Tarso Marques

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Tarso Marques
Tarso Marques 2007 Curitiba.jpg
Marques in 2007, as a Stock Car Brasil driver
Born (1976-01-19) 19 January 1976 (age 45)
Curitiba, Brazil
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Active years1996–1997, 2001
TeamsMinardi
Entries26 (24 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1996 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last entry2001 Belgian Grand Prix

Tarso Anibal Santanna Marques (born 19 January 1976) is a Brazilian racing driver. He participated in 24 Formula One Grands Prix, all driving for the Minardi team, but scored no championship points in three separate seasons and never completed a full year in the sport.

Career[]

After five years of karting, Marques raced in Formula Chevrolet in his home country aged only 16, and he won the title at his first attempt. In 1993 he moved up to Formula Three Sudamericana and subsequently European Formula 3000, and became the youngest driver to win races at both levels. In 1996, he started racing for Minardi in Formula One, competing with various drivers for the seat over the following two years, including Giancarlo Fisichella, Jarno Trulli and Pedro Lamy. Minardi's financial situation demanded that drivers with strong sponsorship were generally favoured, and there were several driver changes in the team at that time.

In 1999, he moved stateside to drive in the American Champ Car ranks, and caught the eye of legendary team-owner Roger Penske. When two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. was injured, Penske asked him to fill in. His best finish was 9th. In 2000, 2004, and 2005, he drove sporadically in that series for perennial minnows Dale Coyne Racing, with a best result of 11th.

Marques returned to Formula One in 2001 to race alongside future double World Champion Fernando Alonso in the Minardi team, newly purchased by Paul Stoddart. He finished the season ahead of the Spaniard but it was a difficult season for Marques, with the team's financial difficulties not always allowing equal equipment for both drivers. Marques brought no money to the team and was employed under the provision that another driver with more sponsorship money could replace him at any point in the season,[1] and that prospect was realised towards the end of the year, when Minardi replaced Marques with Alex Yoong with three races remaining. Marques welcomed the driver change as the extra finance would enable the team to progress, adding, "Yoong brought the sponsor for the team already two or three races ago so he should be in the car."[2] His two ninth-place finishes remained Minardi's best results of the season, but he was nearly always outpaced by Alonso. Marques would however remain at Minardi for 2002 as the test and reserve driver.[3] Despite this, he did not replace Yoong later in the season when the Malaysian was dropped, with the seat instead going to Anthony Davidson, and Justin Wilson also being offered the drive ahead of Marques.[4]

Since his last Champ Car outing in 2005, Marques has returned to South America to drive in the TC2000 and Stock Car Brasil touring car championships.

Racing record[]

Complete International Formula 3000 results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
1994 SIL
13 		PAU
Ret 		CAT
DNS 		PER
12 		HOC
10 		SPA
8 		EST
12 		MAG
4 		15th 3
1995 DAMS SIL
12 		CAT
3 		PAU
Ret 		PER
Ret 		HOC
Ret 		SPA
5 		EST
1 		MAG
Ret 		5th 15

Complete Formula One results[]

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
1996 Minardi Team Minardi M195B Ford V8 AUS BRA
Ret 		ARG
Ret 		EUR SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN NC 0
1997 Minardi Team Minardi M197 Hart V8 AUS BRA ARG SMR MON ESP CAN FRA
Ret 		GBR
10 		GER
Ret 		HUN
12 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
14 		AUT
EX 		LUX
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		EUR
15 		NC 0
2001 European Minardi F1 Minardi PS01 European V10 AUS
Ret 		MAL
14 		BRA
9 		SMR
Ret 		ESP
16 		AUT
Ret 		MON
Ret 		CAN
9 		EUR
Ret 		FRA
15 		GBR
DNQ 		GER
Ret 		22nd 0
Minardi PS01B HUN
Ret 		BEL
13 		ITA USA JPN

American open-wheel racing[]

(key)

CART/Champ Car[]

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rank Points
1999 Team Penske Penske PC-27 Mercedes-Benz IC108E V8t MIA MOT
14 		LBH
25 		NAZ RIO
9 		GAT
26 		MIL POR
18 		27th 4
Lola B99/00 CLE
24 		ROA TOR MIC DET MDO CHI VAN LAG HOU SRF FON
2000 Dale Coyne Racing Swift 011.c Ford XF V8t MIA LBH
WDN 		RIO MOT
17 		NAZ
12 		MIL
20 		DET
10 		POR
15 		CLE
24 		TOR
21 		MIC
12 		CHI
18 		MDO
18 		ROA
23 		VAN
22 		LS
18 		GAT
15 		HOU
17 		SRF
13 		FON
7 		25th 11
2004 Dale Coyne Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8t LBH
18 		MTY
18 		MIL POR CLE TOR VAN ROA DEN MTL LS LVS SRF MXC
18 		22nd 9^
2005 Dale Coyne Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8t LBH MTY MIL POR CLE
11 		TOR EDM SJO DEN MTL LVS SRF MXC   24th 10

^ New points system implemented in 2004.

References[]

  1. ^ "Marques knows he could go, says Stoddart". Atlas F1. 2 August 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Marques hoping to stay in Formula One". Atlas F1. 22 August 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ^ NewsOnF1.com. "News On F1 - Formula 1 News - 20 - 27 August 2001". www.newsonf1.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  4. ^ "BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Wilson in line for Minardi drive". news.bbc.co.uk. 16 August 2002. Retrieved 2016-11-13.

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