Timo Glock's rise to Formula One was especially rapid, and initially very short-lived. The German racer jumped from karting to the BMW-ADAC Formula Junior Cup, winning the championship at his first attempt. 2002 saw him join Team Mamerow and go on to win the ADAC Formula Championship. Glock's career took another upwards swing in 2003 as he competed in the German Formula 3 Championship with KMS Motorsport, finishing third overall and taking the honour of being the top German in the series.

Still with KMS Motorsport, Glock took three wins in the International Formula 3 Euroseries in the same year finishing in fifth position overall. Still almost unheard of in Formula One circles, Glock and his management had caught the eye of Eddie Jordan and soon a deal was in place that would see Glock join the Jordan squad as third driver in 2004. Karting to F1 in four years is an impressive feat.

Contractual difficulties between regular driver Giorgio Pantano (Glock's GP2 championship successor) and Jordan team management saw Glock drafted in to race in the Canadian Grand Prix. Glock, who had tested on Friday for the team at the famous Gilles Villeneuve circuit, qualified 16th for his debut race, right behind team-mate Nick Heidfeld, finished the race in seventh position - ahead of Heidfeld - and secured two well-deserved points.

Pantano was back in action for the US Grand Prix and Glock resumed his role of Friday test driver. He continued to perform well for the team showing good pace and following the Italian Grand Prix, Glock replaced Pantano for the final three races of the season in China, Japan and Brazil. The German had shown impressive pace but F1 options were limited for the 2005 season.

With DHL backing Glock opted to move stateside and raced in the Champ Car World Series with Rocketsports Racing. The Rookie of the Year title followed and Glock looked set to win in Montreal until a late call from race control ordered him behind eventual winner Oriol Servia. GP2 called in 2006 and Glock joined BCN Competicion before moving on to iSport. With the front-running team Glock once again showed his pace vaulting up the championship standing, and despite missing the season finale, finished fourth with two wins.

Glock's performances had not gone unnoticed by BMW Sauber who appointed the German as their second test driver in 2007. Glock returned to GP2 again with iSport in 2007, taking five wins en route to the title. Four years on and Glock returned to Formula One competition with Toyota.

His second stint of Formula One started in dramatic style with a heavy shunt in Melbourne, but Glock rebounded with midfield results punctuated with fourth position in the Canadian Grand Prix. The second half of the season saw an upturn in form from both Glock and the Toyota team with five points finishes in the final eight races of the season.

With 25 points secured in his first full season in the sport, Glock looks to build on that impressive result with Toyota in 2009.