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Tarporley racing driver Oliphant to take year out from motorsport

Tarporley racing driver Oliphant to take year out from motorsport

Tarporley-born British Touring Car Championship racer Tom Oliphant is taking a sabbatical from motorsport as he embarks on a new chapter in Australia.

After four seasons in the UK’s biggest motorsport championship, Oliphant is to step back from active competition in 2022 to support his fiancée Gen in her career.

November 25, 2021
Tom Oliphant ends BTCC season with double points at Brands Hatch

Tom Oliphant ends BTCC season with double points at Brands Hatch

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant brought the curtain down on his British Touring Car Championship season with a valiant double-points performance at Brands Hatch.

And the 30-year-old also helped Team BMW clinch a record sixth consecutive BTCC Manufacturers/Constructors Championship title.

October 28, 2021
Tarporley racer Oliphant endures frustration BTCC weekend at Croft

Tarporley racer Oliphant endures frustration BTCC weekend at Croft

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant ended a frustrating Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship race day at Croft.

Oliphant emerged with just a handful of points after finding himself on the receiving end of contact.

September 22, 2021
Tarporley racing driver Oliphant storms to podium finishes in BTCC

Tarporley racing driver Oliphant storms to podium finishes in BTCC

Tarporley racing river Tom Oliphant made a brilliant return to the British Touring Car Championship podium at Thruxton as he claimed a pair of third place finishes.

After a luckless previous two events, the Team BMW driver kicked off the second half of his season in style with a silverware-filled Sunday.

September 1, 2021
Tarporley driver Oliphant powers to first BTCC victory of season

Tarporley driver Oliphant powers to first BTCC victory of season

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant ignited his British Touring Car Championship title challenge at Brands Hatch as he powered his way to a first win of the 2021 season.

The Team BMW driver bounced back from a frustrating start to the campaign by scoring a commanding lights-to-flag victory in race one.

June 28, 2021
Tarporley racing driver Oliphant misses out on podium at Snetterton

Tarporley racing driver Oliphant misses out on podium at Snetterton

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant saw his hopes of a podium go unrewarded at Snetterton as the British Touring Car Championship took centre stage in front of spectators.

The Team BMW driver – back behind the wheel five weeks on from a bruising curtain-raiser at Thruxton – was left to rue what might have been after being spun out of second place in the reverse grid contest.

June 16, 2021
Tarporley racer Tom Oliphant kicks off new BTCC campaign at Thruxton

Tarporley racer Tom Oliphant kicks off new BTCC campaign at Thruxton

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant kicked off his British Touring Car Championship campaign at Thruxton with an inspiring race day comeback.

Oliphant just missed out on a podium in a pulsating reverse grid contest.

May 11, 2021
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Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant eyes new BTCC title bid

Tarporley-born racing driver Tom Oliphant is eyeing another tilt at the British Touring Car Championship title ahead of the new 2021 season.

Oliphant has re-signed with Team BMW for the 2021 season after a successful campaign in 2020.

February 14, 2021
Tarporley racing driver Oliphant out of luck at Snetterton meeting

Tarporley racing driver Oliphant out of luck at Snetterton meeting

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant found himself in the wars and out of luck at Snetterton in a British Touring Car Championship meeting to forget.

He had hoped to close the gap on the top five but found himself on the receiving end of collisions in each race, scuppering his chances of a top result.

October 28, 2020
Tarporley racing driver Oliphant targets top five with two races left

Tarporley racing driver Oliphant targets top five with two races left

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant believes hopes of finishing in the top five of the BTCC Championship is “very much alive”.

Oliphant has just races left in the British Touring Car Championships after picking up valuable points at Croft last weekend.

October 15, 2020
Tarporley racer Oliphant scores trio of points finishes at Knockhill

Tarporley racer Oliphant scores trio of points finishes at Knockhill

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant produced a gritty performance to notch a trio of points finishes in the latest British Touring Car Championship round at Knockhill.

September 2, 2020
Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant earns maiden victory in BTCC

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant earns maiden victory in BTCC

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant enjoyed his ‘day of days’ at Brands Hatch to earn his first-ever victory in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship.

The Team BMW star did not put a wheel wrong in race three to clinch a sensational maiden win.

August 10, 2020
Tarporley racer Tom Oliphant ready for Donington Park opener

Tarporley racer Tom Oliphant ready for Donington Park opener

Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant is ready to hit the ground running in the delayed British Touring Car Championship’s season opener.

Oliphant, again driving for Team BMW, will race at he 2020 Kwik Fit BTCC opening weekend at Donington Park on August 1-2.

July 20, 2020