Marc Surer is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Formula 1 for Arrows. Surer has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 83 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,035 ranks Surer 316th 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.
| 1986-05-25 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | P9 | +48 |
| 1986-05-11 | Circuit de Monaco | P9 | +35 |
| 1986-04-27 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | P9 | +57 |
| 1986-04-13 | Circuito de Jerez | DNF | +16 |
| 1986-03-23 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | DNF | −74 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | ▸Formula 1 | Arrows | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +83 | 5,271 |
| 1985 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | P13 | +358 | 5,187 |
| 1984 | ▸Formula 1 | Arrows | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | P20 | −562 | 4,830 |
| 1983 | ▸Formula 1 | Arrows | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | P15 | +4 | 5,391 |
| 1982 | ▸Formula 1 | Arrows | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | P20 | +354 | 5,387 |
| 1981 | ▸Formula 1 | Theodore | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | P16 | +164 | 5,033 |
| 1980 | ▸Formula 1 | ATS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +59 | 4,869 |
| 1979 | ▸Formula 1 | Ensign | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +10 | 4,810 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | 6,204 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 6% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet | 5,153 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 9% |
| 🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg | 5,217 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 21% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | 4,733 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 36% |
| 🇮🇹 Elio de Angelis | 5,282 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 11% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite | 5,186 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 22% |
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese | 5,627 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 38% |
| 🇫🇷 René Arnoux | 4,563 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 17% |
| 🇬🇧 John Watson | 5,367 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever | 5,298 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38% |
Marc Surer competed in Formula 1 between 1979 and 1986, accumulating 83 starts across eight seasons but never reaching the podium. He raced primarily for Arrows, a team that won no races during his tenure and would never win a Grand Prix. Surer's rating of 5,035 places him in the upper tier of professional racing drivers, yet his record against the era's elite tells a stark story. He finished ahead of five-time champion Alain Prost only twice in 32 shared races and ahead of three-time champion Nelson Piquet just three times in 32 meetings. Even against one-time champion Keke Rosberg, he managed to finish ahead on only six occasions across 28 races. His average finishing position of ninth across all classified starts reflects a career spent in the midfield and lower grid positions of a highly competitive grid.[1]
The pattern of Surer's results shows he was competitive against drivers of slightly lower standing; he finished ahead of Michele Alboreto on ten occasions and beat one-time champion Nigel Mansell six times. However, these victories came against drivers who themselves struggled in this era or in specific races where circumstances favored him. Against the highest tier of drivers, Surer was consistently outpaced. His career represented a common outcome in Formula 1 during the 1980s: a capable professional driver who lacked the pace or consistency to establish himself as a regular points scorer in an unforgiving championship, ultimately unable to secure a seat as the sport's resources consolidated around its leading teams.[2]