Mat Jackson - 2011 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship

From: Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire

Date of Birth: 10th June 1981

Car Number: 7

Sponsors: Airwaves, Redstone, The Money Shop, Leyland Paints, PCC UK Ltd, Whale Tankers, No Excuses, Arai

Racing Career:
2010: Finished in 7th place overall with 1 win and 6 podiums in the BTCC with Airwaves BMW.
2009: Finished in 5th place overall with 4 wins and 8 consecutive podiums in the BTCC with RML/Racing Silverline.
2008: Finished in 2nd place overall with 5 wins and 5 podiums in the BTCC with BMW Team Dealer UK.
2007: Finished in 7th place over with 2 wins and 4 podiums in the BTCC with family run team Jacksons Motorsport: Debut season.
2006: Seat Cupra Champion with an unrivalled 11 wins.
2005: Finished in 2nd place overall with 8 wins in the Seat Cupra Championship with family run team, Jacksons Motorsport.

Favourite track: Oulton Park. It's extremely challenging, the undulations and high corner speeds makes this a challenging and rewarding circuit to drive, the notorious druids corner is extremely challenging with no room for error and makes this the highlight of the lap.

Most memorable racing moment: "My first BTCC win for the family run team in 2007. Holding off the works Seat driven by Jason Plato was truly awesome!"

Mat is one of the most exciting drivers in British motor sport. Since his 2007 debut in the BTCC he has won over thousands of fans and is one of the championships most popular drivers both on and off the track. Mat's impressive record speaks for itself, and his success is nothing new; he has been winning races and setting records since his early Karting days at the tender age of 13.

"It's great to be back on board with the Airwaves Racing/Motorbase team again this year. There's a great family atmosphere here that I really like and the enthusiasm from everyone in the team and our sponsors is contagious! Last year the Focus proved to be a very quick car and I'm looking forward to working with the team to move it on another step. We've had the benefit of a full testing programme this year so we're going into the season fully prepared and confident of a successful season."