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Matthew Marsh
By Matthew Marsh (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-07-16 09:52

Matthew Marsh

Matthew Marsh is one of Asia's best known motor sport personalities. In 2008 he became the only Hong Kong driver to have scored an FIA World Championship point by finishing eighth in the final round of the World Touring Car Championship at the Macau Grand Prix, driving a BMW. Prior to that he became the only driver to have represented Hong Kong at the world-famous Le Mans 24-hours race in 2007 (Ferrari 430) and the first to do so at the Monaco Grand Prix in 2005 (Porsche Supercup).

Matthew has been a front-runner in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia since 2003, winning the region's premier series in 2004. He has taken the top step of the podium at Grand Prix supporting races in Britain, China and Malaysia - another benchmark for Hong Kongd rivers. He is also the only driver in the world to have competed in the Porsche Supercup and the Carrera Cups in Asia, Great Britain and Japan.

A passion for endurance racing has led Matthew to score class wins at the Bathurst and Nürburgring 24-hour races - the latter in an historic victory with Aston Martin's factory team. He has also been a front-runner in the GT class of the Rolex 24-hours of Daytona.

The 40-year old is a guest commentator and presenter on ESPN Star TV's coverage of the Formula One World Championship. He attends Grands Prix and various new car launches as an accredited journalist and contributes motor sport and motoring-related lifestyle stories to publications world-wide.

Matthew has been an ambassador for brands such as: City of Dreams Macau, Franck Muller, Michelin, Mobil1, SC Global Developments and Vertu.

With his wife Jessie -- and their Lakel and Terrier dogs, Mui Mui and Parker -- Matthew lives in Hong Kong where he is a permanent resident.