| Founded | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Josef Kaufmann |
| Base | Wolsfeld, Germany |
| Teamprincipal(s) | Lars Kaufmann |
| Former series | Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW ADAC Formula Renault Germany German Formula Three Championship Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
| Teams' Championships | Formula BMW Europe: 2008,2010 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0: 2012,2015-2016 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC: 2014,2015-2016 |
| Drivers' Championships | German Formula Three Championship: 1985:Volker Weidler 1994:Arnd Meier (B-Cup) Formula Renault Germany: 1991: Joachim Beule Formula BMW ADAC: 2005:Nico Hülkenberg 2006:Christian Vietoris Formula BMW Europe: 2008:Esteban Gutiérrez 2010:Robin Frijns Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0: 2011:Robin Frijns 2012:Stoffel Vandoorne 2016:Lando Norris 2017:Sacha Fenestraz Formula Renault 2.0 NEC: 2015:Louis Delétraz 2016:Lando Norris |
| Website | http://www.jk-racing.de/ |
Josef Kaufmann Racing is amotorsport team fromGermany. It mainly operates in theEurocup Formula Renault 2.0 as well asFormula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. The team was founded in 1982.
In 1982, Josef Kaufmann Racing was founded by Josef Kaufmann, who was a racing driver and raced in his own team in theGerman Formula Three Championship. In the first year of the team's existenceGerhard Berger and Kaufmann finished third and fourth respectively in the German Formula 3.[1] Josef Kaufmann Racing first drivers' title was achieved byVolker Weidler, who won the German Formula Three Championship in1985.[2] Their next success was in 1994, whenArnd Meier won B-Cup of the German F3 Championship. The team remained in the German Formula Three Championship till 2002.
In 2003 the team decided to concentrate onFormula BMW ADAC championship, which they joined in2002.Nico Hülkenberg won their first Formula BMW ADAC title in2005. The success was repeated in thefollowing year byChristian Vietoris. In2008, ADAC series was merged with UK series into Formula BMW Europe.Esteban Gutiérrez brought their first title in the series and with help ofKazeem Manzur andMarco Wittmann their first teams' title ever.[3] The team repeated titles in both the drivers' and teams' championships in2010 withRobin Frijns.
As Formula BMW Europe was folded, the German outfit decided to move toEurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in2011 and Frijns won another drivers' title for the team.[4]Stoffel Vandoorne achieved their second Eurocup title in thefollowing season.[5]Lando Norris collected another Eurocup drivers' championship for the German squad in2016.[6] Also the team won the teams' championship inFormula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup in2014 and2015, as well as drivers' title forLouis Delétraz.[7]
For the2017 andseasons, the team signedSacha Fenestraz,[8]Luis Leeds[9] andFrench F4 championYifei Ye.[10] The team failed to defend teams' title butSacha Fenestraz achieved drivers' title.[11]
In2018, the team retained Ye and hired formerRed Bull JuniorRichard Verschoor and karting champion andToyota Racing Series race winnerClément Novalak, with Ye claiming third in the drivers' standings.[12][13] At the end of the season, the team withdrew from the championship.[14]
| Formula BMW ADAC results | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2002 | Mygale FB02–BMW | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 145 | 3rd | N/A | |
| 2003 | Mygale FB02–BMW | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 12th | N/A | |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 15th | ||||
| 2004 | Mygale FB02–BMW | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7th | N/A | |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th | ||||
| 2005 | Mygale FB02–BMW | 20 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 287 | 1st | N/A | |
| 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 5th | ||||
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 6th | ||||
| 2006 | Mygale FB02–BMW | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 277 | 1st | N/A | |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 120 | 5th | ||||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17th | ||||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18th | ||||
| 2007 | Mygale FB02–BMW | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 573 | 4th | 2nd | |
| 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 570 | 5th | ||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 9th | ||||
| Formula BMW Europe results | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2008 | Mygale FB02–BMW | 16 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 353 | 1st | 1st | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 327 | 2nd | ||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 18th | ||||
| 2009 | Mygale FB02–BMW | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 265 | 3rd | 2nd | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 8th | ||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 11th | ||||
| 2010 | Mygale FB02–BMW | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 383 | 1st | 1st | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 7th | ||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 11th | ||||
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2011 | Barazi-Epsilon–Renault | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 245 | 1st | 2nd | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 10th | ||||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16th | ||||
| 2012 | Barazi-Epsilon–Renault | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 245 | 1st | 1st | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 9th | ||||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28th | ||||
| 2013 | Barazi-Epsilon–Renault | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 6th | 5th | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 14th | ||||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th | ||||
| 2014 | Barazi-Epsilon–Renault | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 6th | 5th | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 14th | ||||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | ||||
| 2015 | Barazi-Epsilon–Renault | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 2nd | 1st | |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 3rd | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | ||||
| 2016 | Barazi-Epsilon–Renault | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 253 | 1st | 1st | |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 8th | ||||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 9th | ||||
| 2017 | Barazi-Epsilon–Renault | 23 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 367.5 | 1st | 2nd | |
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 106.5 | 8th | ||||
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19th | ||||
| 2018 | Barazi-Epsilon–Renault | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | 3rd | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15th | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 2nd | ||||
† Guest driver, who was ineligible for championship points.
‡Shared position and points for the other team.
† ineligible for championship points.
| Former series | |
|---|---|
| German Formula Three Championship | 1982–1990, 1994–2002, 2006–2008 |
| Formula Renault Germany | 1991–1993 |
| Formula BMW ADAC | 2002–2007 |
| Formula BMW Europe | 2008–2010 |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup | 2010–2018 |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2011–2018 |
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by none | Formula BMW Europe Teams' Champion 2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Formula BMW Europe Teams' Champion 2010 | Succeeded by none |
| Preceded by | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Teams' Champion 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Teams' Champion 2014-2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Teams' Champion 2015-2016 | Succeeded by |