Matthew Marsh (born 24 September 1968 in Welwyn, England) is a British racing driver who now resides in Hong Kong. He is formerly served as a commentator at Fox Sports Asia.
 Matthew Marsh with the Ferrari 430 he would race at Le Mans 2007. | |
| Born | 24 September 1968 Welwyn, England |
|---|---|
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2007, 2009 |
| Teams | G.P.C. Sport, Kruse-Schiller Motorsport |
Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race
editIn August 2003, Marsh was invited by Amprex Motorsport to share the driving duties of the BMW M3 GT with Genji Hashimoto and Charles Kwan in the Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race held at Sepang International Circuit. The team led the race after a fierce battle with BSA Motorsport's Radical SR3 and Porsche 911 GT3 Cup until problems hit. The team finished way down the order.
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
editHe became the overall champion of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia in 2004 when he drove for A-Ha Racing, beating good friend Charles Kwan.
FIA GT Championship
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Marsh and Kwan drove for G.P.C Sport at the FIA GT Championship, Zhuhai round in 2004. The two drove a Ferrari 360 in GT2 class and took fourth place in class. [1]
Hong Kong Le Mans Team
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Marsh set up the Hong Kong Le Mans Team in 2005 with sponsorship from Noble Group and technical support by GruppeM, with the stated aim of competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2006. Darryl O'Young joined the team as his co-driver. The team took part in three Le Mans Endurance Series races that year, as well as the FIA GT Championship race at Zhuhai, finishing in fourth position in class. [2] Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine But the team failed to gain an entry and the project was terminated.
24 Hours of Le Mans
editHe became the first ever racing driver to represent Hong Kong at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, when he joined G.P.C. Sport to race with Carl Rosenblad and Jesus Diez Villarroel in a Ferrari 430 at the famous French circuit in 2007. The team qualified 52nd overall (11th in class) and retired after 252 laps.
24 Hours of Daytona
editMarsh drove a Ferrari 430 in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2008. He shared car number 56 with 2007 FIA GT champion Thomas Biagi, Christian Montanari from Italy and Spaniard Luis Monzon. The car was run by the Italian Mastercar team. Montanari put the car on the front row of the class grid [3][permanent dead link] but the team retired after 61 laps.
2008 World Touring Car Championship
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Marsh drove a BMW 320si for Wiechers-Sport at the 2008 World Touring Car Championship round in Japan and finished 21st and 14th in the two races. He drove again in the finale in Macau,[1] and scored his first championship point and finishing runner-up of the Independents class in the second race at the Macau round.[2]
Post racing career
editAfter retiring from professional motorsports, Matthew Marsh turned to working in both motorsport media and the commercial side of the sport, focusing on maximizing value to new sponsors.[3] He was vice president of partnership development for Asia-Pacific at sports marketing company JMI.[4] He then founded motorsport consultancy Ecurie Drapeau Jaune and became its director.[5]
Racing record
edit24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  GPC Sport
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 Carl Rosenblad Jésus Diez Villaroel
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Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 252 | DNF | DNF |
| 2009 |  Kruse Schiller Motorsport
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 Hideki Noda Jean de Pourtales
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Lola B07/46-Mazda | LMP2 | 261 | DNF | DNF |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
EUR 1 |
EUR 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
JPN 1 21 |
JPN 2 14 |
MAC 1 17 |
MAC 2 8 |
21st | 1 |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Macau Grandprix - FIA WTCC - Guia Race of Macau - Presented by Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A." Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008. 2008 Macau Guia entry list
- ^ "HUFF SURVIVES CARNAGE TO WIN RACE 2". World Touring Car Championship official website. 16 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ^ "Club Lunch- Matthew Marsh: The View from Inside Formula One 2020". Foreign Correspondent's Club Hong Kong. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "WPP investment in JMI reflects motorsport marketing opportunities in Asia". Campaign Asia. 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Executive Interview: Matthew Marsh and supporting brand sponsorship at Formula 1". Vietnam Insider. 21 August 2019.