Martin Depper

Martin Depper
Depper in 2017.
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1968-07-05) 5 July 1968 (age 56)
Kings Norton (England)
Volkswagen Racing Cup career
Debut season2012
Current teamDW Racing
Car number30
Former teamsKPM
Starts27
Wins6
Poles1
Fastest laps5
Best finish4th in 2013
Previous series
2010, 2014–17
2009
2005–09		British Touring Car Championship
Mini Challenge Germany
Mini Challenge UK
Championship titles
2008Mini Challenge UK

Martin Lee Depper[1] (born 5 July 1968) is a British racing driver and businessman. He previously competed in the British Touring Car Championship.

Depper was the 2008 Mini Challenge UK Champion with Forster Motorsport. In 2013, he competed in the VW Cup, racing for KPM.

Racing career

Born in Kings Norton, West Midlands, Depper first started competitive racing in 2005, initially in the Mini Challenge Cooper Class. After finishing third in Club Class in his second season, he finished third outright in the Senior Class in 2007 for Forster Motorsport, and won the drivers title outright in 2008. In 2009, he finished in fourth place overall with three race wins.

In 2010, Forster Motorsport stepped up to the British Touring Car Championship, entering two BMW 320si cars to be driven by Depper alongside Arthur Forster.[2]

Depper driving the Pirtek Racing Honda Civic at Donington Park during the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.

In 2013, he competed in the VW Cup, racing for KPM.[citation needed] In 2014, Depper returned to the BTCC with Eurotech Racing, driving a Honda Civic alongside Andrew Jordan, achieving a best finish of 12th in two rounds. In 2015, Depper continued with Eurotech, achieving a best result of 9th and 18th in the championship.

2016 saw him remain with Eurotech in the British Touring Car Championship, driving the new Type R Honda Civic, achieving a career best finish of 5th at Thruxton. In 2017, he moved to Motorbase Performance, driving a Ford Focus ST teammates with Mat Jackson and Rory Butcher. Depper secured fastest lap at Brands in the last race of the year. It was announced upon the unveiling of entrants for the 2018 season that Depper would not be returning to the BTCC.[3] He is currently competing in the VW Cup with Maximum Motorsport.[4]

Business career

Depper is a director of several businesses, primarily in the appliance parts industry, which were founded by his father, Michael Depper.[5][6]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Pts
2010 Forster Motorsport BMW 320si THR
1 		THR
2 		THR
3 		ROC
1 		ROC
2 		ROC
3 		BRH
1
15 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
14 		OUL
1
14 		OUL
2
14 		OUL
3
Ret 		CRO
1
14 		CRO
2
12 		CRO
3
Ret 		SNE
1
15 		SNE
2
16 		SNE
3
Ret 		SIL
1
20 		SIL
2
15 		SIL
3
Ret 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		DON
1
DNS 		DON
2
DNS 		DON
3
DNS 		BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
13 		25th 0
2014 Pirtek Racing Honda Civic BRH
1
DSQ 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
Ret 		DON
1
20 		DON
2
22 		DON
3
16 		THR
1
Ret 		THR
2
19 		THR
3
18 		OUL
1
Ret 		OUL
2
Ret 		OUL
3
16 		CRO
1
14 		CRO
2
17 		CRO
3
13 		SNE
1
17 		SNE
2
12 		SNE
3
Ret 		KNO
1
17 		KNO
2
Ret 		KNO
3
20 		ROC
1
19 		ROC
2
12 		ROC
3
19 		SIL
1
18 		SIL
2
Ret 		SIL
3
24 		BRH
1
17 		BRH
2
15 		BRH
3
Ret 		23rd 14
2015 Eurotech Racing Honda Civic BRH
1
16 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
13 		DON
1
15 		DON
2
19 		DON
3
9 		THR
1
12 		THR
2
13 		THR
3
15 		OUL
1
14 		OUL
2
14 		OUL
3
DNS 		CRO
1
14 		CRO
2
Ret 		CRO
3
17 		SNE
1
17 		SNE
2
Ret 		SNE
3
15 		KNO
1
14 		KNO
2
11 		KNO
3
10 		ROC
1
14 		ROC
2
18 		ROC
3
11 		SIL
1
13 		SIL
2
15 		SIL
3
14 		BRH
1
15 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
19 		18th 53
2016 Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type R BRH
1
19 		BRH
2
22 		BRH
3
24 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
17 		DON
3
11 		THR
1
5 		THR
2
Ret 		THR
3
12 		OUL
1
14 		OUL
2
14 		OUL
3
15 		CRO
1
18 		CRO
2
28 		CRO
3
16 		SNE
1
Ret 		SNE
2
Ret 		SNE
3
16 		KNO
1
14 		KNO
2
Ret 		KNO
3
16 		ROC
1
Ret 		ROC
2
Ret 		ROC
3
21 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
18 		SIL
3
Ret 		BRH
1
17 		BRH
2
18 		BRH
3
15 		21st 28
2017 Team Shredded Wheat Racing
with Duo 		Ford Focus ST BRH
1
15 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
22 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
25 		DON
3
24 		THR
1
24 		THR
2
Ret 		THR
3
DNS 		OUL
1
26 		OUL
2
20 		OUL
3
23 		CRO
1
18 		CRO
2
10 		CRO
3
11 		SNE
1
22 		SNE
2
22 		SNE
3
17 		KNO
1
27 		KNO
2
11 		KNO
3
12 		ROC
1
22 		ROC
2
20 		ROC
3
23 		SIL
1
22 		SIL
2
20 		SIL
3
16 		BRH
1
21 		BRH
2
27 		BRH
3
23 		28th 22
Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Martin Lee DEPPER - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "BTCC official 2010 entry list". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  3. ^ "BTCC officially unveils 32-car field for 60th anniversary season". TouringCarTimes. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Martin Depper - DW Racing". DW Racing. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Martin Lee DEPPER - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Michael Depper and Family". The Sunday Times. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Martin Deeper Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Martin Depper race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 24 December 2022.