Kazeem Manzur
Appearance
Kazeem Manzur | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Milton Keynes, England | 8 July 1991
Formula BMW Europe career | |
Debut season | 2008 |
Current team | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
Car number | 6 |
Starts | 16 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Kazeem Manzur (born 8 July 1991, in Milton Keynes, England) is a professional British racecar driver, who races for Josef Kaufmann Racing in the Formula BMW Europe series. In 2008, Manzur became the first ever British-Asian racing driver to compete on the undercard of an FIA Formula One World Championship event and he scored a podium finish at just his second single-seater event in a Formula BMW race at the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia.
Karting
[edit]Prior to racing single-seater cars, Manzur competed at the highest level of international karting competition, racing in the CIK-FIA sanctioned KF1 category in 2007. He is the youngest ever driver to stand on the podium of a KF1 event and a former winner of the Pomposa Cup.
Personal life
[edit]- Hobbies: karting, football, music[1]
- Favourite driver: Kimi Räikkönen[1]
- Favourite circuit: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Formula BMW Europe. 2009 Championship Guide" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Kazeem Manzur career summary at DriverDB.com