PROFIL
Last name : Charteris
First name : Mark
Nationality : GBR
Race number : 11
Category : F2 Classic – 2000cc
Car model : March 782 (1978)
Palmarès
2024 : F2 Classic Interseries Champion – Cat 1. 2000cc
Faire connaissance
What's your background in motorsport ?
I started racing in 2004 in Clubmans. Since then, I’ve won over 110 races and 12 championships.
In 2017, I started competing in F2 Classic and won the title of 2024 Interseries Champion.
Cars have always been my passion. It all started when my father gave me a Scalextric circuit at the age of two and a half. I immediately fell in love with the two Lotus replicas – those of Jim Clark and Graham Hill – that were included in the box. It was then that my passion for motorsport was born.
Why single-seaters ?
I love the 70s era of F2 and F1 ! I chose F2 because I think the March 782 is the most beautiful of all single-seaters…
A few words about your car ?
The March 782 I own once belonged to Brian Henton. He drove it in the 1978 Formula 2 championship.
He was very fast in the car, scoring several pole positions, but was unable to convert them into victories due to reliability problems.
The car was sold to a family in South Africa in 1980. I bought it back from that family and brought it back to the UK. We restored it completely and had an excellent first season with it, winning in the first season.
It’s a really special car.
