Alastair "Ali" Jackson (born 17 November 1988) is a

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racing driver. Jackson raced in the

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in 2006 and finished 3rd in points with four victories, becoming the youngest driver to win in series history. In 2007 he drove part-time in the

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national class for Räikkönen Robertson Racing and finished 9th in points and made 10 additional starts in the British F3 International Series and competed in the F3 Masters at

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and finished 22nd. In 2008 he competed part-time in the British F3 International class and finished 17th in points. After nine races he switched teams from Räikkönen Robertson to

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. In

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he has signed on to drive for

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in the

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. After the first oval race of the season at

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which saw Alistair getting caught in two crashes, severely damaging two cars, one teammate

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being involved in a separate hard incident, and second teammate

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being suspended indefinitely for driving too fast through an accident scene and then refusing to respond to the black flag, Jackson left Guthrie-Meyer and signed on with RLR-

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for the remainder of the season, however his car failed to appear at the penultimate round of the championship at

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, ending his season. His best finish was sixth at

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and he finished 16th in points.Ali Jackson
, ''Champ Car Stats'', Retrieved 2010-07-02

References

External links

Ali Jackson official website
1988 births Living people Racing drivers from Northern Ireland Asian Formula Three Championship drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers Indy Lights drivers {{Ireland-autoracing-bio-stub Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers Double R Racing drivers Motorsport people from County Antrim