| Mat Jackson | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality | {{{{{natflag}}}}} British[1] 
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| Date of Birth | 10/06/1981[2] | |
| Début | 2001[1] | |
| Championships | 0 | |
| Previous Teams | GR Motorsport Jacksons M.Sport RML Redstone Racing | |
| Career Statistics | ||
| Total Entries | 0 (0 Starts) | |
| Pole Positions | 0 | |
| Fastest Laps | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 (0 in Class) | |
| Total Points | 0 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team | Airwaves Racing | |
| Number | Standings | Points |
| 6 | – | 0 |
Mat Jackson (born 10th of June 1981) is a driver in the 2016 BTCC season.[1] Jackson made his debut in 2001, before dropping out of the BTCC after a year.[1] He would return in 2007, and has remained in the series ever since.[2]
Current Season[]
Jackson is currently competing in the 2016 BTCC Season with Motorbase Performance.
Backgrouns[]
Jackson was born in Henley-in-Arden in England on the 10th of June 1981. In his teen years Jackson began competing in go-karts, before switching to the Renault Clio Cup in 2000.[2] A fourth place finish in the series saw Jackson switch to the BTCC in 2001, backed by GR Motorsport.[2] A fourth place finish at the end of the year saw Jackson, without the required funding, drop out of the series.[2] Jackson, however, took to the Seat Cupra Championship, taking the title in 2006 for his family run team, allowing him to re-enter the BTCC.[2]
BTCC History[]
Jackson's first season with GR Motorsport resulted in a fourth place finish in the final standings for the production class.[2] However, lack of funding prevented Jackson from returning to the series in 2002, and further issues saw him fail to fund a return until 2007, when his family decided to run a car on his behalf.[2]
Family Runner[]
Mat Jackson driving his BMW 320si in 2007.
Jackson, backed by his family, entered the 2007 championship, and with Andy Priaulx's WTCC winning BMW 320si to drive, established himself as a frontrunner in the BTCC.[2] He took his first victory at Oulton Park, before causing an eleven car crash in the series' second visit to Brands Hatch.[2] A second victory came at the final race of the season at Thruxton.[2]
Jackson stayed with Jackson M.Sport for 2008, a would take more victories for the team, again using the BMW 320si previously used by Priaulx the previous year.[2] This was followed by a single season driving for RML (later renamed Racing Silverline) in 2009, in which Jackson took a further four wins in a Chevrolet Lacetti.[1] He returned to driving a BMW the following year.[2]
Motorbase Performance[]
His return to using a BMW 320si was with Airwaves Racing in 2010.[2] Jackson took a single win that season, ultimately finishing behind team mate Steven Kane in the final standings. Motorbase dropped the 320si in favour of the Ford Focus ST, a move which allowed Jackson to challenge for the title.[2] He would ultimately finish fourth, after a four race run of retirements mid-season left a gap to the other title contenders which Jackson could not recover.[2]
Jackson driving his 2012 Redstone Racing Ford Focus.
A re-branding for Motorbase led them to be named Redstone Racing in 2012, using the same Focus ST MK.II that he had used the previous year.[2] He took two wins at Donington Park at the second meeting of the season, but was disqualifed from the final race after a boost issue, causing him to lose one of his wins.[2] The team switched to the entirely new NGTC Focus ST MK.III half way through the season.[2]
2013 proved to be a poor year for Jackson, the only highlights being podiums at Snetterton, Rockingham and Brands Hatch. This was the first year that Jackson failed to win a race for Motorbase, whom had returned to running under the name Airwaves Racing.[1]
BTCC Record[]
Below is a table of Jackson's BTCC history. It shows his best results at each meeting of the series, as well as details of his car and team information.
| Year | Team | Pos | Pts | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | GR Motorsport | 4th | 151 | Ford Focus | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 2007 | Jacksons M.Sport | 7th | 158 | BMW 320si | 3 | 2 | R | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2nd | 226 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | RML | 5th | 165 | Chevrolet Lacetti | 1 | 4 | 8 | R | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2010 | Airwaves Racing | 7th | 155 | BMW 320si | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4th | 191 | Ford Focus ST * | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 20 | |
| 2012 | Redstone Racing | 7th | 274 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2013 | Airwaves Racing | 8th | 225 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
* Motorbase switched to the Focus ST MK.III from the MK.II part way through the 2012 season.
References[]
Image Origins:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mat_jackson_silverstone2012.JPG - Jackson
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mat_Jackson_BMW_2007.jpg - Jackson BMW 2007
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mat_Jackson,_Thruxton,_Apr_2012_(practice).jpg - Jackson Ford 2012