1. Mathew Jackson was born on 10 June 1981 and is a former British racing driver.
32 Facts About Mat Jackson
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Mat Jackson 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.
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Mat Jackson 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.
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Mat Jackson was a frontrunner in the 2007 BTCC season, clinching many podium places before his first victory at Oulton Park in race three [2].
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At the final rounds at Thruxton, Mat Jackson showed pace and won the final race of the series.
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Mat Jackson managed to hold Team RAC driver Colin Turkington behind him to win his second BTCC race of the season securing his 7th place in the standings.
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Mat Jackson was overtaken by VX Racing's Giovanardi shortly before the end and had to settle for second place.
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At Rockingham, Mat Jackson started the weekend 10th on the grid but fought his way up to 6th place.
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All was going well, with Mat Jackson closely following Turkington, until an ambitious overtaking move around the outside resulted in him being pushed out wide and into the gravel trap.
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Mat Jackson recorded a DNF and lost his chance of taking the championship lead.
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At Donington Park, he qualified 14th on the grid for the first race, Mat Jackson drove through the field making his way up to 5th place.
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Mat Jackson's race ended when contact was made with Team Dynamics driver Tom Chilton.
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Mat Jackson restarted 2nd on the grid but flew into the lead at the first corner.
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Mat Jackson went through the gravel trap, but managed to return to the pack in a lowly 18th place.
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Mat Jackson stayed there though as another red flag was brought out and the race stopped due to the poor weather.
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Mat Jackson finished the 2008 season second in the championship, 36 points behind Fabrizio Giovanardi.
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Mat Jackson was not listed on the 2009 entry list for the BTCC, leaving his plans for the season unclear.
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Mat Jackson was later then confirmed to race the rest of the season for RML under the Sliverline Racing banner alongside Jason Plato.
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Mat Jackson generally struggled in the first half of the season, before a run of eight successive podium finishes including a win at Knockhill and pole position at Silverstone took him to 5th in the standings.
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Mat Jackson was signed by Airwaves BMW for the 2010 season.
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Mat Jackson managed to win round nine at Brands Hatch and collected six podiums over the course of the season, finishing 7th in the final standings with a total of 155 points, 14 points behind teammate Steven Kane.
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Mat Jackson went away from Snetterton as the championship leader but poor results for the rest of the season put him out of contention, he finished 4th in the Drivers Standings.
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Mat Jackson stayed with Motorbase for 2012, now rebranded as Redstone Racing.
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Mat Jackson won the first race at Donington Park and he won the third race until he was disqualified for running over the turbo boost limit.
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Mat Jackson had a bad day at Oulton Park, making contact with Rob Collard in race two and giving them both punctures.
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Mat Jackson then spun Daniel Welch into retirement in the third race of the day, Jackson was penalised for both incidents.
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Mat Jackson continued to race for Motorbase until 2017 in the NGTC Ford Focus ST, winning many races and finishing 3rd in the series in 2016, but missing half of the 2015 series due to Motorbase losing a major sponsor.
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Mat Jackson was announced at the Autosport International Show as one of the drivers for Motorbase heading into 2018, and was set to partner Tom Chilton in what would have been a formidable line up in the now upgraded NGTC Focus RS.
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Mat Jackson has business ventures, such as family run business's car dealership Mat Jackson's Ford and Cotswold Luxe.
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Mat Jackson has appeared three times on BBC's Top Gear, firstly racing a motorhome in Series 10, Episode 6.
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Mat Jackson then raced an Aircraft tug in the airport vehicles race in Series 14, Episode 4.
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Mat Jackson appeared again in Series 20, Episode 2 when he drove a Toyota HiAce in a taxi race.