Tomáš Enge

Tomáš Enge

Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Czech
Active years	2001
Teams	Prost
Entries	3
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	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 - 2006
Teams	Prodrive, Aston Martin Racing
Best finish	6 (2006)
Class wins	1 (2003)

Tomáš Enge (born September 11, 1976 in Liberec) is a motor racing driver from the Czech Republic, who has competed in many classes of motorsport, including three races in Formula One. He participated in the final three races of 2001, debuting on September 16 at the Italian Grand Prix. Enge was brought in as a replacement for Luciano Burti after the latter's crash in the Belgian race, becoming his country's first F1 driver. The Prost team folded before the start of the 2002 season, leaving Enge without a drive.

He obtained his F1 break using the sponsorship from the local Coca-Cola branch, which had also funded the Nordic Racing F3000 team he raced for that year. He finished 3rd in the 2001 standings despite missing the final race, and was stripped of the 2002 title due to a positive marijuana test [1]. He returned to F3000 in 2004, and then headed to America for 2005, driving for Panther Racing in the IRL, with modest success. Among his 17 career IRL starts was his rookie start in the 2005 Indianapolis 500. He then drove for Team Czech Republic in the 2005-2006 A1GP season. Enge has also been a frequent driver for Prodrive's sportscar teams, driving both their Ferrari 550 Maranellos and Aston Martin DBR9s in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2006 he was driver of the #007 Aston Martin Racing entry in the American Le Mans Series, but for 2007 will switch to the Petersen/White Lightning Ferrari F430.

On March 31 2007, Enge was injured whilst driving his F430 at the ALMS St. 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. 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.

On July 21 2007, Enge was released from his contract with Peterson Motorsports/White Lightning Racing due to a penalty incurred after contact with Mika Salo during the Acura Sports Car Challenge ALMS race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course [2].

Complete Formula One Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Team	WDC	Points
2001	Prost	AUS	MAL	BRA	SMR	ESP	AUT	MON	CAN	EUR	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA 12	USA 14	JPN Ret	Prost	24th	0

See also

• Formula One
• 24 Hours of Le Mans 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• IRL IndyCar Series

References

External links

• Official site
• Biography of Tomáš Enge (Driver's life)