Famous Siblings in Sport

Ralf and Michael Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher and his older brother, Michael Schumacher are both car racers from Kerpen, Germany. During Ralf Schumacher’s career, he raced for Jordan, Williams, and Toyota, winning six car races. All of his Ralf’s wins came from his tint at Williams-BMW. Ralf and Michael also raced together Schumacher raced in Formula One. They are the only siblings ever to win Formula One races.

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Michael Schumacher (R) and his brother Ralf chat prior to the first race of the DTM German Touring Car Championship at Hockenheimring on April 29, 2012 in Hockenheim, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Ralf retired from Formula One after he wasn’t able to find a drive for the 2008 season. Since then, Ralf Schumacher has raced in DTM touring cars. Michael Schumacher, on the other hand, spent most of his driving career in Formula One. Michael is the only driver in history to have won 7 Formula One World Championships, winning five consecutively. He also holds the record for the most winnings in the Grand Prix (91), most races won in a single season (13), and the fastest laps (77).

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