Blundell, Mark (GB)

b 8/4/1966 (Barnett)




1980 - 1983 - Motocross
1984 - Won Grovewood award for winning 25 out of 70 FF1600 races. 
       FF1600 junior championship, 2nd place. Champion of Snetterton. Won
       Autosport Golden Helmet. Won BP & Dunlop FF1600 championship.
1985 - FF1600 Senior (champion). RAC FF1600, 2nd. FF2000 champion. 4th in
       FF1600 festival at Brands Hatch
1986 - FF1600. Euroseries FF2000 champion. British FF2000, 2nd.
1987 - F3000 in elderly Lola, 14th. Points scores at Spa (2nd) & Vallelunga. 
       British F3, 13th (2nd at Donington)
1988 - F3000 - Works Lola drive. 2nd in Jerez & Zolder, 6th.
1989 - F3000 with Middlebridge, 11th. 3rd at Silverstone. Sportscars (Nissan),
       11th (3rd at Donington, Spa)
1990 - Nissan sportscar works driver, 10th (2nd Montreal, Mexico). Williams 
       GP test driver
1991 - 16 F1 races (Motor Racing Developments/Brabham), 1 point (Spa).
1992 - McLaren test driver. Won Le Mans on one-off with Peugeot (with
       Derek Warwick & Yannick Dalmas)
1993 - 16 races (Ligier), 10 points. (3rd S.Africa, Germany)
1994 - 16 races (Tyrrell), 8 points, 12th in championship.
1995 - 17 races (McLaren), 13 points, 10th. (4th Italy, Australia,
       5th Monaco, Britain, Belgium, 6th Brazil). 
       4th in Le Mans 24hrs (McLaren F1)
1996 - Indycar (PacWest Reynard Ford 961)
       Date    Q       R       Venue                   Result/Reason
       3/3     19      17      Homestead               -4 laps
       17/3    17      -       Rio de Janeiro          accident
       26/5    19      5       US500 - Michigan        -1 lap
       2/6     9       22      Milwaukee               -17 laps (Suspension)
       9/6     15      5       Detroit                 +10.207s
       23/6    21      8       Portland                +56.451s
       30/6    15      11      Cleveland               -2 laps
       14/7    16      11      Toronto                 -1 lap
       28/7    21      6       Michigan                -2 laps
       11/8    13      10      Mid-Ohio                -1 lap
       18/8    13      -       Elkhart Lake            accident
       1/9     17      12      Vancouver               -2 laps
       8/9     4       -       Laguna Seca             electrics
1997 - Indycars (PacWest Reynard-Mercedes 97I): 6th, 115 pts, 3 wins
       Date    Q       R       Venue                   Time/Reason
       2/3     5       14      Homestead               -2 laps
       6/4     5       8       Surfers' Paradise       57 laps
       13/4    14      13      Long Beach              -1 lap
       27/4    16      19      Nazareth                accident
       11/5    20      8       Rio de Janeiro          133 laps
       25/5    20      24      Gateway Park            ret/28 laps/ignition
       1/6     11      12      Milwaukee               -1 lap
       8/6     10      17      Detroit                 -1 lap/out of fuel
       22/6    11      1       Portland                2h00m12.982s
       13/7    3       9       Cleveland               +49.397s
       20/7    2       1       Toronto                 1h45m43.938
       27/7    11      2       Michigan                +31.737s
       10/8    26      13      Mid-Ohio                ret/6 laps/accident
       17/8    2       16      Road America            -3 laps/blown engine
       31/8    8       7       Vancouver               +30.416s
       7/9     4       2       Laguna Seca             +0.543s
       28/9    8       1       California Speedway     3h02m42.620s
1998 - Indycars (PacWest Reynard Mercedes 98I), J17th, 36 pts
       Date    Q    R     Venue                Time/Reason
       15/3    7    12    Homestead            1:34:08.315
       28/3    7    10    Motegi               199 laps
       5/4     23   7     Long Beach           +21.158s
       27/4    21   20    Nazareth             107 laps, contact
       10/5    18   11    Rio de Janeiro       132 laps
       23/5    18   10    Gateway              -3 laps
       31/5    18   12    Milwaukee            -4 laps
       7/6     21   22    Detroit              56 laps, contact
       21/6    16   22    Portland             27 laps, contact
       12/7    6    10    Cleveland            +38.334s
       19/7    15   26    Toronto              30 laps, electrical
       26/7    19   17    Michigan - US500     240 laps
       9/8     8    19    Mid-Ohio             70 laps, contact
       16/8    15   7     Road America         +52.167s
       6/9     18   12    Vancouver            +20.284s
       13/9    15   25    Laguna Seca          31 laps, throttle
       4/10    22   14    Houston              -2 laps
       18/10   17   11    Surfers' Paradise    +19.870s
       1/11    7    6     Fontana              +1.463s
1999 - Indycars (PacWest Reynard-99 Mercedes), 23rd, 9 pts
       Date    Q    R     Venue                Time/Reason
       21/3    13   8     Homestead            +24.862s
       10/4    16   24    Motegi               123 laps/mechanicals
       18/4    12   13    Long Beach           -1 lap
       2/5     5    17    Nazareth             -2 laps
       8/8     15   10    Detroit              2:02:32.892
       15/8    26   13    Mid-Ohio             1:42:39.583
       22/8    2    21    Chicago              142 laps/cooling
       5/9     5    19    Vancouver            59 laps/contact
       26/9    18   24    Houston              46 laps/transmission
       17/10   23   19    Surfers' Paradise    33 laps/contact
       31/10   18   16    Fontana              193 laps/electrical
2000 - Indycars (PacWest Reynard-Mercedes 2kI): 21st, 18 pts
       Date    Q    R    Venue                 Time/Reason
       26/3    16   13   Homestead             -2 laps
       16/4    20   8    Long Beach            1:57:18.869
       30/4    23   7    Rio de Janeiro        1:37:17.6
       2/5     22   -    Motegi                ret/161 laps/contact
       27/5    18   -    Nazareth              ret/166 laps/contact
       6/6     17   17   Milwaukee             -1 lap
       18/6    16   11   Detroit               -3 laps
       25/6    16   -    Portland              ret/31 laps/mechanical
       2/7     16   12   Cleveland             -2 laps
       16/7    15   -    Toronto               ret/19 laps/mechanical
       23/7    17   -    Michigan              ret/131 laps/mechanical
       30/7    17   -    Chicago               ret/18 laps/mechanical
       13/8    18   14   Mid-Ohio              -1 lap
       20/8    20   -    Road America          ret/48 laps/mechanical
       3/9     20   -    Vancouver             ret/3 laps/contact
       10/9    21   13   Laguna Seca           1:46:37.112
       17/9    20   -    Gateway Park          ret/64 laps/mechanical
       1/10    20   -    Houston               ret/50 laps/mechanical
       15/10   22   11   Surfer's Paradise     2h01m33.328
       30/10   21   -    Fontana               ret/129 laps/engine
2001 - Le Mans 24 Hrs (MG Sport MG-Lola EX257): ret/92 laps/oil leak, with 
       J.Bailey & K.McGarrity
2002 - Le Mans 24 Hrs (MG Sport & Racing MG-Lola EX257): ret/219 laps/engine, 
       with J.Bailey & K.McGarrity
2003 - Sebring 12 Hrs (Team Bentley Bentley EXP Speed 8): 3rd, -4 laps, with
       D.Brabham & J.Herbert. Le Mans 24 Hrs (Team Bentley Bentley EXP Speed 8): 
       2nd, -2 laps, with D.Brabham & J.Herbert
2010 – Spa 24 Hrs (United Autosports Audi R8 LMS GT3): 9th, 503 laps, with R.Dean, 
       Z.Brown, E.Cheever.
2011 – Grand-Am (United Autosports with Michael Shank Racing Riley-Ford Mk 
       XI/XX): 17th, 99 pts
       Jan29-30	Daytona 24 Hrs 		4th, 24:01:01.709	with Z.Brown, M.Patterson, M.Brundle.
       Mar 5	Homestead		6th, 2:46:44.795	with M.Valiante
       Aug 13	Watkins Glen		9th, -3 laps		with Z.Brown
       Sep 17	Mid-Ohio		7th, 2:45:55.721	Z.Brown
       Nurburgring 24 Hrs (Volkswagen Motorsport VW Golf 24): ret/112 laps, with 
       R.Rast, P.Bernhardt, J.Herbert. Spa 24 Hrs (United Autosports Audi R8 LMS): ret/112 
       laps/engine, with M.Bell, M.Patterson, E.Cheever.
2012 – VW Scirocco Cup: 6th in one-off appearance at Brands Hatch. Spa 24 Hrs 
       (United Autosports Audi R8 LMS ultra): ret/187 laps/accident, with 
       M.Patterson, R.Meins, A.Li.
2013 - British GT (United Autosports McLaren MP4-12C): with J.Firth
       May 6	Rockingham Inter.	DSQ/avoidable contact
       May 26	Silverstone Arena	ret/4 laps/accident
2019 – BTCC (Trade Price Cars Racing Audi S3 Saloon): 28th, 5 pts
       Apr 7	Brands Hatch Indy	14th, 22m15.344
       Apr 7	Brands Hatch Indy	27th, 20m45.640
       Apr 7	Brands Hatch Indy	19th, 20m21.829
       Apr 28	Donington Park		23rd, 28m28.878
       Apr 28	Donington Park		ret/1 lap/accident
       Apr 28	Donington Park		22nd, 26m34.379
       May 19	Thruxton		27th, 21m34.338
       May 19	Thruxton		ret/11 laps/accident damage
       May 19	Thruxton		ret/7 laps/accident damage
       Jun 16	Croft			21st, 29m43.423
       Jun 16	Croft			26th, 22m03.290
       Jun 16	Croft			19th, 27m29.636
       Jun 30	Oulton Park		ret/13 laps/overheating
       Jun 30	Oulton Park		23rd, 30m45.087
       Jun 30	Oulton Park		18th, 22m36.190
       Aug 4	Snetterton		23rd, 24m23.705
       Aug 4	Snetterton		21st, 24m25.350
       Aug 4	Snetterton		ret/6 laps/accident damage
       Aug 18	Thruxton		27th, 20m42.318
       Aug 18	Thruxton		26th, 20m33.902
       Aug 18	Thruxton		27th, 19m35.758
       Sep 15	Knockhill		20th, 27m19.545
       Sep 15	Knockhill		24th, 21m28.140
       Sep 15	Knockhill		21st, 26m52.697
       Sep 29	Silverstone		ret/8 laps/damage
       Sep 29	Silverstone		18th, 20m37.073
       Sep 29	Silverstone		13th, 29m06.348
       Oct 13	Brands Hatch		22nd, 35m09.588
       Oct 13	Brands Hatch		ret/8 laps/spin
       Oct 13	Brands Hatch		20th, 23m52.260