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{{Short description|Greek-German racing driver (born 1984)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Alexandros Margaritis
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| caption = Margaritis in 2011.
| nationality =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1984|9|20}}
| birth_place = [[Bonn]], [[West Germany]]
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'''Alexandros
==Karting and formula racing==
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In 2005, Margaritis moved from [[formula racing]] to [[Touring car racing|touring cars]] when an opportunity arose in one of Europe's most high-profile touring car championships. He was signed by Mücke Motorsport, which was making the same transition between disciplines.
In a 2004-specification [[Mercedes-AMG|AMG Mercedes]] [[Mercedes C-Class|C Klasse]], Margaritis did not achieve any points finishes; his best finish was 9th place at [[Spa-Francorchamps]]. He then moved to Persson Motorsport as the third driver in its 2006 line-up alongside [[
On 27 February 2008, Margaritis announced his intention to leave the DTM and seek a position in another championship or category, citing as a primary factor the handicap of competing in year-old cars against machinery of factory specification.<ref>Elizalde, P. [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65335 "Margaritis leaves DTM"], ''Autosport.com'', 27 February 2008. Retrieved on 27 February 2008.</ref>
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In 2008, Margaritis switched his focus to [[Grand tourer|GT cars]]: He competed in the [[24 Hours of Spa]] for [[Phoenix Racing (Germany)|Phoenix Racing]]. The [[Corvette C6.R]] failed to finish the race and was classified 37th.
After one season without racing in major series, Margaritis participated in the newly created [[2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season|FIA GT1 World Championship]].<ref name="Abu Dhabi entry">{{cite web | url = http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/FIA.GT1_%20entry.list_Yas.Marina.pdf | title = FIA Entry List | format = PDF | publisher = [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] | accessdate = 2010-04-10 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110710235747/http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/301/$FILE/FIA.GT1_%20entry.list_Yas.Marina.pdf | archive-date = 2011-07-10 | url-status = dead }}</ref> He drove for [[Hegersport|Triple H
Margaritis switched to the [[ADAC GT Masters]] in 2011. He and his partner [[Dino Lunardi]] won the driver's championship in their [[Alpina|BMW ALPINA B6 GT3]]. In 2012 Margaritis switched to Team Heico to share a car with [[Lance David Arnold]]. The pairing finished 18th in their [[Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3]].
Heico hired Magaritis for the 2011 and 2012 editions of the [[24 Hours Nürburgring]] as well.
2013 saw Margaritis getting a part-time drive for [[H&R (company)|H&R Spezialfedern GmbH & Co]] in the [[
==Racing record==
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! [[Mücke Motorsport]]
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==Sources==
*[http://www.speedsportmag.com/index.php?sprache=en Speedsport Magazine]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071020065428/http://www.alex-margaritis.de/career.htm Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928205328/http://www.touringcartimes.com/index.php Touring Car Times]
{{Commons category|Alexandros Margaritis}}
==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Margaritis, Alexandros}}
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[[Category:ADAC GT Masters drivers]]
[[Category:24 Hours of Spa drivers]]
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