Mark Henry Gallagher (born 9 March 1962) is a

Formula 1 Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

motor racing executive, public speaker, media commentator and director. He is currently the managing director of Performance Insights Ltd and was the founder and co-owner of

Status Grand Prix Status Grand Prix is a former motorsport team registered in Canada. Team history Based in Silverstone the team was formed in 2005 to run the A1 Team Ireland franchise in the new A1 Grand Prix series. The team's founders were former Jordan Grand Pr ...

, which won the 2009

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World Cup Motorsport and competed in GP3, GP2 and World Endurance sports car racing. He began working as a journalist and broadcaster for Formula One F1 in 1986 and later started as a media consultant for major sponsors. He joined

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’s fledgling F1 team for its debut season in 1991 as Press Officer before working with

Pacific Racing Pacific Racing (later known as Pacific Grand Prix, and finally as Pacific Team Lotus) was a motor racing team from the United Kingdom. Following success in lower formulae, the team took part in two full seasons of Formula One, in and , enterin ...

and on Ford’s WRC programme before returning to

Jordan Grand Prix Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. The team was named after Irish businessman and founder Eddie Jordan. The team was based at Silverstone, UK but raced with an Irish licence. In early 2005, the t ...

in 1995 where he became Head of Marketing, joining the management board in 1998. Gallagher joined

Jaguar Racing Jaguar Racing is the name given to Jaguar Land Rover's racing interests. It currently competes in Formula E under the name Jaguar TCS Racing as a result of the partnership with Tata Consultancy Services. It was previously a Formula One construc ...

in 2004, remaining with the team when it became

Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing, also simply known as Red Bull or RBR and currently competing as Oracle Red Bull Racing, is a Formula One racing team, racing under an Austrian licence and based in the United Kingdom. It is one of two Formula One teams owned ...

. He was appointed head of the

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F1 engine business in August 2009. He has commentated on Formula One on

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and

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and has contributed to a wide range of media channels including

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and

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. He is a columnist and feature writer for Grand Prix Racing magazine in the UK which is part of the

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and presents two podcasts; ''At The Controls'' cohosted by

Jonathan Legard Jonathan Legard (born 7 July 1961 in Cardiff, Wales), is a sports journalist, best known as the lead commentator for the BBC's Formula One TV coverage in 2009 and 2010. Legard has been the BBC's motor racing and football correspondent as well a ...

and ''Inside Formula 1'' with

Mika Häkkinen Mika Pauli Häkkinen (; born 28 September 1968), nicknamed "The Flying Finn", is a Finnish former racing driver. He won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1998 and 1999, both times driving for McLaren. Häkkinen is one of three For ...

. Between 2005 and 2009 Mark Gallagher was engaged by

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Animation Studios to consult on Formula 1 during site visits and coordinated the agreement with Formula 1 for the European launch of ''

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'' at the

2006 Spanish Grand Prix The 2006 Spanish Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio Telefónica de España 2006) was a Formula One motor race held on 14 May 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the sixth round of the 2006 Formula One season a ...

Bibliography

*''Grand Prix – The Last 25 Years'' (1991) *''The Business of Winning - Strategic Success from the Formula One track to the Boardroom'' (2014) *’’The Business of Winning, 2nd Edition - Transformation from the F1 track to the Boardroom’’ (2021)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallagher, Mark 1962 births Living people Formula One people Motorsport team owners Red Bull Racing Jaguar in Formula One