Tom Oliphant (racing driver)

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Tom Oliphant
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NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
Born (1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 (age 33)
Tarporley, Cheshire
TCR Australia career
Debut season 2023
Current teamHMO Customer Racing
Car number15
Starts21
Wins1
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish8th in 2023
Previous series
2018-2022
2016-18

2016-17
2014-15
2013-15
2012-13
British Touring Car Championship
Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
British GT Championship
Ginetta GT4 Supercup
BARC Formula Renault
Championship titles
2015 Ginetta GT4 Supercup

Thomas Christy Oliphant (born 21 August 1990 in Tarporley, Cheshire) is a British racing driver. [1]

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Oliphant currently competes in TCR Australia for HMO Customer Racing.

Oliphant won the 2015 Ginetta GT4 Supercup title, is a two-time race winner in the British Touring Car Championship, has taken podium finishes in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and was a title contender in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East.

Racing record

Oliphant, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. Tom Oliphant - 2017 PCCGB Knockhill (Sunday).jpg
Oliphant, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2012 Formula Renault BARC Antel Motorsport1400007316th
2013 Formula Renault BARC MGR Motorsport14000013513th
Ginetta GT Supercup Century Motorsport 400003221st
2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Century Motorsport 27200105465th
British GT Championship - GT4 101204121.54th
2015 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Century Motorsport 278410217401st
British GT Championship Team LNT 60000224th
24H Series - SP3 Speedworks Motorsport
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Redline Racing 1600011994th
Porsche Supercup 100000NC†
24H Series - SP3 Century Motorsport
2016-17 Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship Lechner Racing Middle East 1200061984th
2017 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Redline Racing 1500031824th
Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Middle East 300000NC†
2017-18 Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship Lechner Racing Middle East 84TBCTBC8192
2018 British Touring Car Championship Ciceley Motorsport 3000106322nd
2019 British Touring Car Championship Team BMW 30003217811th
2020 British Touring Car Championship Team BMW 2710042286th
2021 British Touring Car Championship Team BMW 29100412916th
2022 British Touring Car Championship Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero 30000030th
2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series Ashley Seward Motorsport1810015648th
TCR World Tour 600002323rd
2024 TCR Australia Touring Car Series HMO Customer Racing300003915th*

As Oliphant was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910DCPoints
2014 Century Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 GT4 OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

Ret
ROC
1

23
SIL
1

24
SNE
1

20
SNE
2

18
SPA
1

26
SPA
2

25
BRH
1

23
DON
1

15
4th121.5
2015 Team LNT Ginetta G55 GT3 GT3 OUL
1

9
OUL
2

Ret
ROC
1

Ret
SIL
1

11
SPA
1

Ret
BRH
1

Ret
SNE
1
SNE
2
DON
1

13
26th2

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2018 Ciceley Motorsport Mercedes-Benz A-Class BRH
1

16
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

20
DON
1

9
DON
2

12
DON
3

22
THR
1

17
THR
2

Ret
THR
3

19
OUL
1

20
OUL
2

13
OUL
3

Ret
CRO
1

16
CRO
2

13
CRO
3

14
SNE
1

8
SNE
2

8
SNE
3

Ret
ROC
1

25
ROC
2

17
ROC
3

13
KNO
1

7
KNO
2

Ret
KNO
3

21
SIL
1

9
SIL
2

11
SIL
3

16
BRH
1

13
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

20
22nd63
2019 Team BMW BMW 330i M Sport BRH
1

22
BRH
2

15
BRH
3

6
DON
1

3
DON
2

17
DON
3

13
THR
1

23
THR
2

14
THR
3

7
CRO
1

5
CRO
2

18
CRO
3

23
OUL
1

6
OUL
2

4
OUL
3

2
SNE
1

16
SNE
2

11
SNE
3

Ret
THR
1

5
THR
2

4
THR
3

7
KNO
1

15
KNO
2

14
KNO
3

13
SIL
1

5
SIL
2

7*
SIL
3

4
BRH
1

16
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

10
11th178
2020 Team BMW BMW 330i M Sport DON
1

6
DON
2

3
DON
3

9
BRH
1

8
BRH
2

7
BRH
3

1*
OUL
1

12
OUL
2

6
OUL
3

3
KNO
1

8
KNO
2

6
KNO
3

4
THR
1

8
THR
2

6
THR
3

6
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

9
SIL
3

2*
CRO
1

11
CRO
2

7
CRO
3

6
SNE
1

14
SNE
2

11
SNE
3

12
BRH
1

10
BRH
2

15
BRH
3

13
6th228
2021 Team BMW BMW 330i M Sport THR
1

15
THR
2

10
THR
3

7
SNE
1

8
SNE
2

6
SNE
3

16
BRH
1

1*
BRH
2

3*
BRH
3

15
OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

DNS
OUL
3

14
KNO
1

Ret
KNO
2

17
KNO
3

14
THR
1

3
THR
2

3
THR
3

12
CRO
1

20
CRO
2

Ret
CRO
3

13
SIL
1

11
SIL
2

21
SIL
3

11
DON
1

16
DON
2

24
DON
3

20
BRH
1

11
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

15
16th129
2022 Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero CUPRA León DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
THR
1

24
THR
2

24
THR
3

20
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
30th0

Complete TCR World Tour results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2023 Ashley Seward Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR ALG
1
ALG
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
ELP
1
ELP
2
VIL
1
VIL
2
SYD
1

12
SYD
2

7
SYD
3

13
BAT
1

17
BAT
2

16
BAT
3

14
MAC
1
MAC
2
23rd23

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References

  1. "Welcome to Tom Oliphant Racing, the 2015 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Champion and Dubai 24 Hour SP3 Class Champion". www.tomoliphantracing.com. Tom Oliphant. Retrieved 16 May 2017.