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Michael Bartels (born 8 March 1968) is a German professional
After racing in the final year of the
Official website (in German)
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racing driver
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. He is a multiple FIA GT champion and former Grand Prix driver who attempted to qualify for four races in with Lotus.
Career
Bartels was the 1985 Germankarting
Kart racing or karting is a road racing variant of motorsport with open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on f ...
champion and the 1986 German Formula Ford
Formula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers. Formula For ...
1600 champion. He competed in the German Formula Three Championship in 1988 and 1989, before stepping up to International Formula 3000
The Formula 3000 International Championship was a motor racing series created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 1985 to become the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter Formula One. Formula Two had become t ...
in 1990.
Bartels filled in at Lotus for Johnny Herbert
John Paul "Johnny" Herbert (born 25 June 1964) is a British former racing driver and current television announcer for Sky Sports F1. He raced in Formula One from 1989 to 2000, for seven different teams, winning three races and placing 4th in t ...
, who had commitments in Japanese Formula 3000
The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series. It is considered as being the top level of single-seater racing in Japan and regional motorsports in Asia. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) an ...
, at four Grands Prix during the Formula One season, but failed to qualify at all four races. Bartels continued in F3000, finishing 4th in 1992, before switching to the DTM in 1994, where he continued to race until the series ended at the end of 1996. Bartels raced in the Super Tourenwagen Cup
The Super Tourenwagen Cup, or German Supertouring Championship, was a touring car racing series held between 1994 and 1999 in Germany.
The championship was established when BMW and Audi both left the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) in 19 ...
for the next three years, before the DTM was resurrected in 2000. He won the 24 Hours Nürburgring
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Four is the smallest c ...
in 2000 (in a works Porsche 911 GT3
The Porsche 911 GT3 is a high-performance homologation model of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is a line of high-performance models, which began with the 1973 911 Carrera RS.
The GT3 has had a successful racing career in the one-make national ...
) and 2001 (in a Chrysler Viper GTS-R
The Chrysler Viper GTS-R (also known as the Dodge Viper GTS-R when raced in North America) was a successful racing variant of the Dodge Viper developed in conjunction with Chrysler of North America, Oreca of France, and Reynard Motorsport of th ...
).
After racing in the final year of the V8Star Series
The V8Star Series was a touring car racing series based in Germany that ran for three seasons between 2001 and 2003.
The series featured privateers racing identical cars that were covered in different silhouette designs to create visual diversi ...
in 2003, finishing third behind Pedro Lamy
José Pedro Mourão Lamy Viçoso, OIH, known as Pedro Lamy (; born 20 March 1972) is a Portuguese professional racing driver currently racing in endurance races teaming up with Mathias Lauda and gentleman driver Paul Dalla Lana. He was the fir ...
and Thomas Mutsch
Thomas Mutsch (born 2 April 1979) is a German racecar driver.
His first success was a third place in the 1993 German karting championship. Two years later, in 1995, Mutsch finished second in the Formula Renault 1800. In 1999, Mutsch reached seco ...
, he switched to the FIA GT Championship
The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout ...
for 2004 with Konrad Motorsport
Konrad Motorsport is an auto racing team initially from Austria, but now based in Germany. Founded by Austrian racer Franz Konrad in 1976, the team has mostly run Porsches, although they have also run Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Saleens ove ...
(in a Saleen S7R
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). For the 2005 season he began racing a Maserati MC12
The Maserati MC12 (''Tipo M144S'') is a limited production two-seater sports car produced by Italian car maker Maserati to allow a racing variant to compete in the FIA GT Championship. The car entered production in 2004, with 25 cars produced. ...
for his own Bartels Motor & Sport team under the Vitaphone Racing
Vitaphone Racing is a German racing team who participate in the FIA GT Championship. The team is actually Bartels Motor & Sport GmbH but runs under the title of their primary sponsor, Vitaphone GmbH. In 2011 Vitaphone Racing was renamed Vita4One. ...
banner, alongside compatriot Timo Scheider
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.
Career
Karting
Like most other drivers, Scheider ...
. Andrea Bertolini
Andrea Bertolini (born 1 December 1973, in Sassuolo) is an Italian professional racing driver currently driving for AF Corse in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He is the official test driver of the Maserati factory.
Bertolini began racing a ...
replaced Scheider for 2006 and the pairing won the championship in 2006, 2008 and 2009. Bartels also won the Spa 24 Hours
The 24 Hours of Spa is an Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance racing event for cars held annually since 1924 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It is currently sponsored by TotalEnergies.
History
The Spa 24 Hours was ...
in 2005
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, 2006
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and 2008
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.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races
in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula One results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
*† — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete International Touring Car Championship results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GT1 World Championship results
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results
Personal life
From 1992 to 1999, Bartels dated tennis playerSteffi Graf
Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, ...
.
References
External links
Official website (in German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bartels, Michael 1968 births Living people People from Plettenberg Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region) Racing drivers from North Rhine-Westphalia German racing drivers German Formula One drivers FIA GT Championship drivers Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers Team Lotus Formula One drivers International Formula 3000 drivers European Le Mans Series drivers FIA GT1 World Championship drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers Blancpain Endurance Series drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Steffi Graf Peugeot Sport drivers Phoenix Racing drivers Audi Sport drivers Team Joest drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers