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Name: Zsolt Baumgartner  
   
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Date of Birth: 1st January 1981
   
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Profession: Racing driver
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Zsolt Baumgartner racing for the Minardi F1 team at the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis in 2004
Zsolt Baumgartner
Nationality Hungarian
Active years 2003 - 2004
Team(s) Jordan, Minardi
Race starts 20
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First Grand Prix 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
First win
Last win
Last Grand Prix 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix
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Zsolt Baumgartner (born January 1, 1981, Debrecen, Hungary) is a Formula One racing driver formerly in the employ of the Minardi team. He hails from Budapest and was the first Hungarian driver in Formula One. He made his 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 Zsolt to drive for Jordan in 2004 with sponsorship from oil company Mol Rt. However, Zsolt failed to agree terms with Jordan, forcing him to sign with Minardi instead. This caused Mol Rt. to decrease its sponsorship amount, leading Zsolt and his management to set up a "Zsolt Baumgartner Supporter's Club", a plan similar to that employed by Justin Wilson in 2003.

Zsolt failed to distinguish himself in the 2004 Formula One season; however, after two near-misses (9th in Monaco and 10th in Canada) he managed to take Minardi's first point in over 2 years by finishing 8th in the United States Grand Prix. Although his speed was not spectacular, he impressed many with his hard-working and determined approach.Michael Schumacher said he was one of the most intelligent backmarkes he has encountered in recent Forumla One history.

Career statistics (after the 2004 Formula One season)

  • Grands Prix started: 20
  • Points: 1
  • Best championship position: 20th in 2004 (24th in 2003)
  • Most points in one season: 1 (2004)
  • Best race classification: 8th (2004 United States Grand Prix)
  • Best grid position: 17th (2004 Australian, Malaysian and European Grands Prix)

Complete Formula One results

(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)

Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Team
2003 Jord AUS MAL BRA SAN SPA AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR DEU HUN ITA USA JPN     Jord
2004 Mina AUS MAL BAH SAN SPA MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR DEU HUN BEL ITA CHN JPN BRA Mina

Other resources

External link

  • Official website

See also

  • Alex Yoong (First Mayalsian/Chinese Formula One driver)
  • Narain Karthikeyan (first Indian Formula 1 driver)
  • Al Pease (First Canadian Formula 1 driver)

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