|
 |
| |
|
Formally heralded as one of Britain's most talented Formula 1 drivers,
since his retirement from the track, Mark has gone on to carve himself
a highly successful career in the corporate and media world where
he is in much demand as both presenter and speaker.
Mark's racing
career began at the age of 14 when he took up the sport of motor cross.
Three years later with several championships under his belt, he made
the transition to 4 wheels in Britain's Formula Ford where he also
achieved early success gaining 2nd place in both British Junior Formula
Ford Championships in his first season. In the following years, Mark
moved progressively through the ranks before making his Formula 1
debut in 1991 with the Brabham, Yamaha Team where his highest finishing
position was 6th place in the Belgium Grand Prix. During 1992 he signed
a test deal with MaClaren while simultaneously racing sports cars
with Peugeot. In the same year he won the Le Mans 24 hour race before
returning to Formula 1 the following year with Ligier where he achieved
2 podium places, finishing 10th in the World Championships. Mark's
final year in F1 came in 1995 when he returned to MaClaren for one
season this time in a race seat.
With his F1 years behind him, Mark
moved to the USA, where he turned his attention to Cart Racing with
the Pac West Racing Team. Once again his career immediately flourished
but an horrendous near death accident early in 1999 signalled the
beginning of the end to his racing career despite some continued success
in sports cars up to 2003.
Mark is currently a member of the ITV Racing
Commentary Team with whom he travels for the F1 season interviewing
drivers on the grid immediately prior to races in addition to providing
post race analyses. His unique style has won him much recognition
and popularity with the F1 community.
On the corporate front, Mark
has become a highly accomplished speaker relating his personal experiences
to the business world and making him an ideal choice as Motivational
and Inspirational Speaker. |
|
|
|
Driver Profile at a glance |
|
|
|
Mark has seen both sides of the motorsport coin, but has also enjoyed
spells in the world's top series. |
|
Discover how he fared in Formula
One, CART and sports cars and what he is up to now... |
|
|
|
Nationality: British (English)
|
|
Date of Birth: 8 April 1966
|
|
Married: Yes, to Deborah, two children |
|
|
|
F1 Record: |
|
Starts: 61
|
|
Wins: 0 (best finish third - three times - South African
GP 1993, German GP 1993, Spanish GP 1994) |
|
Points: 32
|
|
Poles: 0
|
|
F1 Debut: US GP (Pheonix) 1991
|
|
Driven For: Brabham-Yamaha (1991), Ligier-Renault (1993),
Tyrrell-Yamaha (1994), McLaren-Mercedes (1995) |
| |
|
Le Mans Record: |
|
Starts: 6
|
|
Wins: 1 (1992)
|
|
Poles: 1 (1990)
|
|
Le Mans Debut: 1989
|
|
Driven For: Nissan (1989)*, Nissan (1990), Peugeot (1992),
McLaren F1 GTR (1995)**, MG (2001), MG (2002), Bentley (2003)***
|
|
* Never got in the car as Julian Bailey had a crash with a Jaguar
after about 35 mins. |
|
** Finished fourth in 1995. |
|
*** Finished second in 2003. |
| |
|
Back
Top |