Martin Brundle
British racing driver and commentator (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the racing driver. For the fictional lead character in the film The Fly II, see The Fly II.
Martin John Brundle (born 1 June 1959) is a British former racing driver, best known as a Formula One driver and as a commentator for ITV Sport from 1997 to 2008, the BBC from 2009 to 2011, and Sky Sports since 2012.[1]
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Born | Martin John Brundle (1959-06-01) 1 June 1959 (age 64) King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, | ||||||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||
Active years | 1984–1989, 1991–1996 | ||||||||||
Teams | Tyrrell, Zakspeed, Williams, Brabham, Benetton, Ligier, McLaren, Jordan | ||||||||||
Engines | Ford, Renault, Zakspeed, Judd, Yamaha, Peugeot, Mugen-Honda | ||||||||||
Entries | 165 (158 starts) | ||||||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||
Podiums | 9 | ||||||||||
Career points | 98 | ||||||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||||||
First entry | 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last entry | 1996 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Brundle contested the 1983 British Formula Three Championship, finishing a close second to Ayrton Senna, and the two progressed to Formula One the next year. Brundle was the 1988 World Sportscar Champion with Silk Cut Jaguar, with a record points score; and won the 1988 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans for Jaguar Cars.