Robin Brundle (born 19 September 1962 in
King's Lynn
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...
,
Norfolk) is a British
racing driver
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
and businessman. In January 2009, he was appointed as managing director of
Lola Cars. He still occasionally competes in historic racing events. Robin is the younger brother of former
Formula One driver and current
Sky Sports F1 commentator
Martin Brundle.
He previously ran a family car dealership in his home town of King's Lynn known as the Brundle Group. In 2007 he was appointed managing director of
Aston Martin Racing, before moving on to Lola. He was appointed as a non-executive director of the
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn
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in 2006.
Robin is married with two children. He is also a keen
hockey player.
Racing career
Robin has competed in a variety of racing events throughout his career. After competing in the MG Metro Challenge in 1983, he got a works drive for the ARG Metro team in the
British Touring Car Championship in 1984. In 1985, he made a one off appearance in
Truck racing
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History
The sport started in the United States at the Atlanta Motor S ...
for
Renault in the British Truck Grand Prix. He competed in one season of the
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*BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
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in 1986. Since then he has raced in various national saloon car championships with a
BMW M3
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The initial model ...
,
Ford Sierra and
Honda CRX. He is a three time class winner of the
Willhire 24 Hour - in 1980 and 1982, both times with brother Martin, and again in 1991. He last competed in the BTCC in 1990.
[ Official 1990 BTCC standings]
Racing record
Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results
(
key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1973–1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
Complete European Touring Car Championship results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
Lola Group
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1962 births
Living people
Sportspeople from King's Lynn
English racing drivers
British Formula Three Championship drivers
British Touring Car Championship drivers