David Schumacher (born 23 October 2001) is a German racing driver competing in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with HRT Ford Performance racing team. A member of the Schumacher racing family, he is the son of former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher, nephew of seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher and his wife Corinna, a Western riding European Champion, and the cousin to racing driver Mick Schumacher and Western riding Gina-Maria Bethke.
Early career
Karting career Schumacher began karting at a young age, alongside his cousin Mick. From there, he competed in multiple karting championships under his mother's maiden name Brinkmann. In 2017, David's last year in karts, he chose to race with the Schumacher name and finished as runner-up in the DKM Championship to Dennis Hauger in the senior class.
Lower formula In August 2017, it was announced that Schumacher would graduate to single-seaters, competing for his father's US Racing outfit in the 2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship. In January 2018, he made his single-seater debut, contesting the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Rasgaira Motorsports Team from the second round onwards. Claiming three wins, Schumacher ended the season as vice-champion to Charles Weerts.
In ADAC Formula 4, Schumacher scored a consistent string of points finishes, with three fourth places being his best finishes, and ended the season ninth in the championship. His results translated into eight race wins in the Rookies' Cup and he claimed the title of rookie champion.
Euroformula Open Championship & Asian F3 Winter Series Schumacher competed in the final two rounds of the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship with RP Motorsport. He was ineligible to score points as a guest driver, but claimed two fourth-place finishes at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. These results placed him sixth in the Spanish Formula 3 championship, which is made up of three rounds from the Euroformula Open championship.
In January 2019, Schumacher was named as part of Pinnacle Motorsport's three car line-up for the Asian F3 Winter Series. He competed in two of the championship's three rounds, taking a podium finish at the Buriram International Circuit and finishing eighth in the championship.
Formula Regional European Championship In March 2019, it was announced that Schumacher would compete in the inaugural season of the Formula Regional European Championship, returning to the US Racing team co-owned by his father. He claimed four race victories over the season, including two consecutively at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as well as five other podium finishes, five pole positions and three fastest laps. He ended the season 4th in the championship.
FIA Formula 3 Championship 2019 In September 2019, Schumacher made his debut in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, standing in at Campos Racing for the injured Alex Peroni at the final round in Sochi. Schumacher finished the two races in 22nd and 20th. Schumacher made his first appearance at the Macau Grand Prix in November, racing for Sauber Junior Team by Charouz. He placed 23rd in qualifying, fell back to 25th in the qualifying race and finished 21st in the main race. In December he took part in the second round of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 series at Bahrain International Circuit, taking both pole positions of the weekend and finishing all four races on the podium, including a victory in the second race.
2020 In February 2020, it was confirmed that Schumacher would return to the FIA Formula 3 Championship, racing full-time with Charouz Racing System. However, following the Spanish round, he left Charouz to join Carlin Racing. He did not score any points, had a best finish of 12th at the Austria feature race, and finished the championship in 28th place.
2021
In February 2021, it was announced that Schumacher would race for Trident Racing in the 2021 season. On 4 July 2021 he achieved his first FIA F3 points, podium and victory in race 2 of the third round at the Red Bull Ring, having started the race from reverse-grid pole. Throughout the next two rounds, the German would go on to finish in the points in all but one race, even scoring his second podium of the year in the second race at Spa-Francorchamps, where he and teammate Jack Doohan gave Trident their first one-two finish in their Formula 3 history. At Zandvoort, Schumacher qualified a career best of second, behind Dennis Hauger. During the feature race, with three laps to go, Schumacher was running in second place until Victor Martins made a failed attempt to pass Schumacher, taking him out while trying to overtake him. Schumacher's fifth place the race before proved to be his last points finish during the season, as he finished 14th and 15th in the final round. He ended the season with just 55 points, compared to his teammates Doohan and Novalak with 179 and 147 points respectively. He still however, helped Trident clinch the constructors' championship by four points.
2022 In April 2022, it was announced that Schumacher would return to Charouz Racing System, the team which he drove for in 2020, to replace Ayrton Simmons at the Imola round. He started 29th and last for both of the races, but recovered to finish 18th and 12th in the races. Due to DTM commitments, Schumacher was replaced by Lirim Zendeli for the Barcelona round. At Zandvoort, Schumacher made his second appearance of the season with Charouz, as Christian Mansell returned to his main campaign in the Euroformula Open. Schumacher once again returned to DTM that clashed with the Monza season finale and was replaced by Alessandro Famularo. Schumacher ended the championship 28th overall, highest of the non-scorers and even ahead of some full-timers.
Sportscar career
2022 Schumacher left Formula 3 at the conclusion of the 2021 season to join the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for its 2022 campaign. His season started in a promising manner, qualifying tenth at the Lausitzring and eventually finishing 14th, however a flurry of retirements as a result of crashes, most notably one with three-time DTM champion René Rast at the Nürburgring, led to criticism regarding the German's driving conduct. The best result of the season came at Spa-Francorchamps, where Schumacher ended up eleventh, a mere second behind the points positions, albeit that weekend also yielded a twelve-place grid penalty for Race 2 caused by multiple track limit infractions. At the final event, he was involved in a collision with Thomas Preining, which caused a fracture of Schumacher's lumbar vertebrae. He ended the season in 28th place, having failed to score points, summing it up by stating that it "hadn't been a good season".
2023 After a difficult debut season in the DTM, Schumacher began competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in 2023, whilst also remaining in the DTM. He competed for Winward Racing in both series, partnering Marius Zug and Miklas Born in the former. Although his DTM campaign ended with a 25th-placed result in the standings, Schumacher was able to improve his results, getting a best finish of ninth at the Nürburgring. Meanwhile, a class victory at the same track together with two further podiums allowed Schumacher, Zug, and Born to come third in the Gold Cup championship.
2024 In 2024, Schumacher stepped down to the silver-only ADAC GT Masters, where he would be partnering Salman Owega at the Haupt Racing Team. Having taken a pole during the opening round and a maiden podium in Zandvoort, the duo dominated the weekend at the Nürburgring by winning both races, with Schumacher having taken pole position on Sunday. Schumacher and Owega went on to collect another win at the Nurburgring and Hockenheimring, settling the championship with an overall third place finish.
2025 For 2025, Schumacher returned to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, driving a Ford Mustang GT3 for the HRT Ford Performance team.
Personal life Schumacher's family includes his father, former Formula One driver Ralf, his uncle, seven-time Formula One world champion Michael, and his cousin, FIA World Endurance Championship driver Mick. In 2026, Schumacher married his long-time partner Vivien Keszthelyi.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2011Ciao Thomas Knopper Memorial — Bambini2ndADAC Kart Masters — Bambini9thEuro Wintercup — Bambini7th2012ADAC Kart Masters — Bambini8th2014German Karting Championship — Junior27thADAC Kart Masters — KFJ16th2015South Garda Winter Cup — KFJKSM Racing Team16thWSK Super Master Series — KFJ32ndADAC Kart Masters — Junior3rdGerman Karting Championship — Junior4thCIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ51st2016WSK Champions Cup — OKJKSM Schumacher Racing Team31stSouth Garda Winter Cup — OKJNCWSK Super Master Series — OK23rdCIK-FIA European Championship — OK22ndGerman Karting Championship — Senior6thCIK-FIA World Championship — OK20th2017WSK Champions Cup — OKKSM Schumacher Racing Team21stSouth Garda Winter Cup — OK27thWSK Super Master Series — OK14thGerman Karting Championship — Senior2ndCIK-FIA European Championship — OK13th2019South Garda Winter Cup — OK70th
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship Rasgaira Motorsports Team 20 3 5 4 16 325 2nd 2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship US Racing–CHRS 20 0 0 0 0 103 9th Euroformula Open Championship RP Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Spanish Formula 3 Championship 4 0 0 0 0 38 6th 2019 Formula Regional European Championship US Racing 24 4 5 3 9 285 4th F3 Asian Winter Series Pinnacle Motorsport 6 0 0 0 1 43 8th FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 32nd Macau Grand Prix Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 1 0 0 0 0 21st 2019–20 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 4 1 2 2 4 82 9th 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship Charouz Racing System 12 0 0 0 0 0 28th Carlin Buzz Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 20 1 0 0 2 55 11th 2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Team Winward 15 0 0 0 0 0 28th FIA Formula 3 Championship Charouz Racing System 4 0 0 0 0 0 28th 2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Team Winward 16 0 0 0 0 16 25th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Winward Racing 5 0 0 0 0 9 17th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 1 1 0 3 88 3rd 2024 ADAC GT Masters Haupt Racing Team 12 3 2 2 5 172 3rd Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - BMW M240i Teichmann Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Team ADVAN x HRT 2 1 0 0 1 0 NC† Prototype Cup Germany US Racing 2 2 2 2 2 0 NC† 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10 Schnitzelalm Racing 1 0 0 0 1 3rd2025 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 HRT Ford Performance 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro-Am 1 1 0 0 1 1st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 0 0 0 0 38 11thADAC GT MastersHaupt Racing Team 2 0 1 1 1 38 15th2026Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9HRT Ford Racing 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 1 0 0 DNFGT Summer Series - GT3Haupt Racing Team 2026–27 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Haupt Racing Team † As Schumacher was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2017–18 Rasgaira Motorsports Team YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC14 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 YMC24 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 DUB14 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 YMC34 YMC41 YMC42 YMC43 YMC44 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 DUB24 2nd 325
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)