| Tomáš Kostka | |
|---|---|
 Kostka competing at the opening round of the 2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season at Hockenheim | |
| Nationality |  Czech |
| Born | 27 August 1984 |
| EuroV8 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Audi Sport Italia |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Starts | 10 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2007–08 2005–06 2004 2003 2002 2001 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Czech Touring Cars Formula Renault 3.5 Series World Series by Nissan Recaro F3 Cup Formula BMW ADAC Formula Ford |
Tomáš Kostka (born 27 August 1984) is a Czech racing driver, who lives in Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes.
Racing career
Kostka raced in Formula Ford and the Ford Puma Cup in 2001. He raced in Formula BMW ADAC and Austrian F3 the following year. He moved onto the more competitive Recaro F3 Cup in 2003. He combined another year there in 2004 with races in the World Series by Nissan and Euro Formula 3000 championship. He carried on in Formula Renault 3.5 Series for another two seasons, amassing a total of 12 points. He moved into touring cars in the Czech series, racing an Audi A4 DTM, in which he won the 2008 Sprint championship.[1]
Kostka raced for A1 Team Czech Republic at the first round of the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season at Circuit Park Zandvoort. He also competed in the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello for Convers MenX Racing, finishing 14th overall.
His performances in his national series were enough to be signed by Colin Kolles to drive a two-year-old Audi A4 for his DTM team for 2009.
Racing record
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 | 2nd |
| 2009 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Kolles Futurecom | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2011 | FIA GT3 European Championship | Gravity Charouz Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | Intercontinental Rally Challenge | Rufa Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 25th |
| 2014 | EuroV8 Series | Audi Sport Italia | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 168 | 2nd |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Victory Engineering | ZOL 1 14 |
ZOL 2 Ret |
MON 1 18 |
VAL 1 Ret |
VAL 2 5 |
LMS 1 11 |
LMS 2 DNS |
BIL 1 Ret |
BIL 2 DNS |
OSC 1 12 |
OSC 2 Ret |
DON 1 22† |
DON 2 13 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
23rd | 6 |
| 2006 | Draco Multiracing USA | ZOL 1 14 |
ZOL 2 14 |
MON 1 8 |
IST 1 Ret |
IST 2 15 |
MIS 1 20 |
MIS 2 Ret |
SPA 1 20† |
SPA 2 9 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 17 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
LMS 1 |
LMS 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
30th | 5 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Convers MenX Racing |
 Alexey Vasilyev Robert Pergl |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GT1 | 322 | 14th | 8th |
Complete DTM 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kolles Futurecom | Audi A4 DTM 2007 | HOC 11 |
LAU 13 |
NOR Ret |
ZAN Ret |
OSC 14 |
NÜR 15 |
BRH 14 |
CAT 16 |
DIJ 17 |
HOC 11 |
17th | 0 |
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Tomáš Kostka | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MON Ret |
SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | ITA | FIN | GER | AUS | NC | 0 | |||
| Citroën DS3 WRC | FRA Ret |
ESP | GBR |
Complete EuroV8 Series 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | MNZ R1 4 |
MNZ R2 4 |
VAL R1 10 |
VAL R2 1 |
MUG R1 6 |
MUG R2 8 |
BRN R1 1 |
BRN R2 Ret |
SAC 1 1 |
HOC 1 4 |
2nd | 168 |