Mauro Calamia (born 20 January 1992) is a

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from

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Career

Karting

Born in Laupen ZH, Calamia began

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in 2004 and raced primarily in his native Switzerland for the majority of his career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2008.

Formula Lista Junior

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, Calamia graduated to single–seaters, racing in the Formula Lista Junior series in Europe for Daltec Racing. He finished tenth, scoring a podium finish at

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. He remained in the series for the 2010 season, moving to Torino Motorsport, but finished the season in eleventh place in the championship.

Formula Renault

Calamia switched to the newly created Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series in

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, returning to Daltec Racing. He finished all but one races in a points-scoring position, finishing tenth in the Drivers' Championship. He also contested the

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round of the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC series.

FIA Formula Two Championship

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, Calamia graduated into the FIA Formula Two Championship.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calamia, Mauro 1992 births Living people Swiss-Italian people Swiss racing drivers Formula Lista Junior drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers FIA Formula Two Championship drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers International GT Open drivers 24H Series drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers Le Mans Cup drivers GT4 European Series drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers GT2 European Series drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers