Mark Henry Gallagher (born 9 March 1962) is aFormula 1 motor racing executive, public speaker, media commentator and director.[1] He is currently the managing director of Performance Insights Ltd and was the founder and co-owner ofStatus Grand Prix, which won the 2009A1 Grand Prix World Cup Motorsport and competed in GP3, GP2 and World Endurance sports car racing.
He began working as a journalist and broadcaster for Formula OneF1 in 1986 and later started as a media consultant for major sponsors. He joinedEddie Jordan’s fledglingF1 team for its debut season in 1991 as Press Officer before working withPacific Racing and on Ford’s WRC programme before returning toJordan Grand Prix in 1995 where he became Head of Marketing, joining the management board in 1998. Gallagher joinedJaguar Racing in 2004, remaining with the team when it becameRed Bull Racing. He was appointed head of theCosworth F1 engine business in August 2009.[2] He has commentated on Formula One onESPN Star Sports andBBC Radio 5 Live and has contributed to a wide range of media channels includingBBC News,Channel 4 News,CNN,CNBC andAl Jazeera News. He is a columnist and feature writer for Grand Prix Racing magazine in the UK which is part of theMotorsport Network and presents two podcasts;At The Controls cohosted byJonathan Legard andInside Formula 1 withMika Häkkinen. Between 2005 and 2009 Mark Gallagher was engaged byPixar Animation Studios to consult on Formula 1 during site visits[3] and coordinated the agreement with Formula 1 for the European launch ofCars at the2006 Spanish Grand Prix.
