Marko Asmer

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Marko Asmer (born July 30, 1984 in Tallinn , Estonian SSR ) is an Estonian racing driver . In 2007 he won the British Formula 3 Championship and competed in the first tests in Formula 1 . This makes him the first Estonian racing driver in the highest motorsport category. For 2008 he was hired as a test driver by the BMW Sauber F1 Team. Since the fourth race weekend in Magny-Cours , Asmer has been competing in the GP2 series for the Fisichella Motor Sport team .

Marco Asmer in the BMW Sauber F1.06, at the Festival of Speed, Goodwood 2008

Asmer's father is the former racing driver and five-time Soviet racing champion Toivo Asmer , who was also Estonia's Interior Minister between 1999 and 2003.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "BMW Sauber F1 Team brings Klien and Asmer" (Motorsport-total.com on February 2, 2008)
  2. ↑ "Asmer gets the free FMSI cockpit" (Motorsport-total.com on June 11, 2008)
personal data
SURNAME Asmer, Marko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn , Estonian SSR