Marcel Fässler (racer)

Marcel Fässler (born 27 May 1976 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland) is a racing driver.

He began competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Mercedes-Benz when it resumed in 2000. Marcel also drove the F1 Mercedes-Benz safety car for one event in Canada, while regular driver Bernd Mayländer was off due to an injury.

Fässler finished 3rd in 2003 with a Mercedes-Benz CLK before moving to Opel and an Opel Vectra GTS V8 for 2004 and 2005, when the brand retired from the DTM.

In 2007, he drove for A1 Team Switzerland in the 6th round of the A1 Grand Prix series held in Taupo, New Zealand, and in the 9th round at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico.

In 2008 he debuted in the American Le Mans Series driving Audi R10 TDI for Audi Sport North America at Road America.

External links

* [http://www.mfspeed.ch Official homepage]