Martin Brundle

Martin Brundle is a British former racing driver and broadcaster who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1996. Born and raised in King's Lynn, Norfolk, he began in grass track racing at twelve in a self-built Ford Anglia, moved through Hot Rod and saloon car racing and finished runner-up to Ayrton Senna in the 1983 British Formula Three championship. He made his Formula One debut with Tyrrell in 1984, later drove for Zakspeed, Brabham, Benetton, Ligier, McLaren and Jordan, and took nine podiums across twelve seasons, with a career-best sixth place in the 1992 World Drivers' Championship alongside Michael Schumacher at Benetton. In endurance racing he won the World Sportscar Championship and the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1988 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1990, all with Jaguar. After retiring he became a commentator for ITV, the BBC and Sky.