Jack Butel

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Jack Butel
Jack Butel Thruxton 2022.jpg
Butel at Thruxton in 2022.
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28)
St Saviour, Jersey
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2020
Current team Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number96
Former teams Ciceley Motorsport
Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com
Starts107 (108 entries)
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish25th in 2021
Previous series
2019
2017-18
2015-16
2014		 British GT Championship
LMP3 Cup UK
F4 British Championship
Formula Renault BARC

Jack Butel (born 19 March 1996 in St Saviour, Jersey) is a racing driver from Jersey currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship, driving for Team HARD. [1] He debuted in 2020 after previously competing in the British GT Championship and F4 British Championship. [2]

Contents

Career

British Touring Car Championship

Cicely Motorsport (2020)

Butel made his debut in the British Touring Car Championship in 2020 with Cicely Motorsport, driving a Mercedes-Benz A-Class. [2] His first and only points finish of the season came during the second round at Brands Hatch, with 14th place in the third race of the weekend. [3] He came 26th in the overall standings, and 3rd in the Jack Sears Trophy.

EXCELR8 Motorsport (2021-2022)

Butel moved to Excelr8 Motorsport for the 2021 season, driving a Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance. [4] He scored 4 points across the season, but was forced to miss the final round on medical grounds. [5] He came 25th in the overall standings, and 4th in the Jack Sears Trophy.

He continued with the team for 2022, [6] but missed the fifth round at Croft Circuit for personal reasons. [7] With a best finish of 15th place once across the season and with one point scored, he finished 27th in the overall standings, and 7th in the Jack Sears Trophy.

Team HARD (2023-)

For 2023, Butel moved to Team HARD, driving a Cupra León. [1]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship SWB Motorsport1500001758th
2015 MSA Formula Championship SWB Motorsport3000003818th
2016 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 2700001418th
2017 British LMP3 Cup Speedworks Motorsport 1210041543rd
2018 24H Proto Series - Championship of the Continents - P3 Speedworks Motorsport 32113472nd
2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro-Am ArtLine Team Georgia 20000410th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am 40001347th
British GT Championship - GT4 Optimum Motorsport 900003.523rd
24H GT Series - GT4
24 Hours of Dubai - GT4 10000N/A8th
2020 24H GT Series - GT4 Ciceley Motorsport
24 Hours of Dubai - GT4 10000N/A6th
British Touring Car Championship Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools 270000226th
2021 British Touring Car Championship EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com 270000425th
2022 British Touring Car Championship Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8 TradePriceCars.com 260000127th
2023 British Touring Car Championship Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown 270000028th

Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2019 Optimum Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT4 GT4 OUL
1
20		 OUL
2
23		 SNE
1
27		 SNE
2
29		 SIL
1
22		 DON
1
Ret		 SPA
1
Ret		 BRH
1
28		 DON
1
Ret		23rd3.5

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930PosPoints
2020 Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools Mercedes-Benz A-Class DON
1
22		 DON
2
19		 DON
3
20		 BRH
1
23		 BRH
2
18		 BRH
3
14		 OUL
1
19		 OUL
2
24		 OUL
3
16		 KNO
1
20		 KNO
2
21		 KNO
3
22		 THR
1
19		 THR
2
20		 THR
3
18		 SIL
1
20		 SIL
2
17		 SIL
3
17		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
17		 CRO
3
20		 SNE
1
20		 SNE
2
20		 SNE
3
24		 BRH
1
23		 BRH
2
19		 BRH
3
21		26th2
2021 Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance THR
1
21		 THR
2
19		 THR
3
19		 SNE
1
26		 SNE
2
22		 SNE
3
21		 BRH
1
25		 BRH
2
25		 BRH
3
21		 OUL
1
20		 OUL
2
17		 OUL
3
Ret		 KNO
1
20		 KNO
2
14		 KNO
3
16		 THR
1
19		 THR
2
15		 THR
3
15		 CRO
1
23		 CRO
2
26		 CRO
3
19		 SIL
1
18		 SIL
2
16		 SIL
3
23		 DON
1
23		 DON
2
25		 DON
3
Ret		 BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		25th4
2022 Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
21		 BRH
1
19		 BRH
2
19		 BRH
3
19		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
DNS		 THR
3
23		 OUL
1
24		 OUL
2
23		 OUL
3
19		 CRO
1 		CRO
2 		CRO
3 		KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
23		 KNO
3
22		 SNE
1
22		 SNE
2
19		 SNE
3
Ret		 THR
1
20		 THR
2
21		 THR
3
15		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
22		 SIL
3
19		 BRH
1
19		 BRH
2
24		 BRH
3
19		27th1
2023 Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown Cupra León DON
1
23		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
17		 BRH
1
18		 BRH
2
24		 BRH
3
17		 SNE
1
21		 SNE
2
21		 SNE
3
16		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
20		 THR
3
21		 OUL
1
17		 OUL
2
17		 OUL
3
18		 CRO
1
20		 CRO
2
20		 CRO
3
Ret		 KNO
1
19		 KNO
2
20		 KNO
3
22		 DON
1
23		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
21		 SIL
1
21		 SIL
2
25		 SIL
3
24		 BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		28th0

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jack Butel switches to Team HARD for 2023". TouringCarTimes. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Jack Butel secures late Ciceley Motorsport drive". Touring Car Times. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Irwin, Aaron (9 August 2020). "Tom Oliphant secures first ever BTCC win at Brands Hatch". ThePitCrewOnline. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jack Butel makes EXCELR8 switch for 2021". TouringCarTimes. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Andy Wilmot to replace Jack Butel in season finale". TouringCars.net. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Gill, Samuel (14 March 2022). "Jack Butel completes EXCELR8 Motorsport line-up for 2022 BTCC season". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "James Gornall replaces Jack Butel for Croft meeting". TouringCarTimes. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

Jack Butel career summary at DriverDB.com

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