Jeremy John Mahony (pronounced Marny) (born 1955) is a British former racing driver, best known for driving a Ford Sierra RS500 in the British Touring Car Championship under the Arquati Racing banner. He first competed in the BTCC in 1988, and won his very first race at Silverstone. That however would prove to be his only win, but he challenged consistently in his first season, finishing second in class to Andy Rouse. The following season was marred by bad luck and unreliability, and a switch to a BMW M3 in 1990 did little to reverse his fortunes. He quit the sport halfway through the season.[citation needed] He turned his attention to his business interests, including corporate entertainments. He was arrested in 2005 alongside Vic Lee, and was jailed for 11 years on drug trafficking charges.[1]

Racing record

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Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class - 1 point awarded 1987-1989 all races)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DC Pts Class
1987 Roger Dowson Engineering Ford Sierra RS Cosworth A SIL
OUL
THR
THR
SIL
SIL
Ret
BRH
Ret
SNE
DON
OUL
DON
SIL
NC 0 NC
1988 Arquati Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 A SIL
1
OUL
3
THR
3
DON
Ret
THR
3
SIL
8
SIL
4
BRH
5
SNE
8
BRH
3
BIR
C
DON
9
SIL
5
7th 33 2nd
1989 Arquati Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 A OUL
3
SIL
27
THR
6
DON
Ret
THR
Ret
SIL
9
SIL
11
BRH
8
SNE
9
BRH
8
BIR
10
DON
Ret
SIL
Ret
41st 5 15th
1990 Arquati Racing Team BMW M3 B OUL
Ret
DON
11
THR
Ret
SIL
12
OUL
Ret
SIL
18
BRH
SNE
12
BRH
BIR
DNA
DON
THR
SIL
23rd 16 15th

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Pts
1988   Arquati UK Ltd Ford Sierra RS500 MNZ DON EST JAR DIJ VAL NÜR SPA ZOL SIL
12
NOG NC 0

References

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  1. ^ "Lee gets twelve years in drugs case". 22 July 2005.