Nelson Merlo

Nelson Merlo (born 15 July 1983, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian racing driver. In 2005, he won the Brazilian Formula Renault season, taking a win in 6 races.

Racing career

Merlo's racing career started in 1995 in Brazilian karting, where he would stay until 2003 when he moved to the Formula São Paulo circuit. He won the championship there during 2003 and 2004.

In 2005, he moved to the Brazilian Formula Renault circuit and won the championship again, setting victory records in the process. He tested at Paul Ricard (France) with Formula World Series 3.5.

In 2006, he moved to the South American Formula Three championship, and winning the championship in 2008.

External links

• Official Nelson Merlo site

Sporting positions
Preceded by Clemente de Faria, Jr.	Formula Three Sudamericana Champion 2008	Succeeded by Leonardo Cordeiro

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Name	Merlo, Nelson
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Date of birth	15 July 1983
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