Michael Ammermüller
In 2004 he drove the number three car in German Formula Renault, as well as competing in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup. In 2006, he competed in the GP2 Series for Arden International. As a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, after Christian Klien was dropped by the Red Bull Racing Formula One team for the final three races of the season, the team's third driver, Robert Doornbos, was promoted to the second race seat. This left a vacancy in the team, and Ammermüller was promoted to the position of third driver for the last three races of the season. He tested the car for the first time on 14 September, driving the distance necessary for an FIA Super Licence. After acting as Third Driver for the last three Grands Prix of 2006, Ammermüller was signed by Red Bull as a full-time tester for .
Ammermüller's 2007 GP2 Series season was disrupted by injury, and he was rested in favour of Sébastien Buemi. However, Sebastian Vettel's move to the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 team left his Formula Renault 3.5 Series seat vacant, which Ammermüller took. In 2008, he raced in the International Formula Master series. In 2007-08, Ammermüller drove in A1 Grand Prix for Germany. In the 2007-08 season's third race at Sepang, he collided with three cars at turn two in three separate incidents, the first of which took 3rd position from Canada's Robert Wickens in the sprint race. It was deemed avoidable contact, and as such, Ammermüller was demoted to 16th, with Wickens reclaiming 3rd. In the feature race, he collided again, this time with Britain's Oliver Jarvis. He was given a drive-through penalty. Despite this, he made contact at turn two once again, with Czech Republic's Erik Janis, and as a result was disqualified from the race. On the back of these incidents, he was given the nickname "Hammermüller".
Despite the disqualification, Ammermüller scored his maiden victory three weeks later at Zhuhai. † As Ammermüller was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Career
Michael Ammermüller (born 14 February 1986) is a racing driver from Germany. After competing in various junior formulae, he became a test and reserve driver for the Red Bull Racing Formula One team in the 2007 season.