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