Marcus John Marshall (born 25 November 1978[1]) is a former Champ Car driver from Australia.

Marcus Marshall
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born (1978-11-25) 25 November 1978 (age 45)
Burnie, Tasmania
V8 Supercar
Years active2003–2011
TeamsPaul Weel Racing
WPS Racing
Paul Cruickshank Racing
Perkins Engineering
Britek Motorsport
Team IntaRacing
Dick Johnson Racing
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Starts45
Best finish23rd in 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Previous series
1997–98
1998
1999–2000
2000–02
2003, 2007
2003
2003, 2007, 2009, 2010
2004
2004
2005
2005/06
Queensland Club Cars
Australian GT Production
Formula Ford Queensland
Formula Ford Australia
Carrera Cup Australia
Porsche Supercup
Development V8 Supercar

Formula 3 Australia
Formula 3 Britain
Champ Car
A1 Grand Prix
Championship titles
1998
1999
Queensland Club Cars
Formula Ford Queensland

Biography

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He began racing in British Formula Three, where he was generally a running outside the top ten, but took a hard-fought win in a wet race. He contested 12 races in 2005 for Derrick Walker's renamed Team Australia Racing. A lack of experience blighted his year and he scored only two top-ten finishes, the best of which was 8th in Edmonton. He was fired and replaced by Will Power prior to the season finale in Mexico City after what was described as a "serious breach of contract".

On 12 February 2006 Marshall raced for A1 Team Australia in round 8 of the A1 Grand Prix series at the Sentul International Circuit in Indonesia and finished third in the feature race, behind Canadian Sean McIntosh and Malaysian Alex Yoong.[2] He practiced in Mexico, but did not race.[3][4] During 2006, Marshall is racing full-time in the touring car V8 Supercar series for Paul Cruickshank Racing but lost his drive for 2007. He returned to Carrera Cup, taking over Peter Fitzgerald's car in the series after Fitzgerald retired at the end of the 2006 season. Marshall has also returned to V8Supercar, taking occasional drives with Matthew White Racing in the second tier series, before taking over Jack Perkins Commodore in the Perkins Engineering team after Perkins was forced to step aside with a medical condition. 2008 saw a move back to Ford and Britek Motorsport.

In 2009 season Marshall had a new team established around him, Marcus Marshall Motorsport (known by its sponsored identity, IntaRacing). After six races financial issues forced the team to cease operations.[5]

Racing record

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Career results

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Marshall is contesting the 2016 Australian GT Championship with James Koundouris in an Audi R8 LMS
Season Series Position Car Team
1997 Australian Club Car Nationals 3rd Mazda RX-4 Rotary Beat
1998 Queensland Club Car Championship 1st Mazda RX-4 Rotary Beat
1999 Queensland Formula Ford Championship 1st Spectrum 06b – Ford Marcus Marshall
2000 Queensland Formula Ford Championship 6th Spectrum 06b – Ford Marcus Marshall
Australian Formula Ford Championship 17th Spectrum 07 – Ford Borland Racing Developments
Victorian Formula Ford Championship 16th
2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship 7th Van Diemen RF01 – Ford No Limit Property Developments
2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship 3rd Van Diemen RF01 – Ford Garry Rogers Motorsport
2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 2nd Porsche 996 GT3 Cup V.I.P. Petfoods Racing
Konica V8 Supercar Series 30th Ford AU Falcon Howard Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series 62nd Holden VX Commodore Paul Weel Racing
2004 Australian Formula Three 6th Dallara F301 – Spiess Opel Bronte Rundle Motorsport
British Formula Three Championship 17th Dallara F304 – Spiess Opel Fortec Motorsport
V8 Supercar Championship Series 55th Holden VY Commodore Paul Weel Racing
2005 Champ Car World Series 16th Lola B02/00 Cosworth Team Australia
2005/6 A1 Grand Prix 13th † Lola A1GP Zytek A1 Team Australia
2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series 29th Ford BA Falcon Paul Cruickshank Racing
2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 4th Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Fitzgerald Racing
V8 Supercar Development Series 15th Ford BA Falcon Matthew White Motorsport
V8 Supercar Championship Series 52nd Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering
2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series 23rd Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport
2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 22nd Ford BF Falcon Race Image Motorsport
V8 Supercar Championship Series 32nd Marcus Marshall Motorsport
2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series 44th Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing
2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 45th Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport
2015 Australian GT Championship 24th Porsche 911 GT3-R
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup-S
Supabarn Supermarkets
2016 Australian GT Championship 5th Audi R8 LMS Supabarn Supermarkets

† Team result

Complete Champ Car results

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(key)

Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points Ref
2005 Team Australia LBH
14
MTY
16
MIL
13
POR
14
CLE
12
TOR
14
EDM
8
SJO
12
DEN
12
MTL
16
LVG
9
SRF
11
MXC
 
16th 104 [6]

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2005–06 A1 Team Australia GBR
SPR
GBR
FEA
GER
SPR
GER
FEA
POR
SPR
POR
FEA
AUS
SPR
AUS
FEA
MYS
SPR
MYS
FEA
UAE
SPR
UAE
FEA
RSA
SPR
RSA
FEA
IDN
SPR

16
IDN
FEA

3
MEX
SPR

PO
MEX
FEA

PO
USA
SPR
USA
FEA
CHN
SPR
CHN
FEA
13th 51

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

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Year Car# Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
2003 16 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VX   Greg Ritter DNF 159
2004 16 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VY   Matthew White DNS 0
2005 8 WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA   Alex Tagliani 13th 155
2006 20 Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA   Jonathon Webb DNF 90
2007 11 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VE   Kayne Scott DNF 91
2008 26 Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BF   Matthew Halliday 14th 160
2010 17 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon FG   Steven Johnson 12th 161
2011 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VE   Michael Caruso 10th 161

References

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  1. ^ Normoyle, Steve (2003). "The Great Race". The Great Race: Tooheys 1000 Bathurst Sunday Sept 30 1990. 23. Chevron Publishing Group: 252. ISSN 1031-6124.
  2. ^ http://www.motorsport.com/#/all/news/sentul-feature-race-results/?v=2&s=1&q=marcus%2Bmarshall&i=375 Motorsport.com Retrieved 14 June 2011
  3. ^ http://www.motorsport.com/#/all/news/monterrey-practice-1-times/?v=2&s=1&q=marcus%2Bmarshall&i=370 Motorsport.com Retrieved 14 June 2011
  4. ^ http://www.motorsport.com/#/all/news/monterrey-practice-2-times/?v=2&s=1&q=marcus%2Bmarshall&i=369 Motorsport.com Retrieved 14 June 2011
  5. ^ Gunther, Briar (22 October 2009). "Marshall parts ways with IntaRacing". Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Marcus Marshall – 2005 Champ Car World Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.