Jason Plato
| Jason Plato | |
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Plato at the Silverstone round of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship season
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| Nationality |
 British |
| Born |
14 October 1967 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 1997 |
| Current team | Silverline Subaru BMR Racing |
| Car no. | 99 |
| Former teams |
Williams Renault Vauxhall SEAT Sport UK Silverline Chevrolet MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save |
| Starts | 511 |
| Wins | 95 |
| Poles | 49 |
| Fastest laps | 84 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2001, 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005 2002 1996 1990–91, 1995 1992 1991 |
WTCC ASCAR Renault Spider Cup Formula Renault GB British F3 Formula Renault Eurocup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2001, 2010 1996 1991 |
BTCC Renault Spider Cup Formula Renault Eurocup |
Timothy Jason Plato (born 14 October 1967 in Oxford, Oxfordshire) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for Team BMR. He has twice been BTCC Champion, in 2001 for Vauxhall and 2010 for Silverline Chevrolet. He has finished in the top 3 in the Championship 12 times and holds the record for the most overall race wins in the BTCC. He was a presenter on the motoring television series Fifth Gear from 2004 through 2014.
After success in karting, Plato raced in Formula Three and Formula Renault. In 1996, he entered the Renault Spider championship, making a dominant title win.
In 1997, he gained the second drive in the Williams-Renault BTCC team, after Frank Williams organised a test between him, Gianni Morbidelli and Jean-Christophe Boullion with the fastest getting the contract offer. After being overlooked by Williams, Plato travelled to the Williams base and after some convincing, Sir Frank gave Plato the drive.
Plato took pole for his first three races, and ultimately won 2 races as a rookie, taking 3rd in the championship which was won by his team-mate Alain Menu. He was 5th in the series in each of the next two years.
Plato joined Vauxhall in 2000, again taking 5th place in the championship. For 2001 the series had a new set of reduced-cost rules, fewer big-name drivers as a result, and Vauxhall had by far the best car. In a contentious and hard-fought season, Plato won the championship after team-mate Yvan Muller's car caught fire at the last round.
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