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Rui Marques (Formula One)
Rui Marques (born 1972 or 1973) is a Portuguese motorsport official who currently serves as the Formula One race director. He was promoted to the position in November 2024. Career Early career Marques began his career at the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in 2012. He previously worked in Kart racing, karting in his home country of Portugal, and also as the race director for the World Touring Car Championship. He has also served as a Motorsport marshal, track marshal, Scrutineer#Sport, scrutineer, and steward. In 2024, Marques served as the race director for FIA Formula 2 Championship, Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 Championship, Formula 3. He also directed the 2024 Macau Grand Prix, which featured a large number of red flags and safety cars across the weekend. Formula One Marques was promoted to the position of Formula One race director prior to the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, after his predecessor Niels Wittich departed from the role. During the Las Vegas week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares Portugal-Spain border, the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesia, Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are the two Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the Capital city, capital and List of largest cities in Portugal, largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other Metropolitan areas in Portugal, metropolitan area. The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Prehistoric Iberia, prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of Human settlement, settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celts, Celtic and List of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |