Mat Jackson

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Mat Jackson
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2007 BTCC driver
Nationality
Nickname	Paulistic
Car #	?
Team	Jacksons Motorsport
Car	BMW 320si
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Debut season	2007
Best championship result	-
2007 position
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Mat Jackson is a racing driver from Henley-in-Arden, England, born 10th June 1981. For 2007 he and his family-ran team will contest the British Touring Car Championship in the BMW used by Andy Priaulx to win the 2006 World Touring Car Championship.

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 Challenge in 2005 with a family-ran team. He was a revelation however, finishing as series runner up, with a series-high 8 race wins, and a symmetrical tally of 8 poles and 8 fastest laps. After being considered by SEAT for a BTCC drive, 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 makes him strong championship favourite, and he went on to clinch the title.

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