Ralf Schumacher was born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne, is the younger brother of seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher and has won 6 F1 races during his career, which has spanned from 1997 to the present.In 2005, Schumacher transferred to the Toyota F1 team after Williams refused his salary demands. In the first 12 races of the season he was out-performed by team mate Jarno Trulli, however in Spa-Francorchamps, he was able to challenge for the lead most of the race and ended up setting the fastest lap. Schumacher earned his first podium with Toyota F1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, chasing down brother Michael Schumacher for 2nd place. The Toyota team brought the "B" specification of their TF105 car to the last 3 races of the season which allowed Schumacher to take pole position in Japan and finish the Chinese Grand Prix in third position a week later. This modified version of the car secured 6th position in the Drivers Championship for Schumacher, 2 points ahead of Trulli.