Josef Kaufmann Racing
| Founded | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Josef Kaufmann |
| Base | Wolsfeld, Germany |
| Team principal(s) | Lars Kaufmann |
| Current series |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
| Former series |
Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW ADAC Formula Renault Germany German Formula Three Championship |
| Current drivers |
 Sacha Fenestraz Luis Leeds Ye Yifei
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| 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 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.
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. Josef Kaufmann Racing first drivers' title was achieved by Volker Weidler, who won the German Formula Three Championship in 1985. 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. The team repeated titles in the both drivers' and teams' championships in 2010 with Robin Frijns.
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