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Oliver Webb
Webb in 2013.
Nationality	British
Born	(1991-03-20) 20 March 1991 (age 33) Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2015
Current team	ARC Bratislava
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	44
Former teams	ByKolles Racing Team Team SARD Morand
Starts	32
Previous series
2011-12 2010 2009 2008–09 2008 2008 2007–08 2007 2005 2005–06	Indy Lights British Formula 3 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 UK FR2.0 Portugal Winter Series Formula Renault 2.0 NEC FR2.0 UK Winter Series Formula BMW UK T Cars Autumn Trophy T Cars
Awards
2006, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015	Formula BMW Scholarship, 2014 European Le Mans Championship, 2014 Le Mans podium, 2015 Dubai Champions

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. 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

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 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

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 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

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)

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

As Webb was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
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)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

As Webb was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.

Indian Racing League results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

‡ Standings based on entry points, not individual drivers.

References

1. ^ "Biography". Oliver Webb. Electric Studio. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
2. "Second place keeps Williams' championship hopes alive". James Williams. MSO. 22 August 2005. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2009. Starting race two from fourth on the grid, James dropped down at the start to sixth but had got back up to fourth before a collision on lap seven between Barry Russell and Oliver Webb brought out the red flag.
3. ^ http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/9230/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database
4. "MSVR's inaugural race meeting runs without a hitch". MotorSport Vision. Brands Hatch. 22 March 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
5. "2007 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Winter Cup; Race 4 - CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). tsl-timing.com. Timing Solutions Ltd. 10 November 2007. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
6. "2008 Formula Renault UK Championship with Michelin; Round 17 - CLASSIFICATION". tsl-timing.com. Timing Solutions Ltd. 31 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
7. "Tabelle Northern European Cup Formula Renault 2.0 2008". renault-sport.de. Renault Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
8. "2008 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Winter Cup; Race 2 - CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). tsl-timing.com. Timing Solutions Ltd. 8 November 2008. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
9. "Webb signs to Fortec for 2010 Formula 3 campaign". fota.co.uk. British Formula 3 Championship. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
10. Simpson, Andrew (3 December 2009). "Knutsford teenager Oliver Webb to race in British F3 championship". Knutsford Guardian. Newsquest Media Group. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
11. ^ Watkins, Gary (19 March 2014). "Oliver Webb seals Signatech Alpine European Le Mans Series drive". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
12. "Roberto Merhi and Oliver Webb join 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 grid". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
13. Webb returns to Jensen for BGP, Vegas, IndyCar, 29 August 2011, Retrieved 2011-08-29
14. Schmidt signs Oliver Webb for 2012 Indy Lights season Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Racer, 1 December 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-01
15. ^ "W Motors New Brand Ambassador Oliver Webb". W Motors Blog. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
16. "Fenyr SuperSport Track Event at Dubai Autodrome". W Motors Blog. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
17. ^ Aki, Sara (20 November 2019). "W Motors Announces New Brand Ambassador Oliver Webb At Dubai Track Event". Al Bawaba. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
18. ."SSC's Tuatara is the fastest car in the world with 331.15mph top speed". Top Gear. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020..

External links

• Official website
• Oliver Webb career summary at DriverDB.com
• Oliver Webb on Twitter

• 1991 births
• Living people
• English racing drivers
• Sportspeople from Manchester
• Formula BMW UK drivers
• British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
• Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
• Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
• Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
• British Formula Three Championship drivers
• World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
• Indy Lights drivers
• GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
• 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
• WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
• European Le Mans Series drivers
• 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
• 24 Hours of Spa drivers
• Asian Le Mans Series drivers
• GP3 Series drivers
• FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
• 24H Series drivers
• British GT Championship drivers
• Carlin racing drivers
• Fortec Motorsport drivers
• Pons Racing drivers
• Arrow McLaren SP drivers
• Signature Team drivers
• OAK Racing drivers
• Morand Racing drivers
• Kolles Racing drivers
• Strakka Racing drivers
• McLaren Racing drivers
• M1RA drivers
• Indian Racing League drivers
• International GT Open drivers