Marlon Stöckinger
Marlon Alexander Stöckinger (born 4 April 1991 in Manila) is a Filipino-Swiss racing driver. He raced for Status Grand Prix in the 2012 GP3 Series. He is currently driving for Lotus F1 Team Juniors in the 2013 World Series by Renault. He is the first Filipino to win a formula race in Europe.[1]
Stöckinger is the 2006 Asian Karting Champion, 2007 Philippine Rotax Max Champion and the 2008 Formula BMW Pacific Scholarship Winner.[2]
Early life
[change | change source]Stöckinger was born in Manila, Philippines. He is the son of a Swiss businessman and racing enthusiast, Tom Stöckinger, and a Filipina woman, Egin San Pedro.[3] He grew up in the Philippines. When he became 17 he went to Europe to be a racing driver.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Fil-Swiss teen first Pinoy to win a formula race in Europe". ABS-CBN News. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ↑ "Handsome Formula racer Marlon Stockinger is in town". Manila Bulletin. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ↑ "Young Swiss Filipino Racing to Success". Global Nation. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Marlon Stöckinger's personal website Archived 2010-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
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