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Zsolt Baumgartner

{{short description|Hungarian racing driver (born 1981)}}

{{Hungarian name|Baumgartner Zsolt}}

{{use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox F1 driver

| name = Zsolt Baumgartner

| image = File:ChampCar 2007 Baumgartner.jpg

| caption = Baumgartner racing in 2007

| nationality = {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungarian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|01|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Debrecen, Hungary

| Years = {{F1|2003}}–{{F1|2004}}

| Team(s) = Jordan, Minardi

| Races = 20

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Points = 1

| Poles = 0

| Fastest laps = 0

| First race = 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix

| First win =

| Last win =

| Last race = 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.

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 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.{{cite web |url=http://blueflagsf1.webs.com/2000-2009 |title=Blue Flags F1 - 2000-2009 |access-date=2014-06-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140619120919/http://blueflagsf1.webs.com/2000-2009 |archive-date=2014-06-19 }}

Baumgartner raced throughout the {{F1|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

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

=Racing career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Poles

! Wins

! FLaps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

rowspan=2| 1998

|align=left| Championnat de France Formule Renault

|align=left| La Filière

| 21

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series

|align=left|

| 4

| ?

| 0

| ?

| ?

| 44

| 6th

rowspan=2| 1999

|align=left| Eurocup Formula Renault

|align=left| Cram Competition

| 9

| ?

| 0

| ?

| ?

| 108

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

align=left| Formula Renault Germany

|align=left|

| 4

| 4

| 3

| ?

| 4

| N/A

| NC

rowspan=3| 2000

|align=left| German Formula Three Championship

|align=left| GM Motorsport

| 18

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 41

| 13th

align=left| Macau Grand Prix

|align=left| GM Motorsport

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| 14th

align=left| Korea Super Prix

|align=left| GM Motorsport

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| NC

rowspan=3| 2001

|align=left| German Formula Three Championship

|align=left| MOL-Trella Motorsport

| 18

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 25

| 17th

align=left nowrap| International Formula 3000 Championship

|align=left| F3000 Prost Junior Team

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 29th

align=left| Masters of Formula 3

|align=left| MOL-Trella Motorsport

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| 28th

2002

|align=left| International Formula 3000 Championship

|align=left| Coca-Cola Nordic Racing

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 15th

rowspan=2| 2003

|align=left| International Formula 3000 Championship

|align=left| Coloni Motorsport

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 6

| 14th

align=left| Formula One

|align=left nowrap| Benson & Hedges Jordan Ford

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 24th

2004

|align=left| Formula One

|align=left| Minardi Cosworth

| 18

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 20th

2007

|align=left| Champ Car World Series

|align=left| Minardi Team USA

|colspan=7| Test Driver

2008

|align=left| Superleague Formula

|align=left| Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

|colspan=7| Test Driver

= Complete German Formula Three Championship results =

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! DC

! Points

2000

! nowrap| GM Motorsport

! nowrap| Dallara F399

! Opel

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ZOL
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ZOL
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| HOC1
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC1
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC1
1
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| OSC1
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NOR
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NOR
2
{{small|4}}

|SAC
1

|SAC
2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NÜR1
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR1
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU
1
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU
2
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC2
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OSC2
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR2
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR2
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC2
1
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC2
2
{{small|11}}

! 13th

! 41

2001

! nowrap| MOL — Trella Motorsport

! nowrap| Dallara F300

! Opel

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC1
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC1
2
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR1
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR1
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC
1
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC
2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAC
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAC
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC2
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC2
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAU
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR2
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR2
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| A1R
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| A1R
2
{{small|Ret}}

|HOC3
1

|HOC3
2

! 17th

! 25

= Complete International Formula 3000 results =

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! DC

! Points

2001

! nowrap| F3000 Prost Junior Team

| INT

| IMO

| CAT

| A1R

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NUR
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAG
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
{{small|17}}

! 29th

! 0

2002

! nowrap| Coca-Cola Nordic Racing

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INT
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| A1R
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NUR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|6}}

! 15th

! 1

2003

! nowrap| Coloni Motorsport

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| A1R
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NUR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|9}}

| HUN
{{small|DNS}}

| MNZ

|colspan=2|

! 14th

! 6

colspan="16"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Zsolt Baumgartner Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/zsolt-baumgartner/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=6 May 2022}}{{cite web|title=Zsolt Baumgartner|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/zsolt-baumgartner/|work=Motor Sport|access-date=6 May 2022}}}}}}

=Complete Formula One results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

! nowrap| Benson & Hedges Jordan Ford

! nowrap| Jordan EJ13

! nowrap| Ford V10

| AUS

| MAL

| BRA

| SMR

| ESP

| AUT

| MON

| CAN

| EUR

| FRA

| GBR

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| GER
{{small|TD}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|11}}

| USA

| JPN

|colspan=2|

! 24th

! 0

rowspan="2"| 2004

! nowrap| Wilux Minardi Cosworth

!rowspan="2" nowrap| Minardi PS04B

!rowspan="2" nowrap| Cosworth V10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAL
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SMR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAN
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| USA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
{{small|16}}

|colspan=6|

!rowspan="2"| 20th

!rowspan="2"| 1

nowrap| Minardi Cosworth

|colspan=12|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHN
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRA
{{small|16}}

colspan="26"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Zsolt Baumgartner – Involvement|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/zsolt-baumgartner/engagement.aspx|publisher=StatsF1|access-date=6 May 2022}}}}}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category|Zsolt Baumgartner}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100326090154/http://www.zsolt.baumgartner.hu/ Official website]
  • [https://archive.today/20140619120919/http://blueflagsf1.webs.com/2000-2009 Zsolt Baumgartner Blue Flags Profile ]

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Champion|before=Hugo van der Ham|after=Marcel Lasée|years=1999}}

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