Michael Schumacher was born in Hurth-Hermuhlheim,Germany,on 3 January 1969.When he was only four years old,he was given a toy kart and later a lawnmower engine was fitted to it. Schumacher's parents thought he was not safe driving his kart on the pavements around their home so they arranged for him to use the local kart track.
At the age of 15,he won his first major championship-the German Junior Karting Championship.When he was nineteen, he turned to racing cars and immediately began winning .At the age of 22,he took part in his first Grand Prix,driving a Jordan,but shortly after that he joined the Benetton team.

迈克尔舒马赫于1969年1月3日出生于德国的赫尔斯-赫尔姆海姆。当他只有四岁时，他得到了一辆玩具卡丁车，不久，这台卡丁车便装上了一台割草机的发动机。舒马赫的父母觉得在他家附近的人行道上开卡丁车很不安全，于是，就为他安排了当地的卡丁车道让他使用。
在15岁时，他赢得了第一个冠军---德国少年卡丁车锦标赛。19岁时，他转向了赛车的比赛并赢得大奖。他22岁时，驾驶一辆乔丹车第一次参加了国际汽车大奖赛，但不久后，他便加入了贝纳通车队。