Jack Clarke (racing driver)

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Jack Clarke
Jack Clarke 2014 (13262977414) (cropped).jpg
Clarke in 2014
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1988-03-01) 1 March 1988 (age 34)
Effingham (England)
Related toJulian Bailey (stepfather)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamCrabbie'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 professional race car driver. Clarke is the stepson of ex-Formula One and British Touring Car Championship driver Julian Bailey.

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: . 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.

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[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Formula BMW UK Nexa Racing 20 0 0 0 0 2 22nd
2007 Formula Palmer Audi MotorSport Vision 20 2 2 ? 6 253 4th
Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy 6 1 1 0 4 96 3rd
Formula Palmer Audi Shootout 3 1 1 0 2 42 2nd
2008 Formula Palmer Audi MotorSport Vision 19 2 0 3 7 264 5th
Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy 6 1 2 1 2 86 4th
Formula Palmer Audi Shootout 3 0 0 0 0 30 4th
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Porsche Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2009 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 16 0 0 0 0 6 18th
2010 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 17 0 0 0 3 81 9th
2011 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 16 1 0 1 3 110 8th
2012 European Le Mans Series Boutsen Ginion Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East X Team Racing 1 0 0 0 0 25 70th
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Andy Woolgar 1 0 0 0 0 43 50th
ARCA Racing Series Creation-Cope Racing 1 0 0 0 0 80 137th
2014 British Touring Car Championship Crabbie's Racing 30 0 0 0 1 50 19th

† 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)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
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 		18th 6
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 		9th 81
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 		8th 110

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)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Pts
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* 		19th 50

References[]

  1. ^ "Jack Clarke confirms Formula Palmer Audi entry". ParcFerme. 22 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Brands Hatch Indy, Sunday, 10 June 2007". club-fpa.com. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Croft, Sunday, 23 September 2007". club-fpa.com. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "2007 Championship Points". club-fpa.com. Retrieved 28 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "2007 Autumn Trophy Points". club-fpa.com. Retrieved 28 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "2008 Championship Points". club-fpa.com. Retrieved 28 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Oulton Park International, Saturday, 28 June 2008". club-fpa.com. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Brands Hatch GP, Sunday, 27 July 2008". club-fpa.com. 27 July 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Jack Clarke joins F2 entry list". FIA Formula Two Championship. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  10. ^ "Jack Clarke pays tribute to Henry Surtees". FIA Formula Two Championship. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  11. ^ "Jack Clarke makes Formula Two return". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  12. ^ "Jack Clarke targets championship victory on F2 return". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Jack Clarke – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Jack Clarke – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Jack Clarke – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

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