Oliver "Oli" James Webb (born 20 March 1991 in Manchester) is a British auto racing driver. He is a 2004 Karting Champion, 2007 Formula BMW Scholarship winner, 2010 Formula 3 competitor, 2014 European Le Mans series Champion, 2015 Dubai 24 Hour Champion, and W Motors Ambassador.
Career
Karting Webb began his career in karting at the age of nine, progressing up through the ranks in the Greater Manchester karting scene with the help of management from British Touring Car Championship driver Michael Bentwood. With more experience, Webb started to win races at the Three Sisters Karting Circuit in Ashton-in-Makerfield, eventually winning that circuit's Mini Max Championship in 2004. He finished fourth in the Junior Max Championship in 2005, combining that with a season in T Cars.
T Cars Webb moved into T Cars with Graham Hathaway Engineering in 2005, combining the campaign with schoolwork and his karting career. He continued into the 2005 Autumn Trophy, finishing second to Adrian Quaife-Hobbs.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/9230/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database He finished third in the 2006 main series, winning three races, a non-championship double-header at Brands Hatch, and achieved a record seven fastest laps in a season.
Formula BMW At the conclusion of the 2006 season, Bentwood entered Webb into the Formula BMW Scholarship Programme where drivers had the opportunity to be awarded with a financial contribution towards their racing budget, and an education and coaching programme from BMW Motorsport. Webb was one of the six chosen drivers for the scholarship, moving into Formula BMW UK in 2007. Webb drove for Carlin Motorsport, alongside Henry Surtees. Webb finished ninth in the championship, despite not finishing on the podium in any of the twenty races.
Formula Renault
Webb moved to the British Formula Renault Championship to compete in the Winter Series in 2007. Competing for Fortec Motorsport, Webb finished fifteenth in the four-race series, with a best race result of eleventh at Croft. Webb continued his progression up the British motorsport ladder, by moving into the main British series for the 2008 season. Staying with Fortec, Webb finished every single race in the points en route to eighth in the overall championship. His best result was fourth place at round seventeen, at Silverstone. He finished third in the Graduates Cup for first-year drivers, behind Dean Stoneman and James Calado.
Webb competed in three other Formula Renault series during the season, competing in the Northern European Cup, and the British and Portuguese Winter Series championships. In the NEC, he recorded a fourth-place finish at Spa, and added a twelfth at Zolder to wind up 25th in the standings. In the UK Winter Series, Webb finished fourth overall in the four-race series, finishing on the podium at Rockingham. A retirement in the second race cost him a top-three championship spot. Finally, he finished as runner-up to team-mate Calado in the Portuguese Winter Series, with the two taking all four victories, Calado with three and Webb with one.
In 2009, Webb returned for a second season in Formula Renault UK. Consistency was the key for Webb, as he finished all but one race of the season, winning two races at Brands Hatch and at Silverstone. Webb was never outside the top-five in the championship standings, leading the championship after fourteen races before falling behind Dean Smith and Calado later in the season. Webb achieved ten podiums over the course of the season. He also made his first foray into the Eurocup, taking part in the rounds in Barcelona and at Le Mans.
Formula Three For the 2010 season, Webb continued to drive for Fortec, but stepped up to compete in the British Formula 3 Championship. Webb finished third in the championship with three wins, fourteen podium finishes, and four fastest laps.
Formula Renault 3.5
For 2011, Webb signed with the Spanish Pons Racing team to race in Formula Renault 3.5. He finished 21st in the championship with five points finishes, scoring a best result of sixth in the final race at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Webb returned to the series in 2013 with Fortec Motorsport. Despite previously saying that he was not expecting to race single-seaters in 2014, it was announced that he would be returning to Pons Racing to race in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2014.
Indy Lights Webb made his debut in the American Firestone Indy Lights series at the 2011 double-header at Edmonton for Jensen MotorSport. Webb finished on the podium in third in the first attrition-filled race and finished fifth in the second. He rejoined the team for the race in Baltimore where he crashed out after running in the top-five and made his oval racing debut at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway season finale where he finished tenth.Webb returns to Jensen for BGP, Vegas, IndyCar, 29 August 2011, Retrieved 2011-08-29
Webb signed with Sam Schmidt Motorsports to compete in the 2012 Indy Lights season.Schmidt signs Oliver Webb for 2012 Indy Lights season , Racer, 1 December 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-01 Webb finished seventh in points and won the pole and finished on the podium in third place at Belle Isle, his best finish.
European Le Mans Series In March 2014, it was announced that Webb would join Signatech to participate in their attempt to defend their LMP2 title alongside Nelson Panciatici and Paul-Loup Chatin, following a last-minute deal to race the 24 Hours of Daytona with OAK Racing. Oliver won the championship overall with wins and poles.
World Endurance championship Webb made his debut in the championship in 2015, where he drove for Team SARD-Morand.
Outside racing On 17 November 2019, Webb was announced as a W Motors Brand Ambassador and took part in the company's first track experience two days later. He will drive at W Motors events and assist in the development of their upcoming supercar.
On 10 October 2020, Webb drove a Shelby SuperCars (SSC) Tuatara in an attempt to set a new production car top speed record, hitting a claimed VMAX of 331.15 mph (532 km/h) and a two-way average of 316.11 mph (508 km/h) on a seven-mile stretch of closed road just outside of Las Vegas on State Route 160. Following an online controversy over the accuracy of the claimed speeds, SSC have stated that they will re-run the record attempt...
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 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 2.0 NEC 4 0 0 0 0 25 27th 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 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 British Formula 3 International Series Fortec Motorsport 30 3 4 4 14 250 3rd Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 18th 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pons Racing 17 0 0 0 0 17 21st Indy Lights Jensen MotorSport 4 0 0 0 1 104 18th 2012 Indy Lights Sam Schmidt Motorsports 12 0 1 0 1 310 7th 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Fortec Motorsports 16 0 0 0 0 27 15th British GT Championship – GT3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC FIA GT Series 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pons Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 26th European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Signatech Alpine 5 1 0 0 3 78 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 3rd United SportsCar Championship – Prototype OAK Racing 1 0 0 0 0 26 56th 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 Team SARD-Morand 7 0 0 0 1 70 7th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 24H Series – A6 Black Falcon 2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Race Performance 2 0 0 0 2 33 5th 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP1 ByKolles Racing Team 9 0 0 0 0 19.5 17th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP1 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 24H Series – A6 Black Falcon 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP1 ByKolles Racing Team 4 0 0 0 0 8.5 30th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP1 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Strakka Racing 2 0 0 0 0 4 38th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24H Series – SPX Leipert Motorsport2018 24H GT Series – SPX Leipert Motorsport 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP1 ByKolles Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP1 ByKolles Racing Team 7 0 0 0 0 22.5 17th 2019 TitansRX International Europe Series N/A 8 0 0 0 0 80 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP1 ByKolles Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2019–20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Jaguar VIP Car 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP1 ByKolles Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†2020 24H GT Series – 991 race:pro motorsport10000188th 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 ARC Bratislava 4 0 0 0 0 7 27th Pure ETCR Championship Romeo Ferraris/M1RA 4 0 0 0 0 177 9th 2022 GT Cup Championship Greystone GT 21 3 0 0 4 295 13th British GT Championship – GT3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† British Endurance Championship – Class B Mtech 1 1 1 1 1 0 NC† Indian Racing League Bangalore Speedsters100000NC 2023 British GT Championship – GT3 Greystone GT 7 0 0 0 0 0 NC McLaren Trophy Europe – Artura Trophy Indian Racing League Bangalore Speedsters3010258‡5th‡2023-24 Middle East Trophy – TCR Simpson Motorsport2024 International GT Open Greystone GT 9 0 0 0 0 0 61st International GT Open – Pro-Am 3 0 0 0 0 0 21st* McLaren Trophy Europe – 570S Trophy British GT Championship – GT3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Masters Endurance Legends – GT JMB Classic2102210 3rd*2025 GT Winter Series – Cup 3 Greystone GT British GT Championship – GT3 2 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT Cup Open EuropeMcLaren Trophy Europe2026McLaren Trophy AmericaGreystone GTInternational GT Open ‡ Team standings. † As Webb was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points2008Fortec MotorsportHOC1HOC2ZAN1ZAN2ALA1ALA2OSC1OSC2ASS1ASS2ZOL1ZOL2NÜR1NÜR2SPA1SPA2 27th 25
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2009 Fortec MotorsportsCAT1CAT2SPA1SPA2HUN1HUN2SIL1SIL2LMS1LMS2NÜR1NÜR2ALC1ALC2 29th 0
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points 2011 Pons Racing ALC1 ALC2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MON1 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 LEC1 LEC2 CAT1 CAT2 21st 17 2013 Fortec Motorsports MNZ1 MNZ2 ALC1 ALC2 MON1 SPA1 SPA2 MSC1 MSC2 RBR1 RBR2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 CAT1 CAT2 15th 27 2014 Pons Racing MNZ1 MNZ2 ALC1 ALC2 MON1 SPA1 SPA2 MSC1 MSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 JER1 JER2 26th 0
American open–wheel racing results (key)
Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points Ref 2011 Jensen MotorSportSTPALALBHINDYMILIOWTOREDMEDMTRONHMBALKTYLVS18th104 2012 Sam Schmidt MotorsportsSTPALALBHINDYDETMILIOWTOREDMTROBALFON7th310
Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)