Jack Goff

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Jack Goff
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Goff at Brands Hatch during the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season.
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 32)
High Wycombe, England [1]
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2013
Current team Team HARD with Autobrite Direct
Car number31
Former teams CHROME Edition Restart Racing, MG 5 Star Cases Racing, Team IHG Rewards Club
Starts260
Wins5
Podiums20
Poles6
Fastest laps6
Best finish6th in 2017
Previous series
2010–12
2009		 Renault Clio Cup UK
MG Trophy Championship
Championship titles
2012 Renault Clio Cup UK

Jack Alan Goff (born 6 March 1991) is a British racing driver. He was the 2012 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom champion. He made his debut in the British Touring Car Championship on 31 March 2013 at Brands Hatch, driving for RCIB Insurance Racing. The 2017 and 2018 British Touring Car Championship seasons saw Jack driving for Eurotech Racing in a Honda Civic Type R.

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Racing career

Renault Clio Cup UK

Goff joined the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom championship for the 2010 season, securing a drive with Team Pyro after comparing well with race winner Dave Newsham in testing. [2]

He remained in the championship in 2011. [3] Goff stayed with the championship contenders for much of the season, and he took his maiden victory in the championship at Oulton Park. He later added a double win at Rockingham, but his results were not enough to mount a title challenge and he ended the season fifth in the championship, 52 points shy of fourth placed driver James Dixon. [4]

Goff remained in the championship for 2012, finishing in the top five in the first eight races of the year, including wins at Brands Hatch and Donington Park. Goff was leading the title challenge at the halfway point of the season but his nearest rival Paul Rivett took four consecutive wins after the mid-season break, at Snetterton and Rockingham. Both endured a poor weekend at Silverstone meaning the title would be decided at Brands Hatch a fortnight later; with Rivett retiring in the first race, Goff took the title in the second race of the weekend by nine points. [5]

British Touring Car Championship

RCIB Insurance Racing/CHROME Edition Restart Racing (2013–2014)

Goff driving the Team BMR Vauxhall Insignia at Donington Park during the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season. DSC 0225 (13250349973).jpg
Goff driving the Team BMR Vauxhall Insignia at Donington Park during the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.

On 19 December 2012, it was announced that Goff would drive an NGTC Vauxhall Insignia for Team HARD in the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season. [6] This came just over a month after he tested the car at Silverstone. [7] Two minutes into qualifying for the first round at Brands Hatch, he collided with Colin Turkington who had spun on the exit of Druids and was stationary on the racing line. He hadn't set a time and started at the back of the grid for the first race. Jack finished 17th in the Drivers Championship.

2014 arrived and Goff stayed with the Insignia for the first 5 rounds, however this time racing under the Team BMR outfit. Come round 6 at Snetterton, Goff swapped his Insignia for a VW CC Passat. Goff achieved 10 top ten finishes during the year and finished 14th in the Championship.

MG 5 Star Cases Racing (2015)

It was reported that Jack Goff would be joining Triple Eight Racing for the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season alongside Andrew Jordan. This was the year when Jack got his first win in the BTCC in race 3 at Snetterton. This year, Jack also got 21 top ten finishes and 4 podiums including his maiden victory. He finished 9th in the Championship overall.

Team IHG Rewards Club (2016)

It was confirmed that Jack Goff would be joining West Surrey Racing and Team IHG Rewards Club for the 2016 British Touring Car Championship season and be driving a BMW 125i M Sport. The first event of the season at Brands Hatch went well for Goff as he came away with a podium in the last race of the day, finishing 3rd. Goff also had a good time at Knockhill in the first race finishing 2nd behind Jason Plato in the new Silverline Subaru. But as all drivers have bad weekends, Goff's came at Rockingham. The problems started in Qualifying for all 3 of the cars when rain got into the cars' system, with Jack qualifying 26th, and his teammates Rob Collard and Sam Tordoff finishing 27th and 28th respectively. Then on race day, Jack came from 26th on the grid to 12th in an outstanding drive. However, when it came to races 2 and 3, it was a disaster for him as he never finished either race. Goff finished 11th in the Championship overall.

Eurotech Racing (2017–2018)

Goff, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship. Jack Goff - 2017 BTCC Knockhill (Saturday, FP2).jpg
Goff, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship.

It was confirmed that Goff would be joining Eurotech Racing for the 2017 British Touring Car Championship, driving a Honda Civic Type R.

It was confirmed on 9 January 2018 that Goff would be staying with Eurotech for the 2018 British Touring Car Championship, again driving a Honda Civic Type R; the first time that he had stayed with a team for a second full season in BTCC.

RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport (2019)

Goff was almost without a racing seat for 2019, but had signed with Tony Gilham's RCIB Insurance Racing team at the last minute. [8] The first half of his season only handed him a position outside the top 20 in the standings. After a tenth-place finish at Snetterton, his best that year, the next rounds at Thruxton and Knockhill provided no luck, but at Silverstone in the ninth round of the championship, strategy would give him one of the best finishes of his career. The weather had been on and off for the entire day, but in race three Goff made a last-minute dive into the pits to put on wet tyres, while teammate Boardley retired before the start. Goff started from the very back and made quick progress through the field of experienced drivers. Alongside Aiden Moffat, he stormed to the front of the field and lead the rest of the race to the chequered flag, giving Tony Gilham his team's first overall win.

Racing record

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
2013 RCIB Insurance Racing Vauxhall Insignia BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
NC		 DON
1
18		 DON
2
14		 DON
3
16		 THR
1
12		 THR
2
9		 THR
3
Ret		 OUL
1
16		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
12		 CRO
1
16		 CRO
2
NC		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
11		 SNE
2
DNS		 SNE
3
Ret		 KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		ROC
1
9		 ROC
2
14		 ROC
3
Ret		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
15		 SIL
3
9		 BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
6		 BRH
3
2		17th73
2014 RCIB Insurance Racing Vauxhall Insignia BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
14		 BRH
3
8		 DON
1
19		 DON
2
11		 DON
3
12		 THR
1
11		 THR
2
9		 THR
3
5		 OUL
1
16		 OUL
2
13		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
19		 CRO
2
10		 CRO
3
6		14th121
CHROME Edition Restart Racing Volkswagen CC SNE
1
10		 SNE
2
11		 SNE
3
10		 KNO
1
14		 KNO
2
17		 KNO
3
12		 ROC
1
10		 ROC
2
13		 ROC
3
Ret		 SIL
1
11		 SIL
2
14		 SIL
3
10		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
Ret
2015 MG 5 Star Cases Racing MG 6 GT BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
2		 DON
1
7		 DON
2
8		 DON
3
Ret		 THR
1
8		 THR
2
4		 THR
3
11		 OUL
1
7		 OUL
2
9		 OUL
3
8		 CRO
1
10		 CRO
2
10		 CRO
3
8		 SNE
1
9		 SNE
2
6		 SNE
3
1*		 KNO
1
11		 KNO
2
14		 KNO
3
12		 ROC
1
4		 ROC
2
9		 ROC
3
19		 SIL
1
27		 SIL
2
2		 SIL
3
NC		 BRH
1
20		 BRH
2
5		 BRH
3
3		9th233
2016 Team IHG Rewards Club BMW 125i M Sport BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
7		 BRH
3
3		 DON
1
4		 DON
2
5		 DON
3
6		 THR
1
8		 THR
2
5		 THR
3
18		 OUL
1
12		 OUL
2
9		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
4		 CRO
2
4		 CRO
3
9		 SNE
1
11		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
13		 KNO
1
2		 KNO
2
7		 KNO
3
10		 ROC
1
12		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
Ret		 SIL
1
12		 SIL
2
13		 SIL
3
11		 BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
20		 BRH
3
13		11th193
2017 Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type R BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
12		 BRH
3
8		 DON
1
12		 DON
2
9		 DON
3
6		 THR
1
3		 THR
2
4		 THR
3
3		 OUL
1
21		 OUL
2
16		 OUL
3
15		 CRO
1
21		 CRO
2
22		 CRO
3
21		 SNE
1
2*		 SNE
2
5		 SNE
3
8		 KNO
1
14		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
16		 ROC
1
3		 ROC
2
5		 ROC
3
4		 SIL
1
2		 SIL
2
1*		 SIL
3
9		 BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
2		6th244
2018 WIX Racing with Eurotech Honda Civic Type R (FK2) BRH
1
1*		 BRH
2
10*		 BRH
3
8		 DON
1
13		 DON
2
3		 DON
3
23		 THR
1
13		 THR
2
8		 THR
3
2		 OUL
1
8		 OUL
2
8		 OUL
3
4		 CRO
1
21		 CRO
2
18		 CRO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
1*		 SNE
2
17		 SNE
3
2*		 ROC
1
13		 ROC
2
15		 ROC
3
19		 KNO
1
15		 KNO
2
8		 KNO
3
9		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
6		 SIL
3
22		 BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
18		8th228
2019 RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport Volkswagen CC BRH
1
11		 BRH
2
16		 BRH
3
12		 DON
1
15		 DON
2
NC		 DON
3
Ret		 THR
1
21		 THR
2
19		 THR
3
DNS		 CRO
1
17		 CRO
2
16		 CRO
3
Ret		 OUL
1
14		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
DNS		 SNE
1
18		 SNE
2
DNS		 SNE
3
10		 THR
1
24		 THR
2
19		 THR
3
18		 KNO
1
19		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
26		 SIL
1
17		 SIL
2
21		 SIL
3
1*		 BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
DNS		21st47
2020 RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport Volkswagen CC DON
1
18		 DON
2
16		 DON
3
Ret		 BRH
1
17		 BRH
2
11		 BRH
3
Ret		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
18		 OUL
3
13		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
19		 KNO
3
21		 THR
1
16		 THR
2
15		 THR
3
14		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
19		 SIL
3
16		 CRO
1
17		 CRO
2
18		 CRO
3
18		 SNE
1
18		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
19		 BRH
1
17		 BRH
2
20		 BRH
3
16		23rd11
2021 Team HARD with Autobrite Direct Cupra León THR
1
13		 THR
2
12		 THR
3
8		 SNE
1
12		 SNE
2
9		 SNE
3
9		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
11		 BRH
3
2		 OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
NC		 OUL
3
16		 KNO
1
16		 KNO
2
12		 KNO
3
26		 THR
1
20		 THR
2
16		 THR
3
18		 CRO
1
18		 CRO
2
15		 CRO
3
Ret		 SIL
1
19		 SIL
2
15		 SIL
3
15		 DON
1
20		 DON
2
15		 DON
3
14		 BRH
1
17		 BRH
2
11		 BRH
3
8		17th90

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