Jack Clarke (racing driver)

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Jack Clarke
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Clarke in 2014
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1988-03-01) 1 March 1988 (age 35)
Effingham (England)
Related to Julian Bailey (stepfather)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2014
Current team Crabbie's Racing
Car number44
Starts30
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish19th in 2014
Previous series
2013
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2009–11
2008
2007–08
2007–08
2006		 International GT Open
Blancpain Endurance Series
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
ARCA Racing Series
European Le Mans Series
FIA Formula Two Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup UK
FPA Autumn Trophy
Formula Palmer Audi
Formula BMW UK

Jack Clarke (born 1 March 1988 in Effingham, Surrey) is a British racing driver. Clarke is the stepson of ex-Formula One and British Touring Car Championship driver Julian Bailey.

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Career

Formula BMW

Clarke made his circuit racing debut in 2006 in the one-make Formula BMW UK series, driving for Nexa Racing. It was a tough rookie season, as he only scored two points all season en route to 22nd place in the championship, and sixth place in the Rookie Cup. He also finished 25th in the end of season World Final in Valencia. During the season, he achieved his A levels at the City of London Freemen's School in Ashtead, Surrey.

Formula Palmer Audi

Clarke moved up to the Formula Palmer Audi series for the 2007 season. [1] Clarke suffered a poor start to the championship, amassing 76 points from the first seven races. Seven podiums in the last thirteen races, including two wins at Brands Hatch [2] and Croft, [3] progressed Clarke up the championship table to fourth, holding off Jason Moore by two points. [4] Clarke also committed to an Autumn Trophy campaign, and he ended up third in the championship, sixteen points behind champion Richard Keen. [5]

Clarke continued in the series in 2008, and this time finished fifth in the championship. [6] Clarke won races at Oulton Park [7] and Brands Hatch [8] (both races with fastest laps) and also set a fastest lap during one of the races at Snetterton. A second Autumn Trophy campaign followed, and Clarke finished fourth, with a win, two poles and a fastest lap, all coming at Brands Hatch.

Formula Two

2009 saw Clarke move up to the FIA Formula Two Championship, driving car number eleven. [9]

Clarke was involved in a racing accident during the second race of the Brands Hatch weekend. On lap nine, Clarke lost control of his car on the exit of Westfield bend, spinning into the tyre wall. Upon impact, one of the wheels detached from the car and bounced back towards the circuit. Pietro Gandolfi and Jolyon Palmer both avoided the tyre, but the tyre impacted with the head of Henry Surtees. His car, with its now unconscious driver, continued straight ahead into the barrier on the approach to Sheene Curve, also losing a wheel, and came to rest at the end of the curve with its remaining rear wheel still spinning. Surtees later succumbed to injuries inflicted by the tyre. Clarke paid tribute to Surtees, describing him as a "quality driver" and a "hard racer". [10]

He scored six points over the course of the season, finishing eighteenth in the championship.

In 2010, Clarke continued in Formula Two. [11] He scored 81 points over the season, achieving two podiums and finishing 9th. He remained in the championship for 2011. [12]

NASCAR/ARCA

In 2012, Clarke competed in one NASCAR K&N Pro Series East event at Rockingham Speedway driving the No. 14 Toyota for the brazilian-owned: X Team Racing. He started 14th and finished 19th. [13]

Also in 2012, Clarke competed in one NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at NAPA Speedway driving No. 74 Dodge for Andy Woolgar. He started 17th and finished 20th. He also attempted the following event in West Series at All American Speedway but he failed to qualify for the race. [14]

Clarke also competed in one ARCA Racing Series' race in 2012 season driving No. 97 Dodge for Creation-Cope Racing at Salem Speedway. He started 22nd and finished 30th due to a crash. [15]

British Touring Car Championship

Clarke driving the Crabbie's Racing Ford Focus ST at Brands Hatch during the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season. Jack Clarke At Druids (63578901).jpeg
Clarke driving the Crabbie's Racing Ford Focus ST at Brands Hatch during the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.

In 2014, Clarke entered the BTCC with Crabbie's Racing in a Ford Focus. His best result was 2nd at the Brands Hatch final.

He retired from racing at the end of that season and set up driver management company Veloce Sport with another former racing driver Rupert Svendsen-Cook, and his step-sister Mariella Bailey.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006 Formula BMW UK Nexa Racing200000222nd
2007 Formula Palmer Audi MotorSport Vision 2022 ?62534th
Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy61104963rd
Formula Palmer Audi Shootout31102422nd
2008 Formula Palmer Audi MotorSport Vision 1920372645th
Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy61212864th
Formula Palmer Audi Shootout30000304th
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Porsche Motorsport200000NC†
2009 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 160000618th
2010 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 170003819th
2011 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 1610131108th
2012 European Le Mans Series Boutsen Ginion Racing 100000NC
NASCAR K&N Pro Series EastX Team Racing100002570th
NASCAR K&N Pro Series WestAndy Woolgar100004350th
ARCA Racing Series Creation-Cope Racing 1000080137th
2014 British Touring Car Championship Crabbie's Racing 3000015019th

† As Clarke was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Two results

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

Year123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2009 VAL
1
13		 VAL
2
19		 BRN
1
Ret		 BRN
2
15		 SPA
1
5		 SPA
2
Ret		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
Ret		 DON
1
9		 DON
2
14		 OSC
1
7		 OSC
2
Ret		 IMO
1
14		 IMO
2
14		 CAT
1
17		 CAT
2
14		18th6
2010 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
4		 MAR
1
Ret		 MAR
2
Ret		 MON
1
Ret		 MON
2
12		 ZOL
1
Ret		 ZOL
2
4		 ALG
1
3		 ALG
2
Ret		 BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
8		 BRN
1
Ret		 BRN
2
9		 OSC
1
12		 OSC
2
DNS		 VAL
1
16		 VAL
2
2		9th81
2011 SIL
1
8		 SIL
2
6		 MAG
1
13		 MAG
2
10		 SPA
1
19		 SPA
2
6		 NÜR
1
3		 NÜR
2
7		 BRH
1
1		 BRH
2
3		 RBR
1
5		 RBR
2
Ret		 MON
1
8		 MON
2
7		 CAT
1
7		 CAT
2
9		8th110

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) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2014 Crabbie's Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.III BRH
1
19		 BRH
2
19		 BRH
3
17		 DON
1
25		 DON
2
24		 DON
3
15		 THR
1
19		 THR
2
17		 THR
3
22		 OUL
1
20		 OUL
2
19		 OUL
3
18		 CRO
1
17		 CRO
2
12		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
19		 SNE
2
25		 SNE
3
22		 KNO
1
18		 KNO
2
13		 KNO
3
14		 ROC
1
18		 ROC
2
15		 ROC
3
14		 SIL
1
13		 SIL
2
10		 SIL
3
13		 BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
10		 BRH
3
2*		19th50

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