Natascha Zaugg

Natascha Zaugg (born 1 November 1972 in Innsbruck, Austria) is an austrian racing driver who owns the Zeroforce team. She has driven in the Life GP Series, Alternate CART, RoLFS and the RTCC.

Life GP Series (1991 - 1993)

1991

She became Zeroforce's test driver when the team entered the Life GP Series in mid 1991, bringing her own sponsor with her. She made her debut on the 13th round of the calendar, at Silverstone, managing to sneak to 6th until her suspension gave up on the last lap. After this little achievement for her first official race, she would race for two more rounds without notable results.

1992

She scored her first point in the 1992 Life GP Belgian round, where she had been battling for fourth before retiring. In her last race in 1992, she managed to get another point, and ended 39th in the standings with 2 points.

1993

In 1993, Zeroforce decided to not retain Rockets to Russia's Algernon Bell due to financial problems, Zaugg promoted herself to the race seat but it quickly became evident that the car and herself weren't fast enough to score points on a regular basis. Despite earning her then career best fifth place in Brazil, the car was soon dropped to the prequalifying lot. Even worse, she was declared Reject of the Race at Mosport after an awkward crash. This may have been the wake up call she needed, as she started to improve with a two points finishes in a row, and a second place in Poland. Her first victory took place at the French Grand Prix, with the help of massive attrition. However, it didn't seem to be a fluke as she won the next round in Namibia, making her an outsider in the title hunt. Now constantly qualifying around the top of the grid, she was starting to become a major threat in the championship when she won the Indonesian round and scored the fastest lap as the track was drying up.

Alternative CART (2002 -)

Natascha signed a three races contract with Michael Bright Racing when they decided to run a fourth car for a few rounds. She would later come back with Zeroforce in a Opel rebadged Holden engine powering a Swift chassis. The Grand Prix of Miami was rather successfull for her as she started from pole position and finished fifth. Montreal was another good race, after fighting with Sébastien Bourdais, Zaugg finished third and earned her first podium in the series.