Michael Bartels

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Michael Bartels
Nationality  Flag of Germany German
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1991
Teams Lotus
Races 4 (0 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes    0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1991 German Grand Prix
Last race 1991 Spanish Grand Prix

Michael Bartels (born March 8, 1968 in Plettenberg, Germany) is a professional racing driver. He failed to qualify for 4 Formula One Grands Prix with Lotus. He was the 1985 German karting champion and the 1986 German Formula Ford 1600 champion. After his F1 starts, he continued in F3000, finishing 4th in 1992, before switching to the DTM - he was top privateer in 1994 and also raced the series in 1995 and 1996. He currently races for Vitaphone Racing driving a Maserati MC12 in the FIA GT Championship, with great success alongside Timo Scheider in 2005 and Andrea Bertolini in 2006. He dated Steffi Graf for seven years.

Michael Bartels in the Vitaphone Racing Maserati MC12
Michael Bartels in the Vitaphone Racing Maserati MC12


[edit] 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
1991 Team Lotus Lotus 102B Judd V8 USA
BRA
SMR
MON
CAN
MEX
FRA
GBR
GER
DNQ
HUN
DNQ
BEL
ITA
DNQ
POR
ESP
DNQ
JPN
AUS
- 0

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Joachim Winkelhock
Guia Race winner
1999
Succeeded by
Patrick Huisman
Preceded by
Gabriele Gardel
FIA GT Champion
2006 with:
Andrea Bertolini
Succeeded by
Thomas Biagi