Gerhard Berger
Berger at the 1991 United States Grand Prix
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| Born |
27 August 1959 Wörgl, Austria |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Austrian |
| Active years | 1984–1997 |
| Teams | ATS, Arrows, Benetton, Ferrari, McLaren |
| Entries | 210 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Podiums | 48 |
| Career points | 385 |
| Pole positions | 12 |
| Fastest laps | 21 |
| First entry | 1984 Austrian Grand Prix |
| First win | 1986 Mexican Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1997 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1997 European Grand Prix |
Gerhard Berger (born 27 August 1959) is an Austrian former Formula One racing driver. He competed in Formula One for 14 seasons, twice finishing 3rd overall in the championship (1988 and 1994), both times driving for Ferrari. He won ten Grands Prix, achieved 48 podiums, 12 poles and 21 fastest laps. With 210 starts he is amongst the most experienced Formula One drivers of all time. He led 33 of the 210 races he competed in and retired from 95 of them. His first and last victories were also the first and last victories for the Benetton team, with eleven years separating them. He was also a race winner with Ferrari and with McLaren. When at McLaren, Berger drove alongside Ayrton Senna, contributing to the team's 1990 and 1991 constructors titles.
Between 2006 and 2008 Berger owned 50% of the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team.
Gerhard Berger was born in Wörgl, Austria. His father Johann worked in his own truck company with Gerhard later working for his father and before being promoted to a driver. Berger, a multiple race winner in European Formula Three, moved up to Formula One in 1984 driving for the ATS team.
Berger was fortunate to be alive after a serious road accident shortly after entering Formula One. A week after the 1984 season ended, he was driving home in his BMW 323i through the hills above Salzburg when his car was rammed from behind, resulting in it cartwheeling off a cliff. Berger was thrown clear of the BMW through the rear window. By chance, the first car on the crash scene was occupied by two surgeons who specialised in back injuries. The doctors realised the extent of his injuries (a broken neck and some damaged bones in his back) and made sure he was not moved. Following emergency surgery, and a stay in hospital in Innsbruck, he made a full recovery.
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