Jason Watt

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Jason Watt in 2004 being interviewed by Annette Heick. Jason Watt Copenhagen Motor Show interview.jpg
Jason Watt in 2004 being interviewed by Annette Heick.
Jason Watt driving for Den Bla Avis (Super Nova Racing) during the Formula 3000 race at the Circuit de Catalunya in 1998. JasonWatt-DenBlaAvisF3000-98es.jpg
Jason Watt driving for Den Blå Avis (Super Nova Racing) during the Formula 3000 race at the Circuit de Catalunya in 1998.

Jason Watt (born 24 February 1970) is a Danish racing driver. Watt enjoyed a fruitful karting career before moving into Formula Ford in 1992. He graduated to the British Formula Vauxhall Lotus Winter Series in 1993, winning the championship, as well as winning the following years Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, and British Formula Ford championship.

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In 1995, Watt won the Formula Opel Euroseries and had a one-off outing in the German Formula Three Championship. In 1996 he followed several other "coming men" of the time, such as Dario Franchitti, Juan Pablo Montoya and Jan Magnussen, into the International Touring Car Championship, driving a JAS Engineering entered Alfa Romeo. He also kept his single-seater ambitions alive by contesting a round of the British Formula 2 championship for Fred Goddard Racing.

Watt's career had progressed as far as the International Formula 3000 championship by 1997, where he was a consistent frontrunner and was recognised as one of the best up and coming talents. In 1997 and 1998 Jason drove for David Sears' Super Nova Racing team, under the Den Blå Avis banner, in deference to his major sponsor. He won one race each year. For 1999 he was promoted to the main Super Nova Racing squad and was a championship contender, winning twice and finishing the year as championship runner-up.

Watt's single-seater career was curtailed by a motorcycle accident during the off-season late in 1999 which left him paralysed from the chest down. [1] He has since continued to race successfully in touring cars driving specially modified cars, and in 2002 won the Danish Touring Car Championship.

In March 2008, Watt formed his own touring car team with a car from SEAT. [2] Team Bygma Jason Watt Racing raced at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Germany.

In 2012 Watt moved from touring cars to Legends car racing. [3] He also acts as team manager of Team Wounded Racing endurance team whose drivers are more or less physically disabled Afghanistan war veterans. All drivers have either amputations or spinal cord injuries. [4]

Personal life

Jason Watt is the father of three. He has been married to the danish tv-host Mai-Britt Vingsøe, with whom he has the twins Noah and Filuca. Mai-Britt and Jason divorced in 2003. His second marriage was to Sara Matthiesen in 2007, with whom he has the son Silas. They divorced in 2008 after only 17 months of marriage. In 2016 Jason married Majbrit Heidi Berthelsen.

Watt's son Noah Watt is a racing driver, currently competing in the inaugural Danish F4. [5]

Racing record

Complete International Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar12345678910111213PositionPoints
1996 Bosh JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti HOC
1
RET		 HOC
2
RET		 NÜR
1
13		 NÜR
2
9		 EST
1
15		 EST
2
DNS		 HEL
1
DNS		 HEL
2
DNS		 NOR
1
15		 NOR
2
DNS		 DIE
1
22		 DIE
2
12		 SIL
1
8		 SIL
2
3		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
RET		 MAG
1
RET		 MAG
2
12		 MUG
1
14		 MUG
2
RET		 HOC
1
RET		 HOC
2
RET		 INT
1 		INT
2 		SUZ
1 		SUZ
2 		20th17

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
1997 Den Blå Avis SIL
4		 PAU
12		 HEL
DNS		 NÜR
2		 PER
RET		 HOC
4		 A1R
RET		 SPA
1		 MUG
2		 JER
RET		3rd25
1998 Den Blå Avis OSC
7		 IMO
1		 CAT
7		 SIL
3		 MON
RET		 PAU
RET		 A1R
3		 HOC
2		 HUN
10		 SPA
8		 PER
RET		 NÜR
2		4th30
1999 Super Nova Racing IMO
RET		 MON
2		 CAT
RET		 MAG
RET		 SIL
10		 A1R
4		 HOC
7		 HUN
6		 SPA
1		 NÜR
1		2nd30

Complete Danish Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

TeamYearCar1234567891011PositionPoints
2001 Peugeot Statoil Motorsport Peugeot 306 GTi JYL
1
1		 JYL
2
3		 DJR
1
4		 DJR
2
RET		 JYL
1
4		 JYL
2
5		 KNU
1
1		 KNU
2
1		 DJR
1
4		 DJR
2
RET		 JYL
1
1		 JYL
2
1		 JYL
1
RET		 JYL
2
4		 JYL
1
4		 JYL
2
3		2nd140
2002 Peugeot Statoil Motorsport Peugeot 307 GTi JYL
1
3		 JYL
2
3		 DJR
1
5		 DJR
2
4		 JYL
1
2		 JYL
2
2		 KNU
1
2		 KNU
2
5		 DJR
1
RET		 DJR
2
4		 JYL
1
1		 JYL
2
6		 JYL
1
3		 JYL
2
RET		 JYL
1
5		 JYL
2
4		1st298
2003 Peugeot Statoil Motorsport Peugeot 307 GTi JYL
1
RET		 JYL
2
RET		 MAN
1
RET		 MAN
2
8		 JYL
1
5		 JYL
2
2		 PAD
1
RET		 PAD
2
RET		 KNU
1
5		 KNU
2
5		 DJU
1
6		 DJU
2
3		 JYL
1
7		 JYL
2
4		 JYL
1
3		 JYL
2
5		 JYL
2
9		 JYL
1
4		6th152
2004 Peugeot Statoil Motorsport Peugeot 307 GTi JYL
1
14		 JYL
2
DNS		 PAD
1
RET		 PAD
2
6		 JYL
1
3		 JYL
2
1		 KNU
1
RET		 KNU
2
RET		 DJR
1
14		 DJR
2
6		 JYL
1
5		 JYL
2
RET		 PAD
1
9		 PAD
2
15		 JYL
1
7		 JYL
2
7		12th94
2005 Volvo Motorsport Danmark Volvo S60 JYL
1
?		 JYL
2
?		 PAD
1
?		 PAD
2
?		 JYL
1
?		 JYL
2
5		 STU
1
?		 STU
2
?		 DJU
1
7		 DJU
2
7		 JYL
1
9		 JYL
2
?		 JYL
1
10		 JYL
2
?		 PAD
1
7		 PAD
2
4		 JYL
1
?		 JYL
2
?		11th83
2006 Autoforum Racing Team Peugeot 307 JYL
1
14		 JYL
2
RET		 PAD
1
RET		 PAD
2
12		 STU
1
11		 STU
2
11		 DJU
1
13		 DJU
2
13		 JYL
1
9		 JYL
2
11		 JYL
1
12		 JYL
2
RET		 PAD
1
19		 PAD
2
9		 PAD
1
8		 PAD
2
7		 JYL
1
14		 JYL
2
14		12th66
2007 Den Blå Avis BMW 320 JYL
1
14		 JYL
2
13		 JYL
3
RET		 STU
1
5		 STU
2
7		 STU
3
4		 JYL
1
18		 JYL
2
11		 JYL
3
21		 PAD
1
11		 PAD
2
RET		 PAD
3
RET		 PAD
1
RET		 PAD
2
8		 PAD
3
8		 JYL
1
8		 JYL
2
7		 JYL
3
7		 PAD
1
21		 PAD
2
RET		 PAD
3
14		13th107
2008 SEAT Seat Leon JYL
1
25		 JYL
2
16		 JYL
3
7		 DJU
1
8		 DJU
2
2		 DJU
3
4		 JYL
1
8		 JYL
2
3		 JYL
3
7		 JYL
1
11		 JYL
2
6		 JYL
3
5		 STU
1
10		 STU
2
8		 STU
3
RET		 PAD
1
6		 PAD
2
1		 PAD
3
4		 JYL
1
4		 JYL
2
4		 JYL
3
16		6th212
2009 Team Bygma Jason Watt Racing Seat Leon JYL
1
4		 JYL
2
8		 JYL
3
5		 PAD
1
4		 PAD
2
3		 PAD
3
2		 JYL
1
7		 JYL
2
3		 JYL
3
4		 PAD
1
RET		 PAD
2
5		 PAD
3
4		 JYL
1
4		 JYL
2
6		 JYL
3
3		 DJU
1
8		 DJU
2
8		 DJU
3
5		 JYL
1
5		 JYL
2
12		 JYL
3
RET		6th190
2010 Team Bygma Jason Watt Racing Seat Leon JYL
1
4		 JYL
2
3		 PAD
1
4		 PAD
2
6		 GÖT
1
3		 GÖT
2
RET		 JYL
1
2		 JYL
2
1		 DJU
1
4		 DJU
2
RET		 JYL
1
3		 JYL
2
3		 KNU
1
5		 KNU
2
2		 JYL
1
1		 JYL
2
5		3rd184.5

Complete WTCC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112PositionPoints
2009 Team Bygma Jason Watt Racing SEAT León 2.0 TFSI CUR PUE MAR PAU VAL BRN POR BRH OSC IMO OKA MAC 38th0
Ret19

Complete Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

TeamYearCar123456789PositionPoints
2011 Team Bygma Jason Watt Racing Seat Leon JYL
1
1		 JYL
2
RET		 KNU
1
12		 KNU
2
9		 MAN
1 		MAN
2 		GÖT
1 		GÖT
2 		FAL
1 		FAL
2 		KAR
1 		KAR
2 		JYL
1
12		 JYL
2
RET		 KNU
1
RET		 KNU
2
DNS		 MAN
1 		MAN
2 		17th27

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References

  1. ↑ "The disability champion who conquered a tricky national series". September 29, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "TouringCarTimes - DTC: Jason Watt forms new SEAT-team". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  3. ↑ "Legend Car Cup - Viborg Motor Klub præsenterer Jason Watts premiere". 4 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Team Wounded Racing | Målsætning". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  5. ↑ "Noah Watt to race in Danish F4 with Jan Magnussen's team". April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

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Preceded by Formula Ford Festival Winner
1994		Succeeded by
Preceded by British Formula Ford Champion
1994		Succeeded by
Preceded by Danish Touring Car Champion
2002		Succeeded by
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