Marcus John Marshall (born 25 November 1978[1]) is a former Champ Car driver from Australia.
| Marcus Marshall | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 25 November 1978 Burnie, Tasmania |
| V8 Supercar | |
| Years active | 2003–2011 |
| Teams | Paul Weel Racing WPS Racing Paul Cruickshank Racing Perkins Engineering Britek Motorsport Team IntaRacing Dick Johnson Racing Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| Starts | 45 |
| Best finish | 23rd in 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series |
| Previous series | |
| 1997–98 1998 1999–2000 2000–02 2003, 2007 2003 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010 2004 2004 2005 2005/06 | Queensland Club Cars Australian GT Production Formula Ford Queensland Formula Ford Australia Carrera Cup Australia Porsche Supercup Development V8 Supercar Formula 3 Australia Formula 3 Britain Champ Car A1 Grand Prix |
| Championship titles | |
| 1998 1999 | Queensland Club Cars Formula Ford Queensland |
Biography
editHe began racing in British Formula Three, where he was generally a running outside the top ten, but took a hard-fought win in a wet race. He contested 12 races in 2005 for Derrick Walker's renamed Team Australia Racing. A lack of experience blighted his year and he scored only two top-ten finishes, the best of which was 8th in Edmonton. He was fired and replaced by Will Power prior to the season finale in Mexico City after what was described as a "serious breach of contract".
On 12 February 2006 Marshall raced for A1 Team Australia in round 8 of the A1 Grand Prix series at the Sentul International Circuit in Indonesia and finished third in the feature race, behind Canadian Sean McIntosh and Malaysian Alex Yoong.[2] He practiced in Mexico, but did not race.[3][4] During 2006, Marshall is racing full-time in the touring car V8 Supercar series for Paul Cruickshank Racing but lost his drive for 2007. He returned to Carrera Cup, taking over Peter Fitzgerald's car in the series after Fitzgerald retired at the end of the 2006 season. Marshall has also returned to V8Supercar, taking occasional drives with Matthew White Racing in the second tier series, before taking over Jack Perkins Commodore in the Perkins Engineering team after Perkins was forced to step aside with a medical condition. 2008 saw a move back to Ford and Britek Motorsport.
In 2009 season Marshall had a new team established around him, Marcus Marshall Motorsport (known by its sponsored identity, IntaRacing). After six races financial issues forced the team to cease operations.[5]
Racing record
editCareer results
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† Team result
Complete Champ Car results
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| Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Team Australia | LBH 14 | MTY 16 | MIL 13 | POR 14 | CLE 12 | TOR 14 | EDM 8 | SJO 12 | DEN 12 | MTL 16 | LVG 9 | SRF 11 | MXC | 16th | 104 | [6] |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | A1 Team Australia | GBR SPR | GBR FEA | GER SPR | GER FEA | POR SPR | POR FEA | AUS SPR | AUS FEA | MYS SPR | MYS FEA | UAE SPR | UAE FEA | RSA SPR | RSA FEA | IDN SPR 16 | IDN FEA 3 | MEX SPR PO | MEX FEA PO | USA SPR | USA FEA | CHN SPR | CHN FEA | 13th | 51 |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
edit| Year | Car# | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VX | Greg Ritter | DNF | 159 |
| 2004 | 16 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VY | Matthew White | DNS | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA |  Alex Tagliani | 13th | 155 |
| 2006 | 20 | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | Jonathon Webb | DNF | 90 |
| 2007 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VE |  Kayne Scott | DNF | 91 |
| 2008 | 26 | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BF | Matthew Halliday | 14th | 160 |
| 2010 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | Steven Johnson | 12th | 161 |
| 2011 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VE | Michael Caruso | 10th | 161 |
References
edit- ^ Normoyle, Steve (2003). "The Great Race". The Great Race: Tooheys 1000 Bathurst Sunday Sept 30 1990. 23. Chevron Publishing Group: 252. ISSN 1031-6124.
- ^ http://www.motorsport.com/#/all/news/sentul-feature-race-results/?v=2&s=1&q=marcus%2Bmarshall&i=375 Motorsport.com Retrieved 14 June 2011
- ^ http://www.motorsport.com/#/all/news/monterrey-practice-1-times/?v=2&s=1&q=marcus%2Bmarshall&i=370 Motorsport.com Retrieved 14 June 2011
- ^ http://www.motorsport.com/#/all/news/monterrey-practice-2-times/?v=2&s=1&q=marcus%2Bmarshall&i=369 Motorsport.com Retrieved 14 June 2011
- ^ Gunther, Briar (22 October 2009). "Marshall parts ways with IntaRacing". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Marcus Marshall – 2005 Champ Car World Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- Conrod V8 Prifile
- Speedsport Profile
- Marcus Marshall career summary at DriverDB.com
- Racing Reference Profile