Introduction
Jack Butel (born 19 March 1996 in St Saviour, Jersey) is a racing driver from Jersey currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship, driving for Team HARD. He debuted in 2020 after previously competing in the British GT Championship and F4 British Championship.
Career
British Touring Car Championship
Cicely Motorsport (2020)
Butel made his debut in the British Touring Car Championship in 2020 with Cicely Motorsport, driving a Mercedes-Benz A-Class. His first and only points finish of the season came during the second round at Brands Hatch, with 14th place in the third race of the weekend. He came 26th in the overall standings, and 3rd in the Jack Sears Trophy.
EXCELR8 Motorsport (2021-2022)
Butel moved to Excelr8 Motorsport for the 2021 season, driving a Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance. He scored 4 points across the season, but was forced to miss the final round on medical grounds. He came 25th in the overall standings, and 4th in the Jack Sears Trophy.
He continued with the team for 2022, but missed the fifth round at Croft Circuit for personal reasons. With a best finish of 15th place once across the season and with one point scored, he finished 27th in the overall standings, and 7th in the Jack Sears Trophy.
Team HARD (2023-)
For 2023, Butel moved to Team HARD, driving a Cupra León.
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Protyre Formula Renault Championship | SWB Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 8th |
| 2015 | MSA Formula Championship | SWB Motorsport | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18th |
| 2016 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18th |
| 2017 | British LMP3 Cup | Speedworks Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 154 | 3rd |
| 2018 | 24H Proto Series - Championship of the Continents - P3 | Speedworks Motorsport | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro-Am | ArtLine Team Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7th | ||
| British GT Championship - GT4 | Optimum Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 23rd | |
| 24H GT Series - GT4 | |||||||||
| 24 Hours of Dubai - GT4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | ||
| 2020 | 24H GT Series - GT4 | Ciceley Motorsport | |||||||
| 24 Hours of Dubai - GT4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
| British Touring Car Championship | Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26th | |
| 2021 | British Touring Car Championship | EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25th |
| 2022 | British Touring Car Championship | Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8 TradePriceCars.com | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27th |
| 2023 | British Touring Car Championship | Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 2024 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro–Am | Toro Verde GT |
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Optimum Motorsport | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | GT4 | OUL1 20 | OUL2 23 | SNE1 27 | SNE2 29 | SIL1 22 | DON1 Ret | SPA1 Ret | BRH1 28 | DON1 Ret | 23rd | 3.5 |
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)
| 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools | Mercedes-Benz A-Class | DON1 22 | DON2 19 | DON3 20 | BRH1 23 | BRH2 18 | BRH3 14 | OUL1 19 | OUL2 24 | OUL3 16 | KNO1 20 | KNO2 21 | KNO3 22 | THR1 19 | THR2 20 | THR3 18 | SIL1 20 | SIL2 17 | SIL3 17 | CRO1 Ret | CRO2 17 | CRO3 20 | SNE1 20 | SNE2 20 | SNE3 24 | BRH1 23 | BRH2 19 | BRH3 21 | 26th | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Excelr8 withTradePriceCars.com | Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance | THR1 21 | THR2 19 | THR3 19 | SNE1 26 | SNE2 22 | SNE3 21 | BRH1 25 | BRH2 25 | BRH3 21 | OUL1 20 | OUL2 17 | OUL3 Ret | KNO1 20 | KNO2 14 | KNO3 16 | THR1 19 | THR2 15 | THR3 15 | CRO1 23 | CRO2 26 | CRO3 19 | SIL1 18 | SIL2 16 | SIL3 23 | DON1 23 | DON2 25 | DON3 Ret | BRH1 | BRH2 | BRH3 | 25th | 4 |
| 2022 | Bristol Street Motors withExcelr8 TradePriceCars.com | Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance | DON1 Ret | DON2 Ret | DON3 21 | BRH1 19 | BRH2 19 | BRH3 19 | THR1 Ret | THR2 DNS | THR3 23 | OUL1 24 | OUL2 23 | OUL3 19 | CRO1 | CRO2 | CRO3 | KNO1 Ret | KNO2 23 | KNO3 22 | SNE1 22 | SNE2 19 | SNE3 Ret | THR1 20 | THR2 21 | THR3 15 | SIL1 Ret | SIL2 22 | SIL3 19 | BRH1 19 | BRH2 24 | BRH3 19 | 27th | 1 |
| 2023 | Go-Fix withAutoaid Breakdown | Cupra León | DON1 23 | DON2 Ret | DON3 17 | BRH1 18 | BRH2 24 | BRH3 17 | SNE1 21 | SNE2 21 | SNE3 16 | THR1 Ret | THR2 20 | THR3 21 | OUL1 17 | OUL2 17 | OUL3 18 | CRO1 20 | CRO2 20 | CRO3 Ret | KNO1 19 | KNO2 20 | KNO3 22 | DON1 23 | DON2 Ret | DON3 21 | SIL1 21 | SIL2 25 | SIL3 24 | BRH1 | BRH2 | BRH3 | 28th | 0 |