Oliver Webb

Oliver James Webb

Webb in 2013.
Nationality United Kingdom British
Born (1991-03-20) 20 March 1991
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2004 karting
Current team Sard Morand
Car no. 6, 43, 7, 36
Former teams Fortec, pons, mercedes, carlin, Sam Schmidt, Alpine Signatech, Sard Morand, Black Falcon
Wins 17
Poles 15
Fastest laps 22
Best finish 1st in
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. 2004 Karting Champion, 2007 Formula BMW Scholarship winner, 2010 Formula 3 championship 3rd position, 2014 European Le mans series Champion, 2015 Dubai 24hour Champion

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.[1] 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,[2] combining the campaign with schoolwork and his karting career. He continued into the 2005 Autumn Trophy, finishing second to Adrian Quaife-Hobbs.[3] He finished third in the 2006 main series,[3] winning three races, a non-championship double-header at Brands Hatch,[4] and achieved a record seven fastest laps in a season.[1]

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.[3]

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.[5] 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.[3] His best result was fourth place at round seventeen, at Silverstone.[6] 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.[7] In the UK Winter Series, Webb finished fourth overall in the four-race series, finishing on the podium at Rockingham.[8] A retirement in the second race cost him a top-three championship spot.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[9][10] 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 round

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,[11] it was announced that he would be returning to Pons Racing to race in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2014.[12]

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.[13]

Webb signed with Sam Schmidt Motorsports to compete in the 2012 Indy Lights season.[14] 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[11]

World Endurance championship

Racing with Sard Morand, podium at spa round 2.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
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
British Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series Fortec Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 29 15th
2008 British Formula Renault 2.0 Fortec Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 267† 8th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 4 0 0 0 0 25 27th
British Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series 4 0 0 0 0 64 4th
Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series 4 1 1 0 1 28 2nd
2009 British Formula Renault 2.0 Fortec Motorsport 20 2 0 2 10 419† 3rd
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 4 0 0 0 0 0 29th
2010 British Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsport 30 3 4 4 14 250 3rd
Macau Grand Prix Formula Three 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 18th
2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pons Racing 17 0 0 0 0 17 21st
Firestone Indy Lights Jensen MotorSport 4 0 0 0 1 104 18th
2012 Firestone 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 1 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 Signatech Alpine 5 1 0 0 3 78 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 3rd
2015 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 Race Performance 2 0 0 0 2 33 5th
2016 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

† After dropped scores.

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 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 Fortec Motorsports MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
9		 ALC
1
11		 ALC
2
17		 MON
1
11		 SPA
1
12		 SPA
2
9		 MSC
1
9		 MSC
2
7		 RBR
1
DNS		 RBR
2
16		 HUN
1
16		 HUN
2
10		 LEC
1
13		 LEC
2
22		 CAT
1
10		 CAT
2
10		 15th 27
2014 Pons Racing MNZ
1
12		 MNZ
2
14		 ALC
1
Ret		 ALC
2
13		 MON
1
12		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 MSC
1		 MSC
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 JER
1		 JER
2		 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 MotorSport STP ALA LBH INDY MIL IOW TOR EDM
3		 EDM
5		 TRO NHM BAL
11		 KTY LVS
10		 18th 104
2012 Sam Schmidt Motorsports STP
4		 ALA
13		 LBH
6		 INDY
15		 DET
3		 MIL
12		 IOW
12		 TOR
5		 EDM
4		 TRO
5		 BAL
6		 FON
8		 7th 310

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
5		 IMO
3		 RBR
1		 LEC
2		 EST
5		 1st 78

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2014 France Signatech-Alpine France Paul-Loup Chatin
France Nelson Panciatici		 Alpine A450b-Nissan LMP2 355 7th 3rd
2015 Switzerland Team SARD-Morand France Pierre Ragues
Switzerland Zoël Amberg		 Morgan LMP2 Evo-SARD LMP2 162 DNF DNF
2016 Austria Team ByKolles Germany Pierre Kaffer
Switzerland Simon Trummer		 CLM P1/01-AER LMP1 206 DNF DNF

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
2		 LMS
Ret		 NÜR
4		 COA
5		 FUJ
5		 SHA
4		 BHR
6		 7th 70
2016 ByKolles Racing Team LMP1 CLM P1/01 AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL
14		 SPA
6		 LMS
Ret		 NÜR
Ret		 MEX
14		 COA
11		 FUJ
Ret		 SHA
7		 BHR
8		 17th 19.5

References

  1. 1 2 "Biography". Oliver Webb. Electric Studio. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  2. ↑ "Second place keeps Williams' championship hopes alive". James Williams. MSO. 2005-08-22. Retrieved 2009-12-15. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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. 2006-03-22. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  5. ↑ "2007 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Winter Cup; Race 4 - CLASSIFICATION" (Portable Document Format). tsl-timing.com. Timing Solutions Ltd. 2007-11-10. p. 29. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  6. ↑ "2008 Formula Renault UK Championship with Michelin; Round 17 - CLASSIFICATION". tsl-timing.com. Timing Solutions Ltd. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  7. ↑ "Tabelle Northern European Cup Formula Renault 2.0 2008". renault-sport.de. Renault Sport. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  8. ↑ "2008 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Winter Cup; Race 2 - CLASSIFICATION" (Portable Document Format). tsl-timing.com. Timing Solutions Ltd. 2008-11-08. p. 24. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  9. ↑ "Webb signs to Fortec for 2010 Formula 3 campaign". fota.co.uk. British Formula 3 Championship. 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  10. ↑ Simpson, Andrew (2009-12-03). "Knutsford teenager Oliver Webb to race in British F3 championship". Knutsford Guardian. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  11. 1 2 Watkins, Gary (19 March 2014). "Oliver Webb seals Signatech Alpine European Le Mans Series drive". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Roberto Merhi and Oliver Webb join 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 grid". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 10 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, Racer, 1 December 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-01
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Nelson Panciatici
Pierre Ragues		 European Le Mans Series Champion
2014 with:
Paul-Loup Chatin
Nelson Panciatici 		Succeeded by
Jon Lancaster
Björn Wirdheim
Gary Hirsch
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