Polo Villaamil

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Polo Villaamil (born November 18, 1979 in Madrid) is a Spanish auto racing driver.

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Career

After previously competing in karting, Villaamil won the Spanish Formula Renault Championship in 1997. [1] In 1998 he competed in one race in International Formula 3000. [1] In 1999, he raced for Coloni Motorsport in two races of International F3000, and four races of the Italian F3000 series. [1]

In 2001 Villaamil finished eighth in the Euro Formula 3000 series. [1] For 2002 he moved to the World Series by Nissan, finishing tenth in the standings. [1] He took a win for RC Motorsport the following year, finishing eleventh in the standings. [1]

In 2005 he raced in his home round of the World Touring Car Championship for the GR Asia team. [1]

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