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Ollie Wilkinson
WILKINSON & ADAM TAKE DOMINANT VICTORY IN MILESTONE 200TH GT OPEN RACE
Ollie Wilkinson and Optimum Motorsport team-mate Jonny Adam took an historic victory to win the 200th race of the International GT Open series at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. The pairing – a one-off combination for the fourth round – produced an untouchable performance in the second race of the weekend, sealing Wilkinson’s maiden … Continue reading
WILKINSON READY TO CHARGE ON RED BULL RING DEBUT
Ollie Wilkinson will continue the biggest season of his fledgling racing career when he returns to action in the International GT Open Championship this weekend, 13-14 July, at the picturesque Red Bull Ring circuit in Austria. The 23-year-old Yorkshireman will return to the European stage for the two races around the Spielberg circuit at the … Continue reading
WILKINSON’S SILVER UPGRADE PRODUCES FIRST ‘PRO’ & OUTRIGHT GT OPEN PODIUM
Ollie Wilkinson underlined just how far he’s come in his so-far short career in the second round International GT Open battles at Hockenheim, taking his maiden Pro class and outright podium on his debut weekend classified as a Silver driver. Third place in race two followed an impressive first top-five class finish on Saturday, capping … Continue reading
HOCKENHEIM INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN DEBUT BECKONS FOR WILKINSON
Ollie Wilkinson heads into the second round of his 2019 International GT Open campaign at Hockenheim, Germany, (25-26 May) aiming to build on his opening round second-place Pro-Am podium in the Optimum Motorsport-run, all-new Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3. The 22 year-old will continue his first full-season GT Open attack with new co-driver – Aston … Continue reading
WILKINSON & ELLIS IMPRESS AS GT OPEN PAUL RICARD RUNNERS-UP
Ollie Wilkinson and Optimum Motorsport teammate Bradley Ellis notched up their first International GT Open podium in the season opener at Paul Ricard, narrowly missing out on a Pro-Am class win whilst finishing within the top six overall in the Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3. Second in class on Sunday followed a sixth-place Pro-Am finish … Continue reading
WILKINSON & ELLIS START FIRST FULL INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN CAMPAIGN AT PAUL RICARD
Aston Martin Racing Academy driver, Ollie Wilkinson will begin his first full-season International GT Open campaign in the opening round at Paul Ricard, France, this weekend, aboard the Optimum Motorsport-run Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3 with teammate Bradley Ellis. 2019 marks the start of only a third year of racing for the 22-year-old Yorkshireman. He … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN REVEALS AMR DRIVER ACADEMY CANDIDATES
Aston Martin has confirmed the 23 drivers who will participate in the 2019 Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy – the recently-announced season-long initiative designed to fast-track talent and stimulate healthy competition within the AMR customer network. Since its launch last September, the AMR Driver Academy received a large number of applications from drivers around the … Continue reading
OLLIE WILKINSON JOINS ASTON MARTIN RACING DRIVER ACADEMY
Rising sportscar star Ollie Wilkinson has been selected to join this year’s Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy, putting him in with a chance of landing a full junior factory driver contract for the 2020 season. The recognition from Aston Martin Racing represents the latest milestone for Wilkinson’s sensational young motorsport career, given that he only … Continue reading
WILKINSON & ELLIS COMMIT TO FULL 2019 INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN CAMPAIGN
Upcoming sportscar ace Ollie Wilkinson will return to International GT Open with Optimum Motorsport this year, mounting a full season campaign in the all-new My Possible Self sponsored Aston Martin Vantage GT3 alongside experienced sportscar champion Bradley Ellis. The young Yorkshireman, who only began racing in 2017, tackled the premier European series with the support … Continue reading
SENSATIONAL SECOND WRAPS WILKINSON & ELLIS’ STELLAR DEBUT GT3 SEASON
Rising British sportscar star, Ollie Wilkinson and teammate Bradley Ellis wrapped up their debut International GT Open campaign with an outstanding recovery drive in Barcelona, storming from 26th and ninth in class to finish sixth overall and second in Pro-Am. Returning to the circuit where the young Yorkshireman proved his GT3 potential with a second … Continue reading
