Michael Bartels

Michael Bartels
Michael Bartels
Nationality Germany German
Born March 8, 1968 (1968-03-08) (age 43)
Plettenberg (Germany)
2011 FIA GT1 World Championship
Debut season 2010
Current team Vitaphone Racing
Car no. 1
Starts 20
Wins 4
Poles 2
Fastest laps 2
Best finish 1st in 2010
Previous series
2004-09
2004
2003
2000-02
1997-99
1994-1996
1990-93
1988-89
1986-87
FIA GT Championship
Le Mans Series
V8Star Series
DTM
Super Tourenwagen Cup
DTM
International Formula 3000
German F3
Formula Ford
Championship titles
1986
2006, 08-09
2010
German Formula Ford 1600
FIA GT Championship GT1
FIA GT1 World Championship
Born 8 March 1968 (1968-03-08) (age 43)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1991
Teams Lotus
Races 4 (0 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1991 German Grand Prix
Last race 1991 Spanish Grand Prix

Michael Bartels (born 8 March 1968 in Plettenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a professional racing driver. He is a multiple FIA GT champion and former Grand Prix driver who failed to qualify for 4 Formula One races with Lotus.

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Career

Bartels was the 1985 German karting champion and the 1986 German Formula Ford 1600 champion. He competed in the German Formula Three Championship in 1988 and 1989, before stepping up to International Formula 3000 in 1990.

Bartels filled in at Lotus for Johnny Herbert, who had commitments in Japanese Formula 3000, at four Grands Prix during the 1991 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 for the next three years, before the DTM was resurrected in 2000. He won the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 2000 (in a works Porsche 911 GT3) and 2001 (in a Chrysler Viper GTS-R).

Michael Bartels in the Vitaphone Racing Maserati MC12

After racing in the final year of the V8Star Series in 2003, finishing third behind Pedro Lamy and Thomas Mutsch, he switched to the FIA GT Championship for 2004 with Konrad Motorsport. For the 2005 season he began racing a Maserati MC12 for his own Bartels Motor & Sport team under the Vitaphone Racing banner, alongside compatriat Timo Scheider. Andrea Bertolini replaced Scheider for 2006 and the pairing won the championship in 2006, 2008 and 2009. Bartels also won the Spa 24 Hours in 2005, 2006 and 2008.

Bartels dated Steffi Graf for seven years, between 1992 and 1999.


Racing record

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1991 Team Lotus Lotus 102B Judd V8 USA
BRA
SMR
MON
CAN
MEX
FRA
GBR
GER
DNQ
HUN
DNQ
BEL
ITA
DNQ
POR
ESP
DNQ
JPN
AUS
NC 0

DTM results

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

Year Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2000 Opel HOC
1

8
HOC
2

3
OSC
1

18
OSC
2

Ret
NOR
1

5
NOR
2

5
SAC
1

6
SAC
2

6
NÜR
1

14
NÜR
2

10
OSC
1

7
OSC
2

5
NÜR
1

6
NÜR
2

8
HOC
1

4
HOC
2

3
7th 87
2001 Opel HOC1
Ret
NÜR1
14
OSC
14
SAC
10
NOR
6
LAU
Ret
NÜR2
11
A1R
14
ZAN
10
HOC2
12
18th 8
2002 Opel HOC1
14
ZOL
8
DON
Ret
SAC
11
NOR
11
LAU
17
NÜR
11
A1R
15
ZAN
Ret
HOC2
Ret
15th 1

Complete GT1 World Championship results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2010 Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati ABU
QR

3
ABU
CR

4
SIL
QR

3
SIL
CR

7
BRN
QR

1
BRN
CR

5
PRI
QR

1
PRI
CR

1
SPA
QR

Ret
SPA
CR

7
NÜR
QR

10
NÜR
CR

6
ALG
QR

2
ALG
CR

1
NAV
QR

7
NAV
CR

6
INT
QR

8
INT
CR

9
SAN
QR

12
SAN
CR

7
1st 138

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Joachim Winkelhock
Guia Race winner
1999
Succeeded by
Patrick Huisman
Preceded by
Gabriele Gardel
FIA GT Champion
2006 with:
Andrea Bertolini
Succeeded by
Thomas Biagi
Preceded by
Thomas Biagi
FIA GT Champion
2008-2009 with:
Andrea Bertolini
Succeeded by
None
(Series Ended)
Preceded by
None
(Series Started)
FIA GT1 World Champion
2010 with:
Andrea Bertolini
Succeeded by
Incumbent