Thomas Jäger

Thomas Jäger (born 16 August 1994) is an Austrian former racing driver who last competed in the ATS Formel 3 Cup for Performance Racing.

Career

Karting Jäger, born in Vienna, Austria, entered the KF3 category of the Italian Open Masters in 2008, racing for BRM Racing Srl; he scored one point, and finished 31st. He graduated into the KF2 category in 2009, now competing in the Bridgestone Cup Europe; he again finished in 31st place. the European KF2 Championship, where he finished 30th, the WSK Euro Series, where he was classified 40th in the KF2 category, having not scored a point, the Bridgestone Cup Europe, where he was classified fifth in the KF2 category; and the German Kart Championship, where he was classified sixth, with 73 points.

Car racing In 2011, Jäger started his car racing career. He entered the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, driving for Interwetten.com Junior Team, and finished third in the first race at Monza, winning the Junior class, before finishing sixth in race two. He then entered the first two rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Interwetten.com Junior Team. In the first round of the Formula Renault Eurocup season, held at Aragón, he finished 16th in the first race, and retired in the second. The next round, held at Spa-Francorchamps, saw him finish 17th and 15th in the two races of the day. and a fifth at Pau. and 18th in race two. Jäger then returned to the Formula Renault Eurocup for the Nürburgring round, finishing 24th in race one, and retiring from the second race. At the Hungaroring, both series were running events on the same weekend; he finished sixth and eighth in the Formula Renault Alps races, and 18th and 19th in the Formula Renault Eurocup races. His next race came in the ADAC Formel Masters series' penultimate round, held at TT Circuit Assen and driving for Neuhauser Racing; he took a podium in the first race, before finishing 11th in race two, and 12th in race three. He finished the season by competing in the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series for Fortec Competition; his best finish was a third place at Rockingham. he was classified seventh in the Formula Renault Alps, with 150 points, sixth in the Formula Renault UK Winter series, with 79 points; and 17th in the ADAC Formel Masters, with 15 points.

In 2012, Jäger entered the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps for the second time, driving for One Racing, with Alex Bosak being named as his teammate. He also competed in the ADAC Formel Masters with Neuhauser Racing, winning his first race at Oschersleben.

In 2013, Jäger moved into the ATS Formel 3 Cup, driving for Performance Racing. He finished second during race two of the Lausitzring round, and took his first victory in the series in the second race at the Nürburgring. He finished the season in sixth place, and was classified fifth in the rookie's standings. In an interview with the Polish website Motorsport Grand Prix in 2014, he announced that he would be competing in GT racing, and that he saw this discipline being the future of motorsport.

Racing record

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† As Jäger was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series 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 Pos Points 2011 Interwetten.com Junior Team MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 PAU1 PAU2 RBR1 RBR2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 7th 150 2012 One Racing MNZ1 MNZ2 PAU1 PAU2 IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 MUG1 MUG2 CAT1 CAT2 23rd 3