Oliver Webb

Oliver "Oli" James Webb (born 20 March 1991 in Manchester) is a British auto racing driver.

Webb moved into T Cars with Graham Hathaway Engineering in 2005,[2] combining the campaign with schoolwork and his karting career.

[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.

Competing for Fortec Motorsport, Webb finished fifteenth in the four-race series, with a best race result of eleventh at Croft.

Staying with Fortec, Webb finished every single race in the points en route to eighth in the overall championship.

[citation needed] For the 2010 season, Webb continued to drive for Fortec, but stepped up to compete in the British Formula 3 Championship.

[12] Webb made his debut in the American Firestone Indy Lights series at the 2011 double-header at Edmonton for Jensen MotorSport.

Oliver won the championship overall with wins and poles[11] Racing with Sard Morand, podium at Spa round 2.

On 17 November 2019, Webb was announced as a W Motors Brand Ambassador[15] and took part in the company's first track experience two days later.

[15][17] 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.

Webb competing during the 2008 Formula Renault UK season at Oulton Park .
Webb competing during the 2009 Formula Renault UK season at Oulton Park .
Oliver Webb at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault round