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Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel
Team Red Bull
Nationality German
Podiums 9
Points 125
Grand Prix entered 43
World Championships 0
Highest race finish 1 (x5)
Highest grid position 1 (x5)
Date of Birth 03/07/1987
Place of Birth Heppenheim
Sebastian Vettel SEBASTIAN VETTEL
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing. Formula One World Championship, Rd 10, Hungarian Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, 25 July 2009

2009

Continues to make the headlines for all the right reasons. Scores Red Bull Racing's maiden pole and victory in China, before winning again at Silverstone and Suzuka. A final victory at the season-ending inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix helps him clinch second in the drivers' championship.

Sebastian Vettel (GER) Scuderia Toro Rosso STR03 celebrates his pole position. Formula One World Championship, Rd 14, Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Monza, Italy, Saturday, 13 September 2008

2008

First full season of Formula One sees him become the sport's youngest winner with a stunning wet-weather victory at Monza. Finishes eighth overall with 35 points and rewarded with a switch from Toro Rosso to Red Bull's 'senior' RBR team for 2009.

Sebastian Vettel (GER) Scuderia Toro Rosso celebrates with the team. Formula One World Championship, Rd16, Chinese Grand Prix, Race Day, Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China, Sunday, 7 October 2007

2007

Becomes sport's youngest point scorer when he stands in for BMW's Robert Kubica at Indy, finishing eighth. Secures full-time Toro Rosso race seat from August's Hungarian Grand Prix and earns the team their best result to date with fourth place in China.

Sebastian Vettel (GER) BMW Sauber Third Driver. Formula One World Championship, Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Practice Day Suzuka, Japan, 6 October 2006

2006

Runner-up in Formula Three Euro Series after three race wins. Competes in three World Series by Renault events, winning two. Named BMW Sauber's Friday test and reserve driver - five successful third-driver outings.

Dr Mario Theissen (GER) BMW Motorsport Technical Director with Sebastien Vettel (GER). Formula BMW World Final, Sakhir, Bahrain, 13-16 December 2005. © BMW Motorsport

2005

Fifth in the Formula 3 Euro Series, declared best rookie driver after clinching five podiums. Enjoys first Formula One test with BMW Williams at Jerez.

2004 Formula BMW ADAC champion Sebastian Vettel (GER), with Peter Mucke (GER), Team Owner Mucke Motorsport, and the team. Formula BMW ADAC Championship 2004, Rd9 Race 2, Brno, Czech Republic. 19 September 2004. World © SUTTON

2004

Formula BMW ADAC champion - finishes on podium in all 20 races, taking 18 victories.

L-R, Christopher Wassermann (AUT) and Sebastian Vattel (GER) Red Bull Junior sponsored drivers, BMW ADAC Championship. Formula BMW ADAC Championship Testing. 21 February 2003. Adria International Speedway Circuit, Italy. World © Moy/Sutton

2003

Claims second place in the Formula BMW ADAC championship after winning five of the 19 races.

S. Vettel won his heat 1st Speedy World Cup Indoor, Bercy, France, 30 November - 1 December 2001. World © McNeil/Sutton

2001

Wins German and European Junior karting titles.

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2009 DRIVER STANDINGS

01 Jenson Button 95
02 Sebastian Vettel 84
03 Rubens Barrichello 77
04 Mark Webber 69.5
05 Lewis Hamilton 49
06 Kimi Räikkönen 48
07 Nico Rosberg 34.5
08 Jarno Trulli 32.5
09 Fernando Alonso 26
10 Timo Glock 24
11 Felipe Massa 22
12 Heikki Kovalainen 22
13 Nick Heidfeld 19
14 Robert Kubica 17
15 Giancarlo Fisichella 8
16 Sebastien Buemi 6
17 Adrian Sutil 5
18 Kamui Kobayashi 3
19 Sebastien Bourdais 2
20 Kazuki Nakajima 0
21 Nelsinho Piquet 0
22 Vitantonio Liuzzi 0
23 Romain Grosjean 0
24 Jaime Alguersuari 0
25 Luca Badoer 0
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