18/10/2026
Yesterday at Classic Sports Car Club with the Classic Sports Car Club we debuted the livery on Tom’s Jaguar XJS, the legendary Martini Racing livery!
While we usually associate Jaguar’s racing glory with the iconic Silk Cut Livery, or British racing green, there is a link to Jaguar.
In the early 1990s, privateer teams famously ran the Jaguar XJ220 in the Italian GT Championship adorned in Martini’s signature stripes.
The Martini livery is arguably one of the most recognisable in motorsport history. First appearing in 1968, its classic dark blue, light blue, and red stripes have graced some of the most dominant machines ever built, such as Porsche and Lancia.
Tom and Luke were sharing the XJS for the final round of the season and did a Jaguar Championship race each with Tom coming 3rd in class and 4th overall. finishing 4th in class and 5th overall.
Sadly their 2 driver race was cut short owing to cracked exhaust manifold but most importantly the support from the paddock made sure we got Luke out his race. Special thanks to & Tom Barclay.
We are already ready looking forward to next season! Bring on 2027!