Tom Oliphant (racing driver)

Tom Oliphant
Tom Oliphant in 2023
Nationality British
Born (1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 (age 34)
Tarporley, Cheshire
TCR Australia career
Debut season2023
Current teamHMO Customer Racing
Car number15
Starts36
Wins2
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps4
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
2015Ginetta GT4 Supercup

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

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.

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula Renault BARC Antel Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 73 16th
2013 Formula Renault BARC MGR Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 135 13th
Ginetta GT Supercup Century Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 32 21st
2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Century Motorsport 27 2 0 0 10 546 5th
British GT Championship - GT4 10 1 2 0 4 121.5 4th
2015 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Century Motorsport 27 8 4 10 21 740 1st
British GT Championship Team LNT 6 0 0 0 0 2 24th
24H Series - SP3 Speedworks Motorsport
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Redline Racing 16 0 0 0 1 199 4th
Porsche Supercup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24H Series - SP3 Century Motorsport
2016-17 Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship Lechner Racing Middle East 12 0 0 0 6 198 4th
2017 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Redline Racing 15 0 0 0 3 182 4th
Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Middle East 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2017-18 Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship Lechner Racing Middle East 8 4 TBC TBC 8 192
2018 British Touring Car Championship Ciceley Motorsport 30 0 0 1 0 63 22nd
2019 British Touring Car Championship Team BMW 30 0 0 3 2 178 11th
2020 British Touring Car Championship Team BMW 27 1 0 0 4 228 6th
2021 British Touring Car Championship Team BMW 29 1 0 0 4 129 16th
2022 British Touring Car Championship Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero 3 0 0 0 0 0 30th
2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series Ashley Seward Motorsport 18 1 0 0 1 564 8th
TCR World Tour 6 0 0 0 0 23 23rd
2024 TCR Australia Touring Car Series HMO Customer Racing 21 1 1 4 4 536 8th

† 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)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
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 		4th 121.5
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 		26th 2

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)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
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 		22nd 63
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 		11th 178
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 		6th 228
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 		16th 129
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 		30th 0

Complete TCR World Tour results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
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 		23rd 23

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.