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Martin Depper

{{Short description|British racing driver and businessman (born 1968)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}

{{EngvarB|date=May 2015}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Martin Depper

| image = Martin Depper - 2017 BTCC Knockhill (Saturday).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Depper in 2017.

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|07|05}}

| birth_place = Kings Norton (England)

| related to =

| current series = Volkswagen Racing Cup

| first year = 2012

| current team = DW Racing

| car number = 30

| former teams = KPM

| starts = 27

| wins = 6

| poles = 1

| fastest laps = 5

| best finish = 4th

| year = 2013

| prev series = British Touring Car Championship
Mini Challenge Germany
Mini Challenge UK

| prev series years = 2010, 2014–17
2009
2005–09

| titles = Mini Challenge UK

| title years = 2008

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Martin Lee Depper{{cite web |title=Martin Lee DEPPER - Personal Appointments |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/oJX-MP8MfFGI1MIqNMzlp3gm3uw/appointments |website=Companies House |accessdate=7 July 2018}} (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.{{cite news|url=http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1849&month=3&year=2010&form=browse&searchterm= |title=BTCC official 2010 entry list |work=btcc.net |publisher=British Touring Car Championship |date=23 March 2010 |accessdate=23 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304002428/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1849&month=3&year=2010&form=browse&searchterm= |archivedate=4 March 2012 }}

File:DSC 0209 (13253126174).jpg Honda Civic at Donington Park during the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.]]

In 2013, he competed in the VW Cup, racing for KPM.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} 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 9th and 18th in the championship.

2016 saw him remain with Eurotech in the British Touring Car Championship, driving the new Type R Honda Civic, achieving a career best finish of 5th 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2018/03/27/btcc-officially-unveils-32-car-field-60th-anniversary-season/|title=BTCC officially unveils 32-car field for 60th anniversary season|date=27 March 2018|accessdate=27 March 2018|work=TouringCarTimes}} He is currently competing in the VW Cup with Maximum Motorsport.{{cite web |title=Martin Depper - DW Racing |url=http://www.darellewilson.co.uk/martin-depper/ |website=DW Racing |accessdate=7 July 2018}}

Business career

Depper is a director of several businesses, primarily in the appliance parts industry, which were founded by his father, Michael Depper.{{cite web |title=Martin Lee DEPPER - Personal Appointments |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/oJX-MP8MfFGI1MIqNMzlp3gm3uw/appointments |website=Companies House |accessdate=7 July 2018}}{{cite news |title=Michael Depper and Family |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/michael-depper-and-family-pxnwf5pmvms |access-date=7 July 2018 |work=The Sunday Times |date=26 April 2009}}

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)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

! nowrap| Forster Motorsport

! nowrap| BMW 320si

| THR
1

| THR
2

| THR
3

| ROC
1

| ROC
2

| ROC
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
1
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
3
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
1
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
2
12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO
3
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
3
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
3
Ret

| KNO
1

| KNO
2

| KNO
3

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DON
1
DNS

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DON
2
DNS

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DON
3
DNS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
1
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
13

! 25th

! 0

2014

! nowrap| Pirtek Racing

! nowrap| Honda Civic

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| BRH
1
DSQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
2
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
3
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
22

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
1
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
2
19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
1
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
3
16

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
1
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
2
17

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
3
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
17

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
2
12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
3
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
1
17

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
3
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
1
19

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC
2
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
3
19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
3
24

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
17

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
2
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
3
Ret

! 23rd

! 14

2015

! nowrap| Eurotech Racing

! nowrap| Honda Civic

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
2
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
3
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
1
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
19

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
3
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
1
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
2
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
3
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
1
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
2
14

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| OUL
3
DNS

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
1
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
3
17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
17

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
2
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
3
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
1
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
2
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
3
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC
1
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
2
18

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC
3
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
1
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
2
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
3
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
1
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
19

! 18th

! 53

2016

! nowrap| Eurotech Racing

! nowrap| Honda Civic Type R

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
22

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
24

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
1
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
17

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
3
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
1
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
2
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
3
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
1
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
2
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
3
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
1
18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
2
28

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
3
16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
1
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
3
16

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
1
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
3
16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC
1
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
3
21

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
1
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
3
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
18

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
3
15

! 21st

! 28

2017

! nowrap| Team Shredded Wheat Racing
with Duo

! nowrap| Ford Focus ST

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
1
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
22

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
1
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
25

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
24

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
24

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
2
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| THR
3
DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
1
26

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
3
23

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
1
18

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
2
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO
3
11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
22

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
22

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
3
17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
1
27

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
2
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO
3
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
1
22

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
2
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
3
23

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
22

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
3
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
27

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
23

! 28th

! 22

colspan="35"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Martin Deeper Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/martin-depper/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=24 December 2022}}{{cite web|title=Martin Depper race results|url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/driver.php?name=Martin+DEPPER|publisher=TouringCars.net|access-date=24 December 2022}}}}}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110711020631/http://www.forstermotorsport.com/ Official site]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081112074336/http://www.btcc.net/html/home.php BTCC official site]

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