Jack Butel (born 19 March 1996 in
St Saviour,
Jersey
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) is a racing driver from
Jersey
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currently competing in the
2024 British Porsche Carerra Cup Great Britain, driving for
Toro Verde.
He debuted in 2020 after previously competing in the
British GT Championship
The British GT Championship is a sports car racing series based predominantly in the United Kingdom. The series was originally created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993 and, for its first two seasons, was known as the National Sports G ...
and
F4 British Championship
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.
Career
British Touring Car Championship
Cicely Motorsport (2020)
Butel made his debut in the
British Touring Car Championship
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in
2020
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with Cicely Motorsport, driving a
Mercedes-Benz A-Class
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.
His first and only points finish of the season came during the second round at
Brands Hatch
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, 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
EXCELR8 Motorsport is a British racing team that is headed by Justina Williams, and is currently competing in both the MINI CHALLENGE and British Touring Car Championship, the latter under the Team VERTU name.
The team has successfully compete ...
for the
2021 season
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, 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
Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit. The 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
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, Butel moved to
Team HARD, driving a
Cupra León
Cupra may refer to:
* Cupra (marque), an automobile brand owned by the Spanish company SEAT
** Cupra Racing, a car racing team owned by SEAT
* Cupra (goddess), a chthonic fertility goddess
See also
* Cupra Marittima
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.
Racing record
Racing career summary
Complete Protyre Formula Renault Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete MSA Formula Championship/F4 British Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete British GT Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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)
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Butel, Jack
1996 births
Living people
British Touring Car Championship drivers
British GT Championship drivers
English racing drivers
24H Series drivers
British F4 Championship drivers
JHR Developments drivers
Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers
People from Saint Saviour, Jersey
Jersey racing drivers