Jason Plato

Plato screaming up Hailwood Hill

This is a watercolour piece of Jason Plato in his Supertouring Renault Laguna. I painted this piece from a photo taken by Tony Harrison at Brands Hatch in 1999. The painting has been hand signed by Jason.
Jason Plato started in karts and then moved into Formula Renault GB in which he raced in 1990, 1991 and 1995. In 1991 Plato won the Formula Renault Eurocup. He then competed in British F3 in 1992. 1996 saw Plato move into the Renault Spider Cup and in 1997 he was given the chance to drive for Williams in the British Touring Car Championship. Plato won the drive ahead of Gianni Morbidelli and Jean-Christophe Boullion. Jason took pole in the first three races. In 2000 he moved to Vauxhall and the move proved dividends in 2001 when he won the British Touring Car Championship. In 2002 he moved to ASCAR, in which he finished third in the championship. The next year saw him help train drivers with SEAT and in 2004 he rejoined the BTCC with SEAT. He stayed with SEAT until they pulled out of the BTCC in 2009. For 2009 he raced in a Chevrolet Lacetti run by RML and in 2010 RML became a manufacturer team. 2010 also saw Plato win the BTCC for the second time. In 2012 Plato moved to Triple 8 and MG and still races with that team this year, 2013. Jason Plato has also raced in the Bathurst 1000. He is also known for his work on Fifth Gear.
The painting measures 8 inches by 6 inches.