Career
He was the first Hungarian driver 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 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 in 2003.
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 (albeit second last) in the United States Grand Prix. In March 2007 he was confirmed as the test and reserve driver for Minardi Team United States of America, former boss Paul Stoddart"s recently acquired team
Baumgartner only participated in a handful of tests for the team and made no race starts.
In 2008 Baumgartner became the test driver for team Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in
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