Josef Kaufmann Racing

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Founded 1982
Founder(s)Josef Kaufmann
Base Wolsfeld, Germany
Team principal(s)Lars Kaufmann
Former series Formula BMW Europe
Formula BMW ADAC
Formula Renault Germany
German Formula Three Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Teams'
Championships
Formula BMW Europe :
2008, 2010
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0:
2012, 2015-2016
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC :
2014, 2015-2016
Drivers'
Championships
German Formula Three Championship :
1985: Volker Weidler
1994: Arnd Meier (B-Cup)
Formula Renault Germany :
1991: Joachim Beule
Formula BMW ADAC :
2005: Nico Hülkenberg
2006: Christian Vietoris
Formula BMW Europe :
2008: Esteban Gutiérrez
2010: Robin Frijns
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0:
2011: Robin Frijns
2012: Stoffel Vandoorne
2016: Lando Norris
2017: Sacha Fenestraz
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC :
2015: Louis Delétraz
2016: Lando Norris
Website http://www.jk-racing.de/

Josef Kaufmann Racing is a motorsport team from Germany. It mainly operates in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 as well as Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. The team was founded in 1982.

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History

In 1982, Josef Kaufmann Racing was founded by Josef Kaufmann, who was a racing driver and raced in his own team in the German Formula Three Championship. In the first year of the team's existence Gerhard Berger and Kaufmann finished third and fourth respectively in the German Formula 3. [1] Josef Kaufmann Racing first drivers' title was achieved by Volker Weidler, who won the German Formula Three Championship in 1985. [2] Their next success was in 1994, when Arnd Meier won B-Cup of the German F3 Championship. The team remained in the German Formula Three Championship till 2002.

In 2003 the team decided to concentrate on Formula BMW ADAC championship, which they joined in 2002. Nico Hülkenberg won their first Formula BMW ADAC title in 2005. The success was repeated in the following year by Christian Vietoris. In 2008, ADAC series was merged with UK series into Formula BMW Europe. Esteban Gutiérrez brought their first title in the series and with help of Kazeem Manzur and Marco Wittmann their first teams' title ever. [3] The team repeated titles in both the drivers' and teams' championships in 2010 with Robin Frijns.

As Formula BMW Europe was folded, the German outfit decided to move to Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in 2011 and Frijns won another drivers' title for the team. [4] Stoffel Vandoorne achieved their second Eurocup title in the following season. [5] Lando Norris collected another Eurocup drivers' championship for the German squad in 2016. [6] Also the team won the teams' championship in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup in 2014 and 2015, as well as drivers' title for Louis Delétraz. [7]

For the 2017 and seasons, the team signed Sacha Fenestraz, [8] Luis Leeds [9] and French F4 champion Yifei Ye. [10] The team failed to defend teams' title but Sacha Fenestraz achieved drivers' title. [11]

In 2018, the team retained Ye and hired former Red Bull Junior Richard Verschoor and karting champion and Toyota Racing Series race winner Clément Novalak, with Ye claiming third in the drivers' standings. [12] [13] At the end of the season, the team withdrew from the championship. [14]

Former series results

Formula BMW ADAC

Formula BMW ADAC results
YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2002 Mygale FB02BMW Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Neuhauser2012141453rdN/A
2003 Mygale FB02BMW Flag of Austria.svg Christopher Wassermann2010016212thN/A
Flag of Austria.svg Christian Paar2000013615th
2004 Mygale FB02BMW Flag of South Africa.svg Adrian Zaugg 200000557thN/A
Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Leuchter 200000419th
2005 Mygale FB02BMW Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg 20896132871stN/A
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick de Bruijn 2002131095th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Natacha Gachnang 200003906th
2006 Mygale FB02BMW Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris 18993162771stN/A
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick de Bruijn 1811351205th
Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Kronenberg100000817th
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Campos-Hull 80000418th
2007 Mygale FB02BMW Flag of France.svg Adrien Tambay 1822075734th2nd
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Wittmann 1824265705th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mathjis Harkema1800003769th

Formula BMW Europe

Formula BMW Europe results
YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2008 Mygale FB02BMW Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez 16738123531st1st
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Wittmann 16111113272nd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kazeem Manzur 1600004818th
2009 Mygale FB02BMW Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns 1611162653rd2nd
Flag of Spain.svg Facundo Regalia 1600001488th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kazeem Manzur 16000210711th
2010 Mygale FB02BMW Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns 16633133831st1st
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hannes van Asseldonk 1600121767th
Flag of Finland.svg Petri Suvanto 16000010011th

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2011 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns 1451092451st2nd
Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Andrés Tunjo 1400005810th
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Jaminet 1400001516th
2012 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne 14463112451st1st
Flag of Spain.svg Alex Riberas140020629th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Schothorst140000228th
2013 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Tunjo 140002996th5th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steijn Schothorst 1400016214th
Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Malja 140000420th
2014 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kevin Jörg 141002876th5th
Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Malja 1400016214th
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Tveter 120000123rd
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz 20000N/ANC†
2015 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz 143002872nd1st
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kevin Jörg 141001623rd
Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Mazepin 60000N/ANC†
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor 20000N/ANC†
2016 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris 15564122531st1st
Flag of Russia.svg Robert Shwartzman 150001758th
Flag of India.svg Jehan Daruvala 150011629th
2017 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of France.svg Sacha Fenestraz 2379518367.51st2nd
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yifei Ye 230013106.58th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luis Leeds 230000719th
2018 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clément Novalak 40000023rd3rd
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor 40000615th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yifei Ye 41123582nd

Guest driver, who was ineligible for championship points.

Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup results
YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2010 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns 310127014thN/A
Flag of France.svg Côme Ledogar 500005916th
2011 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns 1211272384th5th
Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Andrés Tunjo 700016323rd
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Jaminet 500002731st
2012 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne 754561769th4th
Flag of Spain.svg Alex Riberas612009716th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Schothorst800004530th
2013 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of Norway.svg Dennis Olsen 1601032113rdN/A
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steijn Schothorst 1032242025th
Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Tunjo 7131311813th
Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Malja 700029815th
2014 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz 1511052422nd1st
Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Malja 1421141935th
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Tveter 1500011509th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kevin Jörg 7233311813th
2015 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz 169128123781st1st
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kevin Jörg 16223113052nd
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor 1610021816th
Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Mazepin 160001125.512th
2016 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris 156104113261st1st
Flag of India.svg Jehan Daruvala 1511252234th
Flag of Russia.svg Robert Shwartzman 1521222066th
2017 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of France.svg Sacha Fenestraz 754371086th2nd
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yifei Ye 722251048th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Pull 4000028‡13th‡
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luis Leeds 500002819th
2018 Barazi-EpsilonRenault Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clément Novalak 600000NC†NC†
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor 200000NC†
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yifei Ye 810050NC†

‡Shared position and points for the other team.

† ineligible for championship points.

Timeline

Former series
German Formula Three Championship 1982–1990, 1994–2002, 2006–2008
Formula Renault Germany 1991–1993
Formula BMW ADAC 2002–2007
Formula BMW Europe 2008–2010
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup 2010–2018
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2011–2018

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Achievements
Preceded by
none
Formula BMW Europe Teams' Champion
2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula BMW Europe Teams' Champion
2010
Succeeded by
none
Preceded by Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Teams' Champion
2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Teams' Champion
2014-2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Teams' Champion
2015-2016
Succeeded by