Timo Scheider aims high

Timo Scheider aims high
He is just 27 years old, could easily be a student - still, it seems to you as if a very old acquaintance has returned to DTM. Timo Scheider was involved from the very first day when DTM was revitalised back in 2000. When the 2004 season was over, he had half a decade and 57 DTM races under his belt - including the Shanghai Invitational. In 2005, he moved on to the FIA GT Championship but now he’s back and contests the 2006 DTM season for Audi.
Together with Bernd Schneider and Christian Abt he’s one of only three drivers on the current DTM grid who also contested the 2000 season. “Is this really true,” he asks unbelievingly. “I truly wasn’t aware of this fact. Quite obviously I’m proud of again being a part of DTM. Particularly as I’m driving for Audi, now - a brand I always wanted to race for. Compared to other series, DTM is just second to none,” says the professional who finished runner-up behind Nick Heidfeld, in the 1997 German Formula 3 Championship season.

From 2000, Scheider opted for continuing his career in touring car racing, yet, he still keeps contact to the single-seater racing world. Willi Weber, Timo Scheider’s manager since May 1998, made him race this winter for the German team contesting the 2005/2006 season of the A1 GP Series. This means that Scheider has been active in three series from the beginning of 2005 until today.