Zsolt Baumgartner (original) (raw)

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Hungarian racing driver (born 1981)

The native form of this personal name is Baumgartner Zsolt. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Zsolt Baumgartner

Baumgartner racing in 2007
Born	(1981-01-01) 1 January 1981 (age 44)Debrecen, Hungary
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Hungarian
Active years	2003–2004
Teams	Jordan, Minardi
Entries	20
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	1
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last entry	2004 Brazilian Grand Prix

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.

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 career summary

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Complete International Formula 3000 results

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Complete Formula One results

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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.

• Official website
• Zsolt Baumgartner Blue Flags Profile