Mark David Lemmer (born 27 April 1967) is a British former auto racing driver, who is also presently the managing director of the family run Barwell Motorsport racing team which was set up by his father Richard. The team have run cars in different disciplines around the world, in 2008 they entered Aston Martins in the American Le Mans Series. They plan to contest in the European Le Mans Series in 2009.[1]
| Mark Lemmer | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 27 April 1967 Kingston-upon-Thames, England |
| British Touring Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1998, 2000–2001 |
| Teams | Mint Motorsport Mardi Gras Motorsport Barwell Motorsport Synchro Motorsport |
| Starts | 47 |
| Wins | 0 (1 in class) |
| Poles | 0 (2 in class) |
| Fastest laps | 0 (1 in class) |
| Best finish | 3rd (Class B) in 2000 |
Racing career
editBarwell Motorsport was set up in the 1960s as Barwell Automotive Ltd by Paul Butler and Richard Lemmer. Paul Butler raced an ex-Alan Jones Brabham BT28 in F3 and Formula Alantic in the 1970s.
He started racing in various one make series including Mazdas and Volkswagen Polos. His first title came in 1994 when he became champion of the Scottish Mutual Volkswagen Vento VR6 Challenge. After finishing third in the 1995 championship, he drove in the 1996 TVR Tuscan challenge, which included one podium finish. He finished third on points in the 1997 Vauxhall Vectra SRi V6 Challenge, with one race win.
In 1998 he raced in the British Touring Car Championship. He raced a Vauxhall Vectra in the Michelin Cup for Independents with Mint Motorsport. With three independent wins, he ended the year fourth place in his class. After a year in the National Saloon Cup, he returned to the BTCC in 2000 with a Honda Integra in the newly formed Class B. One class win for the Barwell team in round seven at Knockhill was enough to see him finish third behind team mate James Kaye. He entered just four rounds in 2001, with a Production Class Honda Accord for Synchro Motorsport.
After the BTCC his racing has included the Britcar Endurance series and Historic Racing events. His latest drive was in for the works Mitsubishi rally team in the 2008 Britcar 24-Hour race at Silverstone.[2]
Racing record
editComplete British Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded - 2000-01 in class) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded - 2001 only, 2000-01 in class) * signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap (1 point awarded - 2001 in class)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 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 | DC | Pts | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Mint Motorsport | Vauxhall Vectra | THR 1 14 |
THR 2 Ret |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 14 |
DON 1 16 |
DON 2 Ret |
BRH 1 17 |
BRH 2 Ret |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 DNS |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 Ret |
CRO 1 17 |
CRO 2 17 |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mardi Gras Motorsport | SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
THR 1 18 |
THR 2 13 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 16 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL 1 15 |
SIL 2 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Barwell Motorsport | Honda Integra Type-R | B | BRH 1 14 |
BRH 2 10 |
DON 1 12 |
DON 2 12 |
THR 1 12 |
THR 2 DSQ |
KNO 1 11 |
KNO 2 10 |
OUL 1 11 |
OUL 2 12 |
SIL 1 12 |
SIL 2 9 |
CRO 1 12 |
CRO 2 10 |
SNE 1 9 |
SNE 2 11 |
DON 1 13 |
DON 2 13 |
BRH 1 14 |
BRH 2 13 |
185 | 3rd | |||||||
| Honda Accord | OUL 1 15 |
OUL 2 12 |
SIL 1 12 |
SIL 2 Ret |
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| 2001 | Synchro Motorsport | Honda Accord | P | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
MON 1 |
MON 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
SNE 1 10 |
SNE 2 16 |
CRO 1 11 |
CRO 2 Ret* |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
10 | 21st |
Complete 24 Hours of Spa results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  Foss-Tech Racing
|
Tim Sugden Stephen Day
|
Honda Integra Type R | SP | 452 | 12th | 12th |
| 2000 | ELR & Barwell Motorsport
|
James Kaye David Leslie
|
Honda Accord | SP | ?/engine | DNF | DNF |
Complete 24 Hours of Silverstone results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Car No. | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Barwell Motorsport
|
James Kaye Jay Wheels Andy Barnes (DNS)
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 48 | 3 | 517 | 25th | 5th |
| 2008 | Barwell Motorsport
|
Mike Brown Guy Harrington Ben de Zille Butler
|
Honda Integra Type R | 60 | 4 | 254 | DNF | DNF |
| 2015 |  Team Russia by Barwell
|
Timur Sardarov Leo Machitski James Kaye
|
MARC Focus V8 | 92 | 2 | 327 | DNF | DNF |
References
edit- ^ "Barwell Motorsport back to Europe for le Mans Series and GT3". Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ "Britcar Latest News". Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
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