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Gareth Rees (motorsport commentator)

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Gareth Rees
Born (1969-03-12) 12 March 1969 (age 55)

Gareth Rees (born 12 March 1969) is a Welsh motorsport commentator. He has commentated on a wide variety of series, including Champ Car, IndyCar, the World Series, Formula 3000, Euro 3000, DTM and GP2. Rees has worked for both British Eurosport and Motors TV.

Following the birth of his first child, Rees considered scaling back his media work in order to spend more time with his family. Having decided to continue covering GP2, Rees was informed by British Eurosport that they had lost the broadcasting rights for the 2008 season to rival ITV. In the light of this news, Rees decided to reduce his commentary commitments, after all. Since making the decision, he has commentated on the DTM, for Motors TV, on a part-time basis.

Rees used to be a racing driver himself. Despite achieving considerable success in junior categories (winning the Formula Opel Euroseries, Marlboro Masters and British Formula Two Championship), the Welshman retired from competition in 1998, unable to secure funding to further his career. Outside of motor racing, Rees is a big Cardiff City supporter, holding a season ticket at the club.

References

  1. "The founding of the Welsh Racing Drivers Association". wrda.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
  2. "The Formula 3000 drivers — Where are they now?". Retrieved 27 October 2007.
  3. "Gareth Rees to step back from motorsport commentary". On The Grid. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  4. "Team Biography: Alan Docking Racing". fota.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
  5. "Race Driver Database: Gareth Rees". speedsportmag.com. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
Awards
Preceded byDavid Coulthard McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
1990 		Succeeded byOliver Gavin
Sporting positions
Preceded byJos Verstappen Formula Three Masters Winner
1994 		Succeeded byNorberto Fontana
Preceded byJosé Luis Di Palma (1994) British Formula 2 champion
1996 		Succeeded byNone
Masters of Formula 3 winners
Two-time
One-time
Winners of the Chris Bristow Trophy for the Autosport BRDC Award
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