Name: Mat Jackson
From: Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire
Date of birth: 10 June 1981

Current: British Touring Car Championship
Team: Airwaves BMW
Car:  BMW 320si

Car Number: 5
Sponsored by: The Money Shop, Airwaves, Leyland Paints
Personal sponsors: PCC UK Ltd, Whale Tankers, No Excuses, Arai.

2010: Driving for Airwaves BMW.

2009:  5th Place overall in the BTCC 4 x wins (despite missing opening round).  Raced in RML/Racing Silverline Chevrolet Lacetti as team-mate to Jason Plato. Became first driver to finish on podium in all three races in two consecutive events (Knockhill and Silverstone) 8 Consecutive podiums and entered the record books.

2008: 2nd place overall in BTCC, 5 x wins, 5 x 2nd places, 4 x fastest laps, 7 x races led, 102 laps leading, 25 out 30 points finishes, 2nd place in independents with 10 race wins.

2007: 7th in Dunlop British Touring Car Championship, 2 race wins, 1x2nd, 3x3rd, 1xfastest lap, 24xpoints finishes (from 30 rounds); plus 2nd in BTCC Independent Drivers' championship, 6 independent wins.

2006: Seat Cupra Champion with an unrivalled 11 race wins, tested SEAT's Leon BTCC race car, awarded £100,000 Champion's prize

2005: Runner-up in SEAT Cupra Championship with an unrivalled 8 race wins, 8 pole positions, 8 fastest laps in Jacksons Motorsport-run Cupra. Invited by SEAT Sport UK to test its Toledo BTCC car.

2004: Limited appearances in Britcar, with one class win in self-run Ford Focus.

2001: 4^th in British Touring Car Championship's Production Class, 1 class win and 7 more podium finishes in GR Motorsport team's Ford Focus. Secured GR Teams' title. Mat also continued his studies that ultimately led to a GNVQ Advanced qualification in Mechanical Engineering.

2000: First season of saloon car racing. 4^th overall in Renault Clio Cup, 2 race wins in Stancombe Engineering-run Clio Renaultsport 182. Received championship's prestigious Michelin Driver of the Year Award.

1999: First season of car racing. 2^nd overall in Formula Honda single-seater category, 7 race wins.

1994-1998: Started karting aged 13. In '96, his first full season, won two club titles. In '97, became a regular rival in British JICA category to future DTM champion and McLaren-Mercedes F1 test driver Gary Paffett. Finished 6^th overall and went on to qualify for European Championships. In '98, Mat earned a race seat with the leading O'Neill outfit in the British MSA Formula A kart championship.