Marko Asmer
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| Marko Asmer | |
| Nationality |  Estonian |
| Date of Birth | July 30, 1984 |
| Place of Birth | Tallinn (Estonia) |
| 2008 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Fisichella Motor Sport |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007 | British F3 Champion |
Marko Asmer (born 1984-07-30) is an Estonian racing driver whose career in single seater junior formulae is notable for his British Formula Three Championship title in 2007. Asmer is also the first Estonian to test a Formula One car, having tested for the Williams BMW team in 2003 after just half a season of car racing in British Formula Ford.[1][2] Asmer's father is a former racing driver Toivo Asmer, who was Estonian Minister of Regional Affairs between 1999 and 2003.[3]
[edit] Career history
Asmer made his car racing debut in 2003 and raced in British Formula Ford for team JLR. He scored six wins that season and finished in second place in the Formula Ford festival.[1] Apart from a brief participation in the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup in 2003, Asmer's career was henceforth focused on Formula Three in Britain and Japan. He made his British series début in 2004 with HiTech Racing and, apart from a move to Japan in 2006, he has remained with the team in the years since. He became a championship title contender on his return to the British series in 2007, led the points standings for most of the season, and secured the title at Croft with three races remaining.[4] His participations in All-Japan F3 have been confined to one and a half seasons with Three Bond Racing in 2006 and 2007, the latter of which was limited by competing in Britain.[5] In 2008 Asmer will be BMW Sauber's second test driver alongside Christian Klien[6][7] and drive 7 of 10 races in GP2 for FMS International.[8]
[edit] Career summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Formula Renault V6 Eurocup | HiTech Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19th |
| British Formula Ford | Team JLR | 20 | 0 | 2 | ? | ?th | |
| 2004 | British Formula Three | HiTech Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 10th |
| Bahrain F3 Superprix | HiTech Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | |
| 2005 | British Formula Three | HiTech Racing | 22 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 4th |
| Marlboro Masters | HiTech Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | |
| 2006 | Japanese Formula 3 | ThreeBond | 18 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 7th |
| 2007 | British Formula Three | HiTech Racing | 22 | 13 | 11 | 293 | 1st |
| Japanese Formula 3 | ThreeBond | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | HiTech Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |
| 2008 | GP2 Series | FMS International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Formula One | BMW Sauber | Test driver | |||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b Car No.7: Marko Asmer From hitechracing.net. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- ^ Teenager lands Williams job From news.bbc.co.uk, September 3 2003. Retrieved 2007-10-11
- ^ Ott, Urmas. Asmerid. Topeltpeeglis ISBN 9789985854761
- ^ Asher, Richard. "Asmer takes title" From autosport.com, September 9 2007. Retrieved September 9 2007.
- ^ Race driver database From speedsport.com. Retrieved September 9 2007.
- ^ Race driver database From speedsport.com. Retrieved September 9 2007.
- ^ Noble, J. "BMW plan shoot-out for test role" From autosport.com, November 17 2007. Retrieved on November 18 2007.
- ^ Asmer joins GP2 series From gp2.gpupdate.net. Retrieved on June 12 2008.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Mike Conway |
British Formula Three Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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