Marin Čolak

Marin Čolak
Nationality Croatian
Born March 4, 1984 (1984-03-04) (age 28)
Zagreb (Croatia)
2012 World Touring Car Championship
Debut season 2008
Current team Čolak Racing Team
Car no. 23
Former teams SUNRED Engineering
Starts 14
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 25th in 2009
Previous series
2008–09
2008
2008
2005–08
2004
2003
2001–02
2001		 Dutch Winter Endurance Series
SEAT Leon Supercopa Spain
SEAT León Eurocup
SEAT Leon Supercopa Germany
Volkswagen Polo Cup
German Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup
Formula Renault 2.0 Germany

Marin Čolak (born 4 March 1984 in Zagreb) is a Croatian auto racing driver. After starting his racing with karting, much of his young career has been spent in Germany, including German Formula Renault and the German SEAT Leon Cupra Cup. He has 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. 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 enters the WTCC for a full season with an independent petrol powered SEAT Leon, under the Croatia Čolak Ingra Seat tim banner.[2]

In November 2010, according to Croatian reports, Čolak was involved in a road accident in Croatia in which he crashed his Ferrari. The reports say that his female passenger, Ivana Obad, was killed in the crash, while Čolak escaped with minor injuries.[3]

Racing record

Complete WTCC 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 Position Points
2008 SUNRED Racing Development SEAT León TFSI CUR PUE VAL PAU BRN EST BRA OSC IMO MON OKA MAC - 0
13 17
2009 Čolak Racing Team Ingra SEAT León 2.0 TFSI CUR PUE MAR PAU VAL BRN POR BRA OSC IMO OKA MAC 25th 0
19 DNS Ret 22 15 12 19 16 18 18 Ret DNS 11 21

References

  1. ^ http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/Marin-Colak-,1491.html Career at Speedsport magazine.
  2. ^ http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3122 Marin Čolak to drive petrol SEAT Léon
  3. ^ "Dubrovnik tuguje za ljepoticom koja je poginula u Čolakovom Ferrariju" (in Croatian). http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/automobilisticki-as-colak-ferrarijem-sletio-s-ceste-i-ubio-suvozacicu-jer-se-utrkivao/521888.aspx. Retrieved 2010-11-06.