Oliver Jackson (born 26th April 1984 in Reigate, Surrey) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB series.
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 Vehicle Dynamics 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.
Porsche Carrera Cup GB (First Stint) In 2009, Jackson moved up to the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain racing for Motorbase Performance. In his maiden season, he finished seventh 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.
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. He competed in the first eight rounds of the championship, finishing sixth 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. 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. Jackson and the team missed the Knockhill round to go testing before they resumed racing at Rockingham. 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.
Welch Motorsport (2014) Jackson joined Welch Motorsport for the 2014 season, as confirmed at the Autosport International Show at the NEC Birmingham.
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–)
For 2019, Jackson returned to Motorbase Performance, running under the Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher banner alongside Tom Chilton, with Nicolas Hamilton also part of the line-up. He finished 19th in the standings with 81 points and on 28 January 2020, it was confirmed that he would return for a second consecutive season in a new Ford Focus ST Mk.IV. At Silverstone, Jackson secured his maiden win when he took victory in the reverse grid final race, and would go on to win again at Snetterton.
Jackson then remained with the team again for 2021, running under the MB Motorsport banner.
In February 2023, Jackson announced his departure from the BTCC, after over a decade in the championship.
Porsche Carrera Cup GB (Second Stint)
Shortly after announcing his departure from the British Touring Car Championship, it was revealed that Jackson would be returning to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB series for the 2023 season, driving for Joe Tandy Racing in the Pro-Am category.
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 OUL1Ret OUL215 SNE111 BRH121 SPA116 SPA210 ROC117 ROC2Ret DON1 SIL1 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)
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points 2011 Triple 8 Race Engineering Vauxhall Vectra BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 BRH111 BRH218 BRH317 SIL116 SIL213 SIL311 26th 0 2012 AmD Tuning.com Volkswagen Golf BRH113 BRH28 BRH3Ret DON1NC DON2DNS DON3DNS THR112 THR215 THR315 OUL111 OUL215 OUL315 CRO111 CRO215 CRO3Ret SNE1Ret SNE215 SNE314 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC1NC ROC28 ROC38 SIL114 SIL2NC SIL316 BRH1Ret BRH211 BRH311 18th 61 2013 Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis BRH110 BRH2Ret BRH3DNS DON116 DON2NC DON3Ret THR116 THR217 THR3Ret OUL124 OUL216 OUL315 CRO1Ret CRO2DNS CRO3Ret SNE116 SNE211 SNE313 KNO115 KNO215 KNO311 ROC115 ROC216 ROC315 SIL119 SIL2Ret SIL3Ret BRH1Ret BRH213 BRH311 20th 32 2014 STP Racing with Sopp & Sopp Proton Persona BRH125 BRH225 BRH322 DON126 DON2Ret DON323 THR123 THR225 THR3Ret OUL1Ret OUL2Ret OUL322 CRO122 CRO219 CRO319 SNE124 SNE222 SNE324 KNO1Ret KNO2DNS KNO3DNS ROC127 ROC222 ROC317 SIL1Ret SIL2Ret SIL3DNS BRH119 BRH222 BRH321 29th 0 2016 AmD Tuning Audi S3 Saloon BRH1Ret BRH223 BRH322 DON121 DON2Ret DON3Ret THR117 THR221 THR314 OUL126 OUL220 OUL325 CRO119 CRO215 CRO326 SNE119 SNE2Ret SNE3Ret KNO123 KNO2Ret KNO319 ROC117 ROC213 ROC311 SIL114 SIL216 SIL317 BRH118 BRH215 BRH3Ret 26th 14 2017 AmD Tuning with Cobra Exhausts Audi S3 Saloon BRH122 BRH214 BRH316 DON117 DON2Ret DON315 THR118 THR216 THR317 OUL114 OUL226 OUL318 CRO113 CRO29 CRO310* SNE118 SNE214 SNE3Ret KNO128 KNO219 KNO3Ret ROC114 ROC212 ROC311 SIL112 SIL2Ret SIL3Ret BRH114 BRH215 BRH316 22nd 42 2018 AmD with Cobra Exhausts Audi S3 Saloon BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 23rd 59 2019 Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher Ford Focus RS BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 19th 81 2020 Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST Mk.IV DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 12th 152 2021 MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square Ford Focus ST THR1 THR2 THR3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 THR1 THR2 THR3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 18th 77 2022 Apec Racing with Beavis Morgan Ford Focus ST DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 22nd 33
Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points 2024 Century Motorsport IMO MON RBR SIL HUN SPA ZND MNZ NC† 0† † As Jackson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
References
External links British Touring Car Championship Official Website