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Martin Plowman
Plowman at the2013 6 Hours of Silverstone
Nationality	British
Born	(1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (age 38) Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
British GT career
Debut season	2015
Current team	Paddock Motorsport
Racing licence	FIA Gold(until 2014, 2019–2024) FIA Platinum(2015–2018) FIA Silver(2025–)
Car number	11
Previous series
2013 2012 2011 2009–10 2008 2006–07 2006–07	FIA WEC American Le Mans Series IndyCar Series Firestone Indy Lights Formula Three Euroseries Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Formula Renault Eurocup
Championship titles
2013 2019	FIA WECLMP2 class 2019 British GT Championship GT4 Pro-Am Class

Martin James Plowman^[1] (born 3 October 1987) is a British professional racing driver from Tamworth currently competing in theBritish GT Championship for Paddock Motorsport, which he co-founded withKelvin Fletcher. In2013, he won the24 Hours of Le Mans in theLMP2 class^[2] and was2013 FIA WEC World Champion in the LMP2 class for drivers and teams.^[3]

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After several extremely successful years inkarting, Toyota signed Plowman to a ten-year contract to their young driver program. He made his professional debut in 2006 driving in ItalianFormula Renault forPrema Powerteam, finishing fifth in the Italian Series, claiming rookie of the year.^[4]

Plowman returned to the same team and series in 2007, finishing joint seventh with Team-Mate Henkie Waldscmidt in Italian Formula Renault. A disappointing end to the campaign for the Prema Powerteam after holding 1–2 in the championship halfway through the season. Plowman was dropped from the Toyota young driver program at the end of 2007.

In 2008, Plowman became an official Volkswagen junior driver where he was assigned to the newly re-formed RC Motorsport team and drove in the first seven rounds (fourteen races) of theFormula Three Euroseries where he failed to score any points and only managed a best finish of seventeenth. He also drove in theMasters of Formula 3 withSignature-Plus where he finished fourteenth.

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In 2009, Plowman signed to drive forPanther Racing in the AmericanFirestone Indy Lights series, the feeder series toIndyCars. Martin finished eleventh in the points standings in his inaugural season with Panther Racing, while achieving two top five finishes and eight top-ten finishes.

After the 2009 season, Martin signed on board withAFS-Andretti Autosport to compete with teammateCharlie Kimball in the 2010 Indy Lights season. Plowman won from the pole to capture his first victory at theMid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He captured another pole two races later atChicagoland Speedway but was knocked after making contact with former teammatePippa Mann while leading the race. He finished third in the championship, one spot ahead of Kimball.

In 2011, Plowman made hisIndyCar Series debut withSam Schmidt Motorsports as a part of their partnership withAFS Racing. Plowman competed in the events atMid-Ohio Sports Car Course,Infineon Raceway, and theBaltimore Grand Prix, driving the number 17 car featuring the logo of Snowball Express, a volunteer organisation created to assist the children of military personnel who have died while on active duty since the 9/11 attacks.^[5][6][7] In each event, Plowman improved upon his starting position and upon his previous results, culminating in a near top-ten finish at the Baltimore Grand Prix. In the off-season, he has continued his involvement with Snowball Express, speaking to military families and touring with a show car.^{[citation needed]}

On 24 February 2012, theConquest Endurance racing team announced Plowman,David Heinemeier Hansson, andFrancesco Dracone as co-drivers for the team's brand new entry in theLMP2 division of theAmerican LeMans Series for the 2012 season. The No. 37Judd-powered,Morgan-badged car debuted at the 60th Anniversary running of the12 Hours of Sebring on 17 March 2012.^[8] The team finished third in the ALMS P2 class (44th overall), despite having to replace Dracone withJan Heylen just twelve hours before the race due to illness.^[9] On 10 April 2012, the team announced a partnership withNissan North America to supply engines for the No. 37 car for the remainder of the season, beginning at theToyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.^[10] Plowman and Heinemeier Hansson achieved their first P2 class pole and victory (third place overall) at theGrand Prix of Mosport on 22 July 2012. This was also the first victory for the Conquest Endurance team in ALMS competition.^{[citation needed]}

After the 2012 season, Conquest Endurance ended its participation in the ALMS.^{[citation needed]}

2013 season

For 2013, Plowman and his Conquest co-driver Heinemeier Hansson were both hired byOAK Racing to drive Morgan-Nissans in the LMP2 class on theFIA World Endurance Championship. Plowman shared the number 35 entry with co-driversBertrand Baguette andRicardo González.^{[citation needed]}

The 2013 season started at the6 Hours of Silverstone, theOAK RacingMorgan LMP2-Nissan No. 35 finished in fourth place (twelfth overall), to get their first ten points for the World Championship.^[11]

On the6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, González, Baguette and Plowman finished in third position (for cars registered for points in the FIA World Endurance Championship), of LMP2 class (eleventh overall).^[12]

In2013, Plowman and his co-driversRicardo González andBertrand Baguette from OAK RacingMorgan LMP2-Nissan team, won the 81st edition of the24 Hours of Le Mans inLMP2 class (seventh overall). Their Morgan LMP2 covered a total of 329 laps in theCircuit de la Sarthe. The race was run in very difficult weather conditions and several serious accidents bringing out a record of twelvesafety car caution periods.^[2][13][14]

The6 Hours of São Paulo were held at theAutódromo José Carlos Pace, on 30 August – 1 September. González, Baguette and Plowman got the second place of LMP2 category, only behindOreca 03-Nissan team (Rusinov,Martin andConway). With this result the British driver got his second podium of the year.^[15]

In the fifth round of 2013 season were the6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas inAustin, Texas on 20–22 September. González, Baguette and Plowman obtained the seventh place of LMP2 category (eleventh overall).^[16]

On 18–20 October, in the6 hours of Fuji, following a two-hour delay the race was restarted once more under the safety car, lapping another eight circuits before officials stopped the race again and eventually called an end to the event. The No. 35 OAK Morgan-Nissan (Baguette, González and Plowman), started in thepole position and was declared the race winner of LMP2 class (fourth overall), in the same position they started. Due to difficult weather conditions half points will be awarded for all the teams and drivers in the event.^[17][18][19]

During the6 Hours of Shanghai on 8–9 November, the No. 35 OAK Morgan-Nissan trio (Baguette, González and Plowman), qualified in fourth position and finished in third place (7th overall). With this new podium the French team extend their lead on 15 points to the final race of the championship.^[20][21][22]

On the last race of the season the6 Hours of Bahrain on 29–30 November, González, Baguette and Plowman qualified in sixth place and finished in fourth position (sixth overall). Therefore, Plowman won the 2013 FIA WEC World Championship for drivers and teams in LMP2 class.^{[3][22][23][24]}

Plowman first raced in British GT in 2015.^[25] In 2017, he joined the series full-time, partneringKelvin Fletcher in a Nissan GT4, who has remained his co-driver ever since.^[26] Plowman and Fletcher won the GT4 Pro-Am title in 2019, before sitting out the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[27]

In 2021, the pair returned with JRM but then switched to Paddock Motorsport, a team founded by Plowman and Fletcher, already competing in theBRSCC's Mazda MX5 Championship and theGT Cup Championship. With Plowman being both driver and team principal, the team expanded in 2022 to run cars in both GT3 and GT4.^[28]

In theOulton Park round of the2022 season, Plowman and Fletcher took their first overall win in British GT; the Paddock Motorsport team would also manage their first GT4 win in the season finale atDonington Park as Moh Ritson and Kavi Jundu won the GT4 Pro-Am class.^{[citation needed]}

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¹ TheLas Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned afterDan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.

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Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2013	OAK Racing	Bertrand Baguette Ricardo González	Morgan LMP2-Nissan	LMP2	329	7th	1st
Source:[29][37]

(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)

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