Nationality Croatian | Name Marin Colak | |
Born March 4, 1984 (age 40)
Zagreb (Croatia) ( 1984-03-04 ) 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 Leon Eurocup
SEAT Leon Supercopa Germany
Volkswagen Polo Cup
German Formula Three
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup
Formula Renault 2.0 Germany | ||
Wednesday Fun: Marin Colak
Marin Čolak (born 4 March 1984 in Zagreb) is a Croatian auto racing driver.
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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. In 2008 he competed in the new SEAT León Eurocup, where he ended the year as runner-up.
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.
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. In 2016, he is sentenced to three years in jail for this crash.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)