Jason Plato

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jason Plato
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Oct 14, 1967(1967-10-14)
Age	57
Birthplace	Oxford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Jason Plato Biography

Jason Plato is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on October 14, 1967 in Oxford, England, United Kingdom. The racecar driver established the record for most overall wins at the BTCC.

He also competed against He competed with Matt Neal upon his return to the BTCC in 2003. upon his return to the BTCC in 2003.

After success in karting including a 1989 British Championship win in the Junior TKM Class, Oxford-born Plato raced in Formula Three and Formula Renault. In 1996, he entered the Renault Spider championship, taking a dominant title win.

In 1997, he gained the second drive in the Williams-Renault BTCC team, after Frank Williams organised a test between him, Gianni Morbidelli and Jean- Christophe Boullion with the fastest getting the contract offer. After being overlooked by Williams, Plato travelled to the Williams base and after some convincing, Sir Frank gave Plato the drive.

Two daughters were born to him and his wife Sophie.

Jason Plato Net Worth

Jason Plato is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jason Plato 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at The King’s School in Tynemouth before embarking on a profession.

He won two BTCC championships, the first was in 2001 and the second one in 2010.

Timothy Jason Plato (born 14 October 1967) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for Power Maxed Racing. He has twice been BTCC Champion, in 2001 for Vauxhall and 2010 for Silverline Chevrolet. He has finished in the top 3 in the Championship 12 times and holds the record for the most overall race wins in the BTCC. He is also a presenter on the motoring television series Fifth Gear from 2004 to present.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jason Plato Dating?

According to our records, Jason Plato married to Sophie Plato. As of December 1, 2023, Jason Plato’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2003, he was a driver coach for SEAT, returning to the BTCC with the Spanish team in 2004.

Facts & Trivia

Jason Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jason Plato celebrates birthday on October 14 of every year.

For 2006, Plato continued in the British Touring Car Championship as lead driver for SEAT and their new León touring car. He was the only driver in the three-driver team to compete in all 10 meetings – his team-mates, double BTCC champion James Thompson and ex-DTM driver Darren Turner, shared the team’s second Leon. After the first 3 meetings, he was a point behind Thompson and 3rd in the championship, but had two retirements in the races at Thruxton. After winning race 1 at Croft, race 2 was his 200th start, and he nearly won, but Matt Neal passed him with 2 laps to go. He won 2 out of the 3 races at Brands Hatch to keep his faint hopes of winning the BTCC in 2006 alive, but a poor qualifying run at Silverstone finally ended his hopes. He beat Colin Turkington to 2nd in the championship, meaning that he had then finished in each of the top 5 championship positions.

How rich is Jason Plato?

Jason Plato net worth: Jason Plato is a British auto racing driver who has a net worth of $10 million. Jason Plato was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom in October 1967. He currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for Team BMW. Plato has won two BTCC Championships.

What's happened to Jason Plato?

After over 600 BTCC races and 97 wins Jason Plato will retire from the series at the end of the 2022 season. The 54-year-old, who has won one race since 2017, announced he would bring an end to a career that will have taken in 23 full seasons by the time it ends as he confirmed he will race for BTC Racing in 2022.

Is Jason Plato still racing?

Jason Plato, one of the most successful drivers in the BTCC, will return for another season of tin-top racing with the BTC Racing squad , competing in a Honda Civic Type R.

Who is Jason Plato driving for in 2022?

BTC Racing has today (6 April) confirmed that Jason Plato will be piloting the squad’s third Honda Civic Type R in the 2022 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship.

Is Jason Plato married?

Sophie Plato