Marc Surer | |
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Born | Arisdorf, Switzerland | 18 September 1951
Spouses | Silvia Renée Arias (m. 2011) |
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Swiss |
Active years | 1979–1986 |
Teams | Ensign, ATS, Theodore, Arrows, Brabham |
Entries | 88 (82 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 17 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
First entry | 1979 Italian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1986 Belgian Grand Prix |
Marc Surer (born 18 September 1951) is a Swiss former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1979 to 1986.
Born in Arisdorf, Surer began kart racing aged 20. He moved to Germany in 1974 to compete in Formula Vee, as motor racing was banned in Switzerland following the 1955 Le Mans disaster. After finishing runner-up in the 1976 German Formula Three Championship, Surer progressed to European Formula Two, winning the title in 1979 with the BMW Junior Team. Making his Formula One debut at the Italian Grand Prix that year with Ensign, Surer signed for ATS in 1980. He participated in 88 Formula One Grands Prix, scoring 17 championship points.