Zsolt Baumgartner

Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, 5th August 2006. Copyright LAT Photographic (www.latphoto.co.uk), 2010. Used with permission.

Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, 5th August 2006. Copyright LAT Photographic 2010. Used with permission.

Born:

01 Jan 1981
Debrecen

Nationality:

Hungary

Grands Prix:

20 (2003-2004)

F3000 starts:

27 (2001-2003)

The first Hungarian driver to race in Formula 1. Now works as a TV commentator and businessman (involved in the oil business) and still does some rallying in his homeland. Kept links with Minardi as both the driver of their two seater car, and in 2007, as their reserve and test driver for the Minardi Champ Car team. After the team disbanded, he struggled for drives.

Biography last updated 28 Apr 2013