Tom Oliphant (racing driver)
Thomas Christy Oliphant | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1990 Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Professional racing driver |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Competing in TCR Australia, British Touring Car Championship, Ginetta GT4 Supercup champion (2015) |
Thomas Christy Oliphant (born 21 August 1990 in Tarporley, Cheshire) is a British professional racing driver who presently competes in the TCR Australia with HMO Customer Racing.
Oliphant claimed the 2015 Ginetta GT4 Supercup championship, has earned two victories in the British Touring Car Championship, secured podium finishes in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, and was a strong contender for the title in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East.
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Formula Renault BARC | Antel Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 16th |
| 2013 | Formula Renault BARC | MGR Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 13th |
| Ginetta GT Supercup | Century Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21st | |
| 2014 | Ginetta GT4 Supercup | Century Motorsport | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 546 | 5th |
| British GT Championship - GT4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 121.5 | 4th | ||
| 2015 | 2015 Ginetta GT4 Supercup | Century Motorsport | 27 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 740 | 1st |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | align=left |2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | align=left |Redline Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 4th |
| align=left |2016 Porsche Supercup | align=left |Redline Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| align=left |Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship | align=left |Walter Lechner Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 198 | 4th | |
| 2017 | align=left |2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | align=left |Redline Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 4th |
| align=left |Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship | align=left |Walter Lechner Racing | 8 | 4 | TBC | TBC | 8 | 192 | – | |
| 2018 | align=left |2018 British Touring Car Championship | align=left |Ciceley Motorsport | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 22nd |
| 2019 | align=left |2019 British Touring Car Championship | align=left |West Surrey Racing (Team BMW) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 178 | 11th |
| 2020 | align=left |2020 British Touring Car Championship | align=left |West Surrey Racing (Team BMW) | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 228 | 6th |
| 2021 | align=left |2021 British Touring Car Championship | align=left |West Surrey Racing (Team BMW) | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 16th |
| 2022 | align=left |2022 British Touring Car Championship | align=left |Tony Gilham Racing (Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| 2023 | align=left |2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series | align=left |Ashley Seward Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 564 | 8th |
| align=left |2023 TCR World Tour | align=left |Ashley Seward Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23rd | |
| 2024 | align=left |2024 TCR Australia Touring Car Series | align=left |HMO Customer Racing | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 536 | 8th |
† Guest driver, not eligible for championship points.
Full British GT Championship Outcomes
(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics denote fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Championship Position | Points Accumulated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Century Motorsport | Ginetta G55 GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 Retired |
OUL 2 Retired |
ROC 1 23rd |
SIL 1 24th |
SNE 1 20th |
SNE 2 18th |
SPA 1 26th |
SPA 2 25th |
BRH 1 23rd |
DON 1 15th |
4th Overall | 121.5 Points | |
| 2015 | Team LNT | Ginetta G55 GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 9th |
OUL 2 Retired |
ROC 1 Retired |
SIL 1 11th |
SPA 1 Retired |
BRH 1 Retired |
26th Overall | 2 Points |
Full British Touring Car Championship Outcomes
(key) (Entries in bold signify pole position – one point awarded only for the first race; entries in italics indicate fastest lap – one point given in all races; * indicates the driver led for at least one lap – one point awarded)
| Year | Team | Vehicle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Championship Position | Points Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ciceley Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz A-Class |
22nd Place |
63 Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Team BMW | BMW 330i M Sport |
11th Position |
178 Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Team BMW | BMW 330i M Sport |
6th Place |
228 Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Team BMW | BMW 330i M Sport |
16th Position |
129 Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero | CUPRA León | 30th Place | 0 Points |
Full TCR World Tour Results
(legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Vehicle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final Position | Points Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
ELP 1 |
ELP 2 |
VIL 1 |
VIL 2 |
SYD 1 12 |
SYD 2 7 |
SYD 3 13 |
BAT 1 17 |
BAT 2 16 |
BAT 3 14 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
23rd | 23 |