Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel
Born 3 July 1987 Heppenheim, Hesse, West Germany Died {{{death date}}} Nationality German Active years 2007-2017 Helmet Car number 5				Teams BMW Sauber, Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Ferrari Entries 183 (182 starts) Championships 4 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Wins 44 (24.18%) Pole positions 47 (25.82%) Fastest laps 28 (15.38%) Podiums 90 (49.45%) Career points 2,194 Laps raced 9,855

Biography Sebastian Vettel is a four-time Formula One World Champion, having won the championship in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 with Red Bull Racing. He started his career in Formula One as a test driver for BMW Sauber, however later in the season he signed with Toro Rosso. He stayed with the team into 2008 before promotion to the senior Red Bull Team. Vettel left Red Bull and ended his long-term association with the company after the 2014 season and signed a contract with Scuderia Ferrari for 2015 where he is set to remain until at least the end of 2017. He is among the most successful F1 drivers of all time. He is one of only four drivers to have won four or more drivers' titles and is currently in fourth place among all time race winners.

Gallery Vettel took his first victory at the 2008 Italian GP Vettel at the 2011 Monaco GP Vettel overtakes Webber at the 2013 Vettel at the 2015 Malaysian GP Add a photo to this gallery

Complete Formula One World Championship results Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 WDC Points 2006 BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.06 BMW P86 2.4 V8 BHR MAL AUS SMR EUR ESP MON GBR CAN USA FRA GER HUN TUR TD ITA TD CHN TD JPN TD BRA TD  –  – 2007 BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.07 BMW P86/7 2.4 V8 AUS TD MAL TD BHR ESP MON CAN USA 8 FRA GBR EUR 14th 6 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR2 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 HUN 16 TUR 19 ITA 18 BEL Ret JPN Ret CHN 4 BRA Ret 2008 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR2B Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS Ret MAL Ret BHR Ret ESP Ret TUR 17 8th 35 Toro Rosso STR3 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 MON 5 CAN 8 FRA 12 GBR Ret GER 8 HUN Ret EUR 6 BEL 5 ITA 1 SIN 5 JPN 6 CHN 9 BRA 4 2009 Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB5 Renault RS27 2.4 V8 AUS 13† MAL 15† CHN 1 BHR 2 ESP 4 MON Ret TUR 3 GBR 1 GER 2 HUN Ret EUR Ret BEL 3 ITA 8 SIN 4 JPN 1 BRA 4 ABU 1 2nd 84 2010 Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB6 Renault RS27 2.4 V8 BHR 4 AUS Ret MAL 1 CHN 6 ESP 3 MON 2 TUR Ret CAN 4 EUR 1 GBR 7 GER 3 HUN 3 BEL 15 ITA 4 SIN 2 JPN 1 KOR Ret BRA 1 ABU 1 1st 256 2011 Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB7 Renault RS27 2.4 V8 AUS 1 MAL 1 CHN 2 TUR 1 ESP 1 MON 1 CAN 2 EUR 1 GBR 2 GER 4 HUN 2 BEL 1 ITA 1 SIN 1 JPN 3 KOR 1 IND 1 ABU Ret BRA 2 1st 392 2012 Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB8 Renault RS27 2.4 V8 AUS 2 MAL 11 CHN 5 BHR 1 ESP 6 MON 4 CAN 4 EUR Ret GBR 3 GER 5 HUN 4 BEL 2 ITA 22† SIN 1 JPN 1 KOR 1 IND 1 ABU 3 USA 2 BRA 6 1st 281 2013 Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB9 Renault RS27 2.4 V8 AUS 3 MAL 1 CHN 4 BHR 1 ESP 4 MON 2 CAN 1 GBR Ret GER 1 HUN 3 BEL 1 ITA 1 SIN 1 KOR 1 JPN 1 IND 1 ABU 1 USA 1 BRA 1 1st 397 2014 Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB10 Renault Energy F1-2014 1.6 V6 t AUS Ret MAL 3 BHR 6 CHN 5 ESP 4 MON Ret CAN 3 AUT Ret GBR 5 GER 4 HUN 7 BEL 5 ITA 6 SIN 2 JPN 3 RUS 8 USA 7 BRA 5 ABU 8 5th 167 2015 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF15-T Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 t AUS 3 MAL 1 CHN 3 BHR 5 ESP 3 MON 2 CAN 5 AUT 4 GBR 3 HUN 1 BEL 12† ITA 2 SIN 1 JPN 3 RUS 2 USA 3 MEX Ret BRA 3 ABU 4 3rd 278 2016 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF16-H Ferrari 061 1.6 V6 t AUS 3 BHR DNS CHN 2 RUS Ret ESP 3 MON 4 CAN 2 EUR 2 AUT Ret GBR 9 HUN 4 GER 5 BEL 6 ITA 3 SIN 5 MAL Ret JPN 4 USA 4 MEX 5 BRA 5 ABU 3 4th 212 2017 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF70H Ferrari 062 1.6 V6 t AUS 1 CHN 2 BHR 1 RUS 2 ESP MON CAN AZE AUT GBR HUN BEL ITA SIN MAL JPN USA MEX BRA ABU 1st* 86* (key)

(Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
^† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

References

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel
2. http://www.statsf1.com/en/sebastian-vettel.aspx
3. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-vetseb.html