Who are Elisabeth Schumacher & Rolf Schumacher?
Elisabeth Schumacher and Rolf Schumacher are the parents of retired legendary racing driver and seven-time World Racing Driver Champion Michael Schumacher.
Elisabeth Schumacher: Bio Summary
Full name | Elisabeth Schumacher |
Date of birth | June 6, 1949 |
Age | Age 55, (1948–2003) |
Dead | April 20, 2003 |
Sex | Female |
Place of birth | Hürth, Germany |
Place of death | Hospital in Cologne, Germany |
Famous as | Michael Schumacher’ mother |
Parent | Agathe Scheuer |
Spouse | Rolf Schumacher |
Siblings | Hans Scheuer |
Children | Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher |
Grandchildren | Mick Schumacher, Gina-Maria Schumacher, David Schumacher |
Who are Michael Schumacher’s Parents?
Elisabeth Schumacher was born on June 6, 1949, and died on April 20, 2003, at the Uniklinik Köln in Cologne, Germany. She passed away at the age of 55. Rolf Schumacher, her spouse, was a bricklayer who ultimately ran the local kart track, while Elisabeth handled the track’s canteen.
Elisabeth and Rolf were blessed with two sons, Michael Schumacher and Ralf Schumacher. Michael and Ralf Schumacher are both active members of the sports community.
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Age
Elisabeth Schumacher was on June 6, 1949, and sadly passed away on April 20, 2003.
Children and grandchildren
Elisabeth Schumacher and her husband Rolf Schumacher were blessed with children named: Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, and Sebastian Stahl(Stepchild).
The couple also has grandchildren named, are: Mick Schumacher, David Schumacher, and Gina-Maria Schumacher.
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher was born on January 3, 1969. He is a former Formula One racing driver from Germany who has raced for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes.
Michael Schumacher’s racing career began in karting. He won his first karting championship when he was six years old, in a kart he made out of scrap pieces. In 1994 and 1995, he won his first and second driver’s championships.
When he retired from the sport in 2012, he held the records for the most wins (91), pole positions (68), and podium finishes (155), all of which have since been beaten by Hamilton, while also holding the record for the most cumulative fastest laps (77).
He was known for driving his car to the limit for extended periods during races, for his pioneering fitness program, and for his ability to rally teams around him.
He and his younger brother Ralf are the first siblings to win Formula One races and the only siblings to finish first and second in the same race, a feat they did four times.
Ralf Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher was born on June 30, 1975 in Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany . He is the second child of Elisabeth Schumacher and Rolf Schumacher.
He is a former racing driver from Germany. He is Michael Schumacher’s younger brother, and the two are the only siblings to have won Formula One races.
Ralf Schumacher began his karting career at the age of three and quickly rose to prominence before transitioning to motor racing in the German Formula Three Championship and the Formula Nippon series. His first significant karting win came in 1991 when he won the NRW Cup and the Gold Cup.