Oliver Webb
Oliver Webb | |
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| Born | Oliver James Webb March 20, 1991 Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Professional auto racing driver |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | Winning the 2004 Karting Championship, 2014 European Le Mans Series title, 2015 Dubai 24 Hour race victory; W Motors Ambassador |
Oliver "Oli" James Webb (born 20 March 1991 in Manchester) is a professional British auto racing competitor. His achievements include winning the 2004 Karting Championship, earning the 2007 Formula BMW Scholarship, competing in Formula 3 in 2010, claiming the European Le Mans Series title in 2014, securing victory at the 2015 Dubai 24 Hour race, and serving as an Ambassador for W Motors.
Karting
Starting his karting journey at the age of nine, Webb progressed through the karting circuits around Greater Manchester under the guidance of British Touring Car Championship driver Michael Bentwood. He triumphed at Three Sisters Karting Circuit in Ashton-in-Makerfield by winning the Mini Max Championship in 2004. The following year, he achieved fourth place in the Junior Max Championship while also participating in T Cars events.
T Cars
In 2005, Webb competed in T Cars with Graham Hathaway Engineering, managing his racing commitments alongside schooling and karting activities. That year, he secured second place in the Autumn Trophy and went on to finish third overall in the 2006 main championship. During that season, he recorded three victories and won a non-championship double-header at Brands Hatch, setting a series record with seven fastest laps.
Formula BMW
At the conclusion of 2006, Bentwood facilitated Webb's entry into the Formula BMW Scholarship Programme, which included financial backing and mentorship from BMW Motorsport. Webb raced in Formula BMW UK during 2007 for Carlin Motorsport, sharing the grid with Henry Surtees. He completed the season ninth in the standings without achieving podium finishes across twenty races.
Formula Renault
Webb stepped up to participate in the British Formula Renault Championship Winter Series in 2007 with Fortec Motorsport, finishing fifteenth overall and achieving a best finish of eleventh place. In 2008, he contested the full British Formula Renault season, consistently earning points to secure eighth position overall, highlighted by a fourth-place finish at Silverstone. Additionally, he ranked third in the Graduates Cup behind Dean Stoneman and James Calado.
In that same year, Webb also took part in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, concluding the season 25th with a notable fourth-place result at Spa-Francorchamps. During the UK Winter Series, he finished fourth overall and earned a podium at Rockingham, narrowly missing a top-three finish due to a retirement. Webb ended as runner-up to teammate Calado in the Portuguese Winter Series, where both drivers dominated race victories.
Returning to Formula Renault UK in 2009, Webb demonstrated strong consistency by securing two wins at Brands Hatch and Silverstone along with ten podium finishes throughout the season. He led the championship standings midway but ultimately finished behind Dean Smith and Calado. That year also marked his debut appearances in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, competing at Barcelona and Le Mans circuits.
Formula Three
For the 2010 British Formula 3 season, Webb remained with Fortec Motorsport as he advanced to compete in the British Formula 3 Championship. He concluded the year third overall after achieving three wins, fourteen podium placements, and setting four fastest laps.
Formula Renault 3.5
In 2011, Webb joined Spanish outfit Pons Racing for participation in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, finishing twenty-first with five points-scoring finishes and a best result of sixth place at the Circuit de Catalunya.
He made a return to competition with Fortec Motorsport during 2013. Although initial indications suggested he would not continue single-seater racing into 2014, Webb ultimately re-signed with Pons Racing for the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 campaign.
Indy Lights
Webb made his initial appearance in the American Firestone Indy Lights circuit during the 2011 Edmonton double-header representing Jensen MotorSport. He secured a podium finish by placing third and followed up with a fifth-place result. Additionally, Webb participated in the Baltimore race before making his first oval track appearance at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where he ended the race in tenth position.
For the 2012 season, Webb joined Sam Schmidt Motorsports to compete in the complete Indy Lights championship. He concluded the year seventh overall, highlighted by earning a pole position and a third-place podium at the Belle Isle Grand Prix.
European Le Mans Series
In March 2014, Webb signed with Signatech to assist in defending their LMP2 championship title, teaming up with Nelson Panciatici and Paul-Loup Chatin. This followed a last-minute arrangement to race in the 24 Hours of Daytona with OAK Racing. Webb ultimately claimed the championship title, achieving multiple victories and pole positions throughout the season.
World Endurance Championship
While competing alongside Sard Morand, Webb attained a podium spot during the Spa round of the championship.
Outside racing
On 17 November 2019, Webb was appointed as a W Motors Brand Ambassador and soon after took part in the company's first-ever track experience event. His role includes participating in driving activities at W Motors gatherings and contributing to the development process of their forthcoming supercar model.
On 10 October 2020, Webb drove the Shelby SuperCars (SSC) Tuatara in an effort to establish a new production car top speed record. The vehicle reportedly hit a peak speed of 331.15 mph (532 km/h) and achieved a two-way average speed of 316.11 mph (508 km/h) along a closed seven-mile section near Las Vegas on State Route 160. Following disputes regarding the validity of these speed figures, SSC announced intentions to conduct another official record attempt.
Career summary
2017 24H Series – SPX align="left" │ 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP1 │ align="left" │ ByKolles Racing │ │ │ │ │ │ N/A │ DNF │ - ! '18-19' │ '18-19 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP1' │ ByKolles Racing Team │ '7' │ '00000' │ '00000' │ '00000' │ '00000' │ '22.5' │ '17th' │ - ! row span='2'|'19' │ TitansRX International Europe Series │ N/A │ '8' │ '00000' │ '00000' │ '00000' │ '00000' │ '80' │ '10th' │ - ! row span='2'|'19' │ '19 Hours of Le Mans – LMP1' │ ByKolles Racing Team │ '1' │ '00000' │ '00000' │ '00000' │ '00000' │ N/A │ DNF │ - ! row span='2'|'19-20'│ Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy│ Jaguar VIP Car│ '2'||'||'||'||'||'||NC†│ - ! row span='2'|'19-20'|| FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP1│ ByKolles Racing Team│ '2'||'||'||'||'||'||NC†│ - !202020H GT Series –991│ race:pro motorsport│1│00000│00000│00000│00000│18│8th│- !rowspan='212021 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP221 Pure ETCR Championship│ ARC Bratislava Romeo Ferraris/M1RA│4│00000│00000│00000│00000│177│9th│- ! rowspan='42222GT Cup Championship British GT Championship – GT32222British Endurance Championship – Class B Indian Racing League Greystone GT Greystone GT Mtech Bangalore Speedsters21-13-11-10-03-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01 NC† NC† NC NC - ! rowspan='32023British GT Championship – GT32323McLaren Trophy Europe – Artura Trophy Indian Racing League Greystone GT Greystone GT Bangalore Speedsters7--303--305--03--031--058‡5th‡ - !202324Middle East Trophy – TCR Simpson Motorsport - ! rowspan='42024International GT Open International GT Open – Pro-Am McLaren Trophy Europe –570S Trophy British GT Championship –GT3 Masters Endurance Legends –GT Greystone GT Greystone GT JMB Classic9--303--03--011021*21*10style='background:#FFDF9F;'|'3rd'* - ! rowspan='22025GT Winter Series – Cup32325British GT Championship –GT3 Greystone GT Greystone GT NC*|} ‡ Team classification. † Webb was not eligible for points as a guest competitor. * Current ongoing season.Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results
(key) (Events in bold represent pole positions) (Events in italics denote fastest laps)
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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| 2005 | T Cars | Graham Hathaway Engineering | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| T Cars Autumn Trophy | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 117 | 2nd | ||
| 2006 | T Cars | Graham Hathaway Engineering | 20 | 3 | 3 | ? | 11 | 133 | 3rd |
| 2007 | Formula BMW UK | Carlin Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 9th |
| Formula Renault UK Winter Cup | Fortec Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15th | |
| 2008 | Formula Renault UK | Fortec Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 8th |
| Formula Renault UK Winter Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4th | ||
| Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 2nd | ||
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 27th | ||
| 2009 | Formula Renault UK | Fortec Motorsport | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 419† | 3rd |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | ||
| 2010 | 2010 British Formula 3 International Series | Fortec Motorsport | 30 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 250 | '3rd' |
| 2010 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 18th | ||
| '2011' | 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season | Pons Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21st |
| 2011 Indy Lights season | Jensen MotorSport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 18th | |
| 2012 | 2012 Indy Lights season | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 310 | 7th |
| '2013' | 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season | rowspan=3 align=left|'Fortec Motorsports' | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15th |
| 2013 British GT season – GT3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2013 FIA GT Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| '2014' | 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season | Pons Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| 2014 European Le Mans Series season – LMP2 | rowspan=2 align=left|'Signature Team' | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'1st' | |
| 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'3rd' | ||
| 2014 United SportsCar Championship – Prototype | OAK Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 56th | |
| '2015' | 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season – LMP2 | rowspan=2 align=left|'SARD-Morand Racing' | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 7th |
| 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| 2015 24H Series – A6 | Black Falcon | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | 2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series season – LMP2 | Race Performance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 5th |
| '2016' | 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season – LMP1 | rowspan=2 align=left|'ByKolles Racing' | 9 | 0 | =00 |
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final Position | Points Scored |
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| 2008 | Fortec Motorsport | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ALA 1 |
ALA 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
ZOL 1 12 |
ZOL 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 4 |
27th | 25 |
Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results
(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are indicated by italics)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final Standing | Points Earned |
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| 2009 | Fortec Motorsports | CAT 1 13 |
CAT 2 11 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
LMS 1 21 |
LMS 2 21 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
29th | 0 |
Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results
(key) (Bold denotes pole position; italics highlight fastest lap)
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| 2011 | Pons Racing | ALC 1 11 |
ALC 2 17 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 18 |
MNZ 1 9 |
MNZ 2 11 |
MON 1 Ret |
NÜR 1 16 |
NÜR 2 17 |
HUN 1 19 |
HUN 2 7 |
SIL 1 7 |
SIL 2 12 |
LEC 1 11 |
LEC 2 10 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 6 |
21st | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season |
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2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season |
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26th |
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American Open-Wheel Racing Performance
(key)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final Position | Points Earned | |
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| 2011 | Jensen MotorSport | STP | ALA | LBH | INDY | MIL | IOW | TOR | EDM 3rd |
EDM 5th |
TRO | NHM | BAL 11th |
KTY | LVS 10th |
18th | 104 | |
| 2012 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | STP 4th |
ALA 13th |
LBH 6th |
INDY 15th |
DET 3rd |
MIL 12th |
IOW 12th |
TOR 5th |
EDM 4th |
TRO 5th |
BAL 6th |
FON 8th |
7th | 310 |
Full British GT Championship Results
(key) (Bolded races denote pole position) (Italicized races indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Championship Standing | Points Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013 | Fortec Motorsports | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
ROC 1 |
SIL 1 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
BRH 1 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
DON 1 |
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| 2022 | Greystone GT | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL 1 |
DON 1 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SPA 1 |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
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[[Oulton Park#Oulton Park Circuit]|OUL 2 ]] 20 |
[[Silverstone Circuit#Silverstone_Circuit_layout]|SIL 1 ]] 18 |
[[Donington Park#Donington_Park_GP_Circuit]|DON 1 ]] 11 |
[[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit#Snetterton_Circuit]|SNE 1 ]] 19 |
[[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit#Snetterton_Circuit]|SNE 2 ]] 28 |
[[Algarve International Circuit#Algarve_International_Circuit_layout]|ALG 1 ]] 15 |
[[Brands Hatch#Brands_Hatch_GP_Circuit]|BRH 1 ]] |
[[Donington Park#Donington_Park_GP_Circuit]|DON 1 ]] |
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| 2025 | Greystone GT | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | GT3 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | WD | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | WD | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | WD | NC* | }
† Webb participated as a guest driver and therefore was not eligible to earn points. * The season remains ongoing. European Le Mans Series Complete Results
24 Hours of Le Mans Full Results
Full United SportsCar Championship Results(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Races shown in italics represent fastest laps)
Full FIA World Endurance Championship ResultsFull Indian Racing League standings(legend) (Entries shown in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics represent fastest laps)
‡ Rankings reflect entry points rather than individual driver results. |