Tom Onslow-Cole

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Tom Onslow-Cole
Onslow-Cole at the Silverstone round of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season.
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1987-05-16) 16 May 1987 (age 36)
Kingston, England
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2007
Current teamRCIB Insurance with Fox Transport
Car number38
Former teamsAirwaves Racing
eBay Motors
Team Aon
AmD Milltek Racing
VX Racing
Starts195
Wins7
Poles5
Fastest laps13
Best finish4th in 2010
Previous series
2012
2004–06
2002		Superstars Series
Renault Clio Cup UK
T Cars
Championship titles
2018-19
2015
2006		International GT Open – Pro-Am
24 Hour Series
Renault Clio Cup UK
Awards
Ram Racing 2015 – 1st in class

24H Paul Ricard

24H Brno

Scuduri Praha 2016 – 5th in class

24H Brno

Thomas Michael Onslow-Cole (born 16 May 1987 in Kingston, Surrey ) is a former British racing driver. He won the International GT Open in Pro-Am category in 2018 and in 2019 and the 24H Series in 2015.

It was announced in April 2014 that he would not be returning to the British Touring Car Championship for 2014 and instead entered the British GT Championship driving in a factory-supported Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3. In 2015, Onslow-Cole won the GT3 class of the 24H Series after taking a podium at every round, including a second place at Dubai 24 Hours and a race win in the inaugural 24 Hours of Paul Ricard. In 2016, he entered various 24H Series events in the Ferrari 488 GT3 and Mercedes AMG GT3, winning the 24 Hours of Brno and taking third at Paul Ricard. He also raced for Team Parker Racing in the Bentley Continental GT3 in the Blancpain Endurance Series Pro-Am class. This year, he has a BMW factory contract for the Nurburgring 24 Hours and will contest Le Mans Cup, GT Open and various 24H Series races in the Mercedes AMG GT3.

Tom announced his retirement from racing quietly via an instagram bio update in 2023.

Career[edit]

Onslow-Cole at Snetterton in 2007, the scene of his first British Touring Car Championship win.

Team RAC (2007)[edit]

Onslow-Cole began his career in karting at the age of eight.[1] He was the 2006 Renault Clio Cup champion, winning the title by 113 points from his nearest rival. This allowed him to graduate to the BTCC for the 2007 season. He finished 10th overall in the championship standings for West Surrey Racing after recording four podiums, including his maiden victory at Snetterton.

VX Racing (2008)[edit]

In 2008, Vauxhall acquired his services and placed him into the third Vectra along with previous champions of the series, Fabrizio Giovanardi (2007) and Matt Neal (2005 & 2006). He took pole position for round 3 at Donington Park, leading race 1 until dropping to third through an off-track excursion. He was also strong in race 3, before being hit by Giovanardi, but recovered to finish third. He recorded another pole at Thruxton and followed this up with his first two wins of the season in races 1 and 2. He would go on to finish a career best sixth in the championship, scoring 170 points with two wins and nine podiums, including five podiums in succession.

Team Aon (2009–2011)[edit]

Onslow-Cole driving the Team Aon Ford Focus ST at Brands Hatch during the 2010 British Touring Car Championship season.

Having been replaced at VX Racing by Andrew Jordan, he started 2009 without a drive. Onslow-Cole drove the medical car during the second BTCC meeting of the season, at Thruxton.[2]

Onslow-Cole was brought in by Team Aon to replace Alan Morrison ahead of the round at Croft, where he was due to drive the medical car once again. He had to use Morrison's race suit and seat.[3] He rejoined the team later in the season for the final three rounds, before signing for the team full-time for 2010.

In 2010 Team Aon's Fords are powered by liquefied petroleum gas, and Onslow-Cole was confident of a title push pre-season[4] and the team claimed four of the season's first five pole positions. His first win of the season was awarded to him after Chilton was excluded from the results at Brands Hatch due to a technical infringement; holding off Gordon Shedden by 0.009 seconds, the closest finish in BTCC history.[5] By midseason, other teams and drivers were complaining about their apparent straightline speed advantage.[6] Onslow-Cole scored stronger results than team-mate Tom Chilton early in the season, but in the first two races at Silverstone, Onslow-Cole moved over when leading to allow Chilton to take the victories.[7] Chilton's father is responsible for the team's sponsorship from Aon Corporation, but Onslow-Cole was able to win the third race.

In 2011, Onslow-Cole raced a NGTC-powered, Super 2000-specification Volkswagen Golf in the British Touring Car Championship, with AmD Milltek Racing.[8] It was announced on ITV4's live coverage on 5 June 2011 that he had parted company with the team, after the second race at Oulton Park. Onslow-Cole has returned to Team Aon to drive the third 'Global' Ford Focus alongside 2010 team-mate Chilton and Andy Neate.

eBay Motors (2012)[edit]

With Team Aon having left to go to the World Touring Car Championship, Onslow-Cole had to look elsewhere for a drive in 2012.[9] In February 2012 it was announced that he would join eBay Motors, the team for which under a different guise he made his BTCC debut with in 2007.[10] He finished on the podium for his first race back with the team at Brands Hatch. He went on to claim a further 6 Podiums leading him to 6th in the Drivers Standings.

Team HARD. (2013)[edit]

Onslow-Cole driving the Team HARD Volkswagen CC at Oulton Park during the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season.

In January 2013 it was confirmed that Onslow-Cole would drive an NGTC Volkswagen CC for Team HARD. in the 2013 season in a three-year deal.[11] He took his first podium for the team at Thruxton where he finished third in race one and then he finished second in race two, his best result of the season.[12] He decided to miss the final three rounds of the season. at this stage he was placed 10th in the Championship.

Motorbase Performance (2013)[edit]

In September 2013, Onslow-Cole joined Motorbase Performance under their Airwaves Racing banner for the final three rounds of the 2013 season in a bid to improve the team's points tally in the constructors Standings. He achieved a best result of 4th and finished the year 12th in the Drivers Standings.

Strata21 (2014)[edit]

In April 2014 it was announced that Onslow-Cole would switch from touring cars to GTs, partnering Paul White in the 2014 British GT Championship for the Strata21 team, initially in a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3[13] before switching to an Aston Martin Vantage GT3. The pairing managed to finish every round of the championship[14] and scored their first podium finish in the series when they finished third in the second race at the championship's Snetterton meeting.[15]

Ram Racing (2015)[edit]

Onslow-Cole remained in GTs for 2015, joining Ram Racing to race a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 in the 24H Series, and taking second places at the Dubai 24 Hours and the 12 Hours of Mugello[16] before scoring his first win in the series at the 24 Hours of Paul Ricard. Ram Racing won their overall class and Onslow-Cole won his maiden GT championship. Outside of GT racing Onslow-Cole won the MSA RX Talent Search at Lydden Hill in May 2015, securing a drive in the RX Lites support race at the World RX of Turkey at Istanbul Park in October 2015.[17] He went on finish in third place overall in his rallycross debut and hopes to contest more rounds with the support of sponsor Rockstar Energy Drink. Also in 2015 he won the Aston Martin festival at Le Mans.

Bentley Team Parker Racing (2016)[edit]

For 2016 Onslow-Cole signed for Team Parker Racing racing a Bentley Continental GT3 competing in the Blaincpain Endurance Championship for selected rounds. He also had various outings in the 24H Series once more. On 16 October 2016 he won the 24H race of Brno racing a Ferrari 488 GT3 for Scuduri Praha. He also made a one off appearance in the VLN Endurance Championship at the Nurburgring racing a Toyota GT 86 CS Cup-Car for Team TMG. He qualified 4th and finished the race 3rd in class.

BMW Motorsport (2017)[edit]

In 2017, Onslow-Cole will make his debut as a BMW factory driver when he takes on Nürburgring 24 Hours in the M6 GT3. He will prepare for the event by contesting VLN1, VLN2 and the qualifying race with the team. He will also contest the Le Mans Cup with RAM Racing and GT Open with sps automotive performance, both in the Mercedes AMG GT3.

Racing record[edit]

Complete International GT Open results[edit]

Pos. Team Teammate Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2018 Germany SPS Automotive Performance Germany Valentin Pierburg Pro-Am EST
1
1 		EST
2
6 		LEC
1
1 		LEC
2
Ret 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
3 		HUN
1
1 		HUN
2
10 		SIL
1
11 		SIL
2
1 		MNZ
1
6 		MNZ
2
7 		CAT
1
1 		CAT
2
3 		1st 78
2019 Germany SPS Automotive Performance Germany Valentin Pierburg Pro-Am LEC
1
1 		LEC
2
8 		HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
4 		SPA
1
4 		SPA
2
1 		RBR
1
5 		RBR
2
1 		SIL
1
2 		SIL
2
3 		CAT
1
5 		CAT
2
6 		MNZ
1
6 		MNZ
2
2 		1st 80
2020 Germany SPS Automotive Performance Germany Valentin Pierburg Pro-Am

Complete 24H Series results[edit]

Pos. Team Teammate Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos Points
2015 United Kingdom Ram Racing Germany Thomas Jäger A6-Pro DUB
2 		MUG
(2) 		ZAN
2 		LEC
1 		CAT
3 		BRN
2 		1st 117
2016 United Kingdom Ram Racing Germany Thomas Jäger A6-Pro DUB
11 		MUG
Ret 		SIL
 ZAN
4 		5th 68
Germany SPS Automotive Performance Germany Valentin Pierburg A6-Pro SIL
 LEC
3
Czech Republic Scuderia Praha Czech Republic Josef Král, Netherlands Peter Kox

Czech RepublicJiří Písařík

A6-Pro SIL
 BRN
1

Complete British Touring Car Championship results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded 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 Pos Pts
2007 Team RAC BMW 320si BRH
1
5 		BRH
2
15 		BRH
3
6 		ROC
1
8 		ROC
2
2 		ROC
3
Ret 		THR
1
8 		THR
2
7 		THR
3
10 		CRO
1
Ret 		CRO
2
7 		CRO
3
2* 		OUL
1
9 		OUL
2
13 		OUL
3
7 		DON
1
10 		DON
2
11 		DON
3
8 		SNE
1
2 		SNE
2
6 		SNE
3
1* 		BRH
1
5 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
6 		KNO
1
DSQ 		KNO
2
13 		KNO
3
10 		THR
1
10 		THR
2
10 		THR
3
Ret 		10th 109
2008 VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra BRH
1
7 		BRH
2
6 		BRH
3
Ret 		ROC
1
7 		ROC
2
5 		ROC
3
Ret 		DON
1
3* 		DON
2
3 		DON
3
2 		THR
1
1* 		THR
2
1* 		THR
3
7 		CRO
1
19 		CRO
2
11 		CRO
3
7 		SNE
1
6 		SNE
2
14 		SNE
3
5 		OUL
1
5 		OUL
2
3 		OUL
3
11 		KNO
1
3 		KNO
2
3 		KNO
3
12 		SIL
1
11 		SIL
2
6 		SIL
3
6* 		BRH
1
9 		BRH
2
8 		BRH
3
3 		6th 170
2009 Team Aon Ford Focus ST BRH
1
 BRH
2
 BRH
3
 THR
1
 THR
2
 THR
3
 DON
1
 DON
2
 DON
3
 OUL
1
 OUL
2
 OUL
3
 CRO
1
Ret 		CRO
2
NC 		CRO
3
Ret 		SNE
1
 SNE
2
 SNE
3
 KNO
1
 KNO
2
 KNO
3
 SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
13 		SIL
3
14 		ROC
1
14 		ROC
2
Ret 		ROC
3
9 		BRH
1
13 		BRH
2
9 		BRH
3
12 		21st 4
2010 Team Aon Ford Focus ST LPG THR
1
13 		THR
2
12 		THR
3
7 		ROC
1
8 		ROC
2
7 		ROC
3
7 		BRH
1
3 		BRH
2
1* 		BRH
3
10 		OUL
1
1* 		OUL
2
3* 		OUL
3
5 		CRO
1
8 		CRO
2
5 		CRO
3
2 		SNE
1
6 		SNE
2
3 		SNE
3
16 		SIL
1
2* 		SIL
2
3* 		SIL
3
1* 		KNO
1
7 		KNO
2
7 		KNO
3
2* 		DON
1
8* 		DON
2
1* 		DON
3
9 		BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
Ret 		4th 200
2011 AmD Milltek Racing.com Volkswagen Golf BRH
1
13 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
12 		DON
1
11 		DON
2
7 		DON
3
Ret 		THR
1
7 		THR
2
DNS 		THR
3
10 		OUL
1
11 		OUL
2
16 		OUL
3
DNS 		13th 61
Team Aon Ford Focus CRO
1
11 		CRO
2
10 		CRO
3
13 		SNE
1
8 		SNE
2
8 		SNE
3
11 		KNO
1
Ret 		KNO
2
11 		KNO
3
8 		ROC
1
19 		ROC
2
12 		ROC
3
Ret 		BRH
1
5 		BRH
2
3 		BRH
3
7 		SIL
1
4 		SIL
2
3 		SIL
3
7
2012 eBay Motors BMW 320si BRH
1
3 		BRH
2
10 		BRH
3
Ret 		DON
1
5 		DON
2
10 		DON
3
9 		THR
1
8 		THR
2
13 		THR
3
10 		OUL
1
Ret 		OUL
2
9 		OUL
3
3* 		CRO
1
7 		CRO
2
6 		CRO
3
2 		SNE
1
6 		SNE
2
7 		SNE
3
2 		KNO
1
2* 		KNO
2
2 		KNO
3
5 		ROC
1
8 		ROC
2
14 		ROC
3
7 		SIL
1
10 		SIL
2
6 		SIL
3
5 		BRH
1
3* 		BRH
2
15* 		BRH
3
10 		6th 281
2013 PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing Volkswagen CC BRH
1
14 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
16 		DON
1
13 		DON
2
10 		DON
3
6 		THR
1
3 		THR
2
2 		THR
3
4 		OUL
1
15 		OUL
2
11 		OUL
3
Ret 		CRO
1
10 		CRO
2
3 		CRO
3
12 		SNE
1
12 		SNE
2
9 		SNE
3
17 		KNO
1
13 		KNO
2
13 		KNO
3
Ret 		12th 152
Airwaves Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.III ROC
1
Ret 		ROC
2
9 		ROC
3
12 		SIL
1
15 		SIL
2
Ret 		SIL
3
13 		BRH
1
4 		BRH
2
9 		BRH
3
13
2020 RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport Volkswagen CC DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		THR
1
21 		THR
2
21 		THR
3
19 		SIL
1
19 		SIL
2
18 		SIL
3
19 		CRO
1 		CRO
2 		CRO
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		31st 0

Complete International Superstars Series results[edit]

(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 DC Points
2012 Ferlito Motors Jaguar XFR MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		DON
1
18 		DON
2
Ret 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		PER
1 		PER
2 		41st 2

Complete British GT Championship results[edit]

(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 Strata 21 Nissan GT-R GT3 GT3 OUL
1
16 		OUL
2
16 		10th 53.5
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 ROC
1
4 		SIL
1
10 		SNE
1
9 		SNE
2
3 		SPA
1
14 		SPA
2
6 		BRH
1
7 		DON
1
21
2018 Ram Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		ROC
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SIL
1 		SPA
1
9 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		NC† 0†
2019 Team ABBA Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SIL
1 		DON
1
14 		SPA
1 		BRH
1
6 		DON
1 		19th 12
2021 Ram Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 GT3 BRH
1 		SIL
1 		DON
1 		SPA
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		OUL
1
1 		OUL
2
21 		DON
1 		NC† 0†

† As Onslow-Cole was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results[edit]

RX Lites Cup[edit]

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Position Points
2015 Olsbergs MSE Lites Ford Fiesta POR GBR SWE NOR BAR TUR
3 		ITA
 13th 22

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results[edit]

(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 Pos. Points
2020 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am MIS
1
14 		MIS
2
18 		MIS
3
DNS 		MAG
1 		MAG
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		8th 15

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tom unimpressed by all the title talk". Norwich Evening News. Archant. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Onslow-Cole's outing". Autosport. Vol. 196, no. 5. 30 April 2009. p. 21.
  3. ^ O'Leary, Jamie. "Onslow-Cole gets Arena Ford call up". Autosport. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  4. ^ Amos, Stuart (29 March 2010). "Onslow-Cole ready for BTCC title assault". Elmbridge Guardian. Newsquest. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Tom Onslow-Cole inherits race two honours". Brands Hatch. MotorSport Vision. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Aon hit with restrictions". crash.net. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Chilton doubles up in controversial fashion". crash.net. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  8. ^ O'Leary, Jamie (21 March 2011). "Onslow-Cole in shock VW move". Autosport. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  9. ^ Turner, Kevin. "Onslow-Cole keen to stay in BTCC". Autosport. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  10. ^ "It's three eBay BMW turbos". BTCC.net. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  11. ^ "HARD. Passat for Onslow-Cole". btcc.net. TOCA. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Double top for Neal". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Tom Onslow-Cole joins British GT". British GT Championship. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Onslow-Cole reflects on GT switch". British GT Championship. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Onslow-Cole hails team-mate over maiden British GT podium". Croydon Guardian. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  16. ^ "MOTORSPORT: Onslow-Cole sets pace with Ram Racing". Croydon Guardian. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  17. ^ Ridge, Hal (21 May 2015). "BTCC winner Tom Onslow-Cole wins rallycross talent search". Autosport. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

External links[edit]

Media related to Tom Onslow-Cole at Wikimedia Commons

Sporting positions
Preceded by Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom
Champion
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by International GT Open
Pro-Am Champion
2018-2019
With: Valentin Pierburg 		Succeeded by
Marcelo Hahn
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