Maurizio Ceresoli is an Italian

Italy

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 auto racing

Auto racing

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 driver.

His first serious racing came in 2002, with the Italian Formula Ford

Formula Ford

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 Series. In his first season he finished as runner-up. One more year was spent in the championship, where he finished fifth on points, before moving on to the Italian Formula Three Championship

Italian Formula Three Championship

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 in 2004. Two seasons were spent here, finishing ninth in his first year, and fifth in 2005, both times for the Passoli Team.

WTCC

In 2006, he competed in the FIA World Touring Car Championship

World Touring Car Championship

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, driving a full season for the independent GR Asia Team in a SEAT Toledo

SEAT Toledo

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. From round thirteen, he switched car to a newly built SEAT Leon

SEAT León

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. His best placed finish was a fourteenth in race one at Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch

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. He ended the year fifth in the Yokohama Independents Trophy. For 2007 he remained with GR Asia in the Leon, but did not drive until round five at Valencia

Circuit de Valencia

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. He has also driven in the European Touring Car Cup.