Zsolt Baumgartner

Zsolt Baumgartner (born 1 January 1981 in Debrecen) is a Hungarian former racing driver who raced for the Jordan and Minardi teams in Formula One. He remains the only Hungarian driver to have competed in Formula One.

The native form of this personal name is Baumgartner Zsolt. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Zsolt Baumgartner
Baumgartner racing for the Minardi F1 team at the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis in 2004
Born (1981-01-01) 1 January 1981
Debrecen, Hungary
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Hungarian
Active years2003–2004
TeamsJordan, Minardi
Entries20
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points1
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last entry2004 Brazilian Grand Prix

Career

Baumgartner made his Formula One race debut at the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix, substituting for the injured Ralph Firman in the Jordan team; he also took part in the Italian Grand Prix that year.

Plans were made for Baumgartner to drive for Jordan again in 2004 with sponsorship from oil company MOL Rt. However, he failed to agree terms with Jordan, and he signed with Minardi instead. This caused MOL Rt. to decrease its sponsorship amount, leading Baumgartner and his management to set up a "Zsolt Baumgartner Supporter's Club", a plan similar to that employed by Justin Wilson in 2003.[1]

Baumgartner raced throughout the 2004 Formula One season, and after two near-misses (ninth in Monaco and 10th in Canada) he managed to take Minardi's first point in over two years by finishing eighth (albeit second last) in the US Grand Prix.

Champ Car World Series

In March 2007 he was confirmed as the test and reserve driver for Minardi Team USA, former boss Paul Stoddart's recently acquired Champ Car World Series team. Baumgartner only participated in a handful of tests for the team and made no race starts. Prior to the 2008 season, Champ Car unified with the rival IndyCar Series and Stoddart and the Minardi name left the sport.

Superleague Formula

In 2008 Baumgartner became the test driver for team Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in Superleague Formula.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2001 F3000 Prost Junior Team INT IMO CAT A1R MON NUR
19		 MAG
Ret		 SIL
18		 HOC
16		 HUN
Ret		 SPA
13		 MNZ
17		 29th 0
2002 Coca-Cola Nordic Racing INT
Ret		 IMO
9		 CAT
Ret		 A1R
11		 MON
Ret		 NUR
12		 SIL
14		 MAG
12		 HOC
8		 HUN
7		 SPA
8		 MNZ
6		 15th 1
2003 Coloni Motorsport IMO
10		 CAT
7		 A1R
10		 MON
5		 NUR
11		 MAG
9		 SIL
11		 HOC
9		 HUN
DNS		 MNZ 14th 6

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 WDC Pts
2003 Jordan Ford Jordan EJ13 Ford V10 AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR GER
TD		 HUN
Ret		 ITA
11		 USA JPN 24th 0
2004 Minardi Cosworth Minardi PS04B Cosworth V10 AUS
Ret		 MAL
16		 BHR
Ret		 SMR
15		 ESP
Ret		 MON
9		 EUR
15		 CAN
10		 USA
8		 FRA
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 GER
16		 HUN
15		 BEL
Ret		 ITA
15		 CHN
16		 JPN
Ret		 BRA
16		 20th 1
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2014-06-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Hugo van der Ham		 German Formula Renault
Champion
1999		 Succeeded by
Marcel Lasée
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