Mark Blundell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Blundell
Occupation	Formula One Driver
Date Of Birth	Apr 8, 1966(1966-04-08)
Age	58
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Barnet
Horoscope	Aries

Mark Blundell Biography

Mark Blundell is one of the most popular and richest Formula One Driver who was born on April 8, 1966 in Barnet, United Kingdom. Blundell was born in Barnet, London. He began his motorsport at 14 years old racing motorcycles across England. At 17 he switched to four wheels and began his career as a driver in Formula Ford. In his debut season, Blundell finished 2nd in the British Junior Formula Ford Championships and British Junior Formula Ford Championships. The next season, Blundell won both the Esso British and Snetterton Formula Ford 1600 crowns. The following year, he started competing in the much more intense Formula Ford 2000 category, and also took his first race in the BBC Grandstand series. He was back in FF1600 to race on this year’s European Championship racing, taking the pole position, and placing fourth overall. He was the winner of yet another title in FF2000 and this time, winning the European title.

1997 was a year of great success. Blundell was within a corner of winning Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix but he ran out of fuel. This was an incident that he described as the biggest disappointment that he had ever experienced. The following race, he pipped Gil de Ferran on the final straight to beat the Grand Prix of Portland by 0.027 seconds. Blundell had further victories in races during Toronto and Fontana on his way to finishing sixth at the top of the podium. The same year, he also recognized as the British The Year’s Driver from Autosport magazine.

Since 2001, Blundell’s racing involvement has steadily declined, with only the occasional event. He did test a Dale Coyne Champ Car to help prepare Darren Manning for a one-off in the first CART race in Britain at Rockingham, and raced in the British round of the World Rally Championship. In 2003, along with Johnny Herbert and David Brabham, he finished second at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, completing a 1–2 sweep by Bentley. He also finished third at the 12 Hours of Sebring, finishing top among the Bentleys.

Blundell again crossed the Atlantic to focus on his sports car racing. He failed to finish Le Mans with the MG Lola team, though he and his teammates impressed. Off-track, Blundell joined ITV television in Britain as an analyst for the 2002 Formula One season. This position lasted until the end of the 2008 Formula One season when ITV lost coverage to the BBC.

1993 saw the returning to the world of Mark Blundell to the pinnacle of motorsports. A race with Ligier resulted in his first podium finish at the World Championships in South Africa and Germany. He placed tenth in closing World Championship standings. It was a one-year contract with Ligier However, in 1994, he joined Tyrrell. It wasn’t as successful in the same way as 1993 and Blundell had only one podium position in 1994’s Spanish Grand Prix, which was the final Formula One podium finish for Tyrrell but his image fell because he was often slower than his less acclaimed teammate Ukyo Katayama. In the final stages of the season, due to a lack of sponsorship, Tyrrell was released. This was an advantage since the departure of Nigel Mansell meant a return to McLaren for Blundell and this time in an actual race seat. With the future the world’s champion Mika Hakkinen, Blundell scored five points and again finished tenth on the standings finalized. 1995 also was a year of continued success for sports cars, including fourth place during Le Mans, but was Mark Blundell’s last year as a driver in Formula One, as the appointment of David Coulthard by McLaren meant that Mark had to look for an alternative job.

Mark Blundell Net Worth

Mark Blundell is one of the richest Formula One Driver from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Blundell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mark Blundell (born 8 April 1966) is an British racing driver that has competed with Formula One for four seasons as well as sports cars and CART. He was the winner of his first title in the year 1992 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Blundell was also a Formula One presenter for the British broadcaster ITV until the conclusion in the season 2008, when the broadcasting rights of TV switched over to BBC. Blundell was back on the race track again in the year 2019 taking part for the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship, which was run by Trade Price Cars. Trade Price Cars team.

The year 1991 was the year that Blundell made his transition in Formula One. The first race of his career saw him finish sixth-place finish in Belgium as part of his Brabham Yamaha Team. He also continued his contract to test with Williams. In the following season, however, the team did not retain him Brabham, the financially strapped Brabham team and was subsequently denied any race seats on the grid of Formula One. However, he did sign a test deal with McLaren. While working full-time as a test driver for McLaren and McLaren, he kept racing in sports automobiles. In that year, as part of an official Peugeot company, the team was the winner of his first Le Mans 24 Hours, in addition to his winning the pole.

A massive crash early in 1999 left him to languish at the bottom of the table. He returned to PacWest for a final season in 2000. However, after finishing 21st in the championship with 18 points, he left PacWest racing by mutual agreement.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mark Blundell height Not available right now. Mark weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Mark Blundell Dating?

According to our records, Mark Blundell married to Deborah Blundell. As of December 1, 2023, Mark Blundell’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Mark Blundell. You may help us to build the dating records for Mark Blundell!

Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Formula One Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Mark Blundell celebrates birthday on April 8 of every year.

Top Facts about Mark Blundell

1. Mark Blundell is a retired British racing driver.
2. He competed in Formula One from 1991 to 1995.
3. Blundell achieved four podium finishes during his F1 career.
4. He also won the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1992.
5. In total, he competed in over 150 races across various motorsport categories.
6. Blundell was part of the McLaren and Ligier F1 teams.
7. He finished third in the 1993 Australian Grand Prix.
8. After retiring from racing, he became a commentator and pundit for Sky Sports F1.
9. Blundell co-founded MB Partners, a sports management company.
10. He was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2019 for services to motorsport and charity work.