Joseph Rosa Merszei (born 6 April 1974 in

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) is an

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driver from

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Career history

Early years

Merszei competed in

touring car racing Touring car racing is a motorsport road racing competition with heavily modified road-going cars. It has both similarities to and significant differences from stock car racing, which is popular in the United States. While the cars do not move ...

in Asia-Pacific and Hong Kong championships between 1991 and 1996.http://www.fiawtcc.com/Drivers_Details.asp?idDriver=58 Profile at fiawtcc.com He has since competed in many

open wheel racing An open-wheel single-seater (often known as formula car) is a car with the wheels outside the car's main body, and usually having only one seat. Open-wheel cars contrast with street cars, sports cars, stock cars, and touring cars, which have thei ...

series in

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and competed in the Formula Three Macau Grand Prix every year between 1999 and 2007, with a best finish of 12th in 2001.

World Touring Car Championship

He made his World Touring Car Championship debut for

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at the

2009 Guia Race of Macau The 2009 Guia Race of Macau (formally the 2009 Marriott Guia Race of Macau) was the twelfth and final round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was the fifth running of the Guia Race of Macau as a World Touring Car Championship r ...

He again drove for the team in 2010 and 2011 Macau races. He returned to the team for the

2012 Guia Race of Macau The 2012 Guia Race of Macau was the twelfth and final round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the eighth running of the Guia Race of Macau. It was held on 18 November 2012 at the Guia Circuit in the Chinese special administrat ...

, racing the car previously driven by

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Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Driver Database stats

WTCC Driver Profile
Living people 1974 births Macau racing drivers Asian Formula Three Championship drivers Formula V6 Asia drivers Asian Formula Renault Challenge drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers Hong Kong emigrants to Macau {{Macau-sport-bio-stub Alan Docking Racing drivers Cram Competition drivers Carlin racing drivers