Guy Martin
British television presenter and former motorcycle racer
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| July 7 2024 | Guy Martin helped recover Lancaster ED603, a WWII bomber, in the documentary 'Guy Martin’s Lost WW2 Bomber.' |
| July 23 2023 | In the documentary 'Our Guy In Colombia', Martin traveled to Colombia to examine the impact of the cocaine industry. |
| 2022 | Guy Martin released 'Dead Men Don't Tell Tales'. |
| February 5 2022 | Martin investigated Britain's energy production methods in 'Guy Martin's Great British Power Trip.' |
| August 9 2021 | Guy Martin attempted to set a new world record for the fastest road-legal battery vehicle in 'Guy Martin: The World's Fastest Electric Car?' |
| January 6 2020 | On 6 January 2020, Guy Martin was due to stand trial. However, in late December 2019, the two charges against him were dropped, as it was determined he believed his Northern Ireland driving licence was genuine and that his autism made him vulnerable to being misled. |
| 2019 | Guy Martin published 'We Need to Weaken the Mixture'. |
| October 23 2019 | Guy Martin set the Guinness World Record for the fastest tractor, achieving a speed of 217.568 km/h at Elvington Airfield, York, UK. |
| July 2019 | In July 2019, Guy Martin's case regarding his driving licence was referred for trial after an initial hearing in December 2018. |
| June 2 2019 | Martin restored a Douglas C-47 Skytrain and trained with the Red Devils for the documentary 'Guy Martin's D-Day Landing.' |
| May 2019 | Guy Martin returned to road racing at the Tandragee 100 in Northern Ireland. |
| November 2018 | In November 2018, Guy Martin appeared at Lincoln magistrates' court regarding Irish documentation submitted during his application for a UK driving licence. The case was escalated to Lincoln Crown Court after he pleaded not guilty, leading to a jury trial. |
| 2017 | Guy Martin confirmed his intention to compete at the 2017 Southern 100 races on the Isle of Man. |
| 2017 | Following issues with the Honda CBR1000RR SP2 at the TT races, Guy Martin decided not to participate in the Southern 100. |
| October 28 2017 | Martin assisted in the farewell tour of the Avro Vulcan XH558, helping prepare it for its last flight. |
| August 2017 | In August, Guy Martin joined the pit-crew of the Formula 1 car team Williams for the Belgian GP. |
| July 26 2017 | Guy Martin officially announced his retirement from motorcycle racing. |
| July 21 2017 | Honda Racing announced that Guy Martin would not be competing at the 2017 Ulster Grand Prix, a decision that disappointed event organizers due to the team's difficulties throughout the season. |
| June 4 2017 | During the opening Superbike TT race at the Isle of Man, Guy Martin crashed at Doran's Bend after experiencing a false neutral while attempting to change gears. |
| June 2 2017 | Guy Martin took part in a full practice session during the Isle of Man TT, completing four laps and recording the 26th fastest time in 18 minutes 11.69 seconds. |
| April 22 2017 | Guy Martin made his first competitive appearance since 2015 at the Tandragee 100, riding the new Honda Fireblade Superstock-class machine, but retired from the Open Superbike race after a collision and subsequent cancellation of the event. |
| March 20 2017 | It was confirmed that Guy Martin would compete at the 2017 Tandragee 100 and the Cookstown 100 events. |
| January 18 2017 | Guy Martin signed a new deal with Honda Racing to ride the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2, aiming to revitalize his career and ambition of winning the Isle of Man TT. |
| 2016 | In 2016, Martin also did not participate in the North West 200 motorcycle races because he was focused on mountain bike training. |
| 2016 | In the same year, Martin did not take part in the Southern 100 motorcycle races following his participation in the Tour Divide. |
| 2016 | Guy Martin released 'Guy Martin: Worms to Catch', which featured his thoughts on the past year and upcoming challenges. |
| September 18 2016 | Guy Martin attempted a required 300 mph trial run at Bonneville Salt Flats but lost traction and tipped over, leading to the postponement of the record attempt. |
| June 11 2016 | Guy Martin competed in the Tour Divide mountain bike race, completing the course in 18 days, six hours and 23 minutes. |
| May 11 2016 | Guy Martin was involved in a practice accident at Primrose Hill, which resulted in the injury of his teammate John McGuinness. Following this incident, Honda Racing decided to withdraw Martin from that evening's Superstock race and later from the remaining events. |
| March 2016 | Martin returned to racing motorbikes for the filming of an F1 special for his Speed series after a significant hiatus following his crash. |
| March 28 2016 | Guy Martin achieved the highest speed on a Wall of Death with a record of 125.77 km/h at Manby Airfield, UK. |
| January 2016 | In January 2016, Guy Martin confirmed that he would not be racing in the 2016 Isle of Man TT due to a scheduling conflict with a mountain bike race. |
| 2015 | During the 2015 Vauxhall International North West 200, Martin faced controversy for describing the circuit as 'boring' due to the number of chicanes introduced for safety, leading to a media stir and criticism from commentators. |
| 2015 | Guy Martin completed the 2015 campaign by finishing 4th in the Senior TT on a factory BMW S1000RR Superbike. |
| 2015 | Guy Martin continued his successful early season form at the Cookstown 100, winning the opening Royal Hotel Superbike Race. |
| 2015 | Guy Martin stated he would not return to the triangle circuit after the 2015 meeting, primarily to get the necessary race-time to enter the Isle of Man TT Races. |
| 2015 | As a late replacement for the injured William Dunlop in the TT Zero Race, Guy Martin took his electrically powered Victory Racing machine to 4th place. |
| 2015 | Guy Martin opened his 2015 Isle of Man TT campaign with a retirement in the Superbike Race. |
| 2015 | In the opening Supersport TT, Guy Martin secured a respectable 5th place riding the Smiths Triumph. |
| 2015 | Following backlash to his comments regarding the circuit, Martin apologized in an interview with BBC Sport, stating his support for the event while acknowledging his dislike for chicanes. |
| 2015 | Guy Martin agreed to a new deal with TAS Racing after they signed a new equipment deal with BMW Motorrad, partnering with William Dunlop. |
| 2015 | Guy Martin finished in 7th place in the Superstock TT aboard his BMW S1000RR Superstock machine. |
| 2015 | Guy Martin achieved his only podium of the 2015 Isle of Man TT by claiming 3rd place in the second Supersport outing on the Smiths Triumph Daytona. |
| November 2015 | 'Guy Martin: When You’re Dead, You’re Dead' was listed No. 1 in Amazon's sales figures for celebrity autobiographies, while his main autobiography was No. 10. |
| October 22 2015 | Guy Martin published 'Guy Martin: When You’re Dead, You’re Dead', a book covering the previous year in diary format, which included events such as the 24-hour Solo World Mountain Bike Championship and the Isle of Man TT. |
| August 2015 | Guy Martin suffered a serious crash during the Dundrod 150 Superbike event, part of the Ulster Grand Prix races. |
| July 2015 | It was confirmed that Guy Martin would pilot Triumph Motorcycles' attempt on the motorcycle land speed record, which was standing at 376.363 mph. |
| July 2015 | Martin secured the Southern 100 Solo Championship title for the third consecutive year while riding his BMW S1000RR. After a competitive race, he managed to hold off Dan Kneen and capitalize on a late incident involving Dunlop to take the win. |
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