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Oliver Oakes

British racing driver and Team Principal

Oliver James Kenneth Oakes (born 11 January 1988) is a British motorsports executive and former racing driver. He was Team Principal for the Alpine F1 Team from July 2024 to May 2025 when he resigned from the role. Oakes was the 2005 World Karting champion, and was once a part of the Red Bull Junior Team.

Oakes moved into team management when he set up his first karting team in 2011 before launching junior single-seater racing team Hitech GP in 2015 which he was team principal and director of until he took over the Alpine F1 Team in 2024. Oliver James Kenneth Oakes was born 11 January 1988, the son of Billy Oakes, the founder and owner of the former Formula Renault and British F3 team Eurotek Motorsport. He was educated at King's Ely. He began karting at the age of four. Beginning his racing career in karting, Oakes was twice British Open Champion at the age of 12. His karting career ended after winning the Karting World Championship in 2005 at 17 years of age. His performances saw him attract the attention of the Red Bull Young Driver Programme.

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