1. Ollie Jackson is from Reigate, Surrey and was educated at Epsom College.
22 Facts About Ollie Jackson
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Ollie Jackson then obtained a BSc in Computer Information Systems from the University of Bath and an MSc in Automotive Product Engineering from Cranfield University.
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Ollie Jackson previously worked at Lotus Engineering as a Vehicle Dynamics Engineer.
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Ollie Jackson started his racing career driving in the Caterham Academy, a series for novice drivers.
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Ollie Jackson took one race win in 2005 before moving up to the Mega Graduate Class in 2006, claiming two wins.
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Ollie Jackson took two further wins in 2007 to finish as runner-up in the championship.
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Ollie Jackson 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 Gelzinis and Tony Gilham.
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In January 2011, Ollie 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.
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Ollie Jackson competed in the first 8 rounds of the championship, finishing 6th in the GT4 category with a class win at Spa-Francorchamps.
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Ollie Jackson ended the season 26th in the overall drivers' championship and 20th in the independents' trophy.
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Ollie Jackson continued in the BTCC in 2012, this time driving for AmD Tuning.
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Ollie Jackson finished 18th in the drivers' championship and 13th in the independents' trophy at the end of the season, claiming three top ten finishes.
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Ollie Jackson joined Welch Motorsport for the 2014 season, as confirmed at the Autosport International Show at the NEC Birmingham.
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On 9 March 2016, Ollie Jackson was confirmed at AmD Tuning.
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Ollie Jackson continued with the team for two more seasons, scoring a podium at Brands Hatch in 2018.
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Ollie Jackson finished 22nd with 42 points in 2017 and 23rd with 59 in 2018.
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For 2019, Ollie Jackson returned to Motorbase Performance, running under the Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher banner alongside Tom Chilton, with Nicolas Hamilton part of the line-up.
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Ollie Jackson 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.
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At Silverstone, Ollie Jackson secured his maiden win when he took victory in the reverse grid final race, and would go on to win again at Snetterton.
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Ollie Jackson then remained with the team again for 2021, running under the MB Motorsport banner.
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In February 2023, Ollie Jackson announced his departure from the BTCC, after over a decade in the championship.
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Shortly after announcing his departure from the British Touring Car Championship, it was revealed that Ollie 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.