Dominik Baumann

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.

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.

Career Baumann made his single-seater debut in ADAC Formel Masters in 2009, 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, 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.

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. Whereas in the latter, Baumann dominated the final season of the series by taking six wins with teammate Maximilian Buhk.

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. In the former, Baumann won at Spa and Nürburgring to secure fifth in points, whereas in the latter, Baumann finished third in the Pro-Am standings after taking class wins at Zandvoort and Baku.

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. In the former, Baumann scored wins at the Lausitzring and Slovakia Ring, which helped him to secure fourth in points. In the latter, Baumann took a lone win at the Slovakia Ring as he finished eighth in points.

Remaining with Schubert Motorsport for a third season with them in ADAC GT Masters, Baumann opened up the season by taking two wins in the first half of the season at Spa and Lausitzring. The Austrian then took two more wins at Sachsenring and Zandvoort, which helped him to finish runner-up in the standings at season's end.

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. In the former, Baumann scored a lone win at the Hungaroring as he ended the year third in points. 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.

Staying with HTP Motorsport for a second consecutive season, Baumann returned to both the Endurance and Sprint championships, as he also made one-off appearances in the Australian GT Championship and the Michelin Le Mans Cup. 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.

The Austrian then moved to the IMSA SportsCar Championship for 2018, joining Lexus-fielding 3GT Racing alongside Kyle Marcelli in the GTD class. After taking his maiden win at Mid-Ohio, Baumann won again at Virginia International Raceway en route to fifth in points in his only full season in the series.

Following a sparse racing schedule in 2019 headlined by wins in the VLN Series and Michelin Pilot Challenge, 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. 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.

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. In the former, Baumann took a lone class win at Barcelona and finished sixth in points. 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.

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. 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, but was still able to help the team in securing the Pro-Am team's title.

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.

The following year, Baumann returned to full-time competition, returning to SPS Automotive Performance alongside in International GT Open, and joining AlManar by GetSpeed to race in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. 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. 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.

Baumann returned to SPS Automotive Performance for 2025, joining Valentin Pierburg in the Pro-Am class. In his first season in the Pro-Am class, Baumann scored class wins at Algarve and Le Castellet, and took seven more podiums to secure the class title in the season-finale at Monza. Remaining in International GT Open for 2026, Baumann switched to Team Motopark for his third full-time season in the series, as well as joining 75 Express to return to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

Personal life Baumann is the son of erstwhile gentleman driver Oliver Baumann, who once raced in the Blancpain GT Sports Club.

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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 OSC11 OSC12 ASS1 ASS2 NÜR11 NÜR12 HOC1 HOC2 LAU1 LAU2 NÜR21 NÜR22 SAC1 SAC2 OSC21 OSC22 12th 31 2010 Neuhauser Racing OSC11 OSC12 OSC13 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 ASS1 ASS2 ASS3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 7th 118

Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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 ALG1 ALG2 SIL1 SIL2 NAV1 NAV2 LEC1 LEC2 SLO1 SLO2 ZAN1 ZAN2 4th 95 2012 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 NOG1 NOG2 ZOL1 ZOL2 NAV1 NAV2 ALG1 ALG2 MSC1 MSC2 NUR1 NUR21st214

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)

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 ALG1 ALG2 NUR1 NUR2 SPA1 SPA2 BRH1 BRH2 LEC1 LEC2 HUN1 HUN2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 NC 0 2022 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am EST1 EST2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 22nd 0 2023 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro ALG1 ALG2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 NC 0 2024 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro ALG1 ALG2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 7th 84 2025 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am ALG1 ALG2 SPA HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1st98 2026 Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro ALG1 ALG2 SPA MIS1 MIS2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ CAT1 CAT2 14th* 19

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points 2018 3GT Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 DAY SEB MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 5th 268 2019 P1 Motorsports GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAYSEBMDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 66th 12

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car 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 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2019 Target Competition Hyundai i30 N TCR HUN1 HUN2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 OSC1 OSC2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 15th 111