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Sebastian Vettel
Born (1987-07-03) 3 July 1987 (age 37)
Heppenheim, West Germany

Sebastian Vettel (German pronunciation: [zeˈbasti̯a(ː)n ˈfɛtl̩] ; was born 3 July 1987 is a German racing driver who competed in Karting

Personal life

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Vettel was born on 3 July 1987 in Heppenheim, West Germany, to Norbert and Heike Vettel. He has one younger brother, Fabian, a racing driver, and two older sisters: Melanie, a dental technician, and Stefanie, a physiotherapist for disabled children. Vettel suggested in an interview that he was "terrible" at school, but he passed his Abitur at Heppenheim's Starkenburg-Gymnasium [de] with a respectable grade. His childhood heroes were "The three Michaels": Michael Schumacher, Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson. He mentioned that he wanted to be a singer like Jackson, but realised that he did not have the voice. Vettel is also a fan of the Beatles, collecting several records, including Abbey Road and his favourite song being "Drive My Car". In an interview on Top Gear, he stated that he is a fan of British comedy such as Little Britain and Monty Python's Life of Brian. Vettel lives in Thurgovia, Switzerland, amongst other racing drivers and is a fan of German football team Eintracht Frankfurt. Vettel has described himself as competitive, private and impatient.

Early career

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Vettel began karting at the age of three, and began racing in karts series in 1995 at the age of eight. He was accepted into the Red Bull Junior Team in 1998, and won various titles, such as the Junior Monaco Kart Cup in 2001. From his karting days, Vettel worked with helmet designer Jens Munser. At the age of eight, Vettel wanted Sebastian the crab from The Little Mermaid on his helmet.

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
1997 DMV Goldpokal — Bambini B KSN 7th
DMV Bundesmeisterschaft — Bambini B 1st
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Süd — Bambini B 1st
NRW Cup — Bambini B 1st
1998 DMV Winterpokal — Cadet and Bambini KSN 4th
NRW Cup — Bambini A 1st
DMV Landesmeisterschaft Süd — Bambini A 1st
1999 Torneo Industrie Open — 100 Junior 3rd
2000 Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 100 Junior 7th
Green Helmet Trophy — Cadet 7th
German Karting Championship — Junior 5th
Monaco Kart CupICA Junior 22nd
2001 South Garda Winter Cup — ICA Junior 3rd
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — ICA Junior KSN Racing 22nd
European ChampionshipICA Junior 1st
German Karting Championship — Junior 1st
Monaco Kart CupICA Junior 1st
2002 European ChampionshipICA KSN Official Racing Team 6th
German Karting Championship — Senior 10th