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Josef Kaufmann Racing

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Josef Kaufmann Racing
Company typeMotorsport team
IndustryMotorsport
Founded1982
FounderJosef Kaufmann
Headquarters
Wolsfeld
,
Germany
Area served
Europe
ProductsEurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (former)

Josef Kaufmann Racing is a motorsport outfit located in Wolsfeld, Germany, with its main participation in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Established in 1982 by ex-racer Josef Kaufmann, the team boasts a notable legacy within junior formula competitions.

History

Josef Kaufmann founded the team in 1982 after his stint as a competitor in the German Formula Three Championship. The squad quickly gained recognition, with drivers such as Gerhard Berger securing top-four finishes during their inaugural season. Their maiden drivers' championship was achieved in 1985 when Volker Weidler claimed the German Formula Three title. Another significant accomplishment was Arnd Meier's victory in the B-Cup category in 1994. The team continued to compete in German F3 until 2002.

In 2003, Josef Kaufmann Racing redirected its efforts toward the Formula BMW ADAC championship, a series they had entered in 2002. They clinched drivers' championships with Nico Hülkenberg in 2005 and Christian Vietoris in 2006. Following the merger of the ADAC and UK Formula BMW series into Formula BMW Europe in 2008, the team secured both drivers' and teams' titles with Esteban Gutiérrez, supported by teammates like Kazeem Manzur and Marco Wittmann. These achievements were repeated in 2010 with Robin Frijns leading the charge.

After Formula BMW Europe was discontinued, the team moved to compete in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 starting from 2011, where Frijns won the drivers' championship. Successes continued with Stoffel Vandoorne capturing the title in 2012 and Lando Norris doing the same in 2016. Between 2014 and 2016, Josef Kaufmann Racing also earned teams' championships and a drivers' crown with Louis Delétraz in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.

For the 2017 campaign, Josef Kaufmann Racing signed emerging talents including Sacha Fenestraz, who secured that year's Eurocup drivers' championship, alongside Luis Leeds and French F4 champion Yifei Ye. The following year, they retained Ye and added former Red Bull Junior driver Richard Verschoor and karting champion Clément Novalak, with Ye finishing third overall. At the conclusion of 2018, the team exited the Eurocup Formula Renault competition.

Throughout its existence, Josef Kaufmann Racing has earned a reputation for nurturing young drivers and accumulating multiple drivers' and teams' titles across prominent European junior formula series.

Formula BMW ADAC

 Template:Flagicon DEU Marco Wittmann  18  2  4  2  6  570  5th  Template:Flagicon NLD Mathjis Harkema  18  0  0  0  0  376  9th
Results in Formula BMW ADAC
Year Vehicle Drivers Events Victories Pole Positions F.L. Podium Finishes Points Scored D.C. T.C.
2002 Mygale FB02–BMW Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Hannes Neuhauser 20 1 2 1 4 145 3rd N/A
2003 Mygale FB02–BMW Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Christopher Wassermann 20 1 0 0 1 62 12th N/A
Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Christian Paar 20 0 0 0 1 36 15th
2004 Mygale FB02–BMW Template:Country data ZAFTemplate:Namespace detect showall Adrian Zaugg 20 0 0 0 0 55 7th N/A
Germany Benjamin Leuchter 20 0 0 0 0 4 19th
2005 Mygale FB02–BMW Germany Nico Hülkenberg 20 8 9 6 13 287 1st N/A
Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nick de Bruijn 20 0 2 1 3 109 5th
Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Natacha Gachnang 20 0 0 0 3 90 6th
2006 Mygale FB02–BMW Germany Christian Vietoris 18 9 9 3 16 277 1st N/A
Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nick de Bruijn 18 1 1 3 5 120 5th
Germany Patrick Kronenberg 10 0 0 0 0 8 17th
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Campos-Hull 8 0 0 0 0 4 18th
2007 Mygale FB02–BMW Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Adrien Tambay 18 2 2 0 7 573 4th ' 2nd


Formula BMW Europe

2008 Formula BMW Europe seasonTemplate:Country data "DEU"Template:Namespace detect showallMarco WittmannTemplate:Country data "GBR"Template:Namespace detect showallKazeem Manzur2009 Formula BMW Europe seasonTemplate:Country data "ESP"Template:Namespace detect showallFacu RegaliaTemplate:Country data "GBR"Template:Namespace detect showallKazeem Manzur2010 Formula BMW Europe seasonTemplate:Country data "NLD"Template:Namespace detect showallHannes van AsseldonkTemplate:Country data "FIN"Template:Namespace detect showallPetri Suvanto

Results in Formula BMW Europe

Mygale FB02–BMW

Template:Country data "MEX"Template:Namespace detect showall Esteban Gutiérrez

16 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 353 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| Champion

rowspan=3 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| Champion

16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 327 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| Runner-up

16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 18th |

Mygale FB02–BMW

Template:Country data "NLD"Template:Namespace detect showall Robin Frijns

16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 265 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| Third Place

rowspan=3 style="background:#DFDFDF;"| Second Place

16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 8th |

16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 11th |

Mygale FB02–BMW

Template:Country data "NLD"Template:Namespace detect showall Robin Frijns

16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 383 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| Champion

rowspan=3 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| Champion

16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 7th |

16 0 0 0 0 100 11th

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

Performance in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Year Vehicle Competitors Events Victories Pole Positions F.L. Podium Finishes Points Earned D.C. T.C.
2011 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Robin Frijns 14 5 1 0 9 245 Champion Second Place
Template:Country data COLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Óscar Tunjo 14 0 0 0 0 58 10th
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Mathieu Jaminet 14 0 0 0 0 15 16th
2012 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Stoffel Vandoorne 14 4 6 3 11 245 Champion Champion
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Riberas 14 0 0 2 0 62 9th
Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pieter Schothorst 14 0 0 0 0 2 28th
2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Country data COLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Óscar Tunjo 14 0 0 0 2 99 6th 5th
Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steijn Schothorst 14 0 0 0 1 62 14th
Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Gustav Malja 14 0 0 0 0 4 20th
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Kevin Jörg 14 1 0 0 2 87 6th 5th
Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Gustav Malja 14 0 0 0 1 62 14th
United States Ryan Tveter 12 0 0 0 0 1 23rd
Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Louis Delétraz 2 0 0 0 0 =N/A =NC†
rowspan=4 2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 rowspan=4 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Flagicon CHE Louis Delétraz 14 3 0 0 2 87 style="background:#DFDFDF;" Runner-up rowspan=4 style="background:#FFFFBF;" Champion
Template:Flagicon CHE Kevin Jörg 14 1 0 0 1 62 style="background:#FFDF9F;" Third Place
Template:Flagicon RUS Nikita Mazepin 6 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
Template:Flagicon BEL Dries Vanthoor 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
rowspan=3 2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 rowspan=3 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Flagicon GBR Lando Norris 15 5 6 4 12 253 style="background:#FFFFBF;" Champion rowspan=3 style="background:#FFFFBF;" Champion
Template:Flagicon RUS Robert Shwartzman 15 0 0 0 1 75 8th
Template:Flagicon IND Jehan Daruvala 15 0 0 1 1 62 9th
rowspan=3 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 rowspan=3 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Flagicon FRA Sacha Fenestraz 23 7 9 5 18 367.5 style="background:#FFFFBF;" Champion rowspan=3 style="background:#DFDFDF;" Runner-up
Template:Flagicon CHN Yifei Ye 23 0 0 1 3 106.5 8th
Template:Flagicon AUS Luis Leeds 23 0 0 0 0 =7 =19th
rowspan=3 2018 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 rowspan=3 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Flagicon GBR Clément Novalak =4 =0 =0 =0 =0 =N/A =23rd =rowspan=3 style="background:#FFDF9F;" Third Place
= Template:Flagicon NLD Richard Verschoor =4 =00 =00 =00 =06 =15th
= Template:Flagicon CHN Yifei Ye =4 =1 =1 =2 =03 =58 =style="background:#DFDFDF;" Second Place

† Competitor as guest driver, not eligible for championship points.

Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup performance summary
Year Vehicle Competitors Starts Victories Pole Positions F.L. Podium Finishes Total Points D.C. T.C.
2010 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Robin Frijns 3 1 0 1 2 70 14th Not applicable
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Côme Ledogar 5 0 0 0 0 59 16th
2011 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Robin Frijns 12 1 1 2 7 238 4th 5th place
Template:Country data COLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Óscar Tunjo 7 0 0 0 1 63 23rd
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Mathieu Jaminet 5 0 0 0 0 27 31st
2012 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Stoffel Vandoorne 7 5 4 5 6 176 9th Finished fourth in teams' standings
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Riberas 6 1 2 0 0 97 16th
Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pieter Schothorst 8 0 0 0 0 45 30th
2013 Barazi-Epsilon–Renault Template:Country data NORTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dennis Olsen 16 0 1 0 3 211 3rd in drivers' championship Not applicable for teams' ranking
Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steijn Schothorst 10 3 2 2 4 202 5th place
Template:Country data COLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Óscar Tunjo 7 1 3 1 3 118 13th position
Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Gustav Malja 7 0 0 0 2 98 15th place
Year Vehicle Competitors Starts Victories Pole Positions F.L. Podiums Points D.C. T.C.

2014

Barazi-Epsilon–Renault

Louis Delétraz

15

1

1

5

242

2nd place in drivers' championship

1st in teams' championship

Template:Flagicon SWE Gustav Malja 14 2 1 1 4 193 5th - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  

2015 Formula Renault Northern European Cup


Barazi-Epsilon–Renault


Template:Flagicon CHE

Louis Delétraz

16

9

12

8

12

378

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Champion (1st)


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Teams' title (1st)


Template:Flagicon CHE

Kevin Jörg

16

2

2

3

11

305

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Runner-up (2nd)


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Dries Vanthoor

16

1

0

0

2

181

6th place


Template:Flagicon RUS

Nikita Mazepin

16

0

0

0

1

125.5

12th place


2016 Formula Renault Northern European Cup


Barazi-Epsilon–Renault


Template:Flagicon GBR

Lando Norris

15

6

10

4

11

326

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Champion (1st)


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Teams' Champion (1st)


Template:Flagicon IND

Jehan Daruvala

15

1

1

2

5

223

4th place


Template:Flagicon RUS

Robert Shwartzman

15

2

1

2

2

206

6th place


2017 Formula Renault Northern European Cup


Barazi-Epsilon–Renault


Template:Flagicon FRA

Sacha Fenestraz

7


5


4


3


7


108


6th place


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Second place (2nd)


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Yifei Ye


7


2


2


2


5


104


8th place


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James Pull


4


0


0


0


0


28‡


13th‡


Template:Flagicon AUS

Luis Leeds


5


0


0


0


0


28


19th


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2018 Formula Renault Northern European Cup
Barazi-Epsilon–Renault

Template:Flagicon GBR

Clément Novalak


6


0


0


0


0


0


NC†


- rowspan="3"
Barazi-Epsilon–Renault

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Richard Verschoor


2


0


0


0


0


0


NC†


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Yifei Ye


8


1


0


0


5


0


NC†


‡Points and ranking shared with another team.

† Not eligible to earn championship points.

Timeline

Previous 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

External links

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