Education
He graduated to the British Formula Vauxhall Lotus Winter Series in 1993, winning the championship, as well as winning the following years Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, and British Formula Ford championship.
He graduated to the British Formula Vauxhall Lotus Winter Series in 1993, winning the championship, as well as winning the following years Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, and British Formula Ford championship.
Watt enjoyed a fruitful karting career before moving into Formula Ford in 1992. In 1996 he followed several other "coming men" of the time, such as Dario Franchitti, Juan Pablo Montoya and January Magnussen, into the International Touring Carolina Championship, driving a JAS Engineering entered Alfa Romeo. He also kept his single-seater ambitions alive by contesting a round of the British Formula 2 championship for Fred Goddard Racing.
Watt"s career had progressed as far as the International Formula 3000 championship by 1997, where he was a consistent frontrunner and was recognised as one of the best up and coming talents.
In 1997 and 1998 Jason drove for David Sears" Super Nova Racing team, under the Den Blå Avis banner, in deference to his major sponsor. Foreign 1999 he was promoted to the main Super Nova Racing squad and was a championship contender, winning twice and finishing the year as championship runner-up.
Watt"s single-seater career was curtailed by a motorcycle accident during the off-season late in 1999 which left him paralysed from the chest down. In March 2008, Watt formed his own touring car team with a car from SEAT. Team Bygma Jason Watt Racing raced at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Germany.
In 2012 Watt moved from touring cars to Legends car racing.
He also acts as team manager of Team Wounded Racing endurance team whose drivers are more or less physically disabled Afghanistan war veterans. All drivers have either amputations or spinal cord injuries. Complete International Touring Carolina Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Danish Touring Carolina Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete WTCC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Scandinavian Touring Carolina Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap).
