Dominik Baumann
Austrian racing driver (born 1992)
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Dominik Baumann (born 4 October 1992 in Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian racing driver set to compete in International GT Open for Team Motopark and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for 75 Express.
Austrian
FIA Silver (until 2013)
FIA Gold (2014–)[1]| Dominik Baumann | |
|---|---|
Baumann in 2024 | |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Born | 4 October 1992 Hall in Tirol, Austria |
| Categorisation | FIA Silver (until 2013) FIA Gold (2014–)[1] |
| Championship titles | |
| International GT Open – Pro-Am Blancpain GT Series FIA GT3 European Championship | |
A decorated Mercedes-AMG factory driver, Baumann partnered Maximilian Buhk en route to two major titles: the FIA GT3 European Championship in 2012 and the Blancpain GT Series in 2016. He also finished runner-up in the 2015 ADAC GT Masters at the wheel of a BMW Z4.[2][3]
Career
Baumann made his single-seater debut in ADAC Formel Masters in 2009,[4] where he spent two seasons there before joining Mercedes-fielding Heico Motorsport to race in ADAC GT Masters and the FIA GT3 European Championship. In ADAC GT Masters, Baumann took four podiums on his way to fifth in points,[5] while in the latter, Baumann took his maiden series win at the Slovakia Ring, helping him to finish fourth in points at season's end.[6]
In 2012, Baumann remained with Heico Motorsport for a double program in both ADAC GT Masters and the FIA GT3 European Championship. In the former, Baumann scored a lone podium at the season-ending round at Hockenheimring as he ended the season ninth in points.[7] Whereas in the latter, Baumann dominated the final season of the series by taking six wins with teammate Maximilian Buhk.[8]
Baumann joined BMW-assisted Schubert Motorsport and Lamborghini-affiliated Grasser Racing to remain in ADAC GT Masters and the newly-rebranded FIA GT Series respectively.[9][10] In the former, Baumann won at Spa and Nürburgring to secure fifth in points,[11][12] whereas in the latter, Baumann finished third in the Pro-Am standings after taking class wins at Zandvoort and Baku.[13][14]
Continuing in ADAC GT Masters with Schubert Motorsport for 2014, Baumann also joined them for a part-time schedule in the Blancpain GT Sprint Series.[15] In the former, Baumann scored wins at the Lausitzring and Slovakia Ring,[16][17] which helped him to secure fourth in points.[18] In the latter, Baumann took a lone win at the Slovakia Ring as he finished eighth in points.[19]
Remaining with Schubert Motorsport for a third season with them in ADAC GT Masters,[20] Baumann opened up the season by taking two wins in the first half of the season at Spa and Lausitzring.[21][22] The Austrian then took two more wins at Sachsenring and Zandvoort,[23][24] which helped him to finish runner-up in the standings at season's end.[25]
Baumann switched to Mercedes factory team HTP Motorsport for the 2016 season, racing alongside Maximilian Buhk for the GT Series Sprint Cup and were also joined by Jazeman Jaafar for the Endurance Cup.[26][27] In the former, Baumann scored a lone win at the Hungaroring as he ended the year third in points.[28] Meanwhile in the Endurance Cup, Baumann won at Silverstone on his way to runner-up in points as he took the overall Blancpain GT Series title after his points from both series were combined.[29][30]
Staying with HTP Motorsport for a second consecutive season, Baumann returned to both the Endurance and Sprint championships,[31] as he also made one-off appearances in the Australian GT Championship and the Michelin Le Mans Cup.[32][33] Baumann scored only a best result of sixth in the Endurance Cup on his way to 15th in points, whereas he took a lone podium at Misano in the latter which helped him to end the season 14th in points.[34]
The Austrian then moved to the IMSA SportsCar Championship for 2018, joining Lexus-fielding 3GT Racing alongside Kyle Marcelli in the GTD class.[35] After taking his maiden win at Mid-Ohio,[36] Baumann won again at Virginia International Raceway en route to fifth in points in his only full season in the series.[37]
Following a sparse racing schedule in 2019 headlined by wins in the VLN Series and Michelin Pilot Challenge,[38][39] Baumann returned to full-time competition and Mercedes-running teams in 2020 by joining SPS Automotive Performance to compete in the Pro-Am class of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.[40] Racing in all but one rounds, Baumann finished on the class podium all but once in the three rounds he contested en route to a fourth-place class points finish at season's end.[41]
Baumann remained with SPS Automotive Performance in 2021, racing full-time in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups in the Pro-Am class.[42] In the former, Baumann took a lone class win at Barcelona and finished sixth in points.[43] Whereas in the latter, Baumann took class wins at both Zandvoort and Valencia on his way to runner-up honors in the Pro-Am standings.[44][45]
Staying with SPS Automotive Performance for a third consecutive season, Baumann only drove in the Endurance Cup alongside Valentin Pierburg, Ian Loggie and a one-off appearance by Kenny Habul at the 24 Hours of Spa.[46][47] Despite taking three class wins in the five-race season, Baumann lost out on the title after renouncing his points scored at Spa to match his teammate's tally to be eligible for the Pro-Am standings,[48] but was still able to help the team in securing the Pro-Am team's title.[49]
In 2023, Baumann only raced twice, taking part at the 2023 Gulf 12 Hours for SunEnergy1 Racing and making a one-off appearance at the season-ending Barcelona round of International GT Open, where he won race two.[50][51]
The following year, Baumann returned to full-time competition, returning to SPS Automotive Performance alongside in International GT Open,[52] and joining AlManar by GetSpeed to race in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[53] Driving with Mikaeel Pitamber in the former, Baumann scored three podiums with a best result of second at Algarve as they finished seventh in points.[54] Sharing the car with Al Faisal Al Zubair and Mikaël Grenier, the trio scored a Gold Cup win at the 24 Hours of Spa with Philip Ellis and ended the season runner-up in class.[55]
Baumann returned to SPS Automotive Performance for 2025, joining Valentin Pierburg in the Pro-Am class.[56] In his first season in the Pro-Am class, Baumann scored class wins at Algarve and Le Castellet,[57][58] and took seven more podiums to secure the class title in the season-finale at Monza.[59] Remaining in International GT Open for 2026, Baumann switched to Team Motopark for his third full-time season in the series,[60] as well as joining 75 Express to return to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[61]
Personal life
Baumann is the son of erstwhile gentleman driver Oliver Baumann, who once raced in the Blancpain GT Sports Club.[62]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft — Junior | 30th | |
| 2006 | Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft — Junior | 16th | |
| Champions Cup — 100 Junior | 17th | ||
| Monaco Kart Cup — ICA Junior | Swiss Hutless International | 26th | |
| Karting European Championship — Junior | |||
| Trofeo Delle Industrie — 100 Junior | 55th | ||
| 2007 | South Garda Winter Cup — KF3 | Swiss Hutless International | NC |
| Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft — KF3 | 10th | ||
| Italian Open Masters — KF3 | Birel ART | 75th | |
| Karting European Championship — KF3 | |||
| 2008 | South Garda Winter Cup — KF2 | KSB Racing Team | NC |
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — KF2 | 25th | ||
| Trofeo Delle Industrie — KF2 | 31st | ||
| ADAC Kart Masters — KF2 | 40th | ||
| German Challenger Kart Championship — KF2 | 4th | ||
| WSK International Series — KF2 | 60th | ||
| Karting European Championship — KF2 | NC | ||
| Karting World Cup — KF2 | NC | ||
| 2011 | 24 Hours of Leipzig | Neuhauser Racing | 16th |
| Sources:[63][64] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
Complete ADAC Formel Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Neuhauser Racing | OSC1 1 10 |
OSC1 2 15 |
ASS 1 6 |
ASS 2 12 |
NÜR1 1 13 |
NÜR1 2 15 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 Ret |
LAU 1 9 |
LAU 2 8 |
NÜR2 1 10 |
NÜR2 2 10 |
SAC 1 5 |
SAC 2 7 |
OSC2 1 7 |
OSC2 2 10 |
12th | 31 | |||||
| 2010 | Neuhauser Racing | OSC1 1 4 |
OSC1 2 Ret |
OSC1 3 10 |
SAC 1 4 |
SAC 2 13 |
SAC 3 13 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 4 |
HOC 3 12 |
ASS 1 13 |
ASS 2 10 |
ASS 3 7 |
LAU 1 7 |
LAU 2 7 |
LAU 3 8 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 9 |
NÜR 3 9 |
OSC2 1 2 |
OSC2 2 2 |
OSC2 3 2 |
7th | 118 |
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Heico Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | OSC 1 18 |
OSC 2 16 |
SAC 1 5 |
SAC 2 19 |
ZOL 1 16 |
ZOL 2 7 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 3 |
RBR 1 12 |
RBR 2 3 |
LAU 1 9 |
LAU 2 6 |
ASS 1 4 |
ASS 2 2 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 15 |
5th | 110 |
| 2012 | Heico Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | OSC 1 6 |
OSC 2 6 |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 11 |
SAC 1 5 |
SAC 2 18 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 11 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 Ret |
LAU 1 5 |
LAU 2 14 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 Ret |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 2 |
9th | 80 |
| 2013 | PIXUM Team Schubert | BMW Z4 GT3 | OSC 1 8 |
OSC 2 7 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 1 |
SAC 1 13 |
SAC 2 2 |
NÜR 1 11 |
NÜR 2 1 |
RBR 1 19 |
RBR 2 22 |
LAU 1 2 |
LAU 2 2 |
SVK 1 3 |
SVK 2 10 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 Ret |
5th | 148 |
| 2014 | PIXUM Team Schubert | BMW Z4 GT3 | OSC 1 6 |
OSC 2 3 |
ZAN 1 4 |
ZAN 2 5 |
LAU 1 4 |
LAU 2 1 |
RBR 1 20 |
RBR 2 4 |
SLO 1 1 |
SLO 2 3 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 15 |
SAC 1 3 |
SAC 2 6 |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 5 |
4th | 177 |
| 2015 | BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert | BMW Z4 GT3 | OSC 1 5 |
OSC 2 7 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 Ret |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 5 |
LAU 1 1 |
LAU 2 4 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 4 |
SAC 1 1 |
SAC 2 8 |
ZAN 1 10 |
ZAN 2 1 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 3 |
2nd | 186 |
| 2018 | AutoArenA Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
MST 1 |
MST 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 25 |
40th | 1 | ||
Complete FIA GT3 European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Heico Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | ALG 1 Ret |
ALG 2 3 |
SIL 1 12 |
SIL 2 Ret |
NAV 1 4 |
NAV 2 7 |
LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 Ret |
SLO 1 1 |
SLO 2 10 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 2 |
4th | 95 |
| 2012 | Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | NOG 1 3 |
NOG 2 1 |
ZOL 1 5 |
ZOL 2 3 |
NAV 1 8 |
NAV 2 1 |
ALG 1 1 |
ALG 2 5 |
MSC 1 1 |
MSC 2 5 |
NUR 1 1 |
NUR 2 1 |
1st | 214 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 | Pro-Am | NOG QR 11 |
NOG CR 8 |
ZOL QR 12 |
ZOL CR 10 |
ZAN QR 10 |
ZAN QR 5 |
SVK QR 14 |
SVK CR 6 |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
BAK QR Ret |
BAK CR 5 |
3rd | 113 | ||
| 2014 | BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert | BMW Z4 GT3 | Pro | NOG QR |
NOG CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZAN QR 5 |
ZAN CR 2 |
SVK QR Ret |
SVK CR 1 |
ALG QR 13 |
ALG CR 13 |
ZOL QR 8 |
ZOL CR Ret |
BAK QR Ret |
BAK CR Ret |
8th | 45 |
| 2016 | HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 5 |
MIS CR 2 |
BRH QR 18 |
BRH CR 7 |
NÜR QR 10 |
NÜR CR 6 |
3rd | 67 | ||||||||
| AMG - Team HTP Motorsport | HUN QR 4 |
HUN CR 1 |
CAT QR 6 |
CAT CR 8 |
|||||||||||||||
| 2017 | HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 20 |
MIS CR 3 |
BRH QR 17 |
BRH CR 22 |
ZOL QR 8 |
ZOL CR 29 |
HUN QR 11 |
HUN CR 7 |
NÜR QR 23 |
NÜR CR 17 |
14th | 21 | ||||
| 2020 | SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | MIS 1 12 |
MIS 2 16 |
MIS 3 12 |
MAG 1 16 |
MAG 2 17 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
CAT 1 19 |
CAT 2 14 |
CAT 3 14 |
4th | 84 | ||||
| 2021 | SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | MAG 1 21 |
MAG 2 17 |
ZAN 1 22 |
ZAN 2 20 |
MIS 1 24 |
MIS 2 19 |
BRH 1 25 |
BRH 2 25 |
VAL 1 21 |
VAL 2 14 |
2nd | 116.5 | ||||
Complete International GT Open results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Seyffarth Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | GTS | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
NUR 1 |
NUR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 5 |
CAT 2 3 |
NC | 0 |
| 2022 | SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | EST 1 |
EST 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SPA |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 9 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
22nd | 0 | |||
| 2023 | SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
SPA |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 1 |
NC | 0 | |||
| 2024 | SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro | ALG 1 8 |
ALG 2 2 |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 4 |
SPA 4 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 3 |
LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 9 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 10 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 5 |
MNZ 13 |
7th | 84 | ||
| 2025 | SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | ALG 1 1 |
ALG 2 2 |
SPA 2 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 6 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 3 |
LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 9 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 4 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 2 |
MNZ 3 |
1st | 98 | ||
| 2026 | Team Motopark | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro | ALG 1 5 |
ALG 2 11 |
SPA 17 |
MIS 1 21 |
MIS 2 6 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 17 |
LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 10 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
MNZ |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
14th* | 19 | ||
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  SunEnergy1 Racing |
Kenny Habul Thomas Jäger |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | 204 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | SunEnergy1 Racing |
Kenny Habul Martin Konrad David Reynolds |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | 290 | 20th | 4th |
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)