Tomáš Enge (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈɛŋɡɛ]; born 11 September 1976) is a Czech former professional racing driver who has competed in many classes of motorsport, including three races in Formula One.

Tomáš Enge
Enge in 2021
Born (1976-09-11) 11 September 1976 (age 48)
Liberec, Czechoslovakia
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityCzech Republic Czech
Active years2001
TeamsProst
Entries3
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2001 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry2001 Japanese Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years20022010
TeamsProdrive, Aston Martin Racing, Young Driver AMR
Best finish4th (2009)
Class wins1 (2003) (LMGTS)

Career

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Born in Liberec, Enge started his career at the age of 16, entering a Ford Fiesta he bought with his own money in the Czechoslovakian Ford Fiesta Cup.

 
Enge driving for Prost at the 2001 United States Grand Prix.

Enge participated in the final three races of the 2001 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 the Italian Grand Prix on 16 September, after being brought in by Prost as a replacement for Luciano Burti, who was recovering from his crash at the previous race in Belgium.[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 local Coca-Cola subsidiary, which had also funded the Nordic Racing F3000 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 positive marijuana test.[3] He returned to Formula 3000 in 2004, and then headed to America for 2005, driving for Panther Racing in the IRL, with modest success, although almost winning the race at Sonoma. 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 switched to the Petersen/White Lightning Ferrari F430.

On 31 March 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.[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 into Mika Salo during the Acura Sports Car Challenge ALMS race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.[6]

In 2009 he drove for Aston Martin Racing in the Le Mans Series and won the championship alongside Stefan Mücke and Jan Charouz. He remained with Aston Martin, as he moved into the FIA GT1 World Championship for the 2010 season, joining Darren Turner at Young Driver AMR. The pairing finished fourth in the championship with three victories. Enge and Turner were split for the 2011 season; Turner was joined by Stefan Mücke, while Enge was partnered by Alex 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 the Reiter Engineering Lamborghini squad for the 2012 season, where he partnered socialite Albert 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 the Slovakia Ring. On 19 June 2012, it was announced that Enge had tested positive for a banned substance at the Navarra 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 18 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 the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Enge's appeal.[10]

Racing record

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Complete International Formula 3000 results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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
Sources:[11][12]

Complete Formula One results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

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 Prost AP04 Acer V10 AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA
12
USA
14
JPN
Ret
24th 0
Sources:[11][13]

Complete American Le Mans Series results

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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]
Source:[19]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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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
Sources:[11][19]

Rolex Series career

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

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
MDO DAY IOW BAR MON WGI
Ret
SON
Ret
SLC
2
35th 93 [20]
2008 Peter Baron R24
Ret
MIA MEX VIR LAG WG6 MDO DAY BAR MON WGI SON NJ SLC NC 0 [21]
2009 Alegra Motorsports R24
Ret
VIR NJ LAG WG6 MDO 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 MDO NC 0 [23]
Sources:[11][19]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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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   Veloqx Prodrive Racing   Peter Kox
  Jamie Davies
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello GTS 336 10th 1st
2004   Prodrive Racing   Peter Kox
  Alain 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 Herbert
  Peter Kox
Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 337 9th 4th
2008   Charouz Racing System
  Aston Martin Racing
  Jan Charouz
  Stefan Mücke
Lola B08/60-Aston Martin LMP1 354 9th 9th
2009   AMR Eastern Europe   Jan Charouz
  Stefan Mücke
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 LMP1 373 4th 4th
2010   Young Driver AMR   Christoffer Nygaard
  Peter Kox
Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 311 22nd 3rd
Sources:[19][24]

American Open-Wheel

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IndyCar Series

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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 Indy V8 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 Honda HI6R V8 HMS STP MOT
19
INDY WGL TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MIS KTY SNM CHI 32nd 12 [27]

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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
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]
Source:[12]

Complete FIA GT Championship results

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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
Source:[11]

Complete GT1 World Championship results

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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
Source:[19]

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
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
Sources:[11][19]

Dakar Rally results

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Year Class Team Vehicle Position Ref
2021 Light Prototypes (T3) Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing Can-Am DV 21 10th [31]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Enge quits Prost to return to F3000". motorsport.com. 17 January 2002. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ Enge fails drug test (BBC Sport, 13 Sep 2002)
  4. ^ "Enge in stable condition after crash". autosport.com. 2007-04-01. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  5. ^ "Tomas Enge medical update". motorsport.com. 2007-04-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  6. ^ Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Releases Enge Effective Immediately Archived 2007-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (21 Jul 2007)
  7. ^ "Lineup of the Reiter Engineering Pilots for the GT1 World Championship Has Been Set". Reiter Engineering. Reiter Engineering GmbH & Co KG. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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  31. ^ "Partial Unofficial – Light Weight Vehicle – General classification of Event after Leg 12" (PDF). Dakar Rally. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Le Mans Series
Champion

2009
With: Jan Charouz & Stefan Mücke
Succeeded by