Maurizio Ceresoli (born 25 May 1983, in Modena) is an Italian auto racing driver.
Ceresoli's first serious racing came in 2002, with the Italian Formula Ford Series. In his first season, he finished as runner-up. One more year was spent in the championship, where he finished fifth on points, before moving on to the Italian Formula Three Championship in 2004. Two seasons were spent here, finishing ninth in his first year, and fifth in 2005, both times for the Passoli Team.
WTCC In 2006, Ceresoli competed in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, driving a full season for the independent GR Asia Team in a SEAT Toledo. From round thirteen, he switched car to a newly built SEAT Leon. His best placed finish was a fourteenth in race one at Brands Hatch. He ended the year fifth in the Yokohama Independents Trophy. For 2007 he remained with GR Asia in the Leon, but did not drive until round five at Valencia. He has also driven in the European Touring Car Cup.
Racing record
Complete World Touring Car Championship 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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points 2006 GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra ITA125 ITA219 FRA1NC FRA219 GBR114 GBR219 GER121 GER222 BRA1Ret BRA2DNS MEX116 MEX216† NC 0 SEAT León CZE120 CZE2NC TUR116 TUR217 ESP117 ESP218 MAC117 MAC2Ret 2007 GR Asia SEAT León BRA1 BRA2 NED1 NED2 ESP115 ESP223 FRA1Ret FRA215 CZE117 CZE214 POR118 POR216 SWE123 SWE225 GER115 GER216 GBR1Ret GBR219 ITA117 ITA2Ret MAC122 MAC218 NC 0 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
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