Tomáš Kostka

Tomáš Kostka
Born	(1984-08-27) August 27, 1984 Czech Republic
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2001–2014
Known for	Motorsport competitor in Formula Ford, Formula BMW ADAC, Formula 3, World Series by Nissan, Euro Formula 3000, Formula Renault 3.5 Series, DTM, A1 Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Le Mans

Tomáš Kostka (born 27 August 1984) is a retired motorsport competitor from the Czech Republic, currently residing in Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes.

Racing career

Kostka launched his racing journey in 2001, competing in Formula Ford and the Ford Puma Cup. The following year, he progressed to Formula BMW ADAC and the Austrian Formula 3 series. In 2003, he stepped up to the highly competitive Recaro F3 Cup and remained active there throughout 2004, while also taking part in the World Series by Nissan and Euro Formula 3000. Over two additional seasons in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, he accumulated a total of 12 points. Transitioning to touring cars, Kostka competed in the Czech championship piloting an Audi A4 DTM, where he secured the Sprint title in 2008.

He represented A1 Team Czech Republic during the opening round of the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season at Circuit Park Zandvoort. Additionally, Kostka raced at the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans with Convers MenX Racing driving a Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello, finishing 14th overall.

Following his domestic achievements, Kostka earned a seat in DTM with Colin Kolles’ squad for the 2009 season, behind the wheel of a two-year-old Audi A4.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F.Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2002	Formula BMW ADAC	Igor Salaquarda Racing	12	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Austria Formula 3 Cup	KFR Team F3	2	0	0	0	0	0	19th
2003	German Formula Three Championship	KFR Team F3	16	0	0	0	1	64	8th
2004	German Formula Three Championship	KFR Team F3	2	0	2	0	2	36	12th
	World Series by Nissan	RC Motorsport	10	0	0	0	0	1	23rd
	Euro Formula 3000	John Village Automotive	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2005	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Victory Engineering	12	0	0	0	0	6	23rd
2006	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Draco Racing	11	0	0	0	0	5	30th
	F3000 International Masters	Charouz Racing System	2	1	1	1	1	11	16th
2006–07	A1 Grand Prix	A1 Team Czech Republic	2	0	0	0	0	27	12th
2007	24 Hours of Le Mans - GT1	Convers Menx Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	8th
2008	"Czech International Championship - Division 4 >2000"	"?"	"?"	"?"	"?"	"?"	"?" 94 style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'2nd'
2009	"2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters"	"ByKolles Racing" 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2011	"2011 FIA GT3 European Championship"	"Charouz Racing System" 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2012	"2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge"	"Rufa Sport" 1 0 0 0 1 15 25th
2014	"2014 EuroV8 Series"	"Audi Sport Italia" 10 3 4 4 3 168 style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'2nd'

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Overall Position	Points
2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season	Victory Engineering	style="background:#CFCFFF;"|\nZolder 14	\nZolder Retired	\nCircuit de Monaco 18	\nCircuit Ricardo Tormo Retired	\nCircuit Ricardo Tormo 5	\nCircuit de la Sarthe#Bugatti Circuit 11	\nCircuit de la Sarthe#Bugatti Circuit Did Not Start	\nCircuito Urbano Bilbao Retired	\nCircuito Urbano Bilbao Did Not Start	\nMotorsport Arena Oschersleben 12	\nMotorsport Arena Oschersleben Retired	\nDonington Park 22†	\nDonington Park 13	-	-	-	-	23rd	6
2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season	Draco Multiracing USA	style="background:#CFCFFF;"|\nZolder 14	\nZolder 14	\nCircuit de Monaco 8	\nIstanbul Park Retired	\nIstanbul Park 15	\nMisano World Circuit 20	\nMisano World Circuit Retired	\nCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps 20†	\nCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps 9	\nNürburgring Retired	\nNürburgring 17	-	-	-	-	-	30th	5

^† Although the driver did not cross the finish line, classification was granted for completing more than 90% of the race distance.

24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Result	Category Result
2007	Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Convers MenX Racing	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexey Vasilyev Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Robert Pergl	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	GT1	322	14th overall	8th in class

Complete DTM Results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold) (Fastest laps are indicated by italics)

Year	Team	Car Model	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10	Final Standing	Points Scored
2009	Kolles Futurecom	Audi A4 DTM 2007	HOC 11th	LAU 13th	NOR Retired	ZAN Retired	OSC 14th	NÜR 15th	BRH 14th	CAT 16th	DIJ 17th	HOC 11th	17th overall	0 points

WRC results

Year	Driver	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Championship Position	Points
2013	Tomáš Kostka	Škoda Fabia S2000	MON Retired													Not Classified	0
		Citroën DS3 WRC										<style="background:#EFCFFF;"> FRA Retired

Complete EuroV8 Series results

( legend) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car Model	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10	Final Standing	Total Points
2014	Audi Sport Italia	Audi RS5	MNZ Race 1 4	MNZ Race 2 4	VAL Race 1 10	VAL Race 2 1	MUG Race 1 6	MUG Race 2 8	BRN Race 1 1	BRN Race 2 Retired	SAC Race 1 1	HOC Race 1 4	2nd	168