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{{short description|Hungarian racing driver (born 1981)}}
{{eastern name order|Baumgartner Zsolt}}
{{Hungarian name|Baumgartner Zsolt}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
{{Infobox F1 driver
| name = Zsolt Baumgartner
| name = Zsolt Baumgartner
| image = Baumgartner_usgp_2004.jpg
| image = File:ChampCar 2007 Baumgartner.jpg
| caption = Baumgartner racing for the [[Minardi]] F1 team at the [[United States Grand Prix|US Grand Prix]] at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]] in 2004
| caption = Baumgartner racing in 2007
| nationality = {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungarian
| nationality = {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungarian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|01|01|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|01|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Debrecen]], Hungary
| birth_place = [[Debrecen]], [[Hungarian People's Republic|Hungary]]
| Years = {{F1|2003}}–{{F1|2004}}
| Years = {{F1|2003}}–{{F1|2004}}
| Team(s) = [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Minardi]]
| Team(s) = [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Minardi]]
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| Last race = [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix]]
| Last race = [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix]]
}}
}}
'''Zsolt Baumgartner''' (born 1 January 1981) is a Hungarian former racing driver who raced for the [[Jordan Grand Prix|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''' (born 1 January 1981 in [[Debrecen]]) is a Hungarian former racing driver who raced for the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] and [[Minardi]] teams in [[Formula One]]. He was the first Hungarian driver in Formula One.


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


Plans were made for Baumgartner to drive for Jordan again in 2004 with sponsorship from oil company [[MOL Group|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 (racing driver)|Justin Wilson]] in 2003.<ref>http://blueflagsf1.webs.com/2000-2009{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref>
Plans were made for Baumgartner to drive for Jordan again in 2004 with sponsorship from oil company [[MOL Group|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 (racing driver)|Justin Wilson]] in 2003.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>


Baumgartner raced throughout the {{F1|2004}} Formula One season, and after two near-misses (ninth in [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] and 10th in [[2004 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]]) he managed to take Minardi's first point in over two years by finishing eighth (albeit second last) in the [[2004 United States Grand Prix|US Grand Prix]].
Baumgartner raced throughout the {{F1|2004}} Formula One season, and after two near-misses (ninth in [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] and 10th in [[2004 Canadian Grand Prix|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 [[2004 United States Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]] held at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]].


==Champ Car World Series==
==Champ Car World Series==
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==Racing record==
==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| [[British Formula Renault Championship|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
| ?
| ?
|-
! rowspan=3| 2000
|align=left| [[2000 German Formula Three Championship|German Formula Three Championship]]
|align=left| GM Motorsport
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 41
| 13th
|-
|align=left| [[2000 Macau Grand Prix|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| [[2001 German Formula Three Championship|German Formula Three Championship]]
|align=left| MOL-Trella Motorsport
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 17th
|-
|align=left| [[2001 International Formula 3000 Championship|International Formula 3000 Championship]]
|align=left| F3000 Prost Junior Team
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 29th
|-
|align=left| [[2001 Masters of Formula 3|Masters of Formula 3]]
|align=left| MOL-Trella Motorsport
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 28th
|-
! 2002
|align=left| [[2002 International Formula 3000 Championship|International Formula 3000 Championship]]
|align=left| [[Coca-Cola Nordic Racing]]
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15th
|-
! rowspan=2| 2003
|align=left| [[2003 International Formula 3000 Championship|International Formula 3000 Championship]]
|align=left| [[Coloni Motorsport]]
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 14th
|-
|align=left| [[2003 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Benson & Hedges Jordan Ford]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24th
|-
! 2004
|align=left| [[2004 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[Minardi|Minardi Cosworth]]
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 20th
|}


=== Complete International Formula 3000 results ===
=== Complete International Formula 3000 results ===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]])
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Year
! Entrant
! Entrant
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|-
|-
| [[2001 International Formula 3000 season|2001]]
| [[2001 International Formula 3000 season|2001]]
! [[Apomatox|F3000 Prost Junior Team]]
! nowrap| [[Apomatox (race team)|F3000 Prost Junior Team]]
| [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|INT]]
| [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|INT]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO]]
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| [[Österreichring|A1R]]
| [[Österreichring|A1R]]
| [[Circuit de Monaco|MON]]
| [[Circuit de Monaco|MON]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Nürburgring|NUR]]<br><small>19</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Nürburgring|NUR]]<br>{{small|19}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br>{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br>{{small|16}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hungaroring|HUN]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hungaroring|HUN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br>{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]<br>{{small|17}}
! 29th
! 29th
! 0
! 0
|-
|-
| [[2002 International Formula 3000 season|2002]]
| [[2002 International Formula 3000 season|2002]]
! [[Nordic Racing|Coca-Cola Nordic Racing]]
! nowrap| [[Nordic Racing|Coca-Cola Nordic Racing]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|INT]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|INT]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Catalunya|CAT]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Catalunya|CAT]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Österreichring|A1R]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Österreichring|A1R]]<br>{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Monaco|MON]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Monaco|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Nürburgring|NUR]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Nürburgring|NUR]]<br>{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>14</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br>{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG]]<br>{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hungaroring|HUN]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hungaroring|HUN]]<br>{{small|7}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]<br>{{small|6}}
! 15th
! 15th
! 1
! 1
|-
|-
| [[2003 International Formula 3000 season|2003]]
| [[2003 International Formula 3000 season|2003]]
! [[Coloni Motorsport]]
! nowrap| [[Coloni Motorsport]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit de Catalunya|CAT]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit de Catalunya|CAT]]<br>{{small|7}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Österreichring|A1R]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Österreichring|A1R]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit de Monaco|MON]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit de Monaco|MON]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Nürburgring|NUR]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Nürburgring|NUR]]<br>{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|MAG]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br>{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br>{{small|9}}
| [[Hungaroring|HUN]]<br><small>DNS</small>
| [[Hungaroring|HUN]]<br>{{small|DNS}}
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]
|
|
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! 14th
! 14th
! 6
! 6
|-
!colspan="16"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MStatsEntry>{{cite web|title=Zsolt Baumgartner Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/zsolt-baumgartner/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref><ref name=MMagBio>{{cite web|title=Zsolt Baumgartner|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/zsolt-baumgartner/|work=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref>}}}}
|}
|}


===Complete Formula One results===
===Complete Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Year
! Entrant
! Entrant
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|-
|-
| [[2003 Formula One season|2003]]
| [[2003 Formula One season|2003]]
! [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan Ford]]
! nowrap| [[Benson & Hedges]] [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan Ford]]
! [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] [[Jordan EJ13|EJ13]]
! nowrap| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] [[Jordan EJ13|EJ13]]
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
! nowrap| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
| [[2003 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[2003 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[2003 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[2003 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
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| [[2003 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[2003 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[2003 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[2003 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| [[2003 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>TD</small>
|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| [[2003 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|TD}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2003 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2003 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|11}}
| [[2003 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[2003 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[2003 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[2003 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
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! 0
! 0
|-
|-
| [[2004 Formula One season|2004]]
|rowspan="2"| [[2004 Formula One season|2004]]
! nowrap| [[Minardi|Wilux Minardi Cosworth]]
!rowspan="2" nowrap| [[Minardi]] [[Minardi PS04|PS04B]]
!rowspan="2" nowrap| [[Cosworth]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br>{{small|16}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br>{{small|15}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br>{{small|15}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|16}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan="2"| 20th
!rowspan="2"| 1
|-
! [[Minardi|Minardi Cosworth]]
! [[Minardi|Minardi Cosworth]]
|
! [[Minardi]] [[Minardi PS04|PS04B]]
|
! [[Cosworth]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br><small>16</small>
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br><small>15</small>
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>9</small>
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br><small>15</small>
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br><small>10</small>
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>8</small>
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br>{{small|15}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|15}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br>{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br>{{small|16}}
|-
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br><small>Ret</small>
!colspan="26"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MStatsEntry/><ref>{{cite web|title=Zsolt Baumgartner – Involvement|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/zsolt-baumgartner/engagement.aspx|publisher=StatsF1|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref>}}}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br><small>16</small>
! 20th
! 1
|}
|}


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{{Commons category|Zsolt Baumgartner}}
{{Commons category|Zsolt Baumgartner}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100326090154/http://www.zsolt.baumgartner.hu/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100326090154/http://www.zsolt.baumgartner.hu/ Official website]
*[https://archive.is/20140619120919/http://blueflagsf1.webs.com/2000-2009 Zsolt Baumgartner Blue Flags Profile ]
*[https://archive.today/20140619120919/http://blueflagsf1.webs.com/2000-2009 Zsolt Baumgartner Blue Flags Profile ]


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[[Category:International Formula 3000 drivers]]
[[Category:International Formula 3000 drivers]]
[[Category:Nordic Racing drivers]]
[[Category:Scuderia Coloni drivers]]

Latest revision as of 22:32, 12 November 2024

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 43)
Debrecen, Hungary
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityHungary 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

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

Racing record

[edit]

Racing career summary

[edit]
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

[edit]

(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
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