Photo: David Merrett from Daventry, England / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Marc Gene fascinates me as the consummate insider rather than the headline star. A Spaniard from Sabadell, he raced for Minardi in Formula One but made his real mark as the trusted test driver for Williams and Ferrari, the kind of role that demands precision and discretion over glory. The crown jewel for me is the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans win with Peugeot's factory team, which proves he had genuine race-winning pace, not just lab credentials. The racing-family angle with his brother Jordi adds a nice texture. Now a television presenter, he's become one of the more articulate voices explaining the sport he served from the inside.
Overview
Marc Gené i Guerrero (born 29 March 1974) is a Spanish professional racing driver. He is best known as a tester for Williams and Ferrari in Formula One, Minardi Formula One driver and factory driver for Peugeot's Le Mans team, with which he won the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans. His brother Jordi is also a racing driver, competing in the WTCC for SEAT.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marc Gené
- Name (Japanese)
- マルク・ジェネ
- Reading
- まるく・じぇね
- Born
- March 29, 1974 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
- Origin
- Sabadell, Barcelona Province, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver / television presenter / Formula One driver
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.