Johnny was raised in Malorca, Spain and lives near London, Spain.  He attended Leeds University earning degrees in Spanish and Economics.  Johnny is regarded as among the world’s best sports car GT drivers having won class victories in both the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, and has earned class podiums at virtually every major sports car race in the world, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1000 km Nürburgring. He has also achieved overall podium finishes at the Daytona 24 hours (2003/2004) as well as at the Petit Le Mans, competing in the LMP1 Zytek prototype alongside Stefan Johansson. Mowlem also operates his own driving academy, working with both corporate clients and drivers wishing for a career in racing.

Mowlem’s career has been followed in his home country through a series of television programs on Sky Sports which has followed him for the last 9 years and provides viewers with an unparalleled opportunity for behind-the-scenes access to the sport. He started his career at age 19 competing in the British Formula Ford Championship before moving to Jackie Stewart’s Staircase of Talent team in the British Formula Vauxhall Lotus class and then to the British Formula 3 championship in 1995, winning four national victories.

He switched to sports cars in 1996, racing in the British Porsche Cup in 1996 and 1997, winning the class 1 championship in 1996 and in 1997 he won all 17 races to become British champion for the second time, capturing pole position for 14 of the 17 events earning him the Gregor Grant Award at the International Autosport Awards.

In 1998 he finished first in the GT class in the ALMS race at Laguna Seca and second in the GT class in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 1999.  The 2000 season included second place finishes in the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.  In 2002 he captured a second place finish in the GT class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and teamed with Tony Stewart and Jan Lammers in 2003 in the 24 Hours of Daytona.  In 2003 he captured a second place in GT and second overall at the Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours, as well as victory at the ALMS round held at Road America.  In 2004 he won the GT class and again finished second overall at Daytona in 2004.

Johnny finished third in the ALMS GT1 drivers’ championship in 2004 and 2005 and competed in several Rolex Sports Car Series events during those seasons and, including trips for testing sessions, crossing the Atlantic some 100 times during those two years.

In 2005 Johnny won the 2005 UK Reading Sports Personality of the Year and showed his adaptability during the 2006 season, racing an Aston Martin DBRS9 for Autosport Design Racing in the SPEED World Challenge GT series as well as competing in the International GT Open series in a Porsche and in two different classes in the ALMS.  He won the GT2 class at Mosport in a Ferrari, and then drove for the factory Zytek team in the LMP1 class in the last two races of the season.

In 2007 Mowlem has continued his association with Ferrari, racing a 430 in the GT2 class for the Pirelli factory GPC Ferrari team in the Le Mans Series as well as the International GT Open championship. He also drove for the Risi Competizione Ferrari alongside Mika Salo and Jaime Melo including a class victory in the 2007 12 Hours of Sebring, with the closest margin of victory in the history of the championship, two tenths of a second.  Johnny joined Corsa Motorsports for the 2008 ALMS season, racing a Ferrari in the GT2 class before Corsa changed to the LMP1 class with a podium finish at the Monterey Spors Car Championships at Laguna Seca Raceway at the end of the 2008 season

Along with his wife, Fiona, he has two children; a son named Reece and a daughter, Sereina. Fiona Mowlem is best known as an actress although she is now a qualified professional photographer and both children also have acting and commercial work to their credit.