Drivers » Jack Clarke - Crabbie's Racing, British Touring Car Championship

Name: Jack Clarke
From: Surrey
Date of birth: 1st March 1988
Car Number: 44

Sponsors: Crabbie's Ginger Beer

Racing career: 7wins, 25 podiums

2012 – NASCAR K&N Pro series
2012 – Blancpain Endurance series - Mclaren
2012 – ELMS/WEC Nissan/Oreca
2009-11 – FIA F2 Championship
2007-08 – Formula Palmer Audi
2006 – Formula BMW
2005 – Formula BMW Scholarship winner
1998-2005 – Karting

Favourite track:
It is between Oulton Park and Brands, both fantastic, flowing tracks with so much history and character!

Most memorable racing moment:
I was third on the grid for my home FIA F2 race and I had a pretty up and down season. I sliced through the middle of the two guys at the start in a pretty risky move to take the win! It was very similar to a move my step-Father Julian Bailey made to win his first F3000 race at exactly the same spot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmGnDjd3y5M

Jack Clarke was born into a motor sport family – his step father is the ex-Formula One driver, Julian Bailey – and despite his parents trying everything possible to keep him out of motor sport, he has excelled at everything he has driven. Jack has received support from some of the most influential figures in international motorsport, receiving guidance over the years from F1's David Coulthard and Indy 500 winner and Indycar Champion Gil de Ferran.

Having previously enjoyed a successful single-seater career, which culminated in a victory and several podiums in the FIA Formula Two Championship, Jack has since competed in a number of high-level GT races in the World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and Blancpain Endurance Series, plus a number of NASCAR stock-car events in the US. 2014 sees the 26 year old make the bold move away from single seaters into the world of ‘tintop racing'.

"I'm delighted to be joining the BTCC and I'm thankful to both Crabbie's and Motorbase for the opportunity. The BTCC continues to go from strength-to-strength, and I'm excited to be racing in Britain's premier championship.

"The calibre and quality of the field is very high and it'll be my first year in touring cars, so I'm under no illusions as to how tough it's going to be. Testing has gone very well and I obviously have confidence in my own ability, so I cannot wait to take on this exciting challenge with Crabbie's Racing."