- Born
- Birth nameMartin John Brundle
- Height1.71 m
- Ex-Formula One racing driver; who drove for Tyrrell (1984-86), Zakspeed (1987), Williams (1988 - 1 GP), Brabham (1989, 1991) Benetton (1992), Ligier (1993, 1995), McLaren (1994), and Jordan (1996). He was the World Sportscar champion of 1988 and won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1990.
In 1997, Brundle became a Formula One co-commentator on ITV - Formula One (1997) for British television alongside Murray Walker, and remained there for the programme's entire run, winning the RTS Television Sports Award for best Sports Pundit four times: in 1998, 1999, 2005 and 2006.
In 2009, Brundle co-commentated for the BBC's Formula One coverage, later becoming the lead commentator alongside his friend David Coulthard for the 2011 season. In 2012, he moved over to Sky's Formula One coverage.
Brundle can be considered one of the best modern day Formula One drivers to have not won a Grand Prix, scoring multiple podium and points finishes in sub-standard cars.- IMDb mini biography by: Sean McC & Ryan Miller
- SpouseLiz(? - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenCharlotte Brundle
- ParentsJohn BrundleAlma Brundle
- RelativesRobin Brundle(Sibling)Helen Brundle(Sibling)
- His dry wit and humour
- David Cronenberg named the Seth Brundle character played by Jeff Goldblum in La Mouche (1986) after him. In the sequel, La Mouche 2 (1989), Seth's son was named Martin and was played by Eric Stoltz.
- Is good friends with former F1 teammate and ITV - Formula One (1997) colleague Mark Blundell. Together they set up 2MB Sports Management, a management service for racing drivers, in 2005.
- Parents: John (d.1996) and Alma. Siblings: Robin and Helen.
- Managed David Coulthard from 1998 until his retirement in 2008.
- In 1983, Martin proved that this award was in the right hands. Driving for Eddie Jordan Racing team, he fought for the championship title, winning five races and scoring 17 podiums in 19 races. Unfortunately, his main rival was Ayrton Senna and he took the title, with just nine points advantage over Brundle.
- Is that Glock? Is that Glock going slowly!?
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