Zsolt Baumgartner (born 1 January 1981) 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 and to have scored a point in Formula One.

Zsolt Baumgartner
Baumgartner racing in 2007
Born (1981-01-01) 1 January 1981 (age 43)
Debrecen, Hungary
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityHungary Hungarian
Active years20032004
TeamsJordan, Minardi
Entries20
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points1
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last entry2004 Brazilian Grand Prix

Career

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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 was signed by 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 (classified second last and the last car to take the chequered flag) in the United States Grand Prix held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Champ Car World Series

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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

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

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Poles Wins FLaps Podiums Points Position
1998 Championnat de France Formule Renault La Filière 21 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series 4 ? 0 ? ? 44 6th
1999 Eurocup Formula Renault Cram Competition 9 ? 0 ? ? 108 3rd
Formula Renault Germany 4 4 3 ? 4 ? ?
2000 German Formula Three Championship GM Motorsport 18 0 0 0 1 41 13th
Macau Grand Prix GM Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
Korea Super Prix GM Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2001 German Formula Three Championship MOL-Trella Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 25 17th
International Formula 3000 Championship F3000 Prost Junior Team 7 0 0 0 0 0 29th
Masters of Formula 3 MOL-Trella Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 28th
2002 International Formula 3000 Championship Coca-Cola Nordic Racing 12 0 0 0 0 1 15th
2003 International Formula 3000 Championship Coloni Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 6 14th
Formula One Benson & Hedges Jordan Ford 2 0 0 0 0 0 24th
2004 Formula One Minardi Cosworth 18 0 0 0 0 1 20th

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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(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
Sources:[2][3]

Complete Formula One results

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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 Benson & Hedges 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 Wilux 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
20th 1
Minardi Cosworth HUN
15
BEL
Ret
ITA
15
CHN
16
JPN
Ret
BRA
16
Sources:[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Blue Flags F1 - 2000-2009". Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Zsolt Baumgartner Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Zsolt Baumgartner". Motor Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Zsolt Baumgartner – Involvement". StatsF1. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Hugo van der Ham
German Formula Renault
Champion

1999
Succeeded by
Marcel Lasée