| Name | Marc Surer |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Place of Birth | Arisdorf |
| Date of Birth | Sep 18th 1951 - 73 years old |
| Season Entries | 8 |
| Car Number | 17 |
| First Race | 1979 USA F1 GP |
| Last Race | 1986 Belgian F1 GP |
| Best Qualifying | 5th - (2 times) |
| Best Result | 4th - (2 times) |
Marc Surer F1 Stats | |
| Grand Prix Entries | 88 |
| Grand Prix Starts | 82 |
| Total Points | 17.00 |
| Avg. Points per GP | 0.19 |
| Grand Prix Wins | 0 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Avg. GP Grid | 16.2 |
| GP Podiums | 0 |
| GP Fastest Laps | 1 (1,1%) |
| GP Points Finish | 11 (12,5%) |
| Avg. GP Position | 9.0 |
| GP Retirements | 41 (46,6%) |
| GP DNF's | 31 (35,2%) |
| Total GP Laps | 3.968 |
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35th | 36th | 16th | 21st | 15th | 20th | 14th | 21st |
| Year | Team | Engine | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | Laps | FL | Avg Pts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |
 Arrows | BMW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1985 |
Brabham | BMW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 575 | 0 | 0.42 | 5 |
| 1984 |
Arrows Arrows |
Ford BMW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 588 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 |
| 1983 |
Arrows | Ford | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 763 | 0 | 0.27 | 4 |
| 1982 |
Arrows | Ford | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 698 | 0 | 0.25 | 3 |
| 1981 |
Ensign Theodore |
Ford Ford | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 662 | 1 | 0.31 | 4 |
| 1980 |
 ATS | Ford | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1979 |
Ensign | Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Team Mate | Best Pos | Points | Wins | Poles | Pos | Quali | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ATS | Harald Ertl | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan Lammers | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | Ensign | Ricardo Londoño | 4 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | Arrows | Mauro Baldi | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 1983 | Arrows | Alan Jones | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chico Serra | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Thierry Boutsen | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1984 | Arrows | Thierry Boutsen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| 1985 | Brabham | Nelson Piquet | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 1986 | Arrows | Thierry Boutsen | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
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