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In pre-season testing, de Marsotte placed ninth and sixth, which de Marsotte admitted was "disappointing", however he said he was confident that the [[Markusse M24|M24]] would deliver a better result than the previous season. | In pre-season testing, de Marsotte placed ninth and sixth, which de Marsotte admitted was "disappointing", however he said he was confident that the [[Markusse M24|M24]] would deliver a better result than the previous season. | ||
| − | Despite securing the fastest lap in the [[2024 Baltanlan Grand Prix|Baltanlan Grand Prix]], de Marsotte only secured three points after coming 9th. Following this disappointing start, he secured Corsa Markusse's first podium finish since the [[2022 Gran-Prix One World Championship|2022 Gran-Prix One]] in [[2024 Ajakanistan Grand Prix|Ajakanistan]] | + | Despite securing the fastest lap in the [[2024 Baltanlan Grand Prix|Baltanlan Grand Prix]], de Marsotte only secured three points after coming 9th. Following this disappointing start, he secured Corsa Markusse's first podium finish since the [[2022 Gran-Prix One World Championship|2022 Gran-Prix One]] in [[2024 Ajakanistan Grand Prix|Ajakanistan]], and repeated this performance, coming 3rd in [[2024 Creeperian Grand Prix|Creeperopolis]]. In the first sprint of the season, also in Creeperopolis, de Marsotte faired somewhat worse, placing 5th. |
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| Born | 11 July 1995 Bostonia |
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| Gran-Prix One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Quebecshirite |
| 2024 team | Corsa Markusse |
| Car number | 4 |
| 2023 position | 10th (49 pts) |
Thibault Michelle Olivier de Marsotte (born 11 July 1995) is a Quebecshirite racing driver in Gran-Prix 1. He has driven for Corsa Markusse since 2021, having previously raced for x.
He is the son of Quebecshirite politician and aristocrat Charles de Marsotte.
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Early life and family
Olivier de Marsotte was born on 11 July 1995 to Charles de Marsotte and Andrea de Marsotte. A member of the House of de Marsotte, he is related to a number of Quebecshirite aristocrats. His father is informally styled as Charles, Baron de Marsotte, and Olivier has on occasion been referred to as Prince de Marsotte.
Gran-Prix One
2023 season
In pre-season testing, both de Marsotte and Žarko Martinovic Antić, his co-driver, reported extensive issues with the Markusse M23, throughout the season de Marsotte and Martinovic Antić repeatedly blamed poor construction for an underwhelming performance in the season.
De Marsotte began the season in the 2023 Baltanlan Grand Prix qualifying and then subsequently finishing in 7th position. He improved on this performance in the 2023 Rakhman Grand Prix coming fifth in both the race and sprint, Markusse's highest scoring grand prix in the season at 14 points. In the following four Grand Prixes de Marsotte finished mid-table coming eighth in three and ninth in one race, albeit achieving the fastest lap in the Karimun Grand Prix, for the only time in the season. De Marsotte was unable to complete the 2023 Jackson Grand Prix following a collision with Creeperian driver José Uribe Álvarez.
De Marsotte continued to perform poorly following the Jackson Grand Prix, failing to place higher than 9th, and placing 15th at the 2023 Reykanes Grand Prix.
2024 season
In pre-season testing, de Marsotte placed ninth and sixth, which de Marsotte admitted was "disappointing", however he said he was confident that the M24 would deliver a better result than the previous season.
Despite securing the fastest lap in the Baltanlan Grand Prix, de Marsotte only secured three points after coming 9th. Following this disappointing start, he secured Corsa Markusse's first podium finish since the 2022 Gran-Prix One in Ajakanistan, and repeated this performance, coming 3rd in Creeperopolis. In the first sprint of the season, also in Creeperopolis, de Marsotte faired somewhat worse, placing 5th.
Racing record
Complete Gran-Prix One results
(Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | WDC | Points |
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| 2023 | Markusse | Markusse M23 |
Markusse MA63 |
BLT 7 |
RAK 55 |
BOS 8 |
KMN 8 |
MCC 8 |
CRE 9 |
JCK Ret |
KIV 10 |
GJK 14 |
HAP 9 |
PAL 10 |
REY 15 |
LAV 10 |
ENT 11 |
TIR 9 |
TUM 9 |
MON 9 |
NGA 12 |
LUZ 9 |
SAL 10 |
10th | 49 |
| 2024 | Markusse | Markusse M24 |
Markusse MA64 |
BLT 9 |
AJK 3 |
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