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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Michael Bartels

Racing driver from Germany. FIA GT Championship, Vitaphone Racing Team. Three-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Michael Bartels
Born
8 March 1968(b. 1968)
Nationality
Germany
Current team
Vitaphone Racing Team
Series
FIA GT Championship
Status
Retired
Championships
32006, 2008, 2009
Career wins
13
Career podiums
35
Career starts
100
Career DNFs
24
Racer Rating
5,967
Michael Bartels
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,967
Rank 254 of 38,983 indexed, -567 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
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Michael Bartels is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in FIA GT Championship for Vitaphone Racing Team. Bartels is a three-time champion (2006, 2008, 2009), with 13 wins and 35 podiums from 100 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,967 ranks Bartels 254th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2009 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2009-10-24ZolderFIA GT ChampionshipP2+40
2009-10-02Paul RicardFIA GT ChampionshipP5โˆ’9
2009-09-19AlgarveFIA GT ChampionshipP5โˆ’19
2009-08-29HungaroringFIA GT ChampionshipP1+49
2009-07-23Spa-FrancorchampsFIA GT ChampionshipP13โˆ’55
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+154Pau 1992International Formula 3000P2
+142Hockenheim 1992International Formula 3000P2
+132Silverstone 1993International Formula 3000P3
+131Nurburgring 1992International Formula 3000P2
+126Mediterraneo 1992International Formula 3000P4
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Silverstone8 starts+18
Brno5 starts+15
Spa-Francorchamps8 starts+2
Struggles
Oschersleben7 starts-25
Adria4 starts-12
Monza5 starts-11
Donington4 starts-9
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2009โ–ธFIA GT ChampionshipVitaphone Racing Team825010P1+1346,534
2008โ–ธFIA GT ChampionshipVitaphone Racing Team1025000P1+3296,400
2007โ–ธFIA GT ChampionshipVitaphone Racing Team814030P7+1556,070
2006โ–ธFIA GT ChampionshipVitaphone Racing Team1035020P1+4615,915
2005โ–ธFIA GT ChampionshipVitaphone Racing Team1126120P3+4375,454
2004โ–ธFIA GT ChampionshipVitaphone Racing Team1134410P4โˆ’3625,016
1998โ–ธFIA GT ChampionshipZakspeed Racing1001100P5+3285,378
1993โ–ธInternational Formula 3000Pacific701610P15โˆ’3905,050
1992โ–ธInternational Formula 3000Advance Racing1004500P4+2825,440
1991โ–ธInternational Formula 3000300100P22โˆ’825,158
1990โ–ธInternational Formula 3000Colin Bennett Racing1100600P17โ†‘833โˆ’1605,240
1989โ–ธFormula 3 MacauBongers Motorsport100000โ€”+3,2174,567
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Bartels finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Emmanuel CollardFIA Silver3,89273541974%
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Karl WendlingerFIA Gold5,35469373254%
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Bert LonginFIA Bronze5,50158372164%
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mike HezemansFIA Silver4,98758332557%
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Christophe BouchutFIA Silver3,80853381572%
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fabio BabiniFIA Platinum3,76551361571%
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Anthony Kumpen4,50849321765%
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Jean-Denis DeletrazFIA Bronze4,89747291862%
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Philipp Peter4,99244281664%
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Paolo RubertiFIA Gold4,3144438686%
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Mark WebberHigher-rated, 1ร— champion6,537101910%
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Mika HรคkkinenHigher-rated, 2ร— champion6,529110100%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Allan McNishHigher-rated6,14330121840%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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Michael Bartels is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in FIA GT Championship for Vitaphone Racing Team. Bartels is a three-time champion (2006, 2008, 2009), with 13 wins and 35 podiums from 100 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,967 ranks Bartels 254th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
dailysportscar.com[1]
dailysportscar.com
20 Jun 2026
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FIA GT Championship - Perfect "Trident" with three MC12s on the track[2]
Media Stellantis
3 Nov 2025
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FIA GT championship - Pole position for Bartels-Bertolini's Maserati MC12[3]
Media Stellantis
3 Nov 2025
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