Tarso Marques
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tarso Anibal Santanna Marques (born 19 January 1976) is a Brazilian racing driver and vehicle customizer. He participated in 24 Formula One Grands Prix, all driving for the Minardi team, but scored no championship points in three separate seasons and never completed a full season in the sport.
Racing career
Open wheel racing
After five years of karting, Marques raced in Formula Chevrolet in his home country aged only 16, and he won the title at his first attempt. In 1993 he moved up to Formula Three Sudamericana and subsequently International Formula 3000 and became the youngest driver to win races at both levels. In Template:Ifnumber, he started racing for Minardi in Formula One, competing with various drivers for the seat over the following two years, including Giancarlo Fisichella, Jarno Trulli and Pedro Lamy. Minardi's financial situation demanded that drivers with strong sponsorship were generally favoured, and there were several driver changes in the team at that time.
In 1999, Marques moved stateside to drive in the American Champ Car ranks, and caught the eye of legendary team-owner Roger Penske. When two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. was injured, Penske asked him to fill in. His best finish was ninth. In 2000, 2004, and 2005, he drove sporadically in that series for perennial minnows Dale Coyne Racing, with a best result of 11th.
Marques returned to Formula One in Template:Ifnumber to race alongside future double World Champion Fernando Alonso in the Minardi team, newly purchased by Paul Stoddart. He finished the season ahead of the Spaniard but it was a difficult season for Marques, with the team's financial difficulties not always allowing equal equipment for both drivers. Marques brought no money to the team and was employed under the provision that another driver with more sponsorship money could replace him at any point in the season,[1] and that prospect was realised towards the end of the year, when Minardi replaced Marques with Alex Yoong with three races remaining. Marques welcomed the driver change as the extra finance would enable the team to progress, adding, "Yoong brought the sponsor for the team already two or three races ago so he should be in the car."[2] His two ninth-place finishes remained Minardi's best results of the season, but he was nearly always outpaced by Alonso. Marques would however remain at Minardi for 2002 as the test and reserve driver.[3] Despite this, he did not replace Yoong later in the season when the Malaysian was dropped, with the seat instead going to Anthony Davidson, and Justin Wilson also being offered the drive ahead of Marques.[4]
Since his last Champ Car outing in 2005, Marques has returned to South America to drive in the TC2000 and Stock Car Brasil touring car championships.
Stock car racing
In March 2022, it was announced that Marques would compete in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 79 Ford Mustang for Team Stange Racing on a part-time basis.[5] His Cup Series debut, which was going to be in the race at Road America, had to be delayed as NASCAR would not approve him to make a Cup Series start without any prior experience in a stock car.[6] As a result, TSR announced that they would field an entry for Marques in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course in order for him to be approved to race in the Cup Series, and his first Cup Series start would now be in the race at Watkins Glen.[7] The team and Marques did not show up for the race weekend. Nothing has been heard from the team since then, and they ended up not running at all in 2022.
Post-racing activities
Television
In 2012, Marques participated in the first edition of the reality show Amazônia, on Rede Record.[8]
In 2013, Marques became a contributor to the Auto Esporte program on TV Globo, covering topics related to vehicle customization.[9]
In 2015, Marques debuted on the "Lata Velha" segment of TV Globo's Caldeirão do Huck,[10][11] customizing a low-displacement motorcycle for the first time. The segment became part of the program's schedule, with Tarso Marques responsible for the vehicle transformations. Further he made TMC Custom Design Motorcycles, at Vila Olympia autoshop, including in 2018 the Dumont, a 300 hp V6 engine mounted on a structure between wheels without center hub.[12]
Legal issues
Marques was arrested in São Paulo in the early hours of August 31, 2025, for alleged illegal possession of a Lamborghini Gallardo without license plates. After being stopped by police, Marques tried to attach the plates and said it was a demonstrator show car. He was nevertheless arrested along with two women who were with him. Charges included the alleged handling of a vehicle connected to judicial restrictions, which had overdue licensing since 2013 and carried R$ 1.3 million in IPVA debts. The vehicle belonged to a company which had been convicted of a pyramid scheme. Marques was released on bail after the R$ 22,700 bail bond was paid.[13][14][15]
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
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| 1994 | Vortex Motorsport | SIL 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PAU RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CAT DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PER 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HOC 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SPA 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
EST 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MAG 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
12th | 3 |
| 1995 | DAMS | SIL 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CAT 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PAU RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PER RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HOC RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SPA 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
EST 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MAG RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
5th | 15 |
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Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
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| Template:Ifnumber | Minardi Team | Minardi M195B | Ford V8 | AUS | BRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ARG RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
EUR | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | JPN | NC | 0 | |
| Template:Ifnumber | Minardi Team | Minardi M197 | Hart V8 | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GBR 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HUN 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ITA 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AUT EXScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LUX RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
JPN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
EUR 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
25th | 0 |
| Template:Ifnumber | European Minardi F1 | Minardi PS01 | European V10 | AUS RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MAL 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BRA 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SMR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ESP 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AUT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MON RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CAN 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
EUR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FRA 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GBR DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
22nd | 0 | |||||
| Minardi PS01B | HUN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ITA | USA | JPN | |||||||||||||||||
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American open-wheel racing
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CART/Champ Car
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 1999 | Team Penske | 2 | Penske PC-27 | Mercedes-Benz IC108E V8t | MIA | MOT 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LBH 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAZ | 27th | 4 | [19] | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | RIO 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GAT 26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIL | POR 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| Lola B99/00 | CLE 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ROA | TOR | MIC | DET | MDO | CHI | VAN | LAG | HOU | SRF | FON | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Dale Coyne Racing | 34 | Swift 011.c | Ford XF V8t | MIA | LBH | RIO | MOT 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAZ 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIL 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
DET 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
POR 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CLE 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOR 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIC 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CHI 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MDO 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ROA 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
VAN 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LS 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GAT 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
HOU 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SRF 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FON 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
25th | 11 | [20] |
| 2004 | Dale Coyne Racing | 19 | Lola B02/00 | Ford XFE V8t | LBH 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MTY 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | VAN | ROA | DEN | MTL | LS | LVS | SRF | MXC 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
22nd | 9^ | [21] | ||||||
| 2005 | Dale Coyne Racing | 19 | Lola B02/00 | Ford XFE V8t | LBH | MTY | MIL | POR | CLE 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOR | EDM | SJO | DEN | MTL | LVS | SRF | MXC | 24th | 10 | [22] | |||||||
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^ New points system implemented in 2004.
Complete Stock Car Brasil results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points |
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| 2006 | Terra Avallone | Mitsubishi Lancer | INT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CUR | MOU | INT | LON | CUR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SCZ DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TAR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ARG 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
RIO 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
21st | 30 | |||||||||
| 2007 | Terra Avallone | Mitsubishi Lancer | INT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CUR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOU 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LON RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SCZ RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CUR DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BRA 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ARG 26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TAR 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
RIO 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INT 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
24th | 28 | |||||||||
| 2008 | Sky Action Power | Peugeot 307 | INT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CUR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SCZ 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOU RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INT 29Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
RIO 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LON RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CUR 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TAR 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INT 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
27th | 20 | |||||||||
| 2009 | Action Power | Chevrolet Vectra | INT | CUR | BRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SCZ 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INT | SAL | RIO | MOU | CUR 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TAR DSQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
31st | 0 | |||||||||
| 2010 | Gramacho Competições | Chevrolet Vectra | INT | CUR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
VEL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
RIO 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
RBP 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAL | INT | MOU | LON | SCZ | BRA | CUR | 36th | 0 | |||||||||
| 2011 | Amir Nasr Racing | Peugeot 408 | CUR | INT | RBP | VEL | MOU | RIO | INT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SAL | SCZ | LON | BRA | VEL | NC† | 0† | |||||||||
| 2016 | Mico's Racing | Peugeot 408 | CUR 1 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
VEL 1 |
VEL 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
TAR 1 |
TAR 2 |
CAS 1 |
CAS 2 |
INT 1 |
LON 1 |
LON 2 |
CUR 1 |
CUR 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
CRI 1 |
CRI 2 |
INT 1 |
NC† | 0† |
| 2018 | Mico's Racing | Chevrolet Cruze | INT 1 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CUR 1 |
CUR 2 |
VEL 1 |
VEL 2 |
LON 1 |
LON 2 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
GOI 1 |
MOU 1 |
MOU 2 |
CAS 1 |
CAS 2 |
VCA 1 |
VCA 2 |
TAR 1 |
TAR 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
INT 1 |
NC | 0 |
† As Marques was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
References
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External links
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Brazilian people of Spanish descent
- Brazilian racing drivers
- Brazilian Formula One drivers
- Minardi Formula One drivers
- Brazilian Champ Car drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers
- Stock Car Brasil drivers
- TC 2000 Championship drivers
- International Formula 3000 drivers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Racing drivers from Curitiba
- Team Penske drivers
- NASCAR drivers
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