Mat Jackson
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Jackson at the Silverstone round of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship season
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| Nationality | British |
| Born |
10 June 1981 Henley-in-Arden (England) |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2001 |
| Current team | Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo |
| Car no. | 3 |
| Former teams |
Racing Silverline Jacksons M.Sport GR Motorsport |
| Starts | 313 |
| Wins | 30 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 23 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2008 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005–06 2000 |
SEAT Cupra Championship Renault Clio Cup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 | SEAT Cupra Championship |
Mat Jackson (born 10 June 1981 in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire) is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship with Motorbase Performance. Jackson's best result in the BTCC was in 2008 when he finished as runner-up, and is currently 5th in the 2016 British Touring Car Championship, 21 points behind Sam Tordoff with one round/three races to go.
He started racing in karts in his teens, before finishing 4th in the 2000 Renault Clio Cup, his first attempt at tin-top racing. For 2001 he moved to the production class of the British Touring Car Championship with the GR team's Ford Focus, finishing 4th in his class. He struggled for funding in subsequent years, and was something of a forgotten man when he entered the SEAT Cupra Championship in 2005 with a family-run team. He was a revelation however, finishing as series runner-up, with a series-high 8 race wins, and a tally of 8 poles and 8 fastest laps. After being considered by SEAT for a BTCC drive [1], he remained in Cupras for 2006, taking the championship lead after a double victory at the season opener. A string of 9 wins in the first 12 races made him strong championship favourite, and he went on to clinch the title.
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.
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