Mat Jackson
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Mat Jackson is an English
racing
driver.
Jackson and his family-ran team contested the British Touring Car Championship
in 2007
and 2008
, in each case using the BMW
Andy Priaulx
used to win the previous year's World Touring Car Championship
. Jackson run under the Jackson MSport banner in 2007, and as BMW Dealer Team UK in 2008. This support was from a network of BMW dealers rather than BMW themselves, so the team was still classed as an independent. For 2009 Jackson moved to the Racing Silverline Chevrolet team and in 2010 he raced for Airwaves BMW
. For the 2011 Jackson will stay with Airwaves Racing
but will now race a Ford Focus ST formerly run by Team Aon
. He will be partnered by Liam Griffin
.
Jackson previously won the SEAT Cupra Championship in 2006. He has also made an appearance on BBC's Top Gear
, racing a motorhome.
He started racing in karts in his teens, before finishing 4th in the 2000 Renault Clio Cup, his first attempt at tin-top racing. For 2001 he moved to the production class of the British Touring Car Championship
with the GR team's Ford Focus, finishing 4th in his class. He struggled for funding in subsequent years, and was something of a forgotten man when he entered the SEAT Cupra Championship
in 2005 with a family-run team. He was a revelation however, finishing as series runner-up, with a series-high 8 race wins, and a tally of 8 poles and 8 fastest laps. After being considered by SEAT
for a BTCC drive http://www.btccpages.com/news/NewsStory.php?SeriesID=1&ArticleID=452, he remained in Cupras for 2006, taking the championship lead after a double victory at the season opener. A string of 9 wins in the first 12 races made him strong championship favourite, and he went on to clinch the title.
in race three http://www.motorstoday.co.uk/viewarticle2.aspx?sectionid=549&articleid=2987111. Thruxton did not go well for him, a crash and an engine failure leaving him with no points http://www.crash.net/feature_view~cid~10~id~11425.htm. His home round at Donington saw him start 4th and briefly lead race one, before fading down the order as the wet conditions did not suit his rear-wheel drive BMW http://crashnet.cars.msn.co.uk/news_view.asp?cid=10&id=151915. At the second Brands Hatch
meeting he attempted to make an overtaking move at the first turn (around the outside) and spun, triggering an 11-car pile-up, leaving two drivers in hospital http://crashnet.cars.msn.co.uk/news_View.asp?cid=10&id=153194. At the final rounds at Thruxton, Jackson showed pace and won the final race of the series. While everyone was focusing on the Fabrizio Giovanardi
v Jason Plato
title battle, Jackson sneaked inside Tom Coronel
at the start of the third race and wowed everyone with his pace and superb defensive driving. He managed to hold Team RAC driver Colin Turkington
behind him, and managed to gain a lead and win his second BTCC race of the season.
's Giovanardi shortly before the end and had to settle for second place. In the second race he battled for a good fourth place, and in the third race he fought his way through the field for a second place finish behind the Team RAC
BMW 320si
of Turkington.
At Rockingham
, Jackson started the weekend with a disappointing 10th on the grid but managed to fight his way up to 6th place. The second race was arguably the best of his BTCC career so far; with a brilliant start he quickly took the lead after mistakes by SEAT
driver Darren Turner
and Giovanardi, and recorded his third career victory to date. In the third race, which was delayed by rain, Jackson managed to fight his way up to second behind Turkington, despite his RWD BMW 320si slipping in the conditions. All was going well, with Jackson closely following Turkington, until an ambitious overtaking move around the outside resulted in him being pushed out wide and into the gravel trap. Jackson recorded a DNF and lost his chance of taking the championship lead.
After a good showing at the first two meetings of the season, Jackson followed it up with a less successful meeting at rounds 7, 8 and 9 at Donington Park
. After qualifying 14th on the grid for the first race, Jackson drove brilliantly through the field, quickly making his way up to an incredible 5th place. His speed and possible top 5 finish was ruined though, as when Team Dynamics
driver Tom Chilton
challenged him for position, Chilton drove his Civic Type R straight into the back of Jackson, resulting in both of them ending up out of the race. The DNF in the first race meant Jackson started near the back of the grid for the second, but he did not let this hinder him as he showed the BMW's raw pace and his own aggressive driving style to battle his way up to an impressive 11th place, just outside the points. In the third race, he wasn't able to show this pace as much, but still managed to get his first points of the weekend with a solid 8th place finish.
Following the poor showings at Rockingham and Donington, Jackson delivered a good performance in all 3 races of the next round at Thruxton
. After qualifying poorly for the second round in succession, Jackson started race one a lowly 12th on the grid. Jackson battled hard throughout the race and managed to bring the car home in a great 6th place. This was improved after SEAT driver Plato was disqualified after the race from third place, promoting Jackson to 5th position overall and 2nd in the independents. Jackson again finished 5th (and second to Turkington in the independent class) in a second race notable for many punctures. The third race was Jackson's most successful though. With the top 9 positions being reversed for the grid, Jackson remained in 5th on the grid. After a good start, Jackson stayed in the top 5 throughout the race, battling with the likes of Team Eurotech's Andrew Jordan
, Giovanardi, Plato and Neal. He got lucky 4 laps from the end when Giovanardi and Jordan collided,with Jordan retiring and Jackson being able to move up to 2nd position. Despite tough pressure from defending champion Giovanardi in the last few laps, Jackson managed to hold on for a terrific 2nd place and a win in the independents.
Jackson followed his good performances at Thruxton with a hugely eventful but successful trip to Croft
. After qualifying a decent 7th on the grid, race 1 took place in atrocious weather, pouring rain causing there to be rivers and puddles all over the track, which caused the racing to be very entertaining but dangerous. From the start, Jackson flew into an early lead, but the race had to be red flagged after an accident between Team RAC driver Stephen Jelley
and Robertshaw Racing driver Alan Taylor
caused an injury to a marshal. After a break to allow injuries to be treated, the racing started again but the weather had become worse. Jackson restarted 2nd on the grid but flew into the lead at the first corner. This meant he was the first to enter the treacherous Tower corner, which resulted in him locking his brakes and going straight on. He went through the gravel trap, but managed to return to the pack in a lowly 18th place. He stayed there though as another red flag was brought out and the race stopped because of the conditions making the racing too dangerous. Starting 18th on the grid for race 2, Jackson managed to gain many places with a lightning start. He then dispatched car after car, particularly at Clervaux corner, moving up the order towards the front. He managed to move up to 2nd place by overtaking Neal and came very close to catching the leader Turkington, eventually finishing only 0.101 seconds behind the Portadown
driver, having overtaken 17 cars in 16 laps. Jackson started race 3 6th on the grid and after another great start was challenging for the 2nd place going into the first corner. He got nudged out wide by Team Eurotech's Mike Jordan
going into corner resulting in him going through the gravel and dropping down a few places. With cars colliding and going off around him Jackson was able to steadily work his way back up a few places, despite colliding with Turner resulting in him going into the gravel and out of the race. Jackson managed to work his way up to 5th place in the end for a solid points finish and 2nd in the independents class.
,
winning in the final race of the day. He was later then confimed to race the rest of the season for RML under the Sliverline Racing banner alongside Jason Plato
. He generally struggled in the first half of the season, before a run of eight successive podium finishes (a record in the era of reverse-grid races) including a win at Knockhill and pole position at Silverstone
took him to 5th in the standings.
for the 2010 season. He managed to win round nine at Brands Hatch
and collected six podiums over the course of the season, finishing seventh in the final standings with a total of 155 points, 14 points behind team mate Steven Kane
.
. The team will no longer run the BMW 320si but instead will compete with the Ford Focus ST for him and rookie team mate Liam Griffin
. The cars have been acquired from Team Aon
and will use the NGTC
engine. In this season he returned to the front end of the championship battling Gordon Shedden
and Matt Neal
for the championship, winning races at Donington, Oulton Park, Croft and Snetterton.
‡ Production Championship
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
racing
Racing
A sport race is a competition of speed, against an objective criterion, usually a clock or to a specific point. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time...
driver.
Jackson and his family-ran team contested the British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
in 2007
2007 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 50th British Touring Car Championship season. It was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi with 10 race wins and 17 podiums...
and 2008
2008 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 51st British Touring Car Championship season. It was also the first that the championship is sponsored by HiQ...
, in each case using the BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
Andy Priaulx
Andy Priaulx
Andrew Graham Priaulx, MBE is a British racing driver from Guernsey. He is a European Touring Car Championship champion, three times World Touring Car Championship champion and the only FIA Touring Car champion to win an International level championship for four consecutive years...
used to win the previous year's World Touring Car Championship
World Touring Car Championship
For the video game, known as World Touring Car Championship in Japan, see TOCA World Touring CarsThe FIA World Touring Car Championship is an international Touring Car championship sanctioned by the FIA.-History:...
. Jackson run under the Jackson MSport banner in 2007, and as BMW Dealer Team UK in 2008. This support was from a network of BMW dealers rather than BMW themselves, so the team was still classed as an independent. For 2009 Jackson moved to the Racing Silverline Chevrolet team and in 2010 he raced for Airwaves BMW
Motorbase Performance
Motorbase Performance is an English motor racing team, founded in 2004 by former Production Saloon racer Dave Bartrum. They are best known for their British Touring Car Championship campaigns, which produced a first overall podium at the Snetterton meeting in 2008.-Porsche Carrera Cup Great...
. For the 2011 Jackson will stay with Airwaves Racing
Motorbase Performance
Motorbase Performance is an English motor racing team, founded in 2004 by former Production Saloon racer Dave Bartrum. They are best known for their British Touring Car Championship campaigns, which produced a first overall podium at the Snetterton meeting in 2008.-Porsche Carrera Cup Great...
but will now race a Ford Focus ST formerly run by Team Aon
Arena Motorsport
Arena International Motorsport is a British motor racing team founded by Mike Earle. Earle originally ran the Onyx Formula One team from the same base in Littlehampton, before selling the team....
. He will be partnered by Liam Griffin
Liam Griffin (racing driver)
Liam Griffin is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of his family-run minicab company Addison Lee.-Racing career:...
.
Jackson previously won the SEAT Cupra Championship in 2006. He has also made an appearance on BBC's Top Gear
Top Gear (current format)
Top Gear is a British television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars. It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humorous style...
, racing a motorhome.
Early Racing Career
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
with the GR team's Ford Focus, finishing 4th in his class. He struggled for funding in subsequent years, and was something of a forgotten man when he entered the SEAT Cupra Championship
SEAT Cupra Championship
The SEAT Cupra Championship was a one make series that ran for six years between 2003 and 2008, the last five of which ran as a support package to the British Touring Car Championship. The series will not continue for 2009, due to SEAT UK ending its racing activities...
in 2005 with a family-run team. He was a revelation however, finishing as series runner-up, with a series-high 8 race wins, and a tally of 8 poles and 8 fastest laps. After being considered by SEAT
SEAT
SEAT, S.A. is a Spanish automobile manufacturer founded on May 9, 1950 by the Instituto Nacional de Industria , a state-owned industrial holding company....
for a BTCC drive http://www.btccpages.com/news/NewsStory.php?SeriesID=1&ArticleID=452, he remained in Cupras for 2006, taking the championship lead after a double victory at the season opener. A string of 9 wins in the first 12 races made him strong championship favourite, and he went on to clinch the title.
2007
Jackson was a frontrunner in the 2007 BTCC season, clinching many podium places before his first victory at Oulton ParkOulton Park
Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was...
in race three http://www.motorstoday.co.uk/viewarticle2.aspx?sectionid=549&articleid=2987111. Thruxton did not go well for him, a crash and an engine failure leaving him with no points http://www.crash.net/feature_view~cid~10~id~11425.htm. His home round at Donington saw him start 4th and briefly lead race one, before fading down the order as the wet conditions did not suit his rear-wheel drive BMW http://crashnet.cars.msn.co.uk/news_view.asp?cid=10&id=151915. At the second Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
meeting he attempted to make an overtaking move at the first turn (around the outside) and spun, triggering an 11-car pile-up, leaving two drivers in hospital http://crashnet.cars.msn.co.uk/news_View.asp?cid=10&id=153194. At the final rounds at Thruxton, Jackson showed pace and won the final race of the series. While everyone was focusing on the Fabrizio Giovanardi
Fabrizio Giovanardi
Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns...
v Jason Plato
Jason Plato
Timothy Jason Plato is a British racing car driver currently competing in the BTCC for Silverline Chevrolet. He is a two time BTCC champion having previously won the series in 2001 when driving for Vauxhall and 2010 for Silverline Chevrolet. He has finished in the top 3 in the championship 8 times...
title battle, Jackson sneaked inside Tom Coronel
Tom Coronel
Tom Romeo Coronel is a Dutch auto racing driver. Tom's twin brother Tim is also a racer, just like their father Tom Coronel Sr...
at the start of the third race and wowed everyone with his pace and superb defensive driving. He managed to hold Team RAC driver Colin Turkington
Colin Turkington
Colin Henry Turkington is a Northern Irish auto racing driver. His most notable success to date was becoming 2009 British Touring Car Champion driving for Team RAC. Most recently he has competed in the 2010 World Touring Car Championship driving a BMW 320si for West Surrey Racing...
behind him, and managed to gain a lead and win his second BTCC race of the season.
2008
At the first round at Brands Hatch, Jackson started at the pole position and led for over 3/4 of the race until rain started to fall and he lost grip in his BMW. He was overtaken by VX RacingTriple 8 Race Engineering
Triple Eight Race Engineering is an auto racing team formed in 1996 to design, build and race Vauxhalls on behalf of the General Motors brand in the British Touring Car Championship . A close working alliance has developed during a decade of success and Triple Eight is now Vauxhall's technical...
's Giovanardi shortly before the end and had to settle for second place. In the second race he battled for a good fourth place, and in the third race he fought his way through the field for a second place finish behind the Team RAC
West Surrey Racing
Founded in 1981, West Surrey Racing is a UK-based motorsport team run by New Zealander Dick Bennetts. He is responsible for masterminding the careers of such names as Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen, Jonathan Palmer, Rubens Barrichello, Maurício Gugelmin and Eddie Irvine with his involvement in F3 and...
BMW 320si
BMW E90
The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models...
of Turkington.
At Rockingham
Rockingham Motor Speedway
Rockingham is the UK's most modern motorsport venue and Europe's fastest racing circuit, hosting corporate driving days, driver training, conferencing & exhibitions, vehicle manufacturing events, track days, testing, driving experiences and motorsport...
, Jackson started the weekend with a disappointing 10th on the grid but managed to fight his way up to 6th place. The second race was arguably the best of his BTCC career so far; with a brilliant start he quickly took the lead after mistakes by SEAT
SEAT
SEAT, S.A. is a Spanish automobile manufacturer founded on May 9, 1950 by the Instituto Nacional de Industria , a state-owned industrial holding company....
driver Darren Turner
Darren Turner
Darren Turner is an English racing driver. He was McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year in 1996. He is a former test driver for the McLaren Formula One team, but has raced primarily in touring cars and sportscars since 2000. He spent 2 years in the DTM for Keke Rosberg's...
and Giovanardi, and recorded his third career victory to date. In the third race, which was delayed by rain, Jackson managed to fight his way up to second behind Turkington, despite his RWD BMW 320si slipping in the conditions. All was going well, with Jackson closely following Turkington, until an ambitious overtaking move around the outside resulted in him being pushed out wide and into the gravel trap. Jackson recorded a DNF and lost his chance of taking the championship lead.
After a good showing at the first two meetings of the season, Jackson followed it up with a less successful meeting at rounds 7, 8 and 9 at Donington Park
Donington Park
Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...
. After qualifying 14th on the grid for the first race, Jackson drove brilliantly through the field, quickly making his way up to an incredible 5th place. His speed and possible top 5 finish was ruined though, as when Team Dynamics
Team Dynamics
Team Dynamics is a UK-based motor-racing team based in Pershore, Worcestershire; best known for their successes as an independent squad in the British Touring Car Championship, including winning the Overall Drivers title in 2005 and 2006 with Matt Neal...
driver Tom Chilton
Tom Chilton
Thomas James Chilton is a British auto racing driver. He has spent most of his career competing in the BTCC; he is a former factory Vauxhall and Honda driver. For 2011 he is driving an NGTC-spec Ford Focus for Team Aon...
challenged him for position, Chilton drove his Civic Type R straight into the back of Jackson, resulting in both of them ending up out of the race. The DNF in the first race meant Jackson started near the back of the grid for the second, but he did not let this hinder him as he showed the BMW's raw pace and his own aggressive driving style to battle his way up to an impressive 11th place, just outside the points. In the third race, he wasn't able to show this pace as much, but still managed to get his first points of the weekend with a solid 8th place finish.
Following the poor showings at Rockingham and Donington, Jackson delivered a good performance in all 3 races of the next round at Thruxton
Thruxton Circuit
Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....
. After qualifying poorly for the second round in succession, Jackson started race one a lowly 12th on the grid. Jackson battled hard throughout the race and managed to bring the car home in a great 6th place. This was improved after SEAT driver Plato was disqualified after the race from third place, promoting Jackson to 5th position overall and 2nd in the independents. Jackson again finished 5th (and second to Turkington in the independent class) in a second race notable for many punctures. The third race was Jackson's most successful though. With the top 9 positions being reversed for the grid, Jackson remained in 5th on the grid. After a good start, Jackson stayed in the top 5 throughout the race, battling with the likes of Team Eurotech's Andrew Jordan
Andrew Jordan (racing driver)
Andrew Jordan is an English auto racing driver, who drives in the British Touring Car Championship.-Rallycross:...
, Giovanardi, Plato and Neal. He got lucky 4 laps from the end when Giovanardi and Jordan collided,with Jordan retiring and Jackson being able to move up to 2nd position. Despite tough pressure from defending champion Giovanardi in the last few laps, Jackson managed to hold on for a terrific 2nd place and a win in the independents.
Jackson followed his good performances at Thruxton with a hugely eventful but successful trip to Croft
Croft Circuit
Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit...
. After qualifying a decent 7th on the grid, race 1 took place in atrocious weather, pouring rain causing there to be rivers and puddles all over the track, which caused the racing to be very entertaining but dangerous. From the start, Jackson flew into an early lead, but the race had to be red flagged after an accident between Team RAC driver Stephen Jelley
Stephen Jelley
Stephen Jelley is a British auto racing driver.-Single Seaters:Jelley moved up from Formula Ford to the National Class of the British Formula Three Championship for 2004, taking three class wins. In 2006 and 2007 he drove for Räikkönen Robertson Racing in British F3...
and Robertshaw Racing driver Alan Taylor
Alan Taylor (racing driver)
Alan Taylor is a British racing driver who drove in the British Touring Car Championship in 2007 and 2008...
caused an injury to a marshal. After a break to allow injuries to be treated, the racing started again but the weather had become worse. Jackson restarted 2nd on the grid but flew into the lead at the first corner. This meant he was the first to enter the treacherous Tower corner, which resulted in him locking his brakes and going straight on. He went through the gravel trap, but managed to return to the pack in a lowly 18th place. He stayed there though as another red flag was brought out and the race stopped because of the conditions making the racing too dangerous. Starting 18th on the grid for race 2, Jackson managed to gain many places with a lightning start. He then dispatched car after car, particularly at Clervaux corner, moving up the order towards the front. He managed to move up to 2nd place by overtaking Neal and came very close to catching the leader Turkington, eventually finishing only 0.101 seconds behind the Portadown
Portadown
Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast...
driver, having overtaken 17 cars in 16 laps. Jackson started race 3 6th on the grid and after another great start was challenging for the 2nd place going into the first corner. He got nudged out wide by Team Eurotech's Mike Jordan
Mike Jordan
Michael Jordan is a British racing driver who competed in various classes of saloon and sportscar racing. He will compete for his own JordanSport.co.uk team in the 2009 Britcar Production Championship...
going into corner resulting in him going through the gravel and dropping down a few places. With cars colliding and going off around him Jackson was able to steadily work his way back up a few places, despite colliding with Turner resulting in him going into the gravel and out of the race. Jackson managed to work his way up to 5th place in the end for a solid points finish and 2nd in the independents class.
2009
Following the pullout of key sponsor Accident Exchange, the team did not have the funds to run their car in 2009. Mat was not listed on the 2009 entry list for the BTCC, leaving his plans for the season unclear. However, he returned to the BTCC in a one off race for RML in a Chevrolet Lacetti at ThruxtonThruxton Circuit
Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....
,
winning in the final race of the day. He was later then confimed to race the rest of the season for RML under the Sliverline Racing banner alongside Jason Plato
Jason Plato
Timothy Jason Plato is a British racing car driver currently competing in the BTCC for Silverline Chevrolet. He is a two time BTCC champion having previously won the series in 2001 when driving for Vauxhall and 2010 for Silverline Chevrolet. He has finished in the top 3 in the championship 8 times...
. He generally struggled in the first half of the season, before a run of eight successive podium finishes (a record in the era of reverse-grid races) including a win at Knockhill and pole position at Silverstone
Silverstone
Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Banbury...
took him to 5th in the standings.
2010
Jackson was signed by Airwaves BMWMotorbase Performance
Motorbase Performance is an English motor racing team, founded in 2004 by former Production Saloon racer Dave Bartrum. They are best known for their British Touring Car Championship campaigns, which produced a first overall podium at the Snetterton meeting in 2008.-Porsche Carrera Cup Great...
for the 2010 season. He managed to win round nine at Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
and collected six podiums over the course of the season, finishing seventh in the final standings with a total of 155 points, 14 points behind team mate Steven Kane
Steven Kane
Steven Kane is a Northern Irish racing driver who currently competes in the American Le Mans Series .-Career:Kane, who was born in Newtownards, County Down was voted McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year in 2001 , after winning the Junior Formula Ford Zetec championship by taking 8 wins...
.
2011
For the 2011 season Jackson will stay with Airwaves RacingMotorbase Performance
Motorbase Performance is an English motor racing team, founded in 2004 by former Production Saloon racer Dave Bartrum. They are best known for their British Touring Car Championship campaigns, which produced a first overall podium at the Snetterton meeting in 2008.-Porsche Carrera Cup Great...
. The team will no longer run the BMW 320si but instead will compete with the Ford Focus ST for him and rookie team mate Liam Griffin
Liam Griffin (racing driver)
Liam Griffin is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of his family-run minicab company Addison Lee.-Racing career:...
. The cars have been acquired from Team Aon
Arena Motorsport
Arena International Motorsport is a British motor racing team founded by Mike Earle. Earle originally ran the Onyx Formula One team from the same base in Littlehampton, before selling the team....
and will use the NGTC
Next Generation Touring Car
Next Generation Touring Car, also known as NGTC, is a TOCA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification covers touring car racing. The goal of the NGTC classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing the cost of a competitive...
engine. In this season he returned to the front end of the championship battling Gordon Shedden
Gordon Shedden
Gordon Shedden is a Scottish auto racing driver.-Early years:In 2000 Shedden won the Ford Fiesta championship, with 9 wins. He raced in the SEAT Cupra Championship, finishing as runner-up in 2003 and 4th in 2004...
and Matt Neal
Matt Neal
Matthew Neal is a British motor racing driver. He won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. He has also won a European Touring Car Championship race. He is 6' 6" tall, making him almost entirely unable to race single-seaters...
for the championship, winning races at Donington, Oulton Park, Croft and Snetterton.
Complete BTCC Results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)| Year | Team | Car | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 2001 British Touring Car Championship season The 2001 theAA.com MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 44th British Touring Car Championship season and marked the beginning of a new era of lower-cost rules and regulations for the series.-Changes for 2001:... |
GR Motorsport | Ford Focus | BHI Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...  Kingdom of England |
THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... Kingdom of England |
OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... Kingdom of England |
SIL Silverstone Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Banbury... Kingdom of England |
MON Mondello Park Mondello Park is Ireland's only international motorsport venue located in Caragh, County Kildare off the R409 regional road. It is owned by Martin Birrane, and in the past hosted the Irish round of the British Superbike Championship, Pickup Truck Racing and international GT and rallycross events...  Republic of Ireland |
DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... Kingdom of England |
KNO  Kingdom of Scotland |
SNE Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... Kingdom of England |
CRO Croft Circuit Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit... Kingdom of England |
OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... Kingdom of England |
SIL Silverstone Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Banbury... Kingdom of England |
DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... Kingdom of England |
BHI Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... Kingdom of England |
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| 2007 2007 British Touring Car Championship season The 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 50th British Touring Car Championship season. It was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi with 10 race wins and 17 podiums... |
Jacksons M.Sport | BMW 320si BMW E90 The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models... |
BHI Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... |
ROC Rockingham Motor Speedway Rockingham is the UK's most modern motorsport venue and Europe's fastest racing circuit, hosting corporate driving days, driver training, conferencing & exhibitions, vehicle manufacturing events, track days, testing, driving experiences and motorsport... |
THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... |
CRO Croft Circuit Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit... |
OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... |
DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... |
SNE Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... |
BHI Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... |
KNO Knockhill Racing Circuit Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,... |
THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... |
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| DSQ | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1* | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1* | |||||
| 2008 2008 British Touring Car Championship season The 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 51st British Touring Car Championship season. It was also the first that the championship is sponsored by HiQ... |
BMW Dealer Team UK | BMW 320si BMW E90 The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models... |
BHI Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... |
ROC Rockingham -People:* Marquess of Rockingham, a British title of nobility whose holders included:** Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who was the eighth Prime Minister of the United Kingdom* Cllr... |
DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... |
THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... |
CRO Croft Circuit Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit... |
SNE Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... |
OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... |
KNO Knockhill Racing Circuit Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,... |
SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... |
BHI Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... |
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| 2* | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1* | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18* | 2 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1* | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 4 | |||||
| 2009 2009 British Touring Car Championship season The 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 52nd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Brands Hatch on the Indy layout on April 5 and finished after 30 races over 10 events on the Grand Prix layout at Brands Hatch on October 4... |
RML | Chevrolet Lacetti | BHI Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... |
THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... |
DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... |
OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... |
CRO Croft Circuit Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit... |
SNE Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... |
KNO Knockhill Racing Circuit Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,... |
SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... |
ROC Rockingham Motor Speedway Rockingham is the UK's most modern motorsport venue and Europe's fastest racing circuit, hosting corporate driving days, driver training, conferencing & exhibitions, vehicle manufacturing events, track days, testing, driving experiences and motorsport... |
BHGP Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... |
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| 2010 2010 British Touring Car Championship season The 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 53rd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Thruxton Circuit on April 4 and finished after 30 races over ten events at Brands Hatch on October 10.... |
Airwaves BMW Motorbase Performance Motorbase Performance is an English motor racing team, founded in 2004 by former Production Saloon racer Dave Bartrum. They are best known for their British Touring Car Championship campaigns, which produced a first overall podium at the Snetterton meeting in 2008.-Porsche Carrera Cup Great... |
BMW 320si BMW E90 The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models... |
THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....  |
ROC Rockingham Motor Speedway Rockingham is the UK's most modern motorsport venue and Europe's fastest racing circuit, hosting corporate driving days, driver training, conferencing & exhibitions, vehicle manufacturing events, track days, testing, driving experiences and motorsport... |
BHGP Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... |
OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... |
CRO Croft Circuit Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit... |
SNE Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... |
SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... |
KNO Knockhill Racing Circuit Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,...  |
DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... |
BHI Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... |
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| 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 1* | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | |||||
| 2011 2011 British Touring Car Championship season The 2011 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for sedan based touring car racing cars held across England and Scotland... |
Team Airwaves Motorbase Performance Motorbase Performance is an English motor racing team, founded in 2004 by former Production Saloon racer Dave Bartrum. They are best known for their British Touring Car Championship campaigns, which produced a first overall podium at the Snetterton meeting in 2008.-Porsche Carrera Cup Great... |
Ford Focus ST | BHI Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... |
DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... |
THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... |
OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... |
CRO Croft Circuit Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit... |
SNE Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... |
KNO Knockhill Racing Circuit Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,... |
ROC Rockingham Motor Speedway Rockingham is the UK's most modern motorsport venue and Europe's fastest racing circuit, hosting corporate driving days, driver training, conferencing & exhibitions, vehicle manufacturing events, track days, testing, driving experiences and motorsport... |
BHGP Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... |
SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... |
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- Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point given in first race only), italics signifies fastest lap (1 point given all races) and
* signifies at least one lap in the lead (1 point given all races).
‡ Production Championship