Marin Čolak
Marin Čolak (born 4 March 1984 in Zagreb) is a Croatian auto racing driver.
| Marin Čolak | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Croatian |
| Born | March 4, 1984 Zagreb (Croatia) |
| Previous series | |
| 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 León Eurocup SEAT Leon Supercopa Germany Volkswagen Polo Cup German Formula Three Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Germany |
Career
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.[1] In 2008 he competed in the new SEAT León Eurocup, where he ended the year as runner-up.
Accident
2010. he was involved in a car crash that resulted in death of 20 year old Ivana Obad. Accident occurred while Marin Čolak and his friends were racing on a highway. Marin Čolak was driving a Ferrari Modena, while his friend was driving Nissan 350Z. They made contact at around 200km/h. Ferrari spun, Marin Čolak flew out of the car since he was not wearing a seat belt, but Ivana Obad died in the burning car.
Up till this day (2020) no one was found guilty for this accident and death of Ivana Obad.
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.[2]
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.[3] In 2016, he is sentenced to three years in jail for this crash.[4]
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 | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER 1 13 |
GER 2 17 |
EUR 1 |
EUR 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
27th | 0 |
| 2009 | Čolak Racing Team Ingra | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | BRA 1 19 |
BRA 2 DNS |
MEX 1 Ret |
MEX 2 22 |
MAR 1 15 |
MAR 2 12 |
FRA 1 19 |
FRA 2 16 |
ESP 1 18 |
ESP 2 18 |
CZE 1 Ret |
CZE 2 DNS |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER 1 11 |
GER 2 21 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
NC | 0 |
References
- http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/Marin-Colak-,1491.html Career at Speedsport magazine.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-02-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Marin Čolak to drive petrol SEAT Léon
- "Dubrovnik tuguje za ljepoticom koja je poginula u Čolakovom Ferrariju" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- Hudson, Neil (2016-01-08). "Former WTCC driver Colak jailed for fatal road crash". Retrieved 2016-01-08.