 Enge in 2021 | |
| Born | (1976-09-11)11 September 1976 (age 49) Liberec,Czechoslovakia |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Czech |
| Active years | 2001 |
| Teams | Prost |
| Entries | 3 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2001 Italian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2001 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2002–2010 |
| Teams | Prodrive,Aston Martin Racing,Young Driver AMR |
| Best finish | 4th(2009) |
| Class wins | 1(2003) (LMGTS) |
Tomáš Enge (Czech pronunciation:[ˈtomaːʃˈɛŋɡɛ]; born 11 September 1976) is a Czech former professional racing driver who has competed in many classes of motorsport, including three races inFormula One.
Born inLiberec, Enge started his career at the age of sixteen, entering a Ford Fiesta he bought with his own money in the Czechoslovakian Ford Fiesta Cup.
Enge participated in the final three races of the2001 Formula One season, becoming the first, and to date only, driver from the Czech Republic to compete in Formula One. He made his debut at theItalian Grand Prix on 16 September, after being brought in by cash-strappedProst as a replacement forLuciano Burti, who was recovering from his crash at the previous race inBelgium.[1] Enge left the Prost Grand Prix team before it folded for the 2002 season.[2]
He obtained his Formula One break using the sponsorship from the localCoca-Cola subsidiary, which had also funded theNordic RacingF3000 team he raced for that year. He finished third in the 2001 standings despite missing the final race, and was stripped of the 2002 title due to a positivemarijuana test.[3] He returned to Formula 3000 in2004, and then headed to America for 2005, driving forPanther Racing in theIRL, with modest success, although almost winning the race at Sonoma. Among his seventeen career IRL starts was his rookie start in the2005 Indianapolis 500. He then drove for Team Czech Republic in the 2005-2006A1GP season. Enge has also been a frequent driver forProdrive's sportscar teams, driving both theirFerrari 550 Maranellos andAston Martin DBR9s in the24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2006 he was driver of the #007Aston Martin Racing entry in theAmerican Le Mans Series, but for 2007 switched to the Petersen/White LightningFerrari F430.
On 31 March 2007, Enge was injured whilst driving his F430 at the ALMSSt. Petersburg race. The car crashed whilst leading the GT2 class, suffering heavy damage to the driver's side and a brief fire. Enge was removed under medical supervision and transported to the local medical centre.[4] He was later revealed to have suffered a shattered elbow, cracked ribs, a partially collapsed lung and a potentially broken ankle, but not to be in any serious danger.[5]
On 21 July 2007, Enge was released from his contract with Peterson Motorsports/White Lightning Racing due to a penalty incurred after crashing intoMika Salo during the Acura Sports Car ChallengeALMS race at theMid-Ohio Sports Car Course.[6]
In 2009 he drove forAston Martin Racing in theLe Mans Series and won the championship alongsideStefan Mücke andJan Charouz. He remained with Aston Martin, as he moved into theFIA GT1 World Championship for the2010 season, joiningDarren Turner at Young Driver AMR. The pairing finished fourth in the championship with three victories. Enge and Turner were split for the2011 season; Turner was joined byStefan Mücke, while Enge was partnered byAlex Müller. Enge and Müller achieved two victories as they finished fourth in the championship.
With Young Driver AMR pulling out of the championship to focus on other series, Enge moved to theReiter Engineering Lamborghini squad for the2012 season, where he partnered socialiteAlbert von Thurn und Taxis.[7] The pairing were lying tenth in the championship after four rounds; their best result was a second-place finish at theSlovakia Ring. On 19 June 2012, it was announced that Enge had tested positive for abanned substance at theNavarra round of the championship, and was suspended from racing.[8] At the beginning of August, it was announced that Enge was to be suspended from racing for eighteen months. Enge appealed the decision on the grounds that the positive test was caused by medication he is taking for a chronic cardiovascular condition.[9] In April 2013, theCourt of Arbitration for Sport rejected Enge's appeal.[10]
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| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Opel Team BSR | Dallara F397 | Opel | A | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 Ret | NÜR1 1 10 | NÜR1 2 13 | SAC 1 6 | SAC 2 14† | NOR 1 14 | NOR 2 Ret | WUN 1 10 | WUN 2 7 | ZWE 1 9 | ZWE 2 Ret | SAL 1 Ret | SAL 2 7 | LAH 1 18† | LAH 2 9 | NÜR2 1 6 | NÜR2 2 12 | 12th | 30 | ||
| 1998 | Opel Team BSR | Martini MK73 | Opel | A | HOC 1 14 | HOC 2 DNS | NÜR1 1 12 | NÜR1 2 9 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 11 | LAH 1 10 | LAH 2 12 | WUN 1 | WUN 2 | ZWE 1 | ZWE 2 | SAL 1 | SAL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | NÜR2 1 | NÜR2 2 | 20th | 3 |
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Auto Sport Racing | OSC | IMO | CAT | SIL | MON | PAU | A1R | HOC 15 | HUN 12 | SPA 7 | PER Ret | NÜR 6 | 23rd | 1 |
| 1999 | WRT Fina | IMO DNQ | MON DNQ | CAT 14 | MAG 2 | SIL 17 | A1R 11 | HOC Ret | HUN 14 | SPA 11 | NÜR Ret | 11th | 6 | ||
| 2000 | MySAP.com | IMO 5 | SIL 13 | CAT Ret | NÜR Ret | MON DNQ | MAG 5 | A1R 16 | HOC 1 | HUN 17 | SPA 6 | 6th | 15 | ||
| 2001 | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | INT 12 | IMO 3 | CAT 1 | A1R 3 | MON 7 | NÜR 1 | MAG 3 | SIL 5 | HOC 5 | HUN 11 | SPA 4 | MNZ | 3rd | 39 |
| 2002 | Arden International | INT Ret | IMO 6 | CAT 2 | A1R 1 | MON 3 | NÜR 13 | SIL 1 | MAG 1 | HOC Ret | HUN DSQ | SPA 4 | MNZ 2 | 3rd | 50 |
| 2004 | Ma-Con Engineering | IMO 5 | CAT Ret | MON 14 | NÜR 7 | MAG 2 | SIL 3 | HOC Ret | HUN 4 | SPA 4 | MNZ 2 | 4th | 38 | ||
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| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Prost Acer | ProstAP04 | AcerV10 | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA 12 | USA 14 | JPN Ret | 24th | 0 |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Team Rafanelli SRL | LMP | Riley & Scott Mk III | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | SEB Ret | ATL | MOS | SON | POR | PET 6 | MON | LSV | 64th | 14 | [14] | ||
| 2002 | Prodrive | GTS | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9 L V12 | SEB 6 | SON | MID | AME | WAS | TRO | MOS | MON 1 | MIA 3 | PET 2 | 13th | 94 | [15] |
| 2003 | Veloqx Prodrive Racing | GTS | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9 L V12 | SEB Ret | ATL 2 | SON 4 | TRO Ret | MOS 2 | AME 3 | MON DSQ | MIA 2 | PET 1 | 7th | 97 | [16] | |
| 2005 | Aston Martin Racing | GT1 | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | SEB | ATL | MID | LIM | SON | POR | AME | MOS | PET 5 | MON | 14th | 14 | [17] |
| 2006 | Aston Martin Racing | GT1 | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0l V12 | SEB 3 | LST 3 | LMO 3 | NEN 3 | UTA 1 | POR 2 | AME 3 | MOS 3 | PET 1 | MON 3 | 3rd | 159 | [18] |
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| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lanesra | LMP900 | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | SEB | DON | JAR | EST | MOS 2 | VAL | PLM | 17th | 21 |
| 2004 | Larbre Compétition | GTS | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | MNZ | NUR | SIL | SPA 2 | 10th | 8 | |||
| 2005 | MenX | GT1 | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | SPA Ret | MNZ 2 | SIL | NUR | IST | 12th | 8 | ||
| 2008 | Team Modena | GT1 | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | CAT Ret | MNZ 1 | SPA 3 | NUR 1 | SIL 1 | 3rd | 36 | ||
| 2009 | AMR Eastern Europe | LMP1 | Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | CAT 1 | SPA 3 | ALG 2 | NUR 1 | SIL 3 | 1st | 39 | ||
| 2011 | Young Driver AMR | GTE Pro | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | PLR Ret | SPA | IMO | SIL | EST | NC | 0 | ||
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SAMAX | R24 6 | MEX | MIA | VIR | LAG | WG6 Ret | MOH | DAY | IOW | BAR | MON | WGI Ret | SON Ret | SLC 2 | 35th | 93 | [20] |
| 2008 | Peter Baron | R24 Ret | MIA | MEX | VIR | LAG | WG6 | MOH | DAY | BAR | MON | WGI | SON | NJ | SLC | NC | 0 | [21] |
| 2009 | Alegra Motorsports | R24 Ret | VIR | NJ | LAG | WG6 | MOH | DAY | BAR | WGI | MON | SLC | MIA 12 | 44th | 35 | [22] | ||
| 2011 | Starworks Motorsport | R24 Ret | MIA | BAR | VIR | LIM | WG6 | ROA | LAG | NJ | WGS | LAG | MON | MOH | NC | 0 | [23] | |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  Prodrive |  Rickard Rydell Alain Menu | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GTS | 167 | DNF | DNF |
| 2003 | VeloqxProdrive Racing |  Peter KoxJamie Davies | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GTS | 336 | 10th | 1st |
| 2004 | Prodrive Racing | Peter KoxAlain Menu | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GTS | 325 | 11th | 4th |
| 2005 | Aston Martin Racing | Peter Kox Pedro Lamy | Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 327 | DNF | DNF |
| 2006 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Andrea Piccini | Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 350 | 6th | 2nd |
| 2007 | Aston Martin Racing | Johnny HerbertPeter Kox | Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 337 | 9th | 4th |
| 2008 | Charouz Racing SystemAston Martin Racing | Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke | Lola B08/60-Aston Martin | LMP1 | 354 | 9th | 9th |
| 2009 | AMREastern Europe | Jan CharouzStefan Mücke | Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | LMP1 | 373 | 4th | 4th |
| 2010 | Young Driver AMR |  Christoffer NygaardPeter Kox | Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 311 | 22nd | 3rd |
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| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Patrick Racing | Dallara IR-04 | 20 | Chevrolet IndyV8 | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PPIR | NZR | CHI | FON 16 | TX2 13 | 27th | 31 | [25] | |
| 2005 | Panther Racing | Dallara IR-05 | 2 | HMS 21 | PHX 20 | STP 16 | MOT DNS | INDY 19 | TXS 19 | RIR 7 | KAN 11 | NSH 23 | MIL | MIS | KTY 11 | PPIR 6 | SNM 5 | CHI 20 | WGL 13 | FON 8 | 16th | 261 | [26] | |
| 2006 | Cheever Racing | 51 | HondaHI6RV8 | HMS | STP | MOT 19 | INDY | WGL | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | SNM | CHI | 32nd | 12 | [27] | ||||
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points | Ref |
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| 2005–06 | Czech Republic | GBR SPR | GBR FEA | GER SPR 11 | GER FEA Ret | POR SPR 5 | POR FEA 9 | AUS SPR Ret | AUS FEA Ret | MYS SPR 16 | MYS FEA 3 | UAE SPR 3 | UAE FEA Ret | RSA SPR 5 | RSA FEA Ret | IDN SPR 10 | IDN FEA 13 | MEX SPR 5 | MEX FEA 7 | USA SPR 18 | USA FEA Ret | CHN SPR 6 | CHN FEA 1 | 12th | 56 | [28] |
| 2006–07 | NED SPR | NED FEA | CZE SPR 5 | CZE FEA 2 | BEI SPR 8 | BEI FEA 6 | MYS SPR Ret | MYS FEA 14 | IDN SPR | IDN FEA | NZL SPR 17 | NZL FEA 12 | AUS SPR 9 | AUS FEA 5 | RSA SPR 11 | RSA FEA Ret | MEX SPR | MEX FEA | SHA SPR | SHA FEA | GBR SPR | GBR SPR | 12th | 27 | [29] | |
| 2007–08 | NED SPR | NED FEA | CZE SPR | CZE FEA | MYS SPR | MYS FEA | ZHU SPR 5 | ZHU FEA 8 | NZL SPR Ret | NZL FEA 11 | AUS SPR 18 | AUS FEA 15 | RSA SPR | RSA FEA | MEX SPR | MEX FEA | SHA SPR | SHA FEA | GBR SPR | GBR SPR | 19th | 10 | [30] | |||
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| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Coca-Cola Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | N-GT | MNZ | BRN 7 | MAG 3 | MNZ | ZOL | DIL | BUD | SPA | A1 | NUR | JAR | EST | 31st | 4 |
| 2002 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | GT | MAG | SIL | BRN Ret | JAR | AND | OSC | SPA | PER | DON | EST | NC | 0 | ||
| 2003 | MenX | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | N-GT | BAR 6 | MAG Ret | PER Ret | BRN 5 | DON | SPA | AND | OSC 10 | EST | MNZ | 37th | 7 | ||
| 2006 | Aston Martin Racing BMS | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | GT1 | SIL | BRN | OSC | SPA 4 | RIC | DIJ | MUG | HUN | ADR | DUB | 30th | 5.5 | ||
| 2007 | Scuderia Ecosse | Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | GT2 | ZHU 3 | SIL | BUC | MNZ 7 | OSC | SPA Ret | ADR | 18th | 9 | |||||
| RBImmo Racing Team Konrad Motorsport | Saleen S7R | Ford 7.0L V8 | GT1 | BRN 13 | NOG | ZOL | NC | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | Lamborghini 6.0 L V12 | GT2 | SIL | MNZ | ADR | OSC | SPA 5 | BUC | BRN | 16th | 8 | |||||
| Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | G2 | NOG 1 | ZOL 1 | SAN | NC | 0 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Young Driver AMR | Aston Martin DBR9 | ABU QR Ret | ABU CR 11 | SIL QR 4 | SIL CR EX | BRN QR 2 | BRN CR 2 | PRI QR 10 | PRI CR 16 | SPA QR 10 | SPA CR 6 | NÜR QR 1 | NÜR CR 1 | ALG QR 4 | ALG CR 10 | NAV QR Ret | NAV CR 4 | INT QR 2 | INT CR 10 | SAN QR 10 | SAN CR 15 | 4th | 104 |
| 2011 | Young Driver AMR | Aston Martin DBR9 | ABU QR Ret | ABU CR 6 | ZOL QR 3 | ZOL CR 3 | ALG QR Ret | ALG CR Ret | SAC QR 10 | SAC CR Ret | SIL QR 1 | SIL CR 2 | NAV QR Ret | NAV CR 13 | PRI QR 2 | PRI CR 3 | ORD QR 16 | ORD CR 14 | BEI QR 1 | BEI CR 2 | SAN QR 5 | SAN CR 10 | 4th | 103 |
| 2012 | Reiter Engineering | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | NOG QR 3 | NOG CR 8 | ZOL QR Ret | ZOL CR 8 | NAV QR 12 | NAV QR 14 | SVK QR 2 | SVK CR Ret | ALG QR | ALG CR | SVK QR | SVK CR | MOS QR | MOS CR | NUR QR | NUR CR | DON QR | DON CR | 19th | 18 | ||
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| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
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| 2014 | Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 | Pro | NOG QR 9 | NOG CR 16 | 18th | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Reiter Engineering | BRH QR 9 | BRH CR Ret | ZAN QR | ZAN CR | SVK QR Ret | SVK CR DNS | |||||||||||||
| G-Drive Racing | ALG QR 6 | ALG CR 4 | ZOL QR 13 | ZOL CR 9 | BAK QR | BAK CR | |||||||||||||
| Year | Class | Team | Vehicle | Position | Ref |
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| 2021 | Light Prototypes (T3) | Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing | Can-Am DV 21 | 10th | [31] |
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| Preceded by | Le Mans Series Champion 2009 With:Jan Charouz &Stefan Mücke | Succeeded by |
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