Marin Čolak (born 4 March 1984 in Zagreb) is a Croatian auto racing driver.
Career
Early years Čolak 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.http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/Marin-Colak-,1491.html Career at Speedsport magazine. In 2008, he competed in the new SEAT León Eurocup, 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, Ivana Opak (20), was killed in the crash. Čolak escaped with minor injuries. In 2016, he was sentenced to six years in jail for this deadly crash.
World Touring Car Championship As a reward for winning a race at Brands Hatch, Čolak was entered in two rounds of the FIA World Touring Car Championship with the SEAT backed SUNRED Engineering team.
For 2009, Čolak entered the WTCC for a full season with an independent petrol powered SEAT Leon, under the Croatia Čolak Ingra Seat banner. Marin Čolak to drive petrol SEAT Léon
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 23 24 DC Points 2008 SUNRED Engineering SEAT León TFSI BRA1 BRA2 MEX1 MEX2 ESP1 ESP2 FRA1 FRA2 CZE1 CZE2 POR1 POR2 GBR1 GBR2 GER113 GER217 EUR1 EUR2 ITA1 ITA2 JPN1 JPN2 MAC1 MAC2 27th 0 2009 Čolak Racing Team Ingra SEAT León 2.0 TFSI BRA119 BRA2DNS MEX1Ret MEX222 MAR115 MAR212 FRA119 FRA216 ESP118 ESP218 CZE1Ret CZE2DNS POR1 POR2 GBR1 GBR2 GER111 GER221 ITA1 ITA2 JPN1 JPN2 MAC1 MAC2 NC 0
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