Tomáš Kostka
Tomáš Kostka ( born August 27, 1984 in Zlín, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech racing driver.
Career
2001 Kostka began motor racing career in Formula Ford and the Czech in the Czech Ford Puma Cup. In 2002 he joined the team ISR in the German Formula BMW in which he had no points. He also competed in two races of the Austrian Formula 3, 2003, he joined the German Formula 3 Cup and was awarded a third place eighth in the championship standings.
2004 Kostka initially joined at the season opener of the Euro Formula 3000. However, it was replaced after a race. He then participated in five race weekends of the World Series by Nissan for RC Motorsport. He finished the season in 23rd place overall. He also returned for two races in the German Formula 3 Cup and finished both on the podium, which he was twelfth in the standings. In 2005 he moved to Victory Engineering and denied his second season in the now renamed World Series by Renault championship. After seven race weekends, he left his team and finished at the end of the season again the 23th overall. In 2006 he moved to Draco Racing and was team-mate Pastor Maldonado. While his teammate drove the championship, Kostka reach only individual points standings. He was replaced after six race weekends by Miloš Pavlović. In the overall standings, he was 30 then he kicked for Charouz Racing System in part to a race weekend of the F3000 International Masters. Kostka won his first race and finished 16th in the driver standings. Subsequently, he participated he A1GP 2006/2007 season for the Czech team at the first race weekend.
In 2007 he was test driver for Futurecome team of Colin Kolles in the DTM. He started this year in only one race, the 24 - hour race at Le Mans. In 2008 he drove in parallel with its test driver involvement in the Czech international championship and was runner-up in Division 4, 2009, he received a master cockpit in the DTM at Kolles Futurecom and launched into a two- year-old Audi A4 DTM. With two places as the eleventh best results, he stayed the entire season without points. But he was the best-placed driver with a 2007 DTM car.
In 2010, Kostka for Charouz - Gravity Racing at the first race weekend of the Auto GP, a follow-up series of the Euro Formula 3000, in part. He could not start in both races. 2011 occurs Kostka for Gravity Charouz Racing in the FIA GT3 European Championship at.
Personal
Kostka lives in Beausoleil, Monaco
Statistics
Career stations
- 2001: Czech Formula Ford
- 2001: Czech Ford Puma Cup
- 2002: German Formula BMW
- 2003: German Formula 3 (8th place )
- 2004: World Series by Nissan ( place 23 )
- 2004: German Formula 3 ( 12th place)
- 2004: Euro Formula 3000 (No. 21)
- 2005: World Series by Renault ( place 23 )
- 2006: World Series by Renault ( 30th place )
- 2006 F3000 International Masters ( 16th place)
- 2007: A1 Grand Prix
- 2007 DTM ( test driver )
- 2008: DTM ( test driver )
- 2008: Czech international championship, Division 4 (2nd place)
- 2009: DTM
- 2010: Auto GP
- 2011: FIA GT3 European Championship