UMichael Schumacher (/ ˈʃuːmɑːkər /; isiJalimane: [ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈʃuːmaxɐ] (Mayelana nalolu luhlu lomsindo); owazalwa ngomhlaka 3 Januwari 1969) wayengumshayeli waseJalimane wangaphambili owayeqhudelana eFormula One yeJordan, Benetton, Ferrari neMercedes. USchumacher unerekhodi elihlangene lamarekhodi ayisikhombisa e-World Drivers 'Championship kanti, ngesikhathi ethatha umhlalaphansi kulo mdlalo ngo-2012, wayephethe amarekhodi emiklomelo eminingi (91), izikhundla zepali (68) kanye ne-podium finish (155) - esephulwe nguLewis Hamilton — ngenkathi egcina amarekhodi emathanga ashesha kakhulu (77) kanye nemijaho enqotshwe kakhulu ngesizini eyodwa (noSebastian Vettel) (13), phakathi kokunye. Ngemuva kokuqala umsebenzi wakhe wokugijima ekarting, uSchumacher wakuthokozela ukuphumelela ochungechungeni oluncane lwezihlalo ezincane. Ngemuva kokubonakala okukodwa kweFormula One noJordani kwi-Belgian Grand Prix ka-1991, uSchumacher wasayinwa nguBenetton sonke isizini ka-1991. Uwine iziqu zakhe zokuqala nezesibili zabashayeli ngokulandelana ngo-1994 nango-1995, waqeda kabili ngaphambi kukaDamon Hill owagijima isibili. USchumacher wathuthela kuFerrari ngo-1996, owawina naye izicoco ezinhlanu zilandelana kusukela ngonyaka ka-2000 kuya ku-2004, kuhlanganisa nezicoco zesithupha nezesikhombisa ezazingakaze zibe khona, ephula amarekhodi amaningi.