Mark Larkham

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Larkham
Occupation	Racing Driver
Date Of Birth	Dec 29, 1963(1963-12-29)
Age	61
Birthplace	Griffith
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mark Larkham Biography

Mark Larkham is one of the most popular and richest Racing Driver who was born on December 29, 1963 in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. Mark “Larko” Larkham (born 29 December 1963 in Griffith) is an ex- Australian racing pilot, former team owner and TV commentator.

In 1993, Larkham once again competed head-tohead with Skaife which is now also having a carbon fibre car and once more Larkham fell short of the crown to Skaife. Larkham however did win the first Formula Brabham international race in 1993, the Indonesian Grand Prix.

In 2003 the team expanded to a second car with 2000 Bathurst 1000 winner Jason Bargwanna taking on lead driving role. Larkham scaled back his driving involvement with 2003 V8 Development Series winner Mark Winterbottom taking Larkham’s place as full-time driver. Larkham’s final racing drive was at the 2004 Bathurst 1000. After the 2005 season Larkham Motor Sport was sold into the WPS Racing, with Larkham taking over team management role with WPS, however this did not last the season and Larkham retired from the sport.

For 2015, the television rights for V8 Supercars moved from Channel 7 to a split deal between Network Ten and Foxtel, and Larkham moved from Channel 7 to Network Ten. He remains involved with their V8 Supercars coverage along with Matt White, as well as being a specialist on the motorsports panel show RPM

The formation of himself as his own Larkham Motor Sport Team, Larkham tried for a short time to race the Ford EA Falcon in the 1991 Australian Production Car Championship and then returned to open-wheelers at the steering wheel of a Ralt RT20 with Formula Brabham. In his debut season, Larkham was third in the Australia Drivers’ Championship, and had the distinction of being the first driver who took the title away from Mark Skaife. The following year, Larkham purchased the Reynard 90D, the first driver to benefit from the flexibility rules of Formula Brabham rules which had previously banned cars built out of carbon-fibre. However, it was not enough to beat Skaife however, and Larkham finished second.

Mark Larkham Net Worth

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

Mark Larkham’s first appearance in the national race scene was his fifth place finish at the end of the 1988 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series. In the next year, with the backing of the Coffey team that was leading the way Ford Racing team Larkham took home the series in 1989, establishing a competition between him and Russell Ingall. This was exemplified by their first encounter at Mallala in which Larkham and Ingall met.

The first time that Larkham tried touring car racing took place during the 1989 Pepsi 300 race at the Oran Park Raceway in Sydney where he would co-drive a 560 horsepower (418 kW 568 PS) Ford Sierra RS500 with nine-time Bathurst champion Peter Brock. Brock was able to qualify the vehicle for pole position, however, Larkham was not able to take the wheel since the car was disqualified because of a suspected blow to the head gasket, which was discovered after just 13 laps of 100 laps. Larkham was with Mobil 1 Racing. Mobil 1 Racing team for the 1989 .05 500 race at Sandown where he would be his team’s 2nd Sierra along with Brad Jones. The car that Brock was driving did not finish (after having led during the initial third) the team’s boss was joined by Jones as well as Larkham in the #05 car which went on to finish 7th overall. Larkham did not make the team for the Tooheys 1000 at Bathurst when the team was joined by British Sierra expert Andy Rouse. The Brock team switched to Sierra’s at beginning of 1989, using cars bought from Rouse as one of the terms of the deal to ensure that the numerous BTCC winner was to be the co- driver for Brock at Bathurst. Driving alongside Jones inside the same car Larkham took to Sandown was young Kiwi superstar Paul Radisich who unlike Larkham already had Bathurst experience. Larkham was not able to have his Bathurst debut until six years.

Larkham spent the next four years driving Formula Holden/Brabham before spending 1994 out of the sport. Larkham’s team then stepped into 5.0L Touring Cars in 1995 with a Ford EF Falcon using an innovative car design, bringing their open wheel experience and principles to touring car racing, though the team had a troubled season and failed to score a single point. Some of their innovations spread across the sport however. The team gradually improved, a highlight was third place at the 1997 Primus 1000 Classic at Bathurst, working themselves into a position where it could attract international quality co- drivers. By 1998 much of vehicle preparation was being handled by Stone Brothers Racing, promoting Larkham into a race winning combination, the win finally coming at the 1998 Surfers Paradise Indycar event. 1999 continued improved performances with Larkham taking pole position at the Bathurst 1000. During this time Larkham also first served on the board of TEGA.

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Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Racing Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Mark Larkham celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.

Top Facts about Mark Larkham

1. Mark Larkham is a former Australian racing driver.
2. He competed in the Supercars Championship from 1996-2006.
3. Larkham won two races and achieved 16 podium finishes.
4. He also worked as a television commentator for Supercars.
5. In 2019, Larkham was inducted into the Supercars Hall of Fame.

Where is Mark Larkham now?

In a win for Supercars fans around the globe, Mark Larkham will return to the category’s television broadcast in 2021. Fans took to social media at the end of 2020 to show their strong support for Larkham, seeking his return to the broadcast for 2021.

Why did Mark Larkham leaving Supercars?

He had been removed as part of a push to reduce the amount of technical content in the broadcasts , which Supercars management fears alienates new viewers.

Who did Mark Larkham drive for?

SeasonSeriesTeam
1990| Australian Drivers’ Championship| Thalgo Racing Team
1991| Australian Drivers’ Championship| Larkham Motor Sport
Australian Production Car Championship|
1992| Australian Drivers’ Championship| Mitre 10 Racing

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Despite being a full-time television commentator , Crompton continues to compete in races when he can, particularly endurance races.

What illness does Neil Crompton have?

Supercars commentator Neil Crompton says his battle with prostate cancer was a “frightening time” in his life. Crompton was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April and was absent from the commentary team for the Darwin and Townsville events.