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| 2006 Toro Rosso Driver- Tonio Liuzzi |
Tonio Liuzzi won the 2001 FIA/CIK Karting World Championship series before progressing to
single-seater cars.
He finished second in his debut season in the 2001 German Formula Renault Championship
before moving to the German Formula Three series the following year.
From there he switched to the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship, finishing fourth in
his first season.
Liuzzi's second season - 2004 - saw his progress culminate in championship glory with the Arden
International team.
During that time he also earned a test drive with the Williams team and in 2005 was snapped up
by Red Bull Racing as their official test driver.
Intent on letting all their drivers gain a bit of F1 experience, Liuzzi replaced Christian Klien at four
of the European races and earned his first F1 world championship point when he finished eighth
in San Marino.
single-seater cars.
He finished second in his debut season in the 2001 German Formula Renault Championship
before moving to the German Formula Three series the following year.
From there he switched to the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship, finishing fourth in
his first season.
Liuzzi's second season - 2004 - saw his progress culminate in championship glory with the Arden
International team.
During that time he also earned a test drive with the Williams team and in 2005 was snapped up
by Red Bull Racing as their official test driver.
Intent on letting all their drivers gain a bit of F1 experience, Liuzzi replaced Christian Klien at four
of the European races and earned his first F1 world championship point when he finished eighth
in San Marino.
