Mat Jackson
Mat Jackson | |
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2001 | |
Former teams | Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher Racing Silverline Jacksons M.Sport GR Motorsport |
Starts | 334 |
Wins | 31 |
Poles | 5 |
Fastest laps | 24 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2008 |
Previous series | |
2018 2015 2005–06 2000 | Britcar Endurance British GT Championship SEAT Cupra Championship Renault Clio Cup |
Championship titles | |
2006 | SEAT Cupra Championship |
Mathew Jackson (born 10 June 1981) is a former British racing driver.
Racing career
Early years
Born in
British Touring Car Championship
Jacksons M.Sport (2007–2008)
Jackson was a frontrunner in the 2007 BTCC season, clinching many podium places before his first victory at Oulton Park in race three [2]. Thruxton did not go well for him, a crash and an engine failure leaving him with no points [3]. 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 [4]. 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 [5]. 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 snuck inside Tom Coronel at the start of the third race. He managed to hold Team RAC driver Colin Turkington behind him to win his second BTCC race of the season also securing his 7th place in the standings.
Jackson stayed with the team for 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
At Rockingham, Jackson started the weekend 10th on the grid but fought his way up to 6th place. In the second race he got a good start and quickly took the lead after mistakes by SEAT driver Darren Turner and Giovanardi, and recorded his third career victory. 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. At Donington Park, he qualified 14th on the grid for the first race, Jackson drove through the field making his way up to 5th place. His race ended when contact was made with Team Dynamics driver Tom Chilton. In the third race he managed to get his first points of the weekend with a solid 8th-place finish.
At Croft, Jackson qualified 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. From the start, he 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. The race was restarted 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 due to the poor weather. He finished the 2008 season second in the championship, 36 points behind Fabrizio Giovanardi.
RML (2009)
Following the pullout of a key sponsor, Jackson's own 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
Motorbase Performance (2010–2017)
Jackson was signed by Airwaves BMW for the 2010 season. He 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.
For the 2011 season, he stayed with
Jackson stayed with Motorbase for 2012, now rebranded as Redstone Racing.
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 also missing half of the 2015 series due to Motorbase losing a major sponsor.
Departure from Motorbase and subsequent hiatus
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. However, on 18 February 2018, the team announced they had split with Mat and he would no longer be driving for them.[8] Although reasons behind the split are unknown, Jackson had been heavily linked to the Team Dynamics Honda seat vacated by Gordon Shedden, it is unknown how close to the drive Mat got, and tensions over contractual disputes have been suggested as the main reasoning with Motorbase boss Dave Bartrum referencing loyalty and commitment in a string of press releases. The timing of his departure appeared calculated on Motorbase's part as the Team Dynamics Honda seat was then taken by Dan Cammish, leaving Jackson without a drive for 2018.
In a rare outing in 2018, Jackson raced with former-BTCC driver Stewart Lines in the Dunlop Endurance Championship in a SEAT Cupra TCR for Maximum Motorsport at round three at Oulton Park in June. They failed to finish the first race completing only 15 laps and in they were later disqualified from race two.[9]
Aborted return to BTCC with Power Maxed Racing
On 5 February 2020, it was announced Mat would return to the BTCC for the upcoming season with Power Maxed Racing, having been linked to a number of teams during his 2 year sabbatical. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic Power Maxed Racing's plans changed for the delayed season and Mat was left without a drive.
Other activities
Jackson has business ventures, such as family run business's car dealership Jackson's Ford and Cotswold Luxe.
Jackson has appeared three times on BBC's
He is a test and development driver for
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2001 all races, 2007–present just in first race, 2001 in class) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded – 2001–present all races, 2001 in class) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 2001 just in feature races, 2007–present all races, 2001 for leading in class)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Pts | Class |
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2001
|
GR Motorsport | Ford Focus | P | BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 9 |
THR 1 10 |
THR 2 8 |
OUL 1 12 |
OUL 2 Ret |
SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 Ret |
MON 1 11 |
MON 2 7 |
DON 1 10 |
DON 2 6* |
KNO 1 Ret |
KNO 2 Ret |
SNE 1 7 |
SNE 2 9 |
CRO 1 16 |
CRO 2 7 |
OUL 1 10 |
OUL 2 13 |
SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 Ret |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 9* |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 12 |
151 | 4th | |||||
2007
|
Jacksons M.Sport | BMW 320si
|
BRH 1 DSQ |
BRH 2 8 |
BRH 3 3 |
ROC 1 10 |
ROC 2 4 |
ROC 3 2 |
THR 1 Ret |
THR 2 Ret |
THR 3 DNS |
CRO 1 9 |
CRO 2 4 |
CRO 3 3 |
OUL 1 5 |
OUL 2 6 |
OUL 3 1* |
DON 1 9 |
DON 2 10 |
DON 3 4 |
SNE 1 4 |
SNE 2 5 |
SNE 3 7 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 4 |
BRH 3 3 |
KNO 1 Ret |
KNO 2 10 |
KNO 3 9 |
THR 1 7 |
THR 2 5 |
THR 3 1* |
7th | 158 | ||
2008
|
BMW Dealer Team UK | BMW 320si
|
BRH 1 2* |
BRH 2 4 |
BRH 3 2 |
ROC 1 6 |
ROC 2 1* |
ROC 3 Ret |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 11 |
DON 3 8 |
THR 1 5 |
THR 2 5 |
THR 3 2 |
CRO 1 18* |
CRO 2 2 |
CRO 3 5 |
SNE 1 15 |
SNE 2 7 |
SNE 3 1* |
OUL 1 12 |
OUL 2 5 |
OUL 3 4 |
KNO 1 6 |
KNO 2 5 |
KNO 3 4 |
SIL 1 2 |
SIL 2 13* |
SIL 3 1* |
BRH 1 1* |
BRH 2 1* |
BRH 3 4 |
2nd | 226 | ||
2009
|
RML | Chevrolet Lacetti
|
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
THR 1 8 |
THR 2 9 |
THR 3 1* |
5th | 165 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Racing Silverline | DON 1 10 |
DON 2 6 |
DON 3 4 |
OUL 1 19 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 8 |
CRO 1 Ret |
CRO 2 DNS |
CRO 3 DNS |
SNE 1 2 |
SNE 2 NC |
SNE 3 DNS |
KNO 1 3 |
KNO 2 2 |
KNO 3 1* |
SIL 1 1* |
SIL 2 3* |
SIL 3 1* |
ROC 1 3 |
ROC 2 2* |
ROC 3 5 |
BRH 1 12 |
BRH 2 12 |
BRH 3 11 | ||||||||||||
2010
|
Airwaves BMW | BMW 320si
|
THR 1 3 |
THR 2 5 |
THR 3 2 |
ROC 1 13 |
ROC 2 4 |
ROC 3 Ret |
BRH 1 10 |
BRH 2 11 |
BRH 3 1* |
OUL 1 4 |
OUL 2 4 |
OUL 3 7 |
CRO 1 9 |
CRO 2 Ret |
CRO 3 7 |
SNE 1 2 |
SNE 2 5 |
SNE 3 7 |
SIL 1 13 |
SIL 2 10 |
SIL 3 3 |
KNO 1 10 |
KNO 2 6 |
KNO 3 5 |
DON 1 3 |
DON 2 5 |
DON 3 8 |
BRH 1 13 |
BRH 2 8 |
BRH 3 4 |
7th | 155 | ||
2011
|
Airwaves Racing | Ford Focus ST
|
BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 3 |
BRH 3 2 |
DON 1 5 |
DON 2 10 |
DON 3 1* |
THR 1 6 |
THR 2 5 |
THR 3 2 |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 9 |
OUL 3 1* |
CRO 1 2 |
CRO 2 5 |
CRO 3 1* |
SNE 1 6 |
SNE 2 6 |
SNE 3 1* |
KNO 1 19 |
KNO 2 Ret |
KNO 3 Ret |
ROC 1 Ret |
ROC 2 Ret |
ROC 3 13 |
BRH 1 2 |
BRH 2 2 |
BRH 3 5 |
SIL 1 20 |
SIL 2 26 |
SIL 3 21 |
4th | 191 | ||
2012
|
Redstone Racing | Ford Focus ST Mk.II | BRH 1 7 |
BRH 2 4 |
BRH 3 Ret |
DON 1 1* |
DON 2 3* |
DON 3 DSQ |
THR 1 1* |
THR 2 3* |
THR 3 6 |
OUL 1 5 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 7 |
CRO 1 8 |
CRO 2 NC |
CRO 3 12 |
7th | 274 | |||||||||||||||||
Ford Focus ST Mk.III | SNE 1 8 |
SNE 2 6 |
SNE 3 4 |
KNO 1 5 |
KNO 2 Ret |
KNO 3 10 |
ROC 1 4 |
ROC 2 4 |
ROC 3 6 |
SIL 1 Ret* |
SIL 2 1* |
SIL 3 2 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 7 |
BRH 3 Ret* | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013
|
Airwaves Racing | Ford Focus ST Mk.III | BRH 1 20 |
BRH 2 7 |
BRH 3 10* |
DON 1 12 |
DON 2 13 |
DON 3 9 |
THR 1 7 |
THR 2 15 |
THR 3 7 |
OUL 1 7 |
OUL 2 20 |
OUL 3 19 |
CRO 1 Ret |
CRO 2 Ret |
CRO 3 13 |
SNE 1 8 |
SNE 2 4 |
SNE 3 2 |
KNO 1 12 |
KNO 2 9 |
KNO 3 7 |
ROC 1 2 |
ROC 2 4 |
ROC 3 4 |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 10 |
SIL 3 4 |
BRH 1 9 |
BRH 2 3 |
BRH 3 3 |
8th | 225 | ||
2014
|
Airwaves Racing | Ford Focus ST Mk.III | BRH 1 15 |
BRH 2 12 |
BRH 3 7 |
DON 1 14 |
DON 2 7 |
DON 3 4 |
THR 1 4 |
THR 2 5 |
THR 3 2 |
OUL 1 7 |
OUL 2 6 |
OUL 3 9 |
CRO 1 8 |
CRO 2 6 |
CRO 3 3 |
SNE 1 8 |
SNE 2 6 |
SNE 3 2 |
KNO 1 4 |
KNO 2 1* |
KNO 3 17 |
ROC 1 9 |
ROC 2 7 |
ROC 3 5 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 4 |
SIL 3 1* |
BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 11 |
BRH 3 3 |
4th | 316 | ||
2015
|
Motorbase Performance | Ford Focus ST | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 12 |
SNE 2 8 |
SNE 3 6 |
KNO 1 2* |
KNO 2 3* |
KNO 3 9 |
ROC 1 1* |
ROC 2 2 |
ROC 3 14 |
SIL 1 1* |
SIL 2 24* |
SIL 3 7 |
BRH 1 1* |
BRH 2 1* |
BRH 3 2 |
12th | 200 | ||
2016
|
Motorbase Performance | Ford Focus ST | BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 5 |
BRH 3 25 |
DON 1 1* |
DON 2 2* |
DON 3 14 |
THR 1 21 |
THR 2 8 |
THR 3 1* |
OUL 1 16 |
OUL 2 10 |
OUL 3 13 |
CRO 1 8 |
CRO 2 6 |
CRO 3 Ret |
SNE 1 3 |
SNE 2 1* |
SNE 3 Ret |
KNO 1 12 |
KNO 2 6 |
KNO 3 1* |
ROC 1 2 |
ROC 2 4* |
ROC 3 5 |
SIL 1 17 |
SIL 2 6 |
SIL 3 2 |
BRH 1 11 |
BRH 2 7 |
BRH 3 1* |
3rd | 292 | ||
2017
|
Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo |
Ford Focus ST | BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 5 |
BRH 3 13 |
DON 1 11 |
DON 2 Ret |
DON 3 Ret |
THR 1 8 |
THR 2 20 |
THR 3 14 |
OUL 1 6 |
OUL 2 7 |
OUL 3 Ret |
CRO 1 3 |
CRO 2 7 |
CRO 3 1* |
SNE 1 11 |
SNE 2 4 |
SNE 3 4 |
KNO 1 Ret |
KNO 2 16 |
KNO 3 7 |
ROC 1 7 |
ROC 2 2 |
ROC 3 15 |
SIL 1 24 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 10 |
BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 4 |
BRH 3 7 |
8th | 210 |
Complete British GT Championship results
(key)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Oman Racing Team | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 4 |
OUL 2 10 |
ROC 1 |
SIL 1 |
SPA 1 |
BRH 1 |
SNE
1 |
SNE
2 |
DON 1 |
19th | 13 |
Complete Britcar results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | CP | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Maximum Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | E4 | ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 DSQ |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
5th | 2nd | 180 |
References
- ^ O'Leary, Jamie (1 April 2009). "Plato to race RML Lacetti at Brands". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "Jackson added to Silverline banner". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Jackson on Silverstone pole
- ^ Jackson sees podium run finally end
- ^ Motorbase Performance confirm three car line-up Archived 1 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, TouringCarTimes.
- ^ Jackson loses race three win Archived 21 July 2012 at archive.today, BTCC.net.
- ^ Hudson, Neil. "Troubled day for Mat Jackson, penalised twice at Oulton". TouringCarTimes. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Motorbase Performance BTCC squad and Mat Jackson split ahead of 2018".
- ^ http://tsl-timing.com/file/?f=EERC/2018/182563bce.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Mat Jackson, IMDb.
- ^ Jackson arrives in style, BTCC.net.