Marcel Costa

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Marcel Costa (born 4 November 1978 in Guardiola de Berguedà) is a Spanish auto racing driver.

Career

Costa was the 2002 Spanish Formula Three Champion, yet after a season in the Spanish GT Series, where he was a class champion, Costa spent 2004 and 2005 in the motor racing wilderness, with just a win in the Barcelona 24 Hours to his credit. However, after the dismissal of Antonio García by BMW Team Italy-Spain (run by Roberto Ravaglia), a driver shoot-out was prepared for Costa and fellow Spaniard Ander Vilariño, which Costa won. In 2006 he competed for the works BMW Team Italy-Spain in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, with the all new BMW 320si.http://www.crash.net/WTCC/comments/129106/1/d/costa_confirmed_as_bmw_unveil_line-up.html Costa confirmed as BMW unveil driver line-up After a poor start to the season with no points scored, Costa was replaced in the team after just four rounds by experienced Dutch driver Duncan Huisman.http://www.crash.net/WTCC/news/129242/1/huisman_hoping_for_points_on_return.html Costa replaced by Huisman

Racing record

=Complete World Touring Car Championship results=

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

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! Year

! Team

! Car

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! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

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! 10

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! 20

! DC

! Points

! BMW Team Italy-Spain

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
1
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|style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
2
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|style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA
1
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|style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER
1
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER
2
{{small|16}}

! NC

! 0

References

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External links

{{DriverDB driver|marcel-costa}}

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{{succession box|before=Philippe Bénoliel|title=Formula Campus Champion| after = Westley Barber | years = 1997}}

{{succession box|title=Spanish Formula Three champion|before=Ander Vilariño|after=Ricardo Maurício|years=2002}}

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Category:1978 births

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