Marlon Alexander Stöckinger (born 4 April 1991) is a Filipino and 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 June 19 of that year.[1]

Marlon Stöckinger
Stöckinger in 2013
NationalityPhilippines Filipino
Full nameMarlon Alexander Stöckinger
Born (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33)
Manila, Philippines
Previous series
2016
2016
2015
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20112012
2010
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2009
2008
2008
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
GP2 Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
GP3 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 UK
Formula Renault UK Winter Series
Formula BMW Europe
Fórmula Júnior FR2.0 Portugal
Last updated on: 13 September 2024.

Stöckinger was the 2006 Asian Karting Champion, 2007 Philippine Rotax Max Champion and the 2008 Formula BMW Pacific Scholarship Winner.[2]

Early life

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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.[citation needed]

Racing career

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Early career

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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).[citation needed]

Formula Renault 2.0 UK (2009–2010)

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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 will end on 10 October at Brands Hatch, after twenty rounds held in England, and for the first time since 2006, Scotland.[5] After arriving 10th in his first race of the year, the Filipino-Swiss driver 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.[citation needed]

FIA GP3 Series (2011–2012)

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The following year, Stöckinger moved to the GP3 series, where he suited up for Atech CRS Grand Prix in the 2011 GP3 Series season.[citation needed]

Going into his second year in the GP3 Series, the Filipino was assessed by Status Grand Prix during their autumn tests. Stöckinger was regularly featured in the Top 5 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)

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Stockinger at the Globe Tattoo launch in Glorietta 4, Makati, May 2013.

He 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 will 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 will 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.[citation needed]

FIA GP2 Series (2015)

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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.[citation needed]

Other ventures

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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).[citation needed]

Personal life

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Stöckinger is a practising Catholic.[10] He was in a relationship with Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach from 2017 to 2019.[10][11] He has twin daughters with model Kit Barraquias.[12]

Racing record

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Career summary

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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 GP3 Series results

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(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

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(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

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(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

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fil-Swiss teen first Pinoy to win a formula race in Europe". ABS-CBN News. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Handsome Formula racer Marlon Stockinger is in town". Manila Bulletin. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Young Swiss Filipino Racing to Success". Global Nation. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Reigning Champions Join Newcomer In Formula Renault UK". renaultsport.co.uk. 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Renault Sport Championships make welcome return to Knockhill". renaultsport.co.uk. Renault Sport. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Filipino-Swiss driver Marlon Stockinger joins Status GP for 2012". 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Stockinger storms to first win at Monaco". GP3 Series. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Email Template — Geometric". Statusgrandprix.createsend1.com. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Lotus select seven junior team drivers". Formula1.com. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Pia Wurtzbach confirms relationship with Marlon Stockinger". ABS-CBN Corporation. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Pia Wurtzbach, Marlon Stockinger 'never' getting back together — sources". The Philippine STAR. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  12. ^ "PEP SCOOP. Model confirms Marlon Stockinger is the "biological dad" of her twins". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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