PROFILE
 
Sixteen Year Old British Karting ace Kazeem Manzur races for Team Zanardi, a team set up by Team Principal Dino Chiesa and F1 Star and twice Champ Car Champion Alex Zanardi, to race in the new Premier KF1 Class (Old Formula A). In Previous years Kazeem has won the Pomposa International Cup (previously won by drivers such as Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica) and has had numerous wins and pole positions in the Italian Open Championships. He finished 4th in 2005 and 2006 in the Italian Open Masters, widely considered to be the toughest karting series in the World. In 2006 Kazeem also competed in the new WSK International series and finished on the Championship podium in 3rd place.

Kazeem is managed by Dino Chiesa, who has a long and successful karting history with teams such as CRG and DC ONE and has been responsible for creating multiple European and World Champions Danilo Rossi and Alessandro Manetti. Furthermore he has managed the karting careers of Williams F1 driver Nico Rosberg and the new Mclaren Formula 1 driver, Lewis Hamilton.

In 2007 Kazeem has been the official KF1 Driver for Engine Manufacturer, IAME. and has competed in the Italian Open Masters, The European KF1 Championship, The World Championship, The World Cup in Suzuka and The French FFSA Championship. He was the only driver in 2007 who made the leap straight from ICA-Junior to the premier class of Karting KF1. Despite being the youngest driver in the category Kazeem has impressed with some incredible performances against the best drivers in the karting world.

Kazeem who is 16 is currently living and studying in Florence, Italy, where he will continue to be based as he develops his racing career over the next few years.
CAREER SUMMARY
2007 KF1
Vice Champion French Open Championship
1st Round 2 French Open, Varennes, France
2nd Italian Open Rd 3, Jesolo, Italy
3rd and 5th in European Championship Finals
2006 ICA-J
4th Italian Open Masters Championship
1st Val Vibrata, Italian Open Masters Round 5
1st Lonato, WSK International Series Round 2

2nd Sarno, Italian Open Masters Round 4
2005 ICA-J
4th Italian Open Masters Championship
1st Pomposa International Cup
2nd Sarno, Italian Open Masters Round 2
3rd Salbris, French Open Round 2
2004 MiniMax
3rd Super 1 Championship
4th Stars of Tomorrow Championship
Winner of 3 out of 7 Finals in Stars

 

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