Kazeem Manzur is a professional British racecar driver, who races for Josef Kaufmann Racing in the Formula BMW Europe

Formula BMW

Formula BMW is a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It is positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category...

 series. In 2008, Manzur became the first ever British-Asian racing driver to compete on the undercard of an FIA Formula One World Championship event and he scored a podium finish at just his second single-seater event in a Formula BMW race at the Sepang International Circuit

Sepang International Circuit

The Sepang International Circuit is a racing circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located near Kuala Lumpur International Airport, approximately 60 km south of the capital city Kuala Lumpur. It is the venue used for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, A1 Grand Prix as well as the...

, Malaysia.

Karting

Prior to racing single-seater cars, Manzur competed at the highest level of international karting competition, racing in the CIK-FIA

Commission Internationale de Karting

The Commission Internationale de Karting is the primary international sanctioning body for Kart racing. It was founded in 1962, and is headquartered in Paris, France. In 2000, it joined with the FIA. Its most important event is the Karting World Championship.CIK's current president, Luigi...

 sanctioned KF1

KF1

KF1 is the top level of karting. It is open to the best drivers aged 15 and up.This class used to be called Formula A and has changed since January 2007 when CIK-FIA decided to replace the 100 cc water-cooled two-stroke engines with 125 cc Touch-and-Go water-cooled two-stroke engines . Chassis and...

 category in 2007. He is the youngest ever driver to stand on the podium of a KF1

KF1

KF1 is the top level of karting. It is open to the best drivers aged 15 and up.This class used to be called Formula A and has changed since January 2007 when CIK-FIA decided to replace the 100 cc water-cooled two-stroke engines with 125 cc Touch-and-Go water-cooled two-stroke engines . Chassis and...

 event and a former winner of the Pomposa Cup.

Personal life

• Hobbies: karting, football, music
• Favourite driver: Kimi Räikkönen
  Kimi Räikkönen
  Kimi Matias Räikkönen , nicknamed Iceman, is a Finnish racing driver, who will drive in Formula One for Lotus in . After nine seasons racing in Formula One, in which he took the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, he competed in the World Rally Championship from 2009-2011.Räikkönen entered...
  
  
• Favourite circuit: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
  The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its...
  
  

External links

• Official website
• Kazeem Manzur career statistics at Driver Database