Oliver Webb
Introduction '''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 Wigan, 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. 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 competing during the 2008 Formula Renault UK season at Oulton Park.He 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 competing during the 2009 Formula Renault UK season at Oulton Park.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, 14 podium finishes, and four fastest laps.===Formula Renault 3.5===Oliver Webb at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault roundFor 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 signed with Sam Schmidt Motorsports to compete in the 2012 Indy Lights season. 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===Racing with Sard Morand, podium at Spa round 2.
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 2015-16 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Race Performance 2 0 0 0 2 33 5th 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship ByKolles Racing Team 9 0 0 0 0 19.5 17th 24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship ByKolles Racing Team 4 0 0 0 0 8.5 30th 24 Hours of Le Mans 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 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans ByKolles Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship 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 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 ByKolles Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 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‡‡ Team standings.† As Webb was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.===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 2011 Jensen MotorSportSTPALALBHINDYMILIOWTOREDMEDMTRONHMBALKTYLVS'''18th''''''104''' 2012 Sam Schmidt MotorsportsSTPALALBHINDY'''DET'''MILIOWTOREDMTROBALFON'''7th''''''310'''===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 10 DC Points 2013 Fortec Motorsports Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 ROC1 SIL1 SNE1 SNE2 BRH1 ZAN1 ZAN2 DON1 NC 0 2022 Greystone GT McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 SPA1 BRH1 DON1 NC† 0† 2023 Greystone GT McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 ALG1 BRH1 DON1 NC 0† As Webb was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.===Complete European Le Mans Series results=== Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points 2014 Signatech Alpine LMP2 Alpine (Oreca 03) Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 1st 78===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=== Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps   2014  Signatech-Alpine  Paul-Loup Chatin Nelson Panciatici Alpine A450b-Nissan LMP2 355 7th '''3rd''' 2015  Team SARD Morand  Pierre Ragues Zoël Amberg Morgan LMP2 Evo-SARD LMP2 162 DNF DNF 2016  ByKolles Racing Team  Pierre Kaffer Simon Trummer CLM P1/01-AER LMP1 206 DNF DNF 2017  ByKolles Racing Team  Dominik Kraihamer Marco Bonanomi ENSO CLM P1/01-Nismo LMP1 7 DNF DNF 2018  ByKolles Racing Team  Dominik Kraihamer Tom Dillmann ENSO CLM P1/01-Nismo LMP1 65 DNF DNF 2019  ByKolles Racing Team  Paolo Ruberti Tom Dillmann ENSO CLM P1/01-Gibson LMP1 163 DNF DNF 2020  ByKolles Racing Team  Bruno Spengler Tom Dillmann ENSO CLM P1/01-Gibson LMP1 97 DNF DNF 2021  ARC Bratislava  Matej Konôpka Miro Konôpka Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 342 24th 15th LMP2 Pro-Am 6th===Complete United SportsCar Championship results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  Points 2014 OAK Racing P Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK COA PET 45th 26===Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results=== Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2015 Team SARD Morand LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Evo SARD (Judd) 3.6 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 7th 70 2016 ByKolles Racing Team LMP1 CLM P1/01 AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 17th 19.5 2017 ByKolles Racing Team LMP1 ENSO CLM P1/01 Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 30th 8.5 2018–19 ByKolles Racing Team LMP1 ENSO CLM P1/01 Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB 17th 22.5 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SPA LMS 2019–20 ByKolles Racing Team LMP1 ENSO CLM P1/01 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS BHR NC† 0† 2021 ARC Bratislava LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA ALG MNZ 27th 7 Oreca 07 LMS BHR BHR† As Webb was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.
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