Marin Čolak

Marin Čolak (born 4 March 1984 in Zagreb) is a Croatian auto racing driver.

Marin Čolak
Nationality Croatian
Born (1984-03-04) 4 March 1984
Zagreb (Croatia)
Previous series
2010
2008–2009
2008–2009
2008
2008
2005–2008
2004
2003
2001–2002
2001		ETCC
WTCC
Dutch Winter Endurance Series
SEAT Leon Supercopa Spain
SEAT León Eurocup
SEAT Leon Supercopa Germany
Volkswagen Polo Cup
German Formula Three
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup
Formula Renault 2.0 Germany

Career

Early Years

He started racing in karting with much of his young career was spent in Germany, including Formula Renault 2.0 Germany and the German SEAT Leon Cupra Cup. He also competed in some races of the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup in 2001 and 2002.[1] In 2008 he competed in the new SEAT León Eurocup, where he ended the year as runner-up.

Accident

In November 2010, according to Croatian reports, Čolak was involved in a road accident in Croatia. The reports say that a female passenger was killed in the crash. Čolak escaped with minor injuries.[2] In 2016, he was sentenced to three years in jail for this crash.[3]

World Touring Car Championship

As a reward for winning a race at Brands Hatch, he was entered in two rounds of the FIA World Touring Car Championship with the SEAT backed SUNRED Engineering team.

For 2009, he entered the WTCC for a full season with an independent petrol powered SEAT Leon, under the Croatia Čolak Ingra Seat banner.[4]

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship 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 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2008 SUNRED Engineering SEAT León TFSI BRA
1		 BRA
2		 MEX
1		 MEX
2		 ESP
1		 ESP
2		 FRA
1		 FRA
2		 CZE
1		 CZE
2		 POR
1		 POR
2		 GBR
1		 GBR
2		 GER
1
13		 GER
2
17		 EUR
1		 EUR
2		 ITA
1		 ITA
2		 JPN
1		 JPN
2		 MAC
1		 MAC
2		 27th 0
2009 Čolak Racing Team Ingra SEAT León 2.0 TFSI BRA
1
19		 BRA
2
DNS		 MEX
1
Ret		 MEX
2
22		 MAR
1
15		 MAR
2
12		 FRA
1
19		 FRA
2
16		 ESP
1
18		 ESP
2
18		 CZE
1
Ret		 CZE
2
DNS		 POR
1		 POR
2		 GBR
1		 GBR
2		 GER
1
11		 GER
2
21		 ITA
1		 ITA
2		 JPN
1		 JPN
2		 MAC
1		 MAC
2		 NC 0

References
  1. http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/Marin-Colak-,1491.html Career at Speedsport magazine.
  2. "Dubrovnik tuguje za ljepoticom koja je poginula u Čolakovom Ferrariju" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  3. Hudson, Neil (2016-01-08). "Former WTCC driver Colak jailed for fatal road crash". Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  4. "TouringCarTimes - WTCC: Marin Čolak to drive petrol SEAT Léon". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-02-21. Marin Čolak to drive petrol SEAT Léon
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