Martin Brundle is a retired Formula One racing driver who participated in F1 from 1984 until 1996. During his career, Brundle raced for Tyrrell, Zakspeed, Williams, Brabham, Benetton, Ligier, McLaren and the Jordan teams. Brundle is also a highly respected and well known commentator for British television in which he worked with ITV-F1 from 1997 until 2008, BBC Sport F1 from 2009 until 2011 and is currently employed by Sky Sports F1 HD in 2012.
Brundle currently sits at third place of most experienced drivers never to win in F1.
Formula One Career
1984-1986: Tyrrell
1984
After Brundle's tight battle Ayrton Senna in British Formula 3, in which Brundle had narrowly loss the title in the last race to the Brazilian driver, both Senna and Brundle had gained the attention of the Formula One teams for the 1984 Formula One Season. Both Brundle and Senna as well as another up and coming talent Stefan Bellof were invited by the McLaren team to test their F1 car at the end of the season at the Silverstone Circuit. All three driver's impressed and were offered drives for the following season. Both Brundle and Bellof would join the Tyrrell team, a relatively strong mid-field team whilst Senna would join Toleman, a similarly pased mid-field team.
The Brazilian Grand Prix marked the first race of the season, Brundle qualified in 15th position three places ahead of teammate Bellof. It was not a great start to the season with both Tyrrell's stuck at the back of the grid, however Brundle's fortunes would notably improve during the race. Poor reliability marked the start of the season and saw 18 of the 26 cars retire, including Brundle's teammate Bellof. Brundle however managed to continue until the chequered flag, stealing fifth place on the last lap from Patrick Tambay's Renault which ran out of fuel on the last lap. Brundle was thus able to score some unexpected points on his Formula One debut.
Formula One Statistical Overview
Formula One Record
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 0* | NC* | Report |
| 1985 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 0 | NC | Report |
| Tyrrell-Renault | |||||
| 1986 | Data General Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell-Renault | 8 | 11th | Report |
| 1987 | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed | 2 | 18th | Report |
| 1988 | Canon Williams Team | Williams-Judd | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1989 | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham-Yamaha | 4 | 20th | Report |
| 1990 | Did Not Compete | ||||
| 1991 | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham-Yamaha | 2 | 15th | Report |
| 1992 | Camel Benetton Ford | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 38 | 6th | Report |
| 1993 | Ligier Gitanes Blondes | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 13 | 7th | Report |
| 1994 | Marlboro McLaren Peugeot | McLaren-Peugeot | 16 | 7th | Report |
| 1995 | Ligier Gitanes Blondes | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 7 | 13th | Report |
| 1996 | B&H Total Jordan Peugeot | Jordan-Peugeot | 8 | 11th | Report |
| 1997 | Danka Arrows Yamaha | Arrows-Yamaha | Test Driver | ||
* In 1984, Brundle's team, Tyrrell, were disqualified and banned from entering the remaining races that were left on the calendar due to a technical infringement discovered at the race in Detroit. Brundle had scored 8 points until that point.
Non-Racing Formula One Career
| Year | Role | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 1998 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 1999 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 2000 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 2001 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 2002 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 2003 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 2004 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 2005 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 2006 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 2007 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 2008 | Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 2009 | Commentator | BBC Sport F1 |
| 2010 | Commentator | BBC Sport F1 |
| 2011 | Commentator | BBC Sport F1 |
| 2012 | Commentator | Sky Sports F1 HD |
Career Statistics
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