Martin Depper


Martin Lee Dapper is a British auto 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.
In 2013, he competed in the VW Cup, racing for KPM. 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. In 2017, he moved to Motorbase Performance, driving a Ford Focus ST. It was announced upon the unveiling of entrants for the 2018 season that Depper would not be returning to the BTCC. He is currently competing in the VW Cup with DW Racing.

Business career

Depper is a director of several businesses, primarily in the appliance parts industry, which were founded by his father, Michael Depper, who has appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated net worth of £3.26 million.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2010Forster MotorsportBMW 320siTHR
1		THR
2		THR
3		ROC
1		ROC
2		ROC
3		BRH
1
15		BRH
2
Ret		BRH
3
14		OUL
1
14		OUL
2
14		OUL
3
Ret		CRO
1
14		CRO
2
12		CRO
3
Ret		SNE
1
15		SNE
2
16		SNE
3
Ret		SIL
1
20		SIL
2
15		SIL
3
Ret		KNO
1		KNO
2		KNO
3		DON
1
DNS		DON
2
DNS		DON
3
DNS		BRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
Ret		BRH
3
13		25th0
2014Pirtek RacingHonda CivicBRH
1
DSQ		BRH
2
Ret		BRH
3
Ret		DON
1
20		DON
2
22		DON
3
16		THR
1
Ret		THR
2
19		THR
3
18		OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
Ret		OUL
3
16		CRO
1
14		CRO
2
17		CRO
3
13		SNE
1
17		SNE
2
12		SNE
3
Ret		KNO
1
17		KNO
2
Ret		KNO
3
20		ROC
1
19		ROC
2
12		ROC
3
19		SIL
1
18		SIL
2
Ret		SIL
3
24		BRH
1
17		BRH
2
15		BRH
3
Ret		23rd14
2015Eurotech RacingHonda CivicBRH
1
16		BRH
2
Ret		BRH
3
13		DON
1
15		DON
2
19		DON
3
9		THR
1
12		THR
2
13		THR
3
15		OUL
1
14		OUL
2
14		OUL
3
DNS		CRO
1
14		CRO
2
Ret		CRO
3
17		SNE
1
17		SNE
2
Ret		SNE
3
15		KNO
1
14		KNO
2
11		KNO
3
10		ROC
1
14		ROC
2
18		ROC
3
11		SIL
1
13		SIL
2
15		SIL
3
14		BRH
1
15		BRH
2
Ret		BRH
3
19		18th53
2016Eurotech RacingHonda Civic Type RBRH
1
19		BRH
2
22		BRH
3
24		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
17		DON
3
11		THR
1
5		THR
2
Ret		THR
3
12		OUL
1
14		OUL
2
14		OUL
3
15		CRO
1
18		CRO
2
28		CRO
3
16		SNE
1
Ret		SNE
2
Ret		SNE
3
16		KNO
1
14		KNO
2
Ret		KNO
3
16		ROC
1
Ret		ROC
2
Ret		ROC
3
21		SIL
1
Ret		SIL
2
18		SIL
3
Ret		BRH
1
17		BRH
2
18		BRH
3
15		21st28
2017Team Shredded Wheat Racing
with Duo		Ford Focus STBRH
1
15		BRH
2
Ret		BRH
3
22		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
25		DON
3
24		THR
1
24		THR
2
Ret		THR
3
DNS		OUL
1
26		OUL
2
20		OUL
3
23		CRO
1
18		CRO
2
10		CRO
3
11		SNE
1
22		SNE
2
22		SNE
3
17		KNO
1
27		KNO
2
11		KNO
3
12		ROC
1
22		ROC
2
20		ROC
3
23		SIL
1
22		SIL
2
20		SIL
3
16		BRH
1
21		BRH
2
27		BRH
3
23		28th22