Marc Gené is a racing driver from Spain who last raced in WEC for Audi Sport Team Joest. Gené has recorded 1 win and 5 podiums from 42 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,794 ranks Gené 494th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2014-06-14 | LE MANS · LMP1 | P2 | +27 |
| 2014-05-03 | SPA FRANCORCHAMPS · LMP2 | P2 | +5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ▸WEC | Audi Sport Team Joest | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +33 | 4,794 |
| 2013 | ▸WEC | Audi Sport Team Joest | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +20 | 4,761 |
| 2012 | ▸WEC | Audi Sport Team Joest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +19 | 4,741 |
| 2004 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +52 | 4,722 |
| 2003 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | P17 | +121 | 4,670 |
| 2000 | ▸Formula 1 | Minardi | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −113 | 4,549 |
| 1999 | ▸Formula 1 | Minardi | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | P17 | −138 | 4,662 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇹 Alexander Wurz | 5,150 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% |
| 🇬🇧 David Coulthard | 5,070 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0% |
| 🇧🇷 Rubens Barrichello | 5,502 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine | 5,058 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% |
| 🇫🇮 Mika Häkkinen | 5,831 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Ralf Schumacher | 5,398 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 4,859 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% |
| 🇮🇹 Giancarlo Fisichella | 4,617 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher | 5,595 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Johnny Herbert | 4,860 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% |
Marc Gené held 36 Formula 1 starts between 1999 and 2004, the majority with Minardi, a team that never won a race and finished him against a field of champions and established front-runners. His head-to-head record against those rivals was severely lopsided; across 17 shared races with Alexander Wurz, a professional endurance racer, Gené finished ahead only twice. Against David Coulthard, Rubens Barrichello (a Platinum-graded driver), and both Schumacher brothers he recorded no wins at all in multiple meetings. His career average of P9.6 reflects the gulf between his machinery and the competition; isolated top-ten finishes against stronger drivers such as Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, and Felipe Massa hint at occasional competence, but these were exceptional results against the pattern. His single noteworthy moment came at the attrition-affected 1999 European Grand Prix, where he salvaged a sixth-place finish in what was a chaotic race.[1]
After departing single-seaters, Gené moved into professional endurance racing, where his true career lay. Between 2012 and 2014 he contested six World Endurance Championship races for Audi Sport Team Joest, a works prototype programme at the sport's highest level. He scored one win and five podiums, placing him in the top half of a field populated by former Formula 1 drivers and established professionals. This endurance record established him in a stronger competitive context than his single-seater years; a Racer Rating of 4,794 reflects standing in a professional field rather than the back-marker grid he knew in F1. His career closed in 2014 with continued endurance involvement that produced podium finishes, suggesting he had found his level in long-distance racing rather than the sprint format that initially defined him.[2]