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 48)
Curitiba, Brazil
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian
Active years 1996–1997, 2001
Teams Minardi
Entries26 (24 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last entry 2001 Belgian Grand Prix

Tarso Anibal Santanna Marques (born 19 January 1976) is a Brazilian racing driver. He previously 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.

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Racing career

Open wheel racing

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.

Stock car racing

In March 2022, it was announced that Marques would compete in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 79 Ford Mustang for Team Stange Racing on a part-time basis. [5] His Cup Series debut, which was going to be in the race at Road America, had to be delayed as NASCAR would not approve him to make a Cup Series start without any prior experience in a stock car. [6] As a result, TSR announced that they would field an entry for Marques in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course in order for him to be approved to race in the Cup Series, and his first Cup Series start would now be in the race at Watkins Glen. [7] The team and Marques did not show up for the race weekend. Nothing has been heard from the team since then, and they ended up not running at all in 2022.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

YearEntrant12345678DCPoints
1994 Vortex Motorsport SIL
13		 PAU
Ret		 CAT
DNS		 PER
12		 HOC
10		 SPA
8		 EST
12		 MAG
4		12th3
1995 DAMS SIL
12		 CAT
3		 PAU
Ret		 PER
Ret		 HOC
Ret		 SPA
5		 EST
1		 MAG
Ret		5th15
Sources: [8] [9]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617WDC 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 NC0
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		NC0
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		22nd0
Minardi PS01B HUN
Ret		 BEL
13		 ITA USA JPN
Sources: [8] [10]

American open-wheel racing

(key)

CART/Champ Car

YearTeamChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617181920RankPointsRef
1999 Team Penske Penske PC-27 Mercedes-Benz IC108E V8 t MIA MOT
14		 LBH
25		 NAZ RIO
9		 GAT
26		 MIL POR
18		27th4 [11]
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 V8 t MIA LBH 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		25th11 [12]
2004 Dale Coyne Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8 t LBH
18		 MTY
18		 MIL POR CLE TOR VAN ROA DEN MTL LS LVS SRF MXC
18		22nd9^ [13]
2005 Dale Coyne Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8 t LBH MTY MIL POR CLE
11		 TOR EDM SJO DEN MTL LVS SRF MXC  24th10 [14]
Sources: [9] [15]

^New points system implemented in 2004.

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021RankPoints
2006 Terra-Avallone Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer INT
Ret		 CUR MOU INT LON CUR
Ret		 SCZ
DNS		 BRA
Ret		 TAR
Ret		 ARG
11		 RIO
1		 INT
Ret		21st30
2007 Terra-Avallone Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer INT
Ret		 CUR
Ret		 MOU
1		 INT
Ret		 LON
Ret		 SCZ
Ret		 CUR
DNQ		 BRA
21		 ARG
26		 TAR
19		 RIO
13		 INT
21		24th28
2008 Sky Action Power Peugeot 307 INT
Ret		 BRA
Ret		 CUR
Ret		 SCZ
10		 MOU
Ret		 INT
29		 RIO
24		 LON
Ret		 CUR
11		 BRA
Ret		 TAR
23		 INT
7		27th20
2009 Action Power Chevrolet Vectra INT CUR BRA
Ret		 SCZ
18		 INT SAL RIO MOU CUR
18		 BRA
Ret		 TAR
DSQ		 INT
Ret		31st0
2010 Gramacho Competições Chevrolet Vectra INT CUR
Ret		 VEL
Ret		 RIO
17		 RBP
24		 SAL INT MOU LON SCZ BRA CUR 36th0
2011 Amir Nasr Racing Peugeot 408 CUR INT RBP VEL MOU RIO INT
Ret		 SAL SCZ LON BRA VEL NC†0†
2016 Mico's Racing Peugeot 408 CUR
1
19		 VEL
1 		VEL
2 		GOI
1 		GOI
2 		SCZ
1 		SCZ
2 		TAR
1 		TAR
2 		CAS
1 		CAS
2 		INT
1 		LON
1 		LON
2 		CUR
1 		CUR
2 		GOI
1 		GOI
2 		CRI
1 		CRI
2 		INT
1 		NC†0†
2018 Mico's Racing Chevrolet Cruze INT
1
22		 CUR
1 		CUR
2 		VEL
1 		VEL
2 		LON
1 		LON
2 		SCZ
1 		SCZ
2 		GOI
1 		MOU
1 		MOU
2 		CAS
1 		CAS
2 		VCA
1 		VCA
2 		TAR
1 		TAR
2 		GOI
1 		GOI
2 		INT
1 		NC0

† As Marques was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Marques hoping to stay in Formula One". Atlas F1. 22 August 2001. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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