#7 Michael Schumacher
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| Micheal Schumacher with his 2004 World Championship trophy |
The German had quite an illustrious career that spanned close to two decades. Schumacher won seven Formula 1 World Championships which included five consecutive titles between 2000-2004.
Schumacher started his career in a Jordan car in 1991. He joined Benetton after just a single race and drove for the United Kingdom based team for four years. The year 1994 saw Schumacher win his first World Championship title. He then went on to successfully defend his title the next year.
Schumacher joined Ferrari in 1996, a team that had last won the drivers’ title in 1979. He helped the Italian based team win the Constructors’ title in 1999, after a gap of 16 years.
The German was the top driver in the world for five seasons on the trot from 2000, and helped Ferrari lift the Constructors’ title on all those five occasions. He won 91 races during his career.
Schumacher retired after the 2006 season, but later returned to Formula One in 2010, this time driving for Mercedes. In December 2013, Schumacher suffered a serious head injury while skiing.
Schumacher is the only motorsport driver to win the Laureus Sportsperson of the year twice – in 2002 and 2004.
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