Birthplace	Hürth (Germany)
Birthdate	30. June 1975
Nationality	German
Height	1,78 m
Weight	73 kg
Maritial status	married with Cora Son David (born 23.10.2001)
Hobbys	Cart, Tennis, Cycling, Backgammon
Favourite music	Softrock
Favourite dish	Pasta
Favoruite drink	Applejuice spritzer
First drive in a racingcar:	At the age three in a cart
First racingcar:	BMW ADAC Formel Junior
First race:	July 1992 in a BMW ADAC Formel Junior, Norisring, Nürnberg (Germany)
First victory:	Cart-club race at the age of seven
Successes before F1	- 1. NRW Kart-Pokal (1991) - 1. Kart-Gold-Cup (1991) - Deutscher Junioren-Kartmeister (1991) - Deutscher Kart-Vizemeister (1992) - Formel-ADAC-Junior (1992) - Formel-ADAC-Junior-Vizemeister (1993) - Einstieg in die Formel 3 (1993) - 3. Deutsche Formel 3 (1994) - 2. Deutsche Formel 3 (1995) - Sieger Formel-3-GP in Macao (1995) - Formel-Nippon-Meister (1996) - 2. Japanische GT-Meisterschaft (1996)
Formula-1-Debut	09.03.1997 GP Australia / Melbourne
Career in F1:	- Jordan (1997-1998) - Williams (1999) - BMW-Williams (2000-2004) - Panasonic Toyota Racing (2005-2008)
First points	13.04.1997 GP Argentinien / Buenos Aires  in the third race of career
First victory in Formula 1	15.04.2001 GP San Marino / Imola
First Pole Position	01.07.2001 GP France / Magny-Cours
Career in DTM:	- contract signed on 18.02.2008 at AMG Mercedes - first race: 13.04.08 Hockenheim