# 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 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.

### Formula Renault

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.

### Formula Three

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.

### DTM

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.

### GTs

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.

### Return to DTM

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.

### Retirement from DTM

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

### Rallycross

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. He finished second in the opening round in Barcelona.

### Extreme E

Scheider will make his Extreme E debut in the 2023 season for Carl Cox Motorsport with Christine GZ as his teammate.
Scheider will be the team principal and driver for a new team called SUN Minimeal XE Team in the 2024 season alongside Klara Andersson.

## Racing record
### Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2000 | OPC Team Holzer | Opel Astra V8 Coupé | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 4 | OSC 1 5 | OSC 2 7 | NOR 1 12 | NOR 2 11 | SAC 1 7 | SAC 2 7 | NÜR 1 16 | NÜR 2 11 | LAU 1 C | LAU 2 C | OSC 1 8 | OSC 2 9 | NÜR 1 11 | NÜR 2 16 | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 Ret | | | 12th | 45 |
| 2001 | OPC Team Holzer | Opel Astra V8 Coupé | HOC QR 15 | HOC CR 11 | NÜR QR 16 | NÜR CR 10 | OSC QR 18 | OSC CR 12 | SAC QR 13 | SAC CR 12 | NOR QR 9 | NOR CR Ret | LAU QR 9 | LAU CR 11 | NÜR QR 11 | NÜR CR Ret | A1R QR Ret | A1R CR DNS | ZAN QR 13 | ZAN CR 6 | HOC QR 5 | HOC CR Ret | 19th | 7 |
| 2002 | OPC Team Holzer | Opel Astra V8 Coupé | HOC QR 5 | HOC CR 5 | ZOL QR 4 | ZOL CR 5 | DON QR 5 | DON CR Ret | SAC QR 7 | SAC CR 6 | NOR QR Ret | NOR CR DNS | LAU QR 15 | LAU CR 10 | NÜR QR 9 | NÜR CR 7 | A1R QR 11 | A1R CR 8 | ZAN QR 8 | ZAN CR 5 | HOC QR 7 | HOC CR 4 | 8th | 10 |
| 2003 | OPC Team Phoenix | Opel Astra V8 Coupé | HOC 7 | ADR 15 | NÜR 13 | LAU 4 | NOR 16 | DON 8 | NÜR 7 | A1R Ret | ZAN Ret | HOC 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 12 |
| 2004 | OPC Team Holzer | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 | HOC 8 | EST 6 | ADR 5 | LAU 16 | NOR Ret | SHA$^1$ Ret | NÜR 6 | OSC 7 | ZAN 12 | BRN 7 | HOC 9 | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 15 |
| 2006 | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | HOC 8 | LAU 9 | OSC 14 | BRH 10 | NOR 7 | NÜR 7 | ZAN 6 | CAT Ret | BUG 8 | HOC 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 12 |
| 2007 | Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2007 | HOC 9 | OSC 4 | LAU 5 | BRH 13 | NOR 14 | MUG 20 | ZAN 4 | NÜR 4 | CAT Ret | HOC 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 25 |
| 2008 | Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2008 | HOC 2 | OSC 1 | MUG 10 | LAU 2 | NOR 3 | ZAN 2 | NÜR 5 | BRH 1 | CAT 2 | BUG 6 | HOC 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 75 |
| 2009 | Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2009 | HOC 2 | LAU 5 | NOR 4 | ZAN DSQ | OSC 1 | NÜR 2 | BRH 2 | CAT 1 | DIJ 6 | HOC 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 64 |
| 2010 | Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2009 | HOC 7 | VAL 4 | LAU 8 | NOR 5 | NÜR 4 | ZAN 3 | BRH 3 | OSC 11 | HOC 2 | ADR 1 | SHA 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 53 |
| 2011 | Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2009 | HOC 4 | ZAN 5 | SPL 7 | LAU 2 | NOR 4 | NÜR 4 | BRH 16 | OSC Ret | VAL 4 | HOC 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 36 |
| 2012 | Abt Sportsline | Audi A5 DTM | HOC Ret | LAU 6 | BRH Ret | SPL 6 | NOR 16 | NÜR 9 | ZAN Ret | OSC 10 | VAL Ret | HOC 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 19 |
| 2013 | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi RS5 DTM | HOC 6 | BRH 9 | SPL 16 | LAU 20 | NOR Ret | MSC 9 | NÜR Ret | OSC 5 | ZAN 3 | HOC 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 37 |
| 2014 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi RS5 DTM | HOC 9 | OSC 7 | HUN Ret | NOR 10 | MSC Ret | SPL 5 | NÜR Ret | LAU 3 | ZAN 9 | HOC 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 44 |
| 2015 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi RS5 DTM | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 12 | LAU 1 8 | LAU 2 4 | NOR 1 16 | NOR 2 16 | ZAN 1 14 | ZAN 2 15 | SPL 1 16 | SPL 2 DSQ | MSC 1 | MSC 2 | OSC 1 12 | OSC 2 12 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 Ret | HOC 1 1 | HOC 2 5 | | | 18th | 51 |
| 2016 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi RS5 DTM | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 Ret | SPL 1 17 | SPL 2 10 | LAU 1 17 | LAU 2 16 | NOR 1 16 | NOR 2 16 | ZAN 1 11 | ZAN 2 Ret | MSC 1 9 | MSC 2 13 | NÜR 1 21 | NÜR 2 11 | HUN 1 9 | HUN 2 6 | HOC 1 16 | HOC 2 18 | | | 22nd | 13 |
$^1$ - Shanghai was a non-championship round.

### Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
| 2005–06 | A1 Team Germany | GBR SPR 14 | GBR FEA 10 | GER SPR 5 | GER FEA 10 | POR SPR | POR FEA | AUS SPR | AUS FEA | MYS SPR 12 | MYS FEA 8 | UAE SPR | UAE FEA | RSA SPR 7 | RSA FEA Ret | IDN SPR 12 | IDN FEA 12 | MEX SPR 8 | MEX FEA 5 | USA SPR 7 | USA FEA 2 | CHN SPR | CHN FEA | 15th | 38 |

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| 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 |

### Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
#### Supercar/RX1/RX1e

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WRX | Points |
| 2015 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Audi S3 | POR | HOC | BEL | GBR | GER | SWE | CAN | NOR | FRA | BAR 16 | TUR | ITA | ARG | 34th | 1 |
| 2016 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | POR | HOC | BEL | GBR | NOR | SWE | CAN | FRA | BAR 17 | LAT 7 | GER | ARG 4 | | 18th | 25 |
| 2017 | MJP Racing Team Austria | Ford Fiesta | BAR 2 | POR 15 | HOC 7 | BEL 11 | GBR | NOR 12 | SWE 10 | CAN 12 | FRA 9 | LAT 15 | GER 15 | RSA 5 | | 10th | 109 |
| 2018 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | BAR | POR | BEL | GBR | NOR | SWE 17 | CAN | FRA 25 | LAT 13 | USA | GER | RSA 10 | | 18th | 13 |
| 2019 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | ABU 6 | BAR 10 | BEL 10 | GBR 4 | NOR 11 | SWE 22 | CAN 11 | FRA 8 | LAT 11 | RSA 6 | | | | 9th | 109 |
| 2020 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | SWE 3 | SWE 4 | FIN 5 | FIN 9 | LAT 12 | LAT 10 | BAR 9 | BAR 9 | | | | | | 8th | 92 |
| 2021 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | BAR 7 | SWE | FRA 6 | LAT 6 | LAT 7 | BEL 9 | PRT | GER | GER | | | | | 8th | 75 |
| 2023 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza RX1e | POR 9 | NOR 3 | SWE 5 | GBR C | BLX C | GER C | | | | | | | | 4th | 89 |
| 2023 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | OMSE ZEROID X1 | | | | | | | RSA 3 | RSA 1 | CHN 3 | CHN 9 | | | | 4th | 89 |

### Complete World Touring Car Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
| 2018 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | MAR 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | GER 1 | GER 2 | GER 3 | NED 1 | NED 2 | NED 3 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | SVK 1 | SVK 2 | SVK 3 | CHN 1 11 | CHN 2 19 | CHN 3 11 | WUH 1 19 | WUH 2 Ret | WUH 3 Ret | JPN 1 19 | JPN 2 16 | JPN 3 13 | MAC 1 8 | MAC 2 2 | MAC 3 Ret | 22nd | 24 |