Jo Merszei

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Jo Merszei
NationalityFlag of Macau.svg  Macanese
Full nameJoseph Rosa Merszei
Born (1974-04-06) 6 April 1974 (age 49)
Hong Kong
Previous series
2009-2013
1999-2007
WTCC
Macau F3 Grand Prix

Joseph Rosa Merszei (born 6 April 1974 in Hong Kong) is an auto racing driver from Macau.

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Career history

Early years

Merszei competed in touring car racing in Asia-Pacific and Hong Kong championships between 1991 and 1996. [1] He has since competed in many open wheel racing series in Asia and competed in the Formula Three Macau Grand Prix every year between 1999 and 2007, with a best finish of 12th in 2001. [1]

World Touring Car Championship

He made his World Touring Car Championship debut for Liqui Moly Team Engstler at the 2009 Guia Race of Macau [2] He again drove for the team in 2010 and 2011 Macau races. He returned to the team for the 2012 Guia Race of Macau, racing the car previously driven by Alex Liu. [3]

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2009 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si BRA
1
BRA
2
MEX
1
MEX
2
MAR
1
MAR
2
FRA
1
FRA
2
ESP
1
ESP
2
CZE
1
CZE
2
POR
1
POR
2
GBR
1
GBR
2
GER
1
GER
2
ITA
1
ITA
2
JPN
1
JPN
2
MAC
1

22
MAC
2

20
NC0
2010 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si BRA
1
BRA
2
MAR
1
MAR
2
ITA
1
ITA
2
BEL
1
BEL
2
POR
1
POR
2
GBR
1
GBR
2
CZE
1
CZE
2
GER
1
GER
2
ESP
1
ESP
2
JPN
1
JPN
2
MAC
1

19
MAC
2

Ret
NC0
2011 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si BRA
1
BRA
2
BEL
1
BEL
2
ITA
1
ITA
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
CZE
1
CZE
2
POR
1
POR
2
GBR
1
GBR
2
GER
1
GER
2
ESP
1
ESP
2
JPN
1
JPN
2
CHN
1
CHN
2
MAC
1

14
MAC
2

15
NC0
2012 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si ITA
1
ITA
2
ESP
1
ESP
2
MAR
1
MAR
2
SVK
1
SVK
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
AUT
1
AUT
2
POR
1
POR
2
BRA
1
BRA
2
USA
1
USA
2
JPN
1
JPN
2
CHN
1
CHN
2
MAC
1

17
MAC
2

13
NC0
2013 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si ITA
1
ITA
2
MAR
1
MAR
2
SVK
1
SVK
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
AUT
1
AUT
2
RUS
1
RUS
2
POR
1
POR
2
ARG
1
ARG
2
USA
1
USA
2
JPN
1
JPN
2
CHN
1
CHN
2
MAC
1

21
MAC
2

Ret
NC0

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References

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