Tomáš Enge
Tomáš Enge ( born September 11, 1976 in Liberec) is a Czech racing driver.
Career
After Enge 1991 was active in karting, he went from 1992 to 1994 in the Czech Ford Fiesta Cup at the start. In 1995, the Czech into formula racing and went to the German Formula Ford at the start. Having tightness in his debut season third in the overall standings was, he won in the 1996 season the championship title in this series. In 1997, tightness in the German Formula 3 Championship, where he finished as team-mate Nick Heidfeld Master the twelfth overall. The following season, he played the first half of the season again in the German Formula 3 Championship.
The second half of the season took part in the narrowness season 1998 Formula 3000. It replaced the British Dino Morelli at the Italian sports car racing team. First time at the last race at the Nürburgring, he scored points and eventually finished 22 overall. In 1999 he moved to the WRT Fina team and finished with a podium placing eleventh place in the overall standings. 2000 Tight denied his third season in Formula 3000 for the team MySap.com. With a win on the Hockenheimring Enge finished sixth overall. In his fourth season Enge 2001 went as a teammate of Justin Wilson for Coca -Cola Nordic Racing at the start. With wins in Barcelona and at the Nürburgring, he finished a race before the finish third overall. Because strait at the last race due to his move to Formula 1 is no longer able to attend, he remained in third place overall.
After Enge was in 1999 and 2000 Formula 1 test driver for Jordan Grand Prix, he was in the 2001 Italian Grand Prix, his debut as a Formula 1 racer. He was of Prost Grand Prix, committed as a substitute for Luciano Burti, who had been injured during the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa- Francorchamps and denied the last three Grand Prix of the season. His best result he scored in his first race in which he was twelfth. Tight brought in his Formula 1 career, which was completed after these three races, no points.
After his short climb into Formula 1, tightness in 2002 returned to the Formula 3000 and participated as a pilot for Arden Team Russia its fifth season in Formula 3000 in attack. One of the favorites to win the title he won the race in Zeltweg, Silverstone, Circuit de Nevers Magny -Cours and Budapest and lay before the decisive race weekend in Monza with a point behind the leader Sebastien Bourdais in second place in the overall standings. The day before the last race of the season it was announced that tightness was tested after his victory in Budapest at the doping test positive for cannabis. Tight denied taking banned substances and could subject the race in Monza start. Enge finished second behind his teammate Bjorn home and thus led the overall standings ahead of Bourdais. In the following hearing before the World Motor Sport Council in Paris Enge was deprived of his victory in Budapest. He lost the lead of the overall standings Bourdais and was behind the French and Giorgio Pantano again third in the overall standings.
2003 was not a narrow cockpit in Formula 3000 and went into the GTS class in the American Le Mans Series at the start and also won the GTS class of the 24- hour race at Le Mans.
2004 returned Tight back into Formula 3000 and competed in his sixth season for the German team Ma -Con Engineering. Close could win a race and finished second in the overall standings to fourth place. In addition, he again took part in the 24 - hour race at Le Mans, where he fourth in the GTS class was this year. In addition, the Czech for Patrick Racing made its debut in the IndyCar Series.
2005 moved tightness in the IndyCar Series where he finished in 16th place overall. In winter Enge went into the A1GP 2005/2006 season for his home country of the Czech Republic at the start. He won a race and finished twelfth overall. In the 2006 season Enge took part once again in a race of the IndyCar Series, but then moved into the GT1 class of the American Le Mans Series, in which finished third place. In addition, Tight finished second in the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In the A1GP 2006/2007 season started again Enge for Czech Republic and came back to the twelfth place overall. In the rest of the season narrowness launched in several series, such as the American Le Mans Series and the FIA GT Championship. In addition, he went again at the 24 - hour race at Le Mans, where he was fourth in the GT1 class at this time. In the ALMS race in St. Petersburg (Florida ) on March 31, 2007, Enge was seriously injured when he drove at high speed into a concrete wall. Here, his car was badly damaged on the driver's side and caught fire. In the accident his left elbow was shattered, broke some ribs and an ankle and injured a lung.
2008 was narrow half a season in the A1GP active. He was also, along with Antonio García runner the GT1 class in the Le Mans Series 2008 season. Through its past activities in sports car racing at Prodrive, Aston Martin and in particular its operations in the Czech Touring Car Championship ICTCC for Antonín Charouz also allowed the test of a Le Mans prototype with the engine of the Aston Martin Racing team Charouz that helped him later in his first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP1 class. There, he finished with Jan Charouz and Stefan Mücke ninth overall. During the winter break of the Le Mans Series season of 2009 Aston Martin Racing sat down with Prodrive and Charouz the program now as a factory team continued. Tight piloted now along with mosquito and Charouz a Lola - Aston Martin LMP1. When not to the championship scoring 24 - hour race in Le Mans he took fourth place in the LMP1 class. In the Le Mans Series driver trio ended the season as champions of the most powerful prototype category of the series, where they finished two races as the overall winner and three of the five championship races on the podium.
2012 Enge has been banned for doping for 18 months.