26 Facts About Mark Blundell

Mark Blundell was born on 8 April 1966 and is a British racing driver who competed in Formula One for four seasons, sports cars, and CART.

Mark Blundell was a Formula One presenter for the British broadcaster ITV until the end of the 2008 season when the TV broadcasting rights switched to the BBC.

Mark Blundell first dabbled in motor sport at the age of 14, racing motocross bikes across England.

Mark Blundell returned to FF1600 to compete in the European Championship racing, taking pole, and finishing fourth overall.

In 1987, Mark Blundell moved on to racing in Formula 3000 and started a number of Formula Three races for TOM'S-Toyota.

Mark Blundell signed with the sports car team at Nissan for 1989, landing a factory seat.

Mark Blundell managed a test drive with Williams F1 Team.

Mark Blundell became the youngest driver to achieve pole position at the Le Mans 24 Hours, with a 6.040-second margin ahead of second place.

Mark Blundell declined Williams' offer to stay on as their test driver for 1992, as he had his eyes solely on a full-time race seat.

Mark Blundell told his contemporary Damon Hill about the vacant Williams test seat, which Hill eventually took.

Mark Blundell managed only one podium finish in the 1994 Spanish Grand Prix, which was the last Formula One podium finish for Tyrrell.

Mark Blundell achieved 3 podiums, and scored a total of 32 championship points.

Mark Blundell came close to making a return to Formula One in 2001.

Mark Blundell had advanced negotiations with Prost Grand Prix to be the team's test and development driver but the deal was not concluded.

Out of Formula One, Mark Blundell moved to the United States and joined the CART racing team PacWest, alongside fellow former Formula One driver Mauricio Gugelmin.

Early in the season, Mark Blundell crashed head-on into a concrete wall in Rio, resulting in a broken foot and ankle and forcing him to miss three races.

In 1997 Mark Blundell came within one corner of winning the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix before running out of fuel, an event he described at the time as the worst disappointment of his career.

Mark Blundell recorded further race victories in Toronto and Fontana en route to sixth in the championship.

Mark Blundell returned to PacWest for a final season in 2000.

Mark Blundell again crossed the Atlantic to focus on his sports car racing.

Mark Blundell failed to finish Le Mans with the MG Lola team, though he and his teammates impressed.

Since 2001, Mark Blundell's racing involvement has steadily declined, with only the occasional event.

Mark Blundell 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.

From 2004, Mark Blundell ran a management company, 2MB Sports Management, with fellow ex-F1 driver and friend Martin Brundle, until Brundle decided to devote more time to his television career.

Mark Blundell represent drivers including McLaren test driver Gary Paffett, British Formula 3 champion and IndyCar driver Mike Conway, Ferrari junior Callum Ilott, BMW backed racer Tom Blomqvist, IndyCar driver Jordan King, British F4 champion Kiern Jewiss and British GT driver Patrick Kibble.

Mark Blundell's helmet is yellow with three red stripes and two yellow gaps in the middle, a blue stripe in the entire chin area and a blue circle on the top with his golden initials on it.