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{{Short description|Swiss racing driver (born 1951)}}
{{refimprove|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| image         = Marc Surer 1982.jpg
| caption       = Surer at the [[1982 Dutch Grand Prix]]
| name          = Marc Surer
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1951|09|18|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Arisdorf]], Switzerland
| spouse        = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Jolanda Egger]]|1986|1993|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Christina Surer]]|1997|2000|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Silvia Renée Arias|2011}}
}}
| module        =
{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| nationality   = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Formula One drivers from Switzerland|Swiss]]
| Years         = {{F1|1979}}–{{F1|1986}}
| Team(s)       =  [[Ensign (racing team)|Ensign]], [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]], [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]], [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]], [[Brabham]]
| Races         = 88 (82 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins          = 0
| Podiums       = 0
| Points        = 17
| Poles         = 0
| Fastest laps  = 1
| First race    = [[1979 Italian Grand Prix]]
| Last race     = [[1986 Belgian Grand Prix]]
}}}}

'''Marc Surer''' (born 18 September 1951) is a Swiss former [[racing driver]] and [[sports broadcasting|broadcaster]], who competed in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|1979}} to {{F1|1986}}.

Born in [[Arisdorf]], Surer began [[kart racing]] aged 20. He moved to Germany in 1974 to compete in [[Formula Vee]], as motor racing was banned in Switzerland following the [[1955 Le Mans disaster]]. After finishing runner-up in the [[1976 German Formula Three Championship]], Surer progressed to [[European Formula Two]], winning the title in [[1979 European Formula Two Championship|1979]] with the [[BMW in motorsport|BMW Junior Team]]. Making his Formula One debut at the {{F1GP|1979|Italian}} that year with [[Ensign (racing team)|Ensign]], Surer signed for [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]] in {{F1|1980}}. He participated in 88 [[Formula One Grands Prix]], scoring 17 championship points.

==Racing career==
Surer started his career in karting in 1972. Due to the racing ban established in Switzerland after the [[1955 Le Mans disaster]], he moved to [[Germany]] in 1974, where he finished second in the local Formula Vee Championship. In 1976, he switched to European Formula 3, where he was noticed by [[Jochen Neerpasch]], who hired him as a member of the [[BMW]] Junior Team alongside [[Eddie Cheever]] and [[Manfred Winkelhock]]. In 1978, he finished second in the Formula 2 Championship, eventually winning the series the following year in a works March-BMW.
[[File:Arrows driven by Marc Surer - 1984 British Grand Prix (10242068723).jpg|left|thumb|Surer driving for [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] at the [[1984 British Grand Prix]].]]
Surer's debut in Formula 1 took place at the end of 1979 and was somewhat troubled. He broke his legs in qualifying at the [[1980 South African Grand Prix|South African Grand Prix]] in an [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]] at Kyalami in 1980 and again racing there in 1981 for [[Ensign (racing team)|Ensign]]. He recovered to give Ensign their best result with a 4th-place finish at the [[1981 Brazilian Grand Prix]], also setting the fastest lap of the race. He later drove for [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]] before establishing himself at [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] for a couple of seasons, until [[BMW]]'s support earned him a seat at [[Brabham]] for 1985. Surer returned to Arrows in 1986 but eventually retired from Formula One halfway through the season due to a serious accident at the 1986 ADAC Hessen-Rallye in his [[Ford RS200]] that severely injured him and killed his co-driver and friend [[Michel Wyder]]. BMW retained him as a driver, coach and later director of motorsport activities. In 1994 and 1995, Surer, alongside [[Johnny Cecotto]] and [[Jo Winkelhock]], won the German Super Touring Car Championship.

In 1996, Surer began working as a television commentator at all Formula 1 events for [[Sky Sport (Germany)]] (formerly known as ''DF1'' and ''Premiere'') next to the lead commentator [[Jacques Schulz]]. After Schulz's withdrawal prior to the [[2013 Formula One season|2013 season]], he remained as a commentator alongside [[Sascha Roos]] until 2017.

==Formula One all-time ranking==
In 2016, in an academic paper that reported a mathematical modeling study that assessed the relative influence of driver and machine, Surer was ranked the 17th best Formula One driver of all time.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Top 50 F1 drivers of all time, regardless of what they were driving |first=Mike |last=Hanlon |date=2016-05-12 |access-date=2017-12-23 |url=https://newatlas.com/go/43147/ |work=New Atlas }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Surer has been married twice to former [[Playboy]] models, first to [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate]] [[Jolanda Egger]], and then to [[Christina Surer]] between 1997 and 2000. On 3 December 2011 he married his longtime partner Silvia Renée Arias.<ref>http://marcsurer.com/news/2011/verheiratet.html{{cbignore}}{{dead link|date=March 2016}}</ref>

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==Racing record==
===Career summary===
{{Incomplete list|date=December 2021}}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
!Season
!Series
!Team
!Races
!Wins
!Poles
!F/Laps
!Podiums
!Points
!Position
|-
!1975
|align=left|[[Formula Vee]]
|align=left|
|?
|0
|?
|?
|?
|24
|6th
|-
!rowspan=4|1976
|align=left|[[1976 FIA European Formula 3 Championship|European Formula Three]]
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:left"|KWS Autotechnik Team
|7
|0
|0
|0
|1
|13
|5th
|-
|align=left|[[1976 German Formula Three Championship|German Formula Three]]
|5
|0
|1
|0
|3
|77
|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
|-
|align=left|[[Italian Formula Three Championship|Italian Formula Three]]
|?
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
|nowrap| [[Formula_Renault#Championships 2|Challenge de Formule Renault Europe]]
|align=left|
|?
|?
|?
|?
|?
|0
|?
|-
!rowspan=3|1977
|align=left|[[Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft]]
|align=left|[[BMW in motorsport|BMW Junior Team]]
|8
|1
|1
|1
|4
|82
|5th
|-
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|[[1977 European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two]]
|align=left|Hohmann Auto Technik
|7
|0
|0
|0
|0
|rowspan=2|5
|rowspan=2|13th
|-
|align=left|[[March Engineering|March Racing]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
!rowspan=5|1978
|align=left|[[1978 European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two]]
|align=left|[[BMW in motorsport|Polifac BMW Junior Team]]
|12
|0
|1
|1
|9
|48
|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
|-
|align=left|[[Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft]]
|align=left|BMW Schweiz
|1
|0
|0
|0
|1
|12
|21st
|-
|align=left|[[Super Formula Championship|Japanese Formula Two]]
|align=left|
|1
|1
|0
|?
|1
|0
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[1978 World Sportscar Championship|World Sportscar Championship]]
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Artos Francy [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]] PP AG
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[1978 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|NC
|-
!rowspan=4|1979
|align=left|[[1979 European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two]]
|align=left|[[BMW in motorsport|Polifac BMW Junior Team]]
|12
|2
|2
|1
|6
|38
|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|-
|align=left|[[1979 BMW M1 Procar Championship|BMW M1 Procar Championship]]
|align=left|BMW Schweiz
|5
|0
|1
|0
|0
|23
|11th
|-
|align=left|[[Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft]]
|align=left|
|2
|0
|0
|0
|0
|2
|43rd
|-
|align=left|[[1979 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Ensign Racing|Team Ensign]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
!rowspan=2|1980
|align=left|[[1980 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[ATS Wheels|Team ATS]]
|9
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[1980 BMW M1 Procar Championship|BMW M1 Procar Championship]]
|align=left|[[Sauber Motorsport]]
|6
|0
|2
|1
|2
|37
|8th
|-
!rowspan=6|1981
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|[[1981 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Theodore Racing|Theodore Racing Team]]
|7
|0
|0
|0
|0
|rowspan=2|4
|rowspan=2|16th
|-
|align=left|[[Ensign Racing]]
|6
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
|align=left|[[1981 World Sportscar Championship|World Sportscar Championship]]
|align=left|Würth-Lubrifilm Team [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]]
|6
|0
|0
|0
|0
|26.5
|89th
|-
|align=left|[[1981 European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two]]
|align=left|Marcus Hotz Racing
|2
|0
|0
|1
|0
|0
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[1981 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|Würth-Lubrifilm Team [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|DNF
|-
|align=left|[[1981 IMSA GT Championship|IMSA GT Championship]]
|align=left|
|?
|?
|?
|?
|?
|12
|36th
|-
!rowspan=3|1982
|align=left|[[1982 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Arrows Grand Prix International|Ragno Arrows]] 
|12
|0
|0
|0
|0
|3
|21st
|-
|align=left|[[1982 World Sportscar Championship|World Sportscar Championship]]
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|[[Ford Germany]] w/ [[Zakspeed]]
|3
|0
|1
|0
|0
|8
|55th
|-
|align=left|[[1982 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|DNF
|-
!1983
|align=left|[[1983 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows Racing Team]]
|15
|0
|0
|0
|0
|4
|15th
|-
!rowspan=2|1984
|align=left|[[1984 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Arrows Grand Prix International|Barclay Nordica Arrows]]
|15
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|20th
|-
|align=left|[[1984 World Sportscar Championship|World Sportscar Championship]]
|align=left|[[Kremer Racing|Porsche Kremer Racing]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|8
|53rd
|-
!rowspan=2|1985
|align=left|[[1985 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left nowrap|[[Brabham|Olivetti Racing]]
|12
|0
|0
|0
|0
|5
|13th
|-
|align=left|[[1985 World Sportscar Championship|World Sportscar Championship]]
|align=left|[[Kremer Racing|Porsche Kremer Racing]]
|6
|1
|0
|0
|2
|45
|9th
|-
!rowspan=2|1986
|align=left|[[1986 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Arrows Grand Prix International|Barclay Arrows BMW]]
|5
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[1986 European Touring Car Championship|European Touring Car Championship]]
|align=left|Juma Team
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|10
|?
|-
!2005
|align=left|[[2005 Porsche Supercup|Porsche Supercup]]
|align=left|[[Porsche|Porsche AG]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC†
|-
!2010
|align=left|[[2010 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup|Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup]]
|align=left|
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC†
|-
!2012
|align=left|[[Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup]]
|align=left|
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC†
|-
|}
<sup>†</sup> As Surer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.<br />

===Complete European Formula Two Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Pts
|-
| {{F2|1976}}
! nowrap| Hohmann Racing
! nowrap| [[Chevron Cars Ltd|Chevron B35]]
! nowrap| [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VLL]]
| [[Salzburgring|SAL]]
| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]
| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
| [[Autódromo do Estoril|EST]]
| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]] 
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F2|1977}}
! nowrap| Hohmann Auto Technik
! nowrap| [[March Engineering|March 762]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[Eifelrennen|NÜR]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VLL]]<br />{{small|7}}
| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]]<br />{{small|7}} 
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
| [[Misano Circuit|MIS]]
| [[Autódromo do Estoril|EST]]
|
!rowspan=2| 13th
!rowspan=2| 5
|-
! nowrap| [[March Engineering]]
! nowrap| [[March Engineering|March 772P]]
|colspan=12|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|4}}
|-
| {{F2|1978}}
! nowrap| [[BMW in motorsport|Polifac BMW Junior Team]]
! nowrap| [[March Engineering|March 782]]
! nowrap| [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Hockenheimring|HOC]]''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Eifelrennen|NÜR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VLL]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Misano World Circuit|MIS]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Hockenheimring|HOC]]'''<br />{{small|2}}
|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''51'''
|-
| {{F2|1979}}
! nowrap| [[BMW in motorsport|Polifac BMW Junior Team]]
! nowrap| [[March Engineering|March 792]]
! nowrap| [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Hockenheimring|HOC]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]''<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| [[Eifelrennen|NÜR]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VLL]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]'''<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Misano World Circuit|MIS]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|2}}
|
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| '''38'''
|-
| {{F2|1981}}
! nowrap| Marcus Hotz Racing
! nowrap| [[March Engineering|March 812]] 
! nowrap| [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]''<br />{{small|12}}
| [[Eifelrennen|NÜR]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VLL]]
| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]
| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
| [[Donington Park|DON]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|MIS]]
| [[Mantorp Park|MAN]]
|
! NC
! 0
|}

===Complete Formula One World Championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! WDC
! Points
|-
| [[1979 Formula One season|1979]]
! nowrap| [[Ensign (racing team)|Team Ensign]]
! nowrap| [[Ensign (racing team)|Ensign]] [[Ensign N179|N179]]
! nowrap| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1979 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1979 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1979 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1979 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1979 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1979 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1979 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1979 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1979 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1979 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1979 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1979 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1979 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1979 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1979 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1980 Formula One season|1980]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[ATS (wheels)|Team ATS]]
! nowrap| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]] [[ATS D3|D3]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1980 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|7}}
|colspan=14|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! nowrap| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]] [[ATS D4|D4]]
|colspan=2|
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1980 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
| [[1980 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1980 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1980 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1980 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1980 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1980 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1980 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1980 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|colspan=2|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1981 Formula One season|1981]]
! nowrap| [[Ensign (racing team)|Ensign Racing]]
! nowrap| [[Ensign (racing team)|Ensign]] [[Ensign N180|N180B]]
!rowspan="2" nowrap| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[1981 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]''<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1981 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1981 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|6}}
| [[1981 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|colspan=9|
!rowspan="2"| 16th
!rowspan="2"| 4
|-
! nowrap| [[Theodore Racing|Theodore Racing Team]]
! nowrap| [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]] [[Theodore TY01|TY01]]
|colspan=7|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1981 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1981 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1981 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1981 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1981 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1981 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1982 Formula One season|1982]]
!rowspan="2" nowrap| Ragno [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] 
! nowrap| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] [[Arrows A4|A4]]
!rowspan="2" nowrap| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1982 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1982 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1982 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1982 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1982 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1982 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1982 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1982 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1982 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1982 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1982 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1982 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
!rowspan="2"| 21st
!rowspan="2"| 3
|-
! nowrap| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] [[Arrows A5|A5]]
|colspan=13|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1982 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br />{{small|15}}
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]<br />{{small|7}}
|-
| [[1983 Formula One season|1983]]
! nowrap| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows Racing Team]]
! nowrap| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] [[Arrows A6|A6]]
! nowrap| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|
! 15th
! 4
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1984 Formula One season|1984]]
!rowspan="2" nowrap| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Barclay Nordica Arrows]]
! nowrap| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] [[Arrows A6|A6]]
! nowrap| [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1984 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1984 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1984 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|8}}
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1984 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|colspan=8|
!rowspan="2"| 20th
!rowspan="2"| 1
|-
! nowrap| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] [[Arrows A7|A7]]
! nowrap| [[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] [[Straight-4|Str-4]] [[turbocharger|t/c]]
|colspan=3|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|colspan=4|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 Dallas Grand Prix|DAL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1984 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|-
| [[1985 Formula One season|1985]]
! nowrap| [[Olivetti]] [[Brabham|Racing]]
! nowrap| [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT54|BT54]]
! nowrap| [[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] [[Straight-4|Str-4]] [[turbocharger|t/c]]
| [[1985 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1985 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1985 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1985 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1985 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1985 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1985 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1985 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1985 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1985 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1985 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1985 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1985 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
! 13th
! 5
|-
| [[1986 Formula One season|1986]]
! nowrap| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Barclay Arrows BMW]]
! nowrap| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] [[Arrows A8|A8]]
! nowrap| [[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] [[Straight-4|Str-4]] [[turbocharger|t/c]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1986 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1986 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1986 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|9}}
| [[1986 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1986 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]
| [[1986 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1986 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1986 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1986 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[1986 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1986 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1986 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1986 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| [[1986 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
! NC
! 0
|}

===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! [[1978 24 Hours of Le Mans|1978]]
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|SUI}} Artos Francy [[Sauber]] PP AG
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|SUI}} Eugen Straehl<br>{{flagicon|SUI}} Harry Blumer
|align="left" nowrap| [[Sauber]] C 5
| S<br>2.0
| 257
| NC
| NC
|-
! [[1981 24 Hours of Le Mans|1981]]
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|SUI}} Würth-Lubrifilm Team [[Sauber]]
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|CAN}} David Deacon<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Dieter Quester]]
|align="left" nowrap| [[BMW M1]]
| Gr.5<br>
| 207
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! [[1982 24 Hours of Le Mans|1982]]
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Ford Germany]]<br>{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Zakspeed]] 
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Klaus Ludwig]]<br>{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Manfred Winkelhock]]
|align="left" nowrap| [[Ford C100]]
| C
| 67
| DNF
| DNF
|}

==Sources==
*[http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-surmar.html Profile at www.grandprix.com]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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