Jack Clarke | |
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Nationality | British |
Born |
Effingham (England) |
1 March 1988
Related to | Julian Bailey (stepfather) |
British Touring Car Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | Crabbie's Racing |
Car no. | 44 |
Starts | 30 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 19th in 2014 |
Previous series | |
2013 2012 2012 2012 2009–11 2008 2007–08 2007–08 2006 |
International GT Open Blancpain Endurance Series 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.
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.
Clarke moved up to the Formula Palmer Audi series for the 2007 season. 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 and Croft, progressed Clarke up the championship table to fourth, holding off Jason Moore by two points. Clarke also committed to an Autumn Trophy campaign, and he ended up third in the championship, sixteen points behind champion Richard Keen.
Clarke continued in the series in 2008, and this time finished fifth in the championship. Clarke won races at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch (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.