Marlon Alexander Stöckinger (born 4 April 1991) is a Filipino-Swiss racing driver competing under the Philippine flag. He most recently competed in the 2016 GT Series Sprint Cup for ISR Racing. He raced for Status Grand Prix in the 2015 GP2 Series and 2012 GP3 Series, and for Lotus in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2013 to 2015. He is the first Filipino to win a formula race in Europe, winning race 9 of the 2010 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship at the Croft Circuit on 19 June of that year.[1]
Stöckinger was the 2006 Asian Karting Champion, 2007 Philippine Rotax Max Champion and the 2008 Formula BMW Pacific Scholarship Winner.[2]
Early life
Stöckinger was born in Manila, Philippines. He is the son of a Swiss businessman and racing enthusiast Tom Stöckinger and Filipina Egin San Pedro;[3] He grew up in the Philippines and moved to Europe at age 17 to pursue a career in auto racing.
Racing career
Early career
Prior to joining the Formula Renault series, Stöckinger won titles and honors from international derbies such as the Formula BMW Pacific 2008 Championships, the Senior Rotax Max World Finals 2007, the Asian Karting Championship 2006, the Junior Rotax Max-World Finals 2005 and the Philippine Shell Super Karting Series 2002. He participated at the 2008 Formula BMW Europe season – the championship's maiden season after the merger of the British and German series — as a guest driver, racing at the Hungaroring (21st and 23rd place), Valencia Street Circuit (15th and 23rd place) and at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (20th and 21st).
Formula Renault 2.0 UK (2009–2010)
Stöckinger made his debut at the UK championship in 2009 at 18 years of age, joining other newcomers including Harry Tincknell, Matias Laine and Will Stevens.[4] He arrived 20th on his debut at Brands Hatch and eventually finished 25th in the championship with 56 points. His best result was an eleventh place at round eight at Oulton Park.
The following season began at Thruxton on 3 April 2010 and would end on 10 October at Brands Hatch, after twenty rounds held in England, and for the first time since 2006, Scotland.[5] After arriving tenth in his first race of the year, Stöckinger was able to finish third at Rockingham Motor Speedway, his best result ever in two seasons. At the Croft Circuit (round 8), he started from pole and finished the race first, becoming the first Filipino to have won a formula race in Europe.[1] The performance was then followed by a second place in the same circuit, behind Lewis Williamson.
FIA GP3 Series (2011–2012)
The following year, Stöckinger moved to the GP3 series, where he suited up for Atech CRS Grand Prix in the 2011 GP3 Series season.
Going into his second year in the GP3 Series, Stöckinger was assessed by Status Grand Prix during their autumn tests. He was regularly featured in the top-five of the time sheets at Barcelona, Valencia and Jerez tests, and impressed the team with his performances.[6] In February 2012, Stöckinger left Atech GP and signed to join Status Grand Prix for the 2012 GP3 Series season.[6] Stöckinger collected his first win in the 2012 GP3 Series at Monaco and set his first pole position and the fastest lap of the race.[7][8]
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2013-2015)
Stöckinger became a member of the Lotus F1 Team in February 2013, serving as one of seven junior team drivers. Stöckinger and the other six young drivers would be supported by Lotus in all areas such as driving skills, physical fitness, health and nutrition, social and mental development, business ethics and principals, as well as PR training as a preparation for their future careers.[9]
It was confirmed that Stöckinger would stay and drive for Lotus F1 on 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 season alongside newly recruited Matthieu Vaxivière of France and former French F4 Champion.[10]
FIA GP2 Series (2015)
On 5 March 2015, it was confirmed Stöckinger would reunite with Status as one of their drivers in the 2015 GP2 season. He would go on to score no points and finished 26th in the series standings with a best finish of 11th.
Other ventures
Stöckinger was a presenter for Top Gear Philippines along with Richard Gomez (Seasons 1–3), Gary Valenciano (Season 1), Apl.de.ap (Season 2 onwards) and Jolina Magdangal (Season 4 onwards).
Personal life
Stöckinger is a practising Catholic.[11] He was in a relationship with Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach from 2017 to 2019.[11][12] A former girlfriend, model Kit Barraquias, claimed that Stöckinger is the father of her twin daughters.[13]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series | CR Scuderia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27th |
| Formula BMW Europe | EuroInternational | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Formula BMW Pacific | Eurasia Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 8th | |
| 2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship | Hitech Junior Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 25th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 5th | ||
| 2010 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship | Atech Grand Prix | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 273 | 8th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2011 | GP3 Series | Atech CRS GP | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th |
| 2012 | GP3 Series | Status Grand Prix | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 10th |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Lotus | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18th |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Lotus | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 9th |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Lotus | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17th |
| GP2 Series | Status Grand Prix | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26th | |
| 2016 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | ISR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 37th |
| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12th |
† Guest driver ineligible to score points
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Atech Grand Prix | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | BRN 1 | BRN 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 8 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | NC† | 0 |
† As Stöckinger was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ATECH CRS GP | IST FEA Ret | IST SPR 23 | CAT FEA 26 | CAT SPR Ret | VAL FEA 14 | VAL SPR 16 | SIL FEA 16 | SIL SPR Ret | NÜR FEA Ret | NÜR SPR DNS | HUN FEA 12 | HUN SPR 17 | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR 10 | MNZ FEA 19 | MNZ SPR 13 | 29th | 0 |
| 2012 | Status Grand Prix | CAT FEA 2 | CAT SPR 19 | MON FEA 8 | MON SPR 1 | VAL FEA 19 | VAL SPR 11 | SIL FEA 16 | SIL SPR Ret | HOC FEA 16 | HOC SPR 11 | HUN FEA 9 | HUN SPR 13 | SPA FEA 14 | SPA SPR 16 | MNZ FEA 7 | MNZ SPR 4 | 10th | 55 |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lotus | MNZ 1 14 | MNZ 2 12 | ALC 1 19 | ALC 2 DNS | MON 1 Ret | SPA 1 20 | SPA 2 17 | MSC 1 8 | MSC 2 12 | RBR 1 8 | RBR 2 7 | HUN 1 13 | HUN 2 7 | LEC 1 15 | LEC 2 10 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 9 | 18th | 23 |
| 2014 | Lotus | MNZ 1 14 | MNZ 2 2 | ALC 1 4 | ALC 2 Ret | MON 1 11 | SPA 1 9 | SPA 2 11 | MSC 1 7 | MSC 2 11 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 3 | HUN 1 15 | HUN 2 14 | LEC 1 6 | LEC 2 13 | JER 1 Ret | JER 2 9 | 9th | 73 |
| 2015 | Lotus | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | MON 1 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 6 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | NÜR 1 11 | NÜR 2 7 | BUG 1 15 | BUG 2 11 | JER 1 17 | JER 2 14 | 17th | 14 |
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Status Grand Prix | BHR FEA 11 | BHR SPR 19 | CAT FEA Ret | CAT SPR 20 | MON FEA 19 | MON SPR 18 | RBR FEA 19 | RBR SPR 19 | SIL FEA 19 | SIL SPR 22 | HUN FEA 19 | HUN SPR 23 | SPA FEA 17 | SPA SPR 19 | MNZ FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 19 | SOC FEA Ret | SOC SPR Ret | BHR FEA 13 | BHR SPR 19 | YMC FEA 18 | YMC SPR C | 26th | 0 |
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ISR | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR 31 | MIS CR 35 | BRH QR 2 | BRH CR 5 | NÜR QR 4 | NÜR CR 25 | HUN QR 27 | HUN CR 24 | CAT QR 26 | CAT CR 17 | 12th | 21 |
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