Oliver Oakes

Oliver Oakes
Born	(1988-01-11) January 11, 1988 United Kingdom
Occupation(s)	Motorsport executive, racing driver (former)
Years active	2005–2010 (racing), 2011–present (management)
Known for	Team Principal of Alpine F1 Team (2024–2025), 2005 World Karting Champion, founder of Team Oakes and Hitech GP

Oliver Oakes (born 11 January 1988) is a British motorsport executive and ex-racing driver. He held the position of Team Principal at the Alpine F1 Team from July 2024 until his resignation in May 2025.

Oakes earned the title of 2005 World Karting Champion and was formerly a member of the Red Bull Junior Team. Shifting his focus to management, he established his inaugural karting team in 2011 and later founded the junior single-seater outfit Hitech GP in 2015, where he acted as team principal and director until joining Alpine in 2024.

Early life

Born on 11 January 1988, Oakes is the son of Billy Oakes, who founded and owned Eurotek Motorsport, a former competitor in Formula Renault and British F3. He attended King's Ely and began karting at the age of four.

Racing career

Oakes started his motorsport journey in karting, becoming a two-time British Open Champion by age twelve. At seventeen, he captured the Karting World Championship in 2005, which led to his inclusion in the Red Bull Young Driver Programme.

He advanced to car racing in 2006 with Carlin Motorsport in Formula BMW UK, achieving pole position and victory on his debut, earning three podium finishes overall and ending the season sixth in the standings. His performance garnered a nomination for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

In 2007, Oakes raced in the Formula Renault Eurocup with Motopark, finishing twelfth overall. The following year, he competed in the British Formula 3 Championship with Eurotek Motorsport, securing pole position during the final round at Donington Park.

For the 2009 British F3 season, he joined Carlin Motorsport but departed after two rounds to focus on test-driving roles. In 2010, Oakes participated in the GP3 Series with Atech CRS, concluding the championship in twenty-eighth place.

Post-racing career

From 2010 onwards, Oakes has undertaken various team management roles while maintaining a continuous partnership with Tony Kart.

Team Oakes Racing

Established in 2011, Team Oakes operates as a karting team and driver management company. Prominent alumni include Callum Ilott, Marcus Armstrong, Nikita Mazepin, and Clément Novalak. The team has competed across WSK Championship Events, the German DKM Series, as well as CIK-FIA World and European Championships.

Hitech GP

Hitech Grand Prix was launched in early 2015 by David Hayle, who originally founded Hitech Racing in 2003. The team competes within the FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, and F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA. Hitech also manages racing operations for both the W Series and the FIA Motorsport Games.

Alpine F1 Team

In August 2024, Oliver Oakes was named Team Principal of Alpine F1 Team, succeeding Bruno Famin. He guided the squad through the remainder of the 2024 season and into the opening races of the 2025 Formula One World Championship, achieving Alpine’s first double podium finish since 2013 at the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix. Oakes stepped down in May 2025 following the arrest of his brother William—formerly a director at Hitech GP—on allegations concerning "transferring criminal property." After his final appearance at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, Oakes relocated to Dubai. Subsequently, Flavio Briatore assumed de facto leadership of the team.

Career overview

Season	Series	Team	Races	Victories	Pole positions	Fastest laps	Podium finishes	Points scored	Final standing
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series	Team AKA	?	?	?	?	?	26	15th place
2006	Formula BMW UK	Carlin Motorsport	18	1	2	?	4	148	6th place
	Formula BMW ADAC	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	2	0	0	0	0	0	25th place
	Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup	Motopark Academy	2	0	0	0	0	26	27th place
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Cram Competition	6	0	0	0	0	0†	NC†
2007	Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup	Motopark Academy	14	0	0	0	5	191	4th place
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		14	0	0	1	0	32	12th place

† Oakes participated as a guest driver and was not eligible to earn points.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions; those in italics represent fastest laps)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Points

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Bold indicates pole position; italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2007	Motopark Academy	ZAN 1 8	ZAN 2 5	OSC 1 Ret	OSC 2 5	ASS 1 3	ASS 2 Ret	ZOL 1 3	ZOL 2 3	NUR 1 3	NUR 2 3	OSC 1 6	OSC 2 4	SPA 1 4	SPA 2 5	HOC 1 {{{1}}}	HOC 2 {{{1}}}	4th place	191

Full GP3 Series Results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold represent pole positions) (Races in italics denote fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Position	Points Scored
2010	Atech Grand Prix CRS Racing	CAT Feature 14	CAT Sprint 10	IST Feature 12	IST Sprint Retired	VAL Feature Retired	VAL Sprint 19	SIL Feature 13	SIL Sprint 8	HOC Feature 13	HOC Sprint '20'	(style="background:#cfcfff;") 2010 Hungaroring GP3 Series round#FEA '16'	(style="background:#cfcfff;") 2010 Hungaroring GP3 Series round#SPR '10'	(style="background:#cfcfff;") 2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round#FEA '17'	(style="background:#cfcfff;") 2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round#SPR '10'	(style="background:#cfcfff;") 2010 Monza GP3 Series round#FEA '12'	(style="background:#cfcfff;") 2010 Monza GP3 Series round#SPR '9'	28th	0