Matthew Marsh (born 24 September 1968 in

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) is a British racing driver who now resides in

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. He is formerly served as a commentator at

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Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race

In August 2003, Marsh was invited by Amprex Motorsport to share the driving duties of the BMW M3 GT with Genji Hashimoto and

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in the

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held at

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. 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

He became the overall champion of the

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Asia in 2004 when he drove for A-Ha Racing, beating good friend

FIA GT Championship

Marsh and Kwan drove for G.P.C Sport at the FIA GT Championship, Zhuhai round in 2004. The two drove a

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in GT2 class and took fourth place in class

Hong Kong Le Mans Team

Marsh set up the Hong Kong Le Mans Team in 2005 with sponsorship from

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and technical support by GruppeM, with the stated aim of competing at the

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in 2006.

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joined the team as his co-driver. The team took part in three

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races that year, as well as the

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race at

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, finishing in fourth position in class

But the team failed to gain an entry and the project was terminated.

24 Hours of Le Mans

He became the first ever racing driver to represent Hong Kong at the

, when he joined G.P.C. Sport to race with Carl Rosenblad (racing driver), Carl Rosenblad and Jesus Diez Villarroel in a

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at the famous French circuit in 2007. The team qualified 52nd overall (11th in class) and retired after 252 laps.

24 Hours of Daytona

Marsh drove a

in the

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in 2008. He shared car number 56 with 2007

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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 gri

but the team retired after 61 laps.

2008 World Touring Car Championship

Marsh drove a BMW E90, BMW 320si for

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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

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, and scored his first championship point and finishing runner-up of the Independents class in the second race at the Macau round.

Post racing career

After 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. He was vice president of partnership development for Asia-Pacific at sports marketing company JMI. He then founded motorsport consultancy Ecurie Drapeau Jaune and became its director.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

External links

Matthew Marsh official twitterMatthew Marsh official websiteHong Kong Le Mans Team official websiteFIA GT Championship Matthew Marsh bio data

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Matthew 1968 births Living people English racing drivers Hong Kong racing drivers FIA GT Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers Hong Kong people of British descent People from Welwyn 24 Hours of Daytona drivers European Le Mans Series drivers American Le Mans Series drivers Rolex Sports Car Series drivers Porsche Supercup drivers Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers