Michael Schumacher Career Box

A look at the career of Michael Schumacher, who announced he will retire from Formula One after the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday:

1969 - Born Jan. 3 in Hurth Hermulheim, Germany.

1974 - Begins kart racing, using a homemade kart built by his father.

1984 - Wins German Junior Kart championship.

1985 - Finishes second in the Junior World Kart championship in Le Mans, France.

1987 - Wins the German and European Senior Kart championships.

1988 - Signs for the Euphra Formula Ford team. Wins the Formula Konig championship, finishes second in the European championship and sixth in the Formula Ford 1600 series. Signs for the WTS Formula Three team.

1990 - Wins the German Formula Three title.

1991 - Debuts in Formula One at the Belgian Grand Prix as a replacement driver for the Jordan-Ford team. Signs for Benetton-Ford a week later, competing in five races. Finishes 12th in the standings.

1992 - Records his first Formula One win in Belgium. Finishes third in the standings.

1993 - Wins the Portuguese Grand Prix. Finishes fourth in the standings.

1994 - Wins his first Formula One world title in the final race in Australia amid controversy. Collides with championship rival Damon Hill, taking both drivers out of the race. Becomes first German Formula One world champion. Wins eight races.

1995 - Retains world title, 33 points ahead of Hill. Wins nine races. Helps Benetton to first constructors championship with Johnny Herbert.