When did Michael schumacher first win the championship?

Schumacher made his Formula One debut with the Jordan-Ford team at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, driving car number 32 as a replacement for the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot. He was an active F1 driver till the year 2006. He was part of the Benetton F1 team and also Scuderia Ferrari. His time with Ferrari was the most fruitful where he won 5 world titles between 2000 and 2004.