Ollie Jackson
| Ollie Jackson | |
|---|---|
 Ollie Jackson at BTCC Rockingham 2017 AmD tuning and Cobra Exhausts Audi | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 26 April 1984 Reigate (England) |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Motorbase Performance |
| Car number | 48 |
| Former teams | AmD with Cobra Exhausts STP Racing with Sopp & Sopp Triple 8 Race Engineering Speedworks Motorsport |
| Starts | 212 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 2008–2010 2008 2006–2007 2005 | British GT Championship Porsche Carrera Cup GB Caterham Superlights Caterham Graduates Caterham Academy |
| Championship titles | |
| 2010 | Porsche Carrera Cup GB Pro-Am1 |
Oliver Jackson (born 26 April 1984 in Whitechapel, London) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship.
Personal life
Ollie Jackson is from Reigate, Surrey and was educated at Epsom College. He then obtained a BSc in Computer Information Systems from the University of Bath and an MSc in Automotive Product Engineering from Cranfield University. His current occupation is Chief Engineer for Controlled Braking at Alcon Specialist Brakes and Clutches in Tamworth, Staffordshire. He previously worked at Lotus Engineering as a Ride and Handling Engineer.
Racing career
Caterhams
Jackson started his racing career driving in the Caterham Academy, a series for novice drivers. He took one race win in 2005 before moving up to the Mega Graduate Class in 2006, claiming two wins. He took two further wins in 2007 to finish as runner-up in the championship. For 2008 he raced in Caterham Superlights and took two victories on the way to second in the championship.[1]
Porsche Carrera Cup GB
In 2009 he moved up to the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain racing for Motorbase Performance. In his maiden season he finished 7th on 163 points. He stayed with the team for 2010, winning 11 of the 20 races as winner of the pro-am1 category and claiming pro-am1 title ahead of Jonas Gelžinis and Tony Gilham. At the end of 2009, Jackson had an unrivalled record in the Carrera Cup Great Britain having scored points in all 40 races he competed in.[2]
British GT
In January 2011, Jackson was announced as a driver for the new works-backed Lotus team which would compete in the GT4 category of the British GT Championship with the Lotus Evora.[3] He competed in the first 8 rounds of the championship, finishing 6th in the GT4 category with a class win at Spa-Francorchamps.
British Touring Car Championship
Triple 8 (2011)
In September 2011, Triple 8 Race Engineering announced they had signed Jackson to race one of their Vauxhall Vectras in the final two rounds of the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season.[4] He ended the season 26th in the overall drivers' championship and 20th in the independents' trophy.
AmD Tuning.com (2012)
Jackson continued in the BTCC in 2012, this time driving for AmD Tuning.com in their S2000-NGTC Volkswagen Golf.[5] Jackson and the team missed the Knockhill round to go testing before they resumed racing at Rockingham.[6] Jackson finished 18th in the drivers' championship and 13th in the independents' trophy at the end of the season, claiming three top ten finishes.
Speedworks Motorsport (2013)
Jackson joined Speedworks Motorsport team for the 2013 season, driving a full Next Generation Touring Car–spec Toyota Avensis alongside Dave Newsham.[7]
Welch Motorsport (2014)
Jackson joined Welch Motorsport for the 2014 season, as confirmed at the Autosport International Show at the NEC Birmingham.[8]
AmD Tuning.com (2016–2018)
On 9 March 2016, Jackson was confirmed at AmD Tuning.com in their Audi S3 Saloon, finishing 26th with 14 points. He continued with the team for two more seasons, scoring a podium at Brands Hatch in 2018. He finished 22nd with 42 points in 2017 and 23rd with 59 in 2018.
Motorbase Performance (2019–)
Jackson was confirmed to race for Motorbase Performance, running under the Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher banner, with Tom Chilton and Nicolas Hamilton. He finished 19th with 81 points. On 28 January 2020, Jackson was confirmed to drive for Motorbase Performance for a second consecutive season in the new Ford Focus ST Mk.IV.[9][10]
Racing record
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Lotus Sport UK | Lotus Evora | GT4 | OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 15 |
SNE 1 11 |
BRH 1 21 |
SPA 1 16 |
SPA 2 10 |
ROC 1 17 |
ROC 2 Ret |
DON 1 |
SIL 1 |
6th | 101.5 |
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races)
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "Ollie Jackson". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. Retrieved 8 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jackson clinches pro-am1 title in Carrera Cup GB". btcc.net. Porsche. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Two-car Lotus Evora campaign for new British GT team". British GT Championship. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Jackson to debut with 888". btcc.net. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Jackson in AmD Golf". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Trio to miss Knockhill". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (21 March 2013). "Record 32 car entry for 2013 BTCC season". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ Ashby, Chris (20 January 2014). "OLLIE JACKSON JOINS WELCH MOTORSPORT". BTCC Crazy. BTCC Crazy. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Ollie Jackson re-signs with Motorbase for 2020". Touring Car Times. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Motorbase confirm switch to fourth-generation Focus". Touring Car Times. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.