Roberto Colciago | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born |
Saronno (Italy) |
4 April 1968
Previous series | |
2009–2010 2005–07 2000–03 2000–02 1996-99, 2006 1996 1995, 2008 1992, 1994 1993–94 1993 1991 1987–1990, |
Italian Touring Endurance WTCC ETCC STCC Italia Superturismo Championship Spanish Touring Car Championship Italian GT Championship Italian F3 Championship German F3 Championship Japanese F3 Championship International Formula 3000 Italian F3 Championship |
Championship titles | |
2006 2001-02 1990 |
Italia Superturismo Championship STCC Italian F3 Championship |
Roberto Colciago (born 4 April 1968) is a racing driver from Saronno, Italy. He has spent most of his career in touring car racing – first in Super Touring and then in Super 2000 – and currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship. His major successes include two Swedish Touring Car Championship drivers' titles and the Italian Touring Car Championship title. He is married, with one daughter.
After a period in karting, Colciago entered the Italian Formula Three Championship at the age of 19. He was classified in 5th position in the 1987 standings, with one race win in his rookie season, and went on to win the title in 1990. From there, he progressed to the FIA Formula 3000 International Championship, but returned to Italian F3 in 1992 and then spent two further seasons in the German F3 Championship.
1995 brought Colciago into touring cars. He participated in the Italian and Spanish Super Touring Championships, with 8th and 10th place classifications respectively. He continued in the Italian series for the next four years and won the privateer's class title in 1996 and 1999. He spent the 2000 and 2001 seasons driving an Audi A4 in the European Super Touring Cup, in which he was a race winner on seven occasions. His 2001 programme was dovetailed with a title-winning participation in the Swedish Touring Car Championship and he successfully defended this title in 2002.