Marin Čolak (born 4 March 1984 in

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) is a

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driver.

Career

Early years

He started racing in karting with much of his young career was spent in

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, including

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and the German SEAT Leon Cupra Cup. He also competed in some races of the

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in 2001 and 2002. In 2008 he competed in the new

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, 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. In 2016, he was sentenced to three years in jail for this crash.

World Touring Car Championship

As a reward for winning a race at

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, he was entered in two rounds of the

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with the SEAT backed

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team. For 2009, he entered the WTCC for a full season with an independent petrol powered

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, under the Croatia Čolak Ingra Seat banner. Marin Čolak to drive petrol SEAT Léon

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

1984 births Living people German Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers SEAT León Eurocup drivers European Touring Car Cup drivers {{germany-autoracing-bio-stub Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Sportspeople from Zagreb Croatian motorsport people