His home round at Donington saw him start 4th and briefly lead race one, before fading down the order as the wet conditions did not suit his rear-wheel drive BMW [4].

At the second Brands Hatch meeting he attempted to make an overtaking move at the first turn (around the outside) and spun, triggering an 11-car pile-up, leaving two drivers in hospital [5].

While everyone was focusing on the Fabrizio Giovanardi v Jason Plato title battle, Jackson snuck inside Tom Coronel at the start of the third race.

He managed to hold Team RAC driver Colin Turkington behind him to win his second BTCC race of the season also securing his 7th place in the standings.

In the second race he got a good start and quickly took the lead after mistakes by SEAT driver Darren Turner and Giovanardi, and recorded his third career victory.

At Croft, Jackson qualified a decent 7th on the grid, race 1 took place in atrocious weather, pouring rain causing there to be rivers and puddles all over the track.

[2] He generally struggled in the first half of the season, before a run of eight successive podium finishes (a record in the era of reverse-grid races) including a win at Knockhill and pole position at Silverstone[3] took him to 5th in the standings.

In this season he returned to the front of the field, battling Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal for the championship, winning races at Donington, Oulton Park, Croft and Snetterton.

Jackson was announced at the Autosport International Show as one of the drivers for Motorbase heading into 2018, and was set to partner Tom Chilton in what would have been a formidable line up in the now upgraded NGTC Focus RS.

[8] Although reasons behind the split are unknown, Jackson had been heavily linked to the Team Dynamics Honda seat vacated by Gordon Shedden, it is unknown how close to the drive Mat got, and tensions over contractual disputes have been suggested as the main reasoning with Motorbase boss Dave Bartrum referencing loyalty and commitment in a string of press releases.

The timing of his departure appeared calculated on Motorbase's part as the Team Dynamics Honda seat was then taken by Dan Cammish, leaving Jackson without a drive for 2018.

In a rare outing in 2018, Jackson raced with former-BTCC driver Stewart Lines in the Dunlop Endurance Championship in a SEAT Cupra TCR for Maximum Motorsport at round three at Oulton Park in June.

[9] On 5 February 2020, it was announced Mat would return to the BTCC for the upcoming season with Power Maxed Racing, having been linked to a number of teams during his 2 year sabbatical.