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Ollie Wilkinson
WILKINSON DELIVERS MEGA DRIVE IN MISANO SPRINT CUP
Ollie Wilkinson put in an outstanding Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS performance in the JOTA McLaren 720S GT3 at Misano this weekend. A blistering five-place charge from 12th to seventh paved the way for team-mate Ben Barnicoat to threaten for Sprint Cup podium honours on Saturday, whilst eighth against the world-class competition … Continue reading
WILKINSON CLIMBS THE ORDER IN DEBUT PAUL RICARD 1000KM
Ollie Wilkinson delivered a stand-out performance in his debut Circuit Paul Ricard 1000km race, helping JOTA team-mates Rob Bell and Ben Barnicoat to bring home the top McLaren 720S GT3 of the 47-car field, 14th in the Pro class. Undertaking his first season as a McLaren Factory Driver, Wilkinson delivered two stellar stints, bringing the … Continue reading
WILKINSON IMPRESSES WITH P4 ON MAGNY-COURS SPRINT CUP DEBUT
McLaren Factory Driver, Ollie Wilkinson and JOTA team-mate Ben Barnicoat came one step away from scoring their first Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup podium, finishing fourth on their series debut at Magny-Cours today. The JOTA duo steered the sole McLaren 720S GT3 of the field to its first championship points … Continue reading
NEW MCLAREN FACTORY DRIVER OLLIE WILKINSON JOINS JOTA FOR GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE
Ollie Wilkinson will join multiple Le Mans-winning team JOTA for an attack on the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS championship this year, in what will be his first season as a McLaren Factory Driver. Wilkinson will form part of an all-Factory Driver line-up, sharing a McLaren 720S GT3 with Ben Barnicoat and … Continue reading
WILKINSON VOWS TO COME BACK STRONGER AFTER 24 HOURS OF SPA ENDS IN DISAPPOINTMENT
Despite the disappointment of an early end to his debut Total 24 Hours of Spa appearance, Ollie Wilkinson can still count his first outing at the world’s greatest GT3 race with McLaren as a significant career milestone. Just three years after starting his racing career, Wilkinson lined up alongside the world’s greatest sportscar drivers for … Continue reading
WILKINSON BELGIUM BOUND FOR SPA 24 HOURS DEBUT FOR McLAREN
McLaren Professional Driver, Ollie Wilkinson will make his Total 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps debut on 22-25 October, where he, Rob Bell and Joe Osborne will give the McLaren 720S GT3 its maiden outing in the 72nd running of the twice around the clock endurance race. Wilkinson, age 24 from Leeds, takes on the historic event … Continue reading
WILKINSON, OSBORNE & BELL TAKE McLAREN TO TOP 10 FINISH ON NÜRBURGRING DEBUT
Ollie Wilkinson delivered a highly respectful Nürburgring 6 Hours race debut today to ensure he, together with team-mates Joe Osborne and Rob Bell, finished 10th in the second round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Consistency and calm proved key to the Optimum Motorsport trio as they climbed the order from 21st on … Continue reading
WILKINSON READY FOR NÜRBURGRING McLAREN DEBUT
Ollie Wilkinson can tick off another item on his bucket list come 5th-6th September, as the McLaren Professional Driver takes on the Nürburgring in Germany for the first time, in the second round of the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup. Embarking on what is only the fourth season of his short … Continue reading
IMMACULATE IMOLA GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE DEBUT FOR WILKINSON AND MCLAREN
McLaren professional Driver Ollie Wilkinson and Factory Drivers Joe Osborne and Rob Bell gave the McLaren 720S GT3 an outstanding GT World Challenge Europe debut at Imola, taking the Optimum Motorsport machine from 22nd to finish eighth and score their maiden points of the season. The Optimum Motorsport trio expertly navigated their way through an … Continue reading
WILKINSON SET FOR GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE DEBUT WITH McLAREN
Ollie Wilkinson gets his 2020 season underway at Imola next weekend, as he makes his GT World Challenge powered by AWS debut in the Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3. A McLaren Professional Driver, Wilkinson teams up with McLaren Factory Drivers Joe Osbourne and Rob Bell as a Pro line-up for the first time, to give … Continue reading
