Ollie Wilkinson (racing driver)

Oliver Wilkinson
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1996-05-25) 25 May 1996
Leeds, England
Categorisation FIA Silver (until 2020)
FIA Gold (2021–)
Championship titles
2019British GT Championship – GT3 Silver

Oliver Peter Wilkinson (born 25 May 1996) is a British racing driver who last competed in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Jota Sport as a McLaren factory driver.

Career

Wilkinson began his racing career in 2015, racing in the Caterham Roadsport Championship.[1][2] After making a one-off appearance in the Ginetta GT5 Challenge in 2016,[3] Wilkinson joined Optimum Motorsport to race in the series full-time the following year.[4] In his only season in the series, Wilkinson qualified on pole at Oulton Park, Rockingham and Silverstone,[5][6] as well as six podiums to secure a third-place points finish.[7][8] During 2017, Wilkinson also raced with the team in one-off appearances in both the 24H Series and International GT Open,[9] most notably scoring a Pro-Am class win in the latter at Barcelona.[10]

The following year, Wilkinson remained with Audi-fielding Optimum Motorsport for his maiden full-time season in International GT Open alongside Bradley Ellis in Pro-Am.[11] Competing in all but one round, Wilkinson took class wins at Spa and Silverstone, as well as scoring two other podiums to take fourth in points.[12][13] During 2018, Wilkinson also raced with the same team for one-off appearance in the GT Cup Championship,[14] as well as racing in the Gulf 12 Hours for Aston Martin Racing in GT4.[15]

With Optimum switching to Aston Martin for 2019, Wilkinson joined them for a dual campaign in both International GT Open and the British GT Championship,[16][17] as a candidate for the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy.[18] In the former, Wilkinson began the season with a Pro-Am podium at Le Castellet, before switching to the Pro class for the rest of the year, scoring a lone outright win at the Red Bull Ring with Jonny Adam and a pair of third-place finishes with Darren Turner to end the year sixth in the standings.[19][20] Partnering Bradley Ellis in the GT3 Silver class of the latter, Wilkinson took a lone outright win at Spa,[21] four other class wins and three other podiums to clinch the class title at season's end.[22]

Joining the McLaren factory roster for 2020,[23] Wilkinson signed on for a dual campaign in the British GT Championship and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in what would be Optimum's third brand allegiance in as many years.[24][25] In the former, Wilkinson scored three class podiums, including an overall second-place finish at Oulton Park, en route to fifth in the GT3 Silver standings.[26] Competing for overall honors in the latter, Wilkinson scored a best result of eighth at Imola as he ended the year 24th in points after skipping the finale at Le Castellet.[27]

In 2021, Wilkinson joined series newcomers Jota Sport to race in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups alongside fellow factory drivers Ben Barnicoat and Rob Bell.[28] In the former, Wilkinson scored only one points finish, a seventh-place finish at the 24 Hours of Spa to end the year 18th in points,[29] despite missing the Nürburgring race as he felt unwell following a crash in the Sprint Cup's Brands Hatch round.[30] In the latter, Wilkinson took a pair of fourth-place finishes at Magny-Cours and Valencia en route to a 17th-place points finish.[31][32] Continuing with Jota for a dual campaign in both series for the following year,[33] Wilkinson scored a best result of eighth at the 24 Hours of Spa with Bell and Marvin Kirchhöfer in the former, whilst his Sprint Cup season ended abruptly following a pre-qualifying crash at Magny-Cours.[34]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Caterham Roadsport Championship 9 0 0 0 0 87 19th
2016 Ginetta GT5 Challenge 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Optimum Motorsport 19 0 3 5 6 3rd
24H Series – SP3-GT4 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 1 0 0 1 0 NC†
2018 24H GT Series – A6 Optimum Motorsport 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
International GT Open 12 0 0 0 0 14 23rd
International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 0 0 4 48 4th
Ginetta GT5 Challenge 2 0 1 0 0 0 NC
Radical SR1 Cup Radical Works Team 2 0 0 0 0 54 14th
Gulf 12 Hours – GT4 Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 4th
2019 British GT Championship – GT3 Silver Optimum Motorsport 9 5 5 0 8 159.5 1st
International GT Open 12 1 0 0 3 62 6th
International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 1 10 16th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Optimum Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 5 24th
British GT Championship – GT3 Silver 9 0 1 0 3 129 5th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Jota Sport 4 0 0 0 0 13 18th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 7 0 0 0 0 19 17th
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Jota Sport 5 0 0 0 0 10 27th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 0.5 23rd
Sources:[35][36]

† As Wilkinson was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete International GT Open results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2017 Optimum Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Pro-Am EST
1
 EST
2
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 HUN
1
 HUN
2
 SIL
1
 SIL
2
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 CAT
1
7		 CAT
2
2		 NC† 0†
2018 Optimum Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Pro-Am EST
1
4		 EST
2
7		 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 SPA
1
3		 SPA
2
1		 HUN
1
6		 HUN
2
5		 SIL
1
1		 SIL
2
5		 MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
Ret		 CAT
1
9		 CAT
2
2		 4th 48
2019 Optimum Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Pro-Am LEC
1
6		 LEC
2
2		 16th 10
Pro HOC
1
8		 HOC
2
3		 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 RBR
1
6		 RBR
2
1		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
7		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
5		 MNZ
1
3		 MNZ
2
7		 6th 62

Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos Points
2019 Optimum Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 GT3 Silver OUL
1
3		 OUL
2
6		 SNE
1
7		 SNE
2
8		 SIL
4		 DON1
Ret		 SPA
1		 BRH
11		 DON2
9		 1st 159.5
2020 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 Silver OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
5		 DON1
1
9		 DON1
2
4		 BRH
10		 DON2
5		 SNE
1
3		 SNE
2
7		 SIL
13		 5th 129

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2020 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Pro IMO
8		 NÜR
11		 SPA
6H
51		 SPA
12H
46		 SPA
24H
Ret		 LEC
 24th 5
2021 Jota Sport McLaren 720S GT3 Pro MNZ
Ret		 LEC
16		 SPA
6H
4		 SPA
12H
9		 SPA
24H
7		 NÜR
DNS		 CAT
13		 18th 13
2022 Jota Sport McLaren 720S GT3 Pro IMO
10		 LEC
Ret		 SPA
6H
9		 SPA
12H
7		 SPA
24H
8		 HOC
Ret		 CAT
10		 27th 10

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2021 Jota Sport McLaren 720S GT3 Pro MAG
1
13		 MAG
2
4		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 MIS
1
22		 MIS
2
8		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
DNS		 VAL
1
22†		 VAL
2
4		 17th 19
2022 Jota Sport McLaren 720S GT3 Pro BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
10		 MAG
1
WD		 MAG
2
WD		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 23rd 0.5

References

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  29. ↑ "Bell: Seventh-Placed JOTA McLaren Had Podium Potential". sportscar365.com. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
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