Marcel Balsa is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for BMW. Balsa has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,178 ranks Balsa 7347th of 39,300 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1952-08-03 | Nürburgring | DNF | −12 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | BMW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +1,828 | 3,178 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Felice BonettoHigher-rated | 6,117 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇧🇪 Paul FrèreHigher-rated | 5,974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇫🇷 Maurice TrintignantHigher-rated | 5,961 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,337 | 🇺🇸 Jim Hurtubise | Formula 1 | 3,179 |
| 7,338 | 🇺🇸 John Dean | SCCA Majors | 3,179 |
| 7,339 | 🇧🇷 Luiz Bueno | Formula 1 | 3,179 |
| 7,340 | 🇫🇷 Robert La Caze | Formula 1 | 3,179 |
| 7,341 | 🇳🇱 Ruud Olij | 24H Series | 3,179 |
| 7,342 | 🇨🇴 Sebastian Arias | ARCA Menards Series | 3,179 |
| 7,343 | 🇺🇸 Seth Foley | US F4 | 3,179 |
| 7,344 | 🏳️ Tom Pank | International GT | 3,179 |
| 7,345 | 🇺🇸 Jake Johnson | SCCA Regionals | 3,178 |
| 7,346 | 🇺🇸 Jay Chamberlain | Formula 1 | 3,178 |
| 7,347 | 🇫🇷 Marcel Balsa | Formula 1 | 3,178 |
| 7,348 | 🇫🇷 Max Jean | Formula 1 | 3,178 |
| 7,349 | 🇩🇪 Sven Schömer | Ferrari Challenge | 3,178 |
| 7,350 | 🇷🇺 Viacheslav Gutak | 24H Series | 3,178 |
| 7,351 | 🇫🇷 André Guelfi | Formula 1 | 3,177 |
| 7,352 | 🇱🇹 Audrius Navickas | 24H Series | 3,177 |
| 7,353 | 🇺🇸 David Porcelli | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,177 |
| 7,354 | 🇨🇳 Jiang Nan | TCR World Tour | 3,177 |
| 7,355 | 🏳️ Luan Lopes | Stock Car Pro Series | 3,177 |
| 7,356 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Bonnel | 24H Series | 3,177 |
| 7,357 | 🇬🇧 Robin Widdows | Formula 1 | 3,177 |
Marcel Balsa was a French racing driver whose career on record comprises a single Formula 1 start in 1952. He finished 23rd in that race, the only competitive appearance in his documented career before retirement.[1]
Balsa competed at the semi-professional level; his rating of 3,408 places him in the band of drivers who win in pro-am and one-make classes and compete in the middle order among full professionals. His sole outing came as a driver for BMW, a team that fielded four drivers across its racing programme with no race wins recorded in the database. The competitive context of his single start offers limited means to assess his standing relative to the established professionals of the era.[2]