Nelson Merlo

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

[edit] Personal details

Place of Birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Place of Residence: São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian

[edit] 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 Sul American Formula 3 championship.