Marc Surer

Marc Surer's story carries a detail I keep coming back to: he had to leave Switzerland to race at all, because the country banned motorsport after the 1955 Le Mans disaster. So he moved to Germany in 1974 for Formula Vee and built from there into a Formula One career that ran from 1979 to 1986. Starting karting at 20 is late by today's standards, which makes his climb to the top tier more impressive, not less. I also like that he didn't vanish after driving; he became a broadcaster, staying inside the sport. That second act as a presenter suggests the man genuinely loves racing, not just the spotlight.

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Name (English)

Marc Surer

Name (Japanese)

マルク・スレール

Reading

まるく・すれーる

Born

September 18, 1951 (age 75)

Origin

Arisdorf, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Occupation

television presenter / racing automobile driver / Formula One driver / automobile driver

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc%20Surer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171505

Tags

• Canton of Basel-Landschaft
• television presenter
• racing automobile driver
• Formula One driver

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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