Talented driver who was extremely adept in F1 but suffered from being his famous brother's shadow. After Formula 1, he went racing in the DTM, but in 2013, quit driving altogether and became a team manager in the series. The plan was to continue in that vein for a while, but after Michael's skiing accident, coma and subesquent fight to recover, Ralf has given up that role and supported the family - although he did appear at a few special DTM events in 2014 regardless. Ralf, who has homes in Germany, Austria and France is currently a consultant to Mucke Motorsport and helps his nephew, Mick, with his racing career, but is also a trustee and advisor to the ADAC Sports Foundation in a role with particular focus to young German drivers. This developed to him becoming, in 2016, the team manager of the HTP Junior Team Ungar in ADAC Formula 4. Ralf's own son, David, is also now racing and David joined Ralf's team in 2018 after a successful graduation from karts. One year on, David like his father, uncle and cousin, went into Formula 3. Ralf also works as a television pundit, still is involved with Formula 4 and runs a vineyard. The sparkling wines from there are used as the celebration drink of choice for the ADAC GT Masters series. In 2024, Ralf announced that he was in a gay relationship, becoming the highest profile gay F1 driver.

Biography last updated 16 Jul 2024