Oliver "Oli" Oakes was born on 11 January 1988 and is a British former racing driver, entrepreneur and team principal and director of Hitech GP.
14 Facts About Oliver Oakes
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Oliver Oakes was the 2005 World Karting champion, and was once a part of the Red Bull Junior Team.
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Oliver Oakes was born 11 January 1988, the son of Billy Oliver Oakes, the founder and owner of the former Formula Renault and British F3 team Eurotek Motorsport.
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Oliver Oakes's performances saw him attract the attention of the Red Bull Young Driver Programme, alongside Formula 1 graduates Sebastian Vettel, Brendon Hartley, Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi.
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Oliver Oakes was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.
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In 2007, Oliver Oakes joined Motopark for the 2007 Formula Renault Eurocup season in which he finished 12th.
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Oliver Oakes joined Eurotek Motorsport to compete in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2008, taking pole position at the final round at Donington.
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Oliver Oakes moved to Carlin Motorsport for his 2009 campaign, but left after two rounds.
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Oliver Oakes took up test-driver roles for the rest of 2009 and raced in the GP3 Series in 2010 for Atech CRS, finishing 28th in the championship.
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Since 2010 Oliver Oakes has been involved in various team roles whilst maintaining an ongoing affiliation with Tony Kart.
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Team Oliver Oakes is a karting team and management service founded in 2011.
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Team Oliver Oakes have competed in WSK Championship Events, the German DKM Series and the CIK-FIA World and European Championships.
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Oliver Oakes was announced as the Team Principal of Alpine F1 Team following the departure of Bruno Famin in August 2024.
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Oliver Oakes achieved his first podium, and Team Enstone's first double podium since 2013, at the 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.