Birthdate: May 22, 1976
Birthplace: Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Residence: Gross, Switzerland
Family: Wife Isabel, children Shana, Elin, Yael, Delia
Notable: Won FIA GT Spa 24-hour race with Phoenix Carsport Corvette C6.R in 2007.
Web site: www.marcel-faessler.ch
American Le Mans Series Career Record |
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Year |
Starts |
Wins |
Fast Qualifier |
Notes |
2008 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Runner-up at Road America (Audi LMP1) |
Total |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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24 Hours of Le Mans Record |
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Year |
Finish |
Class |
Car |
Co-drivers |
2006 |
Rtd. |
LMP1 |
Courage Judd |
Primat, Peter |
2007 |
Rtd. |
LMP1 |
Lola Audi BO7-10 |
Deletraz, Alexander |
2008 |
Rtd. |
LMP1 |
Courage-Oreca Judd |
Panis, Pagenaud |
2009 |
Rtd. |
GT1 |
Corvette C6.R |
Gavin, Beretta |
Career Highlights
1985-1993: Kart racing in various categories
1993: Entered École Winfield racing driver school
1995: French Formula Campus Championship, third overall, five podium finishes
1996: French Formula Renault championship, third overall, three podium finishes, named Rookie of the Year
1997: French Formula 3 Championship, 11th overall; Formula Campus Macau, pole position and victory
1998: French Formula 3 Championship , fourth place, 10 podium finishes
1999: German Formula 3 Championship, second place, four wins
2000: DTM, fourth place (AMG Mercedes)
2001: DTM, fourth place, one win, one pole position (AMG Mercedes)
2002: DTM , fourth place, one win, one pole position (AMG Mercedes)
2003: DTM, third place, one win, three poles (AMG Mercedes)
2004: DTM, ninth place (Team OPC-Phoenix Opel)
2005: DTM, 11th place (Team OPC-Opel)
2006: ELMS, fourth place, one pole position, two podium finishes (Swiss Spirit); won pole and finished second in Spa 24-hour race (Team Phoenix Corvette)
2007: A1 Grand Prix Team Switzerland; ELMS Team Swiss Spirit, one podium; pole position and victory in Spa 24-hour race (Phoenix Carsport Corvette)
2008: FIA GT, fourth overall, five pole positions, won in Adria, Italy (Team Phoenix Corvette); American Le Mans Series debut, ran two races with LMP1 Audi, runner-up at Road America.
Marcel Fassler of Gross, Switzerland, is teamed with 2005-07 GT1 champions Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R in three long-distance races - the Sebring 12-hour, Le Mans 24-hour, and 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans.
Fassler has competed in the DTM, the European Le Mans Series, A1 Grand Prix, and the FIA GT championship. Driving a Corvette for the Phoenix Carsport team in the FIA GT series, Fassler won the prestigious Spa 24-hour race in 2007, and continued that success in 2008 with five pole positions and a win in Adria, Italy, finishing fourth in the championship.
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