Risi Competizione | Marc Gené

driver \|	Marc Gené
born \|	29 March 1979
place of birth \|	Sabadell, Spain
helmet \|	royal blue with red and white
website \|	www.marcgene.com

Marc Gené, like many of today’s top drivers, started his racing career in Go Karts. He was first in the Spanish Kart Championship in 1988 and 1990, and first in the Catalan Kart Championship in 1991. Gené moved to formula cars in 1993, and by 1994 he was racing in the British Formula 3 Championship where he garnered “Rookie of the Year” honors. The following year, he had two podium placings in the same series and was named as one of the “three fastest drivers” in the series. In 1996, Gené took 1st in the Fisa Super Golden Cup Superformula, with one win and four podium finishes. In 1998, he won the Open Formula by Nissan Championship. By 1999, Marc Gené had moved to Formula 1 cars, driving for Minardi; he ended up 17th overall in the series. Gené continued racing for Minardi through 2000 (19th overall in F1 Championship) and in 2001 he became a test driver for Williams BMW, a role he continued through the 2002 season. His last F1 start was for Williams in 2004. During his F1 career, Marc Gene started 16 Formula 1 races, finished 22 times, and finished in the points two times. Since 2005, Gené has been a test driver for Ferrari and its F1 program.

2005 | Test driver for Ferrari

2004 | Test driver and reserve for BMW.WilliamsF1.He raced in the France GP (10 º) and England GP (12). Chosen the best driver of the year for the magazine Car&Driver

2003 | Test driver-BMW.WilliamsF1 Team 2003/ The team finished 2nd with 144 points and Marc got 4 points in Monza (17th)

2002 | Test and official reserve driver - BMW.WilliamsF1 Team 2003

Test driver - BMW.WilliamsF1 Team 2002/ The team finished 2nd in the World Championship with 92 points

2001 | Test driver - BMW.WilliamsF1 Team 2001/ The team finished third in the World Championship with 80 points

Testing driver BMW-Williams F1 Team 2001/ The team finished third with 80 points

2000 | International F-1 Championship - Team Telefonica Minardi Fondmetal

1999 | International F-1 Championship - Team Fondmetal Minardi Ford

1998 | Open Fortuna by Nissan Champion (6 wins, 3 pole positions)

1997 | International F3000 Championship

1996 | Champion of the II Golden Cup FISA Superformula (1 win, 4 podiums, 3 fastest laps, 4 pole positions)

1995 | British Formula 3 Championship (10th position - 2 podiums - 3 fastest laps)

2nd in the Avon prize (given to the three fastest drivers of the Championship)

1994 | British Formula 3 Championship (finishing best "Rookie" of the year)

7th in the International Formula 3 Cup (Donington Park)

1993 | Runner-up in the Formula Ford World Cup & Festival

Runner-up in the European Formula-Ford Championship (1 win & 3 podiums out of 4 rounds)

1992 | 5th in the Spanish Formula-Ford Championship (1 win, 2 pole position)

1987 - 1991 | Catalan Kart Champion (Senior class)

13th in the World Kart Championship (Formula A)

Spanish Kart Champion (Senior Class). Youngest driver ever to win this Championship.

10th in the European Kart Championship

19th in the World Kart Championship

Catalan Kart Champion (National Class)

Spanish Kart Champion (National Class)

Runner-up in the Catalan Kart Championship, at the age of 13

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