Martin Lee Depper (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.
In 2013, Depper competed in the VW Cup, racing for KPM. 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 ninth and 18th in the championship.
2016 saw Depper remain with Eurotech in the British Touring Car Championship, driving the new Type R Honda Civic, achieving a career best finish of fifth 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. He is currently competing in the VW Cup with Maximum Motorsport.
Business career Depper is a director of several businesses, primarily in the appliance parts industry, which were founded by his father, Michael Depper.
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 THR1 THR2 THR3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 BRH115 BRH2Ret BRH314 OUL114 OUL214 OUL3Ret CRO114 CRO212 CRO3Ret SNE115 SNE216 SNE3Ret SIL120 SIL215 SIL3Ret KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1DNS DON2DNS DON3DNS BRH1Ret BRH2Ret BRH313 25th 0 2014 Pirtek Racing Honda Civic BRH1DSQ BRH2Ret BRH3Ret DON120 DON222 DON316 THR1Ret THR219 THR318 OUL1Ret OUL2Ret OUL316 CRO114 CRO217 CRO313 SNE117 SNE212 SNE3Ret KNO117 KNO2Ret KNO320 ROC119 ROC212 ROC319 SIL118 SIL2Ret SIL324 BRH117 BRH215 BRH3Ret 23rd 14 2015 Eurotech Racing Honda Civic BRH116 BRH2Ret BRH313 DON115 DON219 DON39 THR112 THR213 THR315 OUL114 OUL214 OUL3DNS CRO114 CRO2Ret CRO317 SNE117 SNE2Ret SNE315 KNO114 KNO211 KNO310 ROC114 ROC218 ROC311 SIL113 SIL215 SIL314 BRH115 BRH2Ret BRH319 18th 53 2016 Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type R BRH119 BRH222 BRH324 DON1Ret DON217 DON311 THR15 THR2Ret THR312 OUL114 OUL214 OUL315 CRO118 CRO228 CRO316 SNE1Ret SNE2Ret SNE316 KNO114 KNO2Ret KNO316 ROC1Ret ROC2Ret ROC321 SIL1Ret SIL218 SIL3Ret BRH117 BRH218 BRH315 21st 28 2017 Team Shredded Wheat Racingwith Duo Ford Focus ST BRH115 BRH2Ret BRH322 DON1Ret DON225 DON324 THR124 THR2Ret THR3DNS OUL126 OUL220 OUL323 CRO118 CRO210 CRO311 SNE122 SNE222 SNE317 KNO127 KNO211 KNO312 ROC122 ROC220 ROC323 SIL122 SIL220 SIL316 BRH121 BRH227 BRH323 28th 22
References
External links Official site BTCC official site