap stayed the same going into the final race. In the Sprint race, Schumacher flat-spotted his tyres while fighting for the lead, which led to him defending from Ilott for the first half of the race. After a few more lock-ups, he pitted for softs, dropping him out of the points. As a result of hard attacking and defending, Ilott's tires didn't fare much better and he too slowly fell out of the points. This result confirmed Schumacher as the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Champion.
Formula One career Schumacher joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in January 2019, citing Ferrari's ties with his family as a significant reason for joining. In April 2019, he made his debut behind the wheel of a modern Formula One car, piloting the Ferrari SF90 during the first day of in-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit. He completed 56 laps during the test. He commented that being with Ferrari "felt like home" and that he was impressed by the braking power of the SF90. He continued in-season testing for Alfa Romeo Racing the following day.
Schumacher was due to make his Formula One practice debut at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix in the first practice session, driving for Alfa Romeo in place of Antonio Giovinazzi. Due to bad weather conditions, the session was cancelled and he performed no running. Schumacher instead made his practice debut at the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, driving for Haas in place of Kevin Magnussen. He later made an appearance for Haas at the post-season young drivers' test.
Ahead of the 2021 season, Schumacher requested to use the 'MSC' abbreviation for his name, shown on TV coverage. MSC was the abbreviation used by his father Michael, to distinguish between Michael and his brother Ralf, whose time in Formula One coincided. Schumacher had previously raced under the 'SCH' abbreviation in Formula 2.
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