Timo Scheider

Timo Scheider
Timo Scheider in 2015
Nationality	German
Born	(1978-11-10) 10 November 1978 (age 46) Lahnstein, West Germany
FIA World Rallycross Championship career
Debut season	2015
Current team	Münnich Motorsport
Racing licence	FIA Platinum
Car number	44
Former teams	MJP Racing Team Austria
Starts	49
Wins	1
Podiums	6
Best finish	4th in 2023
DTM
Years active	2000–2016
Former teams	Team Holzer Opel Phoenix Racing Opel Audi Sport Team Rosberg Abt Sportsline Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Starts	201
Championships	2 (2008, 2009)
Wins	7
Podiums	24
Poles	12
Fastest laps	14
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2010
Teams	BMS Scuderia Italia
Best finish	14th
Class wins	0
Previous series
2005–06 2005–06 1997–99	A1 Grand Prix FIA GT Championship German F3
Championship titles
2008, 2009	DTM

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.

Like most other drivers, Scheider started his racing career in karting in 1989. In 1992, he went on to win the Kerpen Winter Cup and earned seventh place in the German Junior Kart NRW-Cup a year later. His seventh place disappointment led to success the next year when he won the cup.

In 1995, Scheider joined the German Formula Renault 1800 championship and won it in his first year. The next year, he jumped to the 2000 championship and earned fourth place.

After only two years in Formula Renault, the German moved to Formula Three in 1997, in the German series. He clinched second place behind Nick Heidfeld in 1997 with three wins but his performance deteriorated the next year when he finished seventh, despite three victories. In 1999 he finished sixth, bringing an end to his rise through the single-seater ranks.

Scheider spent the next five years of his racing career in DTM for Opel. In his first year in 2000, he finished twelfth followed by a disappointing 19th the next year. He improved to finish eighth in 2002. The following year he finished eighth again and scored a pole position. He also finished in first place at the 24 Hours Nürburgring. In 2004, Scheider retained his eighth place in DTM and was tenth in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

Scheider left the DTM in 2005, which became a busy year for Scheider. He joined Vitaphone Racing in the FIA GT Championship, where he finished second. He won the Spa 24 Hours and also at Istanbul. He was 13th overall and class winner in the Nürburgring 24 Hours. He was also selected for A1 Team Germany that year.

After one year away, Scheider returned to the DTM in 2006 with Audi Sport Team Rosberg, finishing the season in 10th place. In 2007 he joined the works Audi team, Abt Sportsline, finally taking his first podium finish as he finished seventh overall.

2008 showed great improvement from Scheider winning three races as he won the 2008 DTM Championship, finishing four points ahead of Paul di Resta of Mercedes-Benz. In 2009 he repeated his title success for Audi, beating closest rival Gary Paffett by five points over the ten rounds, taking two victories. He therefore become the only second DTM driver after Bernd Schneider to defend his title.

As of October 2016, Scheider announced his retirement from DTM, effective at the end of the season.^[1]

After making sporadic appearances in the 2015 and 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship for Münnich Motorsport, Scheider signed with MJP Racing Team Austria for a full 2017 campaign.^[2] He finished second in the opening round in Barcelona.^[3]

Scheider will make his Extreme E debut in the 2023 season for Carl Cox Motorsport with Christine GZ as his teammate.^[4]

Scheider will be the team principal and driver for a new team called SUN Minimeal XE Team in the 2024 season alongside Klara Andersson.^[5]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

¹ - Shanghai was a non-championship round.

(key)

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2010	BMS Scuderia Italia	Marco Holzer Richard Westbrook	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	GT2	327	14th	3rd

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

• Timo Scheider official website