Ollie Jackson


Oliver Jackson 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.

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.
in the 2012 British Touring Car Championship.

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 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. 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–)

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.

Racing record

Complete British GT Championship results

YearEntrantCarClass12345678910DCPoints
2011Lotus Sport UKLotus EvoraGT4OUL
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		6th101.5

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2011Triple 8 Race EngineeringVauxhall VectraBRH
1		BRH
2		BRH
3		DON
1		DON
2		DON
3		THR
1		THR
2		THR
3		OUL
1		OUL
2		OUL
3		CRO
1		CRO
2		CRO
3		SNE
1		SNE
2		SNE
3		KNO
1		KNO
2		KNO
3		ROC
1		ROC
2		ROC
3		BRH
1
11		BRH
2
18		BRH
3
17		SIL
1
16		SIL
2
13		SIL
3
11		26th0
2012AmD Tuning.comVolkswagen GolfBRH
1
13		BRH
2
8		BRH
3
Ret		DON
1
NC		DON
2
DNS		DON
3
DNS		THR
1
12		THR
2
15		THR
3
15		OUL
1
11		OUL
2
15		OUL
3
15		CRO
1
11		CRO
2
15		CRO
3
Ret		SNE
1
Ret		SNE
2
15		SNE
3
14		KNO
1		KNO
2		KNO
3		ROC
1
NC		ROC
2
8		ROC
3
8		SIL
1
14		SIL
2
NC		SIL
3
16		BRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
11		BRH
3
11		18th61
2013Speedworks MotorsportToyota AvensisBRH
1
10		BRH
2
Ret		BRH
3
DNS		DON
1
16		DON
2
NC		DON
3
Ret		THR
1
16		THR
2
17		THR
3
Ret		OUL
1
24		OUL
2
16		OUL
3
15		CRO
1
Ret		CRO
2
DNS		CRO
3
Ret		SNE
1
16		SNE
2
11		SNE
3
13		KNO
1
15		KNO
2
15		KNO
3
11		ROC
1
15		ROC
2
16		ROC
3
15		SIL
1
19		SIL
2
Ret		SIL
3
Ret		BRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
13		BRH
3
11		20th32
2014STP Racing with Sopp & SoppProton PersonaBRH
1
25		BRH
2
25		BRH
3
22		DON
1
26		DON
2
Ret		DON
3
23		THR
1
23		THR
2
25		THR
3
Ret		OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
Ret		OUL
3
22		CRO
1
22		CRO
2
19		CRO
3
19		SNE
1
24		SNE
2
22		SNE
3
24		KNO
1
Ret		KNO
2
DNS		KNO
3
DNS		ROC
1
27		ROC
2
22		ROC
3
17		SIL
1
Ret		SIL
2
Ret		SIL
3
DNS		BRH
1
19		BRH
2
22		BRH
3
21		29th0
2016AmD TuningAudi S3 SaloonBRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
23		BRH
3
22		DON
1
21		DON
2
Ret		DON
3
Ret		THR
1
17		THR
2
21		THR
3
14		OUL
1
26		OUL
2
20		OUL
3
25		CRO
1
19		CRO
2
15		CRO
3
26		SNE
1
19		SNE
2
Ret		SNE
3
Ret		KNO
1
23		KNO
2
Ret		KNO
3
19		ROC
1
17		ROC
2
13		ROC
3
11		SIL
1
14		SIL
2
16		SIL
3
17		BRH
1
18		BRH
2
15		BRH
3
Ret		26th14
2017AmD Tuning with Cobra ExhaustsAudi S3 SaloonBRH
1
22		BRH
2
14		BRH
3
16		DON
1
17		DON
2
Ret		DON
3
15		THR
1
18		THR
2
16		THR
3
17		OUL
1
14		OUL
2
26		OUL
3
18		CRO
1
13		CRO
2
9		CRO
3
10*		SNE
1
18		SNE
2
14		SNE
3
Ret		KNO
1
28		KNO
2
19		KNO
3
Ret		ROC
1
14		ROC
2
12		ROC
3
11		SIL
1
12		SIL
2
Ret		SIL
3
Ret		BRH
1
14		BRH
2
15		BRH
3
16		22nd42
2018AmD with Cobra ExhaustsAudi S3 SaloonBRH
1
12		BRH
2
3		BRH
3
14		DON
1
19		DON
2
29		DON
3
16		THR
1
25		THR
2
17		THR
3
Ret		OUL
1
14		OUL
2
9		OUL
3
21		CRO
1
14		CRO
2
25		CRO
3
22		SNE
1
Ret		SNE
2
Ret		SNE
3
12		ROC
1
16		ROC
2
11		ROC
3
9		KNO
1
16		KNO
2
Ret		KNO
3
Ret		SIL
1
17		SIL
2
25		SIL
3
23		BRH
1
17		BRH
2
15		BRH
3
12		23rd59
2019Team Shredded Wheat Racing with GallagherFord Focus RSBRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
18		BRH
3
Ret		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
11		DON
3
16		THR
1
16		THR
2
Ret		THR
3
16		CRO
1
Ret		CRO
2
20		CRO
3
11		OUL
1
10		OUL
2
13		OUL
3
13		SNE
1
8		SNE
2
4		SNE
3
7		THR
1
15		THR
2
18		THR
3
15		KNO
1
Ret		KNO
2
18		KNO
3
15		SIL
1
18		SIL
2
14		SIL
3
19		BRH
1
10		BRH
2
6		BRH
3
8		19th81