'Marc Surer' (born
September 18,
1951) is a former
racing driver from
Switzerland. He participated in 88
Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on
September 9,
1979. He scored a total of 17 championship points.
Surer enjoyed
BMW backing for most of his career, placing second in the 1978 F2 championship and winning the 1979 series in a works March-BMW. Marc's early F1 years were somewhat troubled; he broke his legs testing an
ATS at Kyalami in 1980, and again racing there in 1981 for
Ensign. Surer re-established himself at
Arrows, but his
BMW connections saw him placed at Brabham for 1985, later moving to
Arrows when they acquired BMW power.
Surer also enjoyed rallying, but a serious accident in his
Ford RS200 severely injured him and killed his co-driver. BMW retained him as a driver coach and later director of motorsport activities, and he remains deeply involved with the sport both through a keen interest in historic F2 and as a television commentator and presenter.
Personal
Surer has been married twice to former
Playboy Playmates turned racing drivers, first to Yolanda and then between 1997 to 2000 to
Christina
Complete Formula One results
() (races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)