Alistair Jackson

Alastair Jackson
Alastair Jackson
Nationality	Northern Irish
Born	17 November 1988 (age 34); Glengormley (Northern Ireland)
Firestone Indy Lights Series
Years active	2009
Teams	Guthrie Meyer Racing ; RLR-Andersen Racing
Starts	11
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	16th in 2009
Previous series
2007 – 08 ; ; 2006	British Formula Three Championship ; Asian Formula Three Championship

Last updated October 28, 2023

Alastair "Ali" Jackson (born 17 November 1988) is a Northern Irish racing driver.

Jackson raced in the Asian Formula Three Championship in 2006 and finished 3rd in points with four victories, becoming the youngest driver to win in series history.^[1] In 2007 he drove part-time in the British Formula Three national class for Räikkönen Robertson Racing and finished 9th in points and made 10 additional starts in the British F3 International Series and competed in the F3 Masters at Circuit Zandvoort and finished 22nd. In 2008 he competed part-time in the British F3 International class and finished 17th in points. After nine races he switched teams from Räikkönen Robertson to Ultimate Motorsport. In 2009 he has signed on to drive for Guthrie Meyer Racing in the Firestone Indy Lights Series. After the first oval race of the season at Kansas Speedway which saw Alistair getting caught in two crashes, severely damaging two cars, one teammate Jesse Mason being involved in a separate hard incident, and second teammate Sean Guthrie being suspended indefinitely for driving too fast through an accident scene and then refusing to respond to the black flag, Jackson left Guthrie-Meyer and signed on with RLR-Andersen Racing for the remainder of the season, however his car failed to appear at the penultimate round of the championship at Chicagoland Speedway, ending his season. His best finish was sixth at Long Beach and he finished 16th in points.^[2]

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Rank	Points
2009	Guthrie Meyer Racing	STP1 11	STP2 20	LBH 6	KAN 20												16th	172
2009	RLR/Andersen Racing					INDY 19	MIL	IOW	WGL 15	TOR 11	EDM 15	KTY 14	MDO 16	SNM 15	CHI	HMS	16th	172

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References

↑ Sebastian, Jesus Erle B. Another young gun to watch out for, Manila Bulletin, July 9, 2006.
↑ Ali Jackson Archived 22 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine , Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-07-02

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[1] Sebastian, Jesus Erle B. Another young gun to watch out for, Manila Bulletin, July 9, 2006.

[2] Ali Jackson Archived 22 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine , Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-07-02

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