Marcus Simmons is the Deputy Editor of Autosport magazine. As a child he was a regular on the chalk banks of Thruxton – hence his unhealthy obsession with 1970s Formula 2 and F3 – before he became an MSA timekeeper at the age of 17. At 19, his reporting debut for Motoring News arguably overshadowed Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal as the sporting moment of June 1986, and he joined the staff in 1990 after graduating from his degree course in Plymouth. A parallel Formula First career – which was as incident-packed as his childhood exploits in show-jumping and hunter trials – finished when he wrote off his car and put himself in hospital in 1991.
Marcus moved to Autosport in the summer of 1996. Since then he has had two stints as a freelancer and a brief spell as editor of Motor Sport magazine, during which the revered green cover was revived, before he rejoined Autosport in 2008. He lives in Teddington with his wife (who, gratifyingly, grew up within earshot of Castle Combe), daughter, stepson, dog, cat and guitars, and additionally has an adult daughter and stepson.
Latest articles by Marcus Simmons
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Rodin team renamed after Carlin departure
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Verschoor tops F3 Macau GP entry in bid for second win
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F1 young driver programmes: Which drivers are signed to which teams?
How “refreshing” van ‘t Hoff was on the edge of breaking through
Habsburg's Rebel Team scheme to open voting on young talents
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BTCC Thruxton: Sutton claims yet another win in race two
BTCC Thruxton: Sutton continues his winning streak
BTCC Snetterton: Ingram hangs on for first win of 2023
BTCC Snetterton: Sutton dominates to notch up four wins in a row
BTCC Snetterton: Sutton pips Hill in tight finish in opener
Cammish blames himself for BTCC Snetterton qualifying shunt
BTCC Snetterton: Sutton sets new qualifying lap record for stunning pole
When bad weather caused F1 chaos
BTCC gets in early with 2024 race calendar
BTCC Brands Hatch: Sutton takes thrilling Race 3 win after Collard penalty
BTCC Brands Hatch: Sutton beats Ingram in tense strategic Race 2 battle
BTCC Brands Hatch: Turkington wins opener red-flagged after pile-up
BTCC Donington Park: Cammish wins again to take early points lead
BTCC Donington Park: Chilton wins bizarre wet second race
Hill gets grid drop for Sutton incident at Donington Park
BTCC Donington Park: Cammish beats Hill in thriller
BTCC Donington: Rowbottom takes pole as Sutton penalised
The BTCC plotlines to watch out for in 2023
Ingram pips Sutton in Brands Hatch BTCC test
Hamilton retained by Team Hard to create record-breaking six-car BTCC squad
F3 could headline Macau ‘junior single-seater festival’
Morgan joins BMW squad WSR for 2023 BTCC season
Ciceley Motorsport exits BTCC after 10 years
BTCC Brands Hatch: Ingram seals maiden title, Lloyd wins finale
BTCC Brands Hatch: Ingram holds off Hill to extend points lead
BTCC Brands Hatch: Ingram wins opener to take points lead
BTCC Brands Hatch: Ingram takes crushing pole for finale
BTCC Silverstone: Ingram narrows points gap to Sutton with win
BTCC Silverstone: Hill beats Butcher to win Race 2
BTCC Silverstone: Butcher holds off Hill to win opening race
BTCC Silverstone: Butcher claims pole for Toyota by 0.037s
Ex-F1 racer Firman to bring back Van Diemen name with new car
Top 10 Ligier F1 drivers ranked: Boutsen, Pironi, Laffite and more
BTCC Thruxton: Cook claims win in reversed-grid finale
BTCC Thruxton: Cammish gifts Sutton victory in race two
BTCC Thruxton: Cammish takes advantage of chaos for race one victory
BTCC Snetterton: Sutton in control to take finale win ahead of Plato
BTCC Snetterton: Turkington doubles up ahead of Hill again
BTCC Snetterton: Turkington dominates opener from Hill
BTCC Snetterton: Turkington pips Hill to take last gasp pole
BTCC Knockhill: Gamble claims maiden BTCC win in finale
BTCC Knockhill: Sutton takes first Ford win after close Hill fight
BTCC Knockhill: Hill wins Race 1 after thrilling Sutton fight
BTCC Knockhill: Hill on pole as BMWs dominate qualifying
BTCC Croft: Lloyd doubles up to beat Ingram in Hyundai 1-2
BTCC Croft: Lloyd beats Turkington for emotional win in Race 1
BTCC Croft: Turkington claims pole in ‘retired’ BMW
Lloyd could be forced out of rest of BTCC season after crash
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