Quick Facts
Biography
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 was the first Hungarian driver in Formula One.
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.
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
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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 | 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 |