French
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* The French (band), ...
former professional
racing driver
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.
Career
Formula Renault
After an early career in
karting
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France
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series, finishing the year in eighth position. The following year he moved up to the
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
, he continued in French Formula Renault whilst also taking part in a full Eurocup Formula Renault season. Driving for
SG Formula
SG Formula is a French auto racing team which participated in the junior categories of open wheel racing: Formula Renault and Formula Three. The team was founded in 2004 by Frenchman Stephane Guerin.
History
After its foundation in 2004, SG Form ...
in the French series, he took six podiums, including two race wins, to finish third in the championship, behind team-mate and champion
Jules Bianchi
Jules Lucien André Bianchi (; 3 August 1989 – 17 July 2015) was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to .
Born and raised in Nice, Bianchi was the grandson of endurance racing driver Mauro Bianchi and the great-nephew ...
. In the Eurocup standings, he finished the year fourteenth overall.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
In late 2007, Marsoin took part in Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing at the
Circuit Paul Ricard
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and
Circuit de Valencia
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with the BelgianKTR team, and in February 2008 he was signed by
Spanish
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...
team
Epsilon Euskadi
EPIC Racing (Euskadi Phil Imanol Claudio Racing) was a racing team from Spain. The team's headquarters were located in Vitoria ( Alava). It was the second major motorsport team from the Basque Country, (Euskadi). Epsilon Euskadi was the bigg ...
to partner fellow rookie
Mario Romancini
Mario Klabin Xavier Romancini (born December 15, 1987, in Telêmaco Borba) is a professional Auto racing, racing driver from Brazil.
Romancini started his racing career in 2006 in the Brazilian Formula Renault, Formula Renault 2.0 series. Driving ...
.
During the 2008 season, Marsoin finished in the points on five occasions to end the year in nineteenth position, with his best race result being sixth-place finishes at both
Spa-Francorchamps
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and
Hungaroring
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. In the offseason, he tested for
Tech 1 Racing
Tech 1 Racing is a racing team based in Toulouse, France. Founded in 2000 by racing driver Simon Abadie and his sister Sarah, it has garnered success in the World Series by Renault, the Eurocup Mégane Trophy and the GP3 Series, most notably ...
,
Prema Powerteam
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and
Comtec Racing
Comtec Racing is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It competes in three championships — Formula Renault, World Series by Renault and the Auto GP World Series.
History
The team started out in Formula Ford from the ashes ...
before signing for the latter in January 2009. However, he did not appear at any of the pre-season tests or the first round in
Montmeló
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. He returned for the second round at Spa, but fell out with the team which led to him leaving the team during the weekend. He was replaced by
Max Chilton
Maximilian Alexander Chilton (born 21 April 1991) is a British former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to .
Born and raised in Redhill, Surrey, Chilton is the younger brother of racing driver Tom Chilton. He competed in the GP ...
for the next round.
Formula Three Euroseries
Marsoin replaced
Jon Lancaster
Jon Francis Lancaster (born 10 December 1988 in Leeds) is a British auto racing driver.
Career
Early life and karting
Lancaster was born on 10 December 1988 in Leeds, Yorkshire. He used to watch Formula One from the age of three and always li ...
for the opening round of the
2009 Formula Three Euroseries season
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at
Hockenheim
Hockenheim () is a town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 20 km south of Mannheim and 10 km west of Walldorf. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain, Upper Rhine valley on the tourist theme routes "Baden Asparagus Route" ( ...
. However, he left the team at
Lausitz
Lusatia (; ; ; ; ; ), otherwise known as Sorbia, is a region in Central Europe, formerly entirely in Germany and today territorially split between Germany and modern-day Poland. Lusatia stretches from the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers in the east ...
.
Racing Record
Career Summary
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† As Marsoin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)