Gerhard Berger

Gerhard Berger (born August 27th, 1959) is a former Austrian Formula One racing driver from 1984 until 1997. With 210 starts, Berger is among the most experienced drivers of all time. After Berger retired from Formula One in 1997, he became the Competitions Director for the BMW Formula One engine supplier from 2000 until 2003. Not long after stepping down from BMW, Berger announced he had bought a 50% stake in the new Toro Rosso Formula One team in 2006. Berger sold his share of the team back to co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz at the end of 2008

Formula One Career[]

Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Pts	WDC Pos.	Report
1984	Team ATS	ATS-BMW	0	NC	Report
1985	Barclays Arrows BMW	Arrows-BMW	3	20th	Report
1986	Benetton Formula	Benetton-BMW	17	7th	Report
1987	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	36	5th	Report
1988	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	41	3rd	Report
1989	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	21	7th	Report
1990	Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren-Honda	43	4th	Report
1991	Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren-Honda	43	4th	Report
1992	Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren-Honda	49	5th	Report
1993	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	12	8th	Report
1994	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	41	3rd	Report
1995	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	31	6th	Report
1996	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton-Renault	21	6th	Report
1997	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton-Renault	27	5th	Report

Non-Racing Formula One Career[]

Year	Role	Employer
2000	Competitions Director	BMW
2001	Competitions Director	BMW
2002	Competitions Director	BMW
2003	Competitions Director	BMW
2006	Owner	Toro Rosso-Ferrari
2007	Owner	Toro Rosso-Ferrari
2008	Owner	Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Career Statistics[]

Entries	211
Starts	210
Pole Positions	12
Sprint Poles	0
Front Row Starts	32
Race Wins	10
Sprint Wins	0
Podiums	48
Sprint Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	21
Sprint Fastest Laps	0
Points	386
Laps Raced	9793
Distance Raced	45,649 km (28,365 mi)
Races Led	33
Laps Led	748
Distance Led	3,687 km (2,291 mi)
Doubles	5
Hat-Tricks	2
Grand Chelems	1

Race Wins[]

Win Number	Grand Prix
1	1986 Mexican Grand Prix
2	1987 Japanese Grand Prix
3	1987 Australian Grand Prix
4	1988 Italian Grand Prix
5	1989 Portuguese Grand Prix
6	1991 Japanese Grand Prix
7	1992 Canadian Grand Prix
8	1992 Australian Grand Prix
9	1994 German Grand Prix
10	1997 German Grand Prix

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pts	Pos
1984																		0	NC
1984						^[1]						12th		6th	Ret	13th		0	NC
1985																		3	20th
1985	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	11th	Ret	8th	7th	Ret	9th	Ret	7th	10th	5th	6th		3	20th
1986																		17	7th
1986	6th	6th	3rd	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	7th	5th	Ret	1st	Ret		17	7th
1987																		36	5th
1987	4th	Ret	Ret	4th	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	2nd	Ret	Ret	1st	1st		36	5th
1988																		41	3rd
1988	2nd	5th	2nd	3rd	Ret	Ret	4th	9th	3rd	4th	Ret	1st	Ret	6th	4th	Ret		41	3rd
1989																		21	7th
1989	Ret	Ret	INJ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	1st	2nd	Ret	Ret		21	7th
1990																		43	4th
1990	Ret	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	5th	14th	3rd	16th	3rd	3rd	4th	Ret	Ret	4th		43	4th
1991																		43	4th
1991	Ret	3rd	2nd	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	4th	Ret	Ret	1st	3rd ^[2]		43	4th
1992																		49	5th
1992	5th	4th	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	1st	Ret	5th	Ret	3rd	Ret	4th	2nd	2nd	1st		49	5th
1993																		12	8th
1993	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	14th	4th	14th	Ret	6th	3rd	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th		12	8th
1994																		41	3rd
1994	Ret	2nd	Ret	3rd	Ret	4th	3rd	Ret	1st	12th	Ret	2nd	Ret	5th	Ret	2nd		41	3rd
1995																		31	6th
1995	3rd	6th	3rd	3rd	3rd	11th	12th	Ret	3rd	3rd	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	31	6th
1996																		21	6th
1996	4th	Ret	Ret	9th	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	2nd	13th	Ret	6th	Ret	6th	4th		21	6th
1997																		27	5th
1997	4th	2nd	6th	Ret	9th	10th	ILL	ILL	ILL	1st	8th	6th	7th	10th	4th	8th	4th	27	5th

Key
Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner	Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish	DSQ	Disqualified
3rd	Podium finish	DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish	DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish	TD	Test driver
Italics	Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap	DNS	Did not start
18th^†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)	NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4th^P	Qualified for pole position	[+] More Symbols

Notes[]

↑ Race stopped after 31/76 Laps. Half points awarded
↑ Race stopped after 14/81 Laps. Half points awarded

External links[]

V T E	Grand Prix Drivers' Association
Chairman Moss • Bonnier • Stewart • Scheckter • Pironi • Senna • M. Schumacher • Coulthard • R. Schumacher • De la Rosa • Heidfeld • Barrichello • Wurz
Directors M. Schumacher • Berger • Brundle • D. Hill • Coulthard • Wurz • Trulli • Webber • R. Schumacher • Alonso • De la Rosa • Heidfeld • Massa • Vettel • Barrichello • Button • Grosjean
Affected races 1969 Belgian Grand Prix • 1970 German Grand Prix • 1982 South African Grand Prix • 1994 San Marino Grand Prix
Related Professional Racing Drivers Assocation

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[1] Race stopped after 31/76 Laps. Half points awarded

[2] Race stopped after 14/81 Laps. Half points awarded

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Persondata
Name	Berger, Gerhard
Alternative names
Short description	Racing driver
Date of birth	27 August 1959
Place of birth	Worgl, Austria
Date of death
Place of death