Nicola Marozzo (born 1 March 1965) is a former

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racing driver from

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, near

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. Gaining initial experience in

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from 1984 to 1986, he won an

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event in Willow Springs in 1991 besting

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and

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. Then he competed in 3

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Indy Car World Series races for

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in 1991 and 1992. He failed to finish any of his 3 races and scored no championship points. He attempted two more races in 1992 but failed to start in one and failed to qualify for another. In 1996, Nicola Marozzo was considered by the team of

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to contest the first season of

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starting from the

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, but ultimately the car was driven by Dave Kudrave. He also participated in the

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. He won different races in Italy, on two and four wheels (with bike and car). In 2000, he won Rally of Sila for Campionato Italiano Terra (Gravel Rally) with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI. Then he founded Zero Racing in Castrovillari with fellow racer Natalino Scarpelli, specializing on preparation of Mitsubishi Lancer E1, Renault Megane Trophy and more recently Wolf GB 08 Thunder. Between Zero Racing drivers there were "P.Buck", Carlo Curti, Federico Curti and Andrea Mosca.

Racing record

American open-wheel racing

Indy Car World Series

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* 1965 births Italian racing drivers Italian Formula Three Championship drivers Champ Car drivers Living people 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers EuroInternational drivers {{Italy-autoracing-bio-stub