Marc Gené
Spanish racing driver (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. He had 36 starts in Formula One, mostly through two seasons with the Minardi team, with which he scored a sixth-place finish at the attrition-filled 1999 European Grand Prix.
Born | Marc Gené i Guerrero (1974-03-29) 29 March 1974 (age 50) Sabadell, Spain | ||||||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||
Active years | 1999–2000, 2003–2004 | ||||||||||
Teams | Minardi, Williams | ||||||||||
Entries | 36 | ||||||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||
Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||
Career points | 5 | ||||||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||||||
First entry | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last entry | 2004 British Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Starting from the 2010 season, Gené commented on Formula One races for Spanish television on Antena 3. In 2013 he became an expert analyst for Sky Sport F1 HD in Italy. He also remains with Ferrari as their brand ambassador.