Gallery: Michael Schumacher's F1 records

It's a well known fact that Schumacher has scored most championships in F1. In 2002, he surpassed Juan Manuel Fangio's record that stood for nearly 50 years.

Not only Michael Schumacher has scored most victories in F1, he has also finished in second place at more occasions than any other driver.

Schumacher has also scored the highest number of hatricks in F1 - win, pole and fastest lap.

From 2001 Indianapolis to 2002 Suzuka, Schumacher finished on the podium for 19 races in a row.

From Brazil 2002 to Japan '02, the German always finished inside the top two - that's a record 15 races in a row.

World Championship at earliest point in the year: six races before season ends

In 2002, Schumacher secured his fifth title at the French GP - six before the season ended.

In 2002, Schumacher scored a podium in each of the 17 races of the season. No driver has scored more wins in a year despite the extension of the calendar in recent years.

Qualifying on the first row the most number of times: 116

Schumacher has qualified on the first row 116 times, roughly 1/3rd the races he has participated in.

Most pole positions at the same track: 8

Michael Schumacher has scored eight pole positions at Suzuka. He jointly holds the record of most pole positions at the same track along with Ayrton Senna, who started eight San Marino Grands Prix from pole position.

During his last championship-winning season in 2004, Schumacher scored a hat trick five times i.e. win, pole and fastest lap.

During 2004, Schumacher set the fastest lap in 10 out of 18 races, putting him on level with Kimi Raikkonen (2005, '08)

Michael Schumacher won 40 races from pole position.

Schumacher led 5,111 laps during his F1 career. This roughly translated to 24,144 km or just more than half the Earth's circumference.

In 2004, Schumacher won 13 out of 18th races en route to his seventh title. This record was equalled by countryman Sebastian Vettel in 2013, although that season had one more race.

Schumacher has started 68 races from pole position, a record that Lewis Hamilton can break this season.

From 1992 to 2006, Schumacher won at least one race each year.

Between his first season in 1992 to his last in 2012, Schumacher scored a grand total of 155 podiums.

After moving to Ferrari in 1996, Schumacher won 72 races for the Scuderia. No other driver has won as many races for one team.

Till date, Schumacher's record of 91 race wins is unchallenged.

Longest time between first and last victory: 14 years and 32 days

Between his first triumph at Spa in 1992 to his last in China 2006, there was a gap of 14 years and 32 days.

Schumacher finished in the points during 221 races. This number would have been higher if points were awarded to top 10 finishes during his first stint in F1.