Jack Butel

{{short description|British racing driver (born 1996)}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Jack Butel | image = Jack Butel Thruxton 2022.jpg | image_size =  | caption = Butel at Thruxton in 2022. | nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|03|19}} | birth_place = St Saviour, Jersey | relatives = | racing_licence = 12px FIA Silver | current_series = British Touring Car Championship | first_year = 2020 | current_team = | car_number = 96 | former_teams = Ciceley Motorsport Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown | starts = 107 (108 entries) | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | best_finish = 25th | year = 2021 | last_finish = | prev_series = British GT Championship LMP3 Cup UK F4 British Championship Formula Renault BARC | prev_series_years = 2019 2017-18 2015-16 2014 | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = | updated = }}

'''Jack Butel''' (born 19 March 1996 in St Saviour, Jersey) is a British racing driver who last competed in the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, driving for Toro Verde GT.<ref name="BTCC2023" /> He debuted in 2020 after previously competing in the British GT Championship and F4 British Championship.<ref name="CiceleyButel"/>

==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.<ref name="CiceleyButel">{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2020/07/29/jack-butel-secures-late-ciceley-motorsport-drive/|title=Jack Butel secures late Ciceley Motorsport drive|work=Touring Car Times|date=29 July 2020|accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepitcrewonline.net/2020/08/09/tom-oliphant-secures-first-ever-btcc-win-at-brands-hatch/|title=Tom Oliphant secures first ever BTCC win at Brands Hatch|last=Irwin|first=Aaron|work=ThePitCrewOnline|date=9 August 2020|accessdate=6 April 2023}}</ref> He came 26th in the overall standings, and third in the Jack Sears Trophy.

====EXCELR8 Motorsport (2021-2022)==== [[File:DSC 2688 (51385974720).jpg|thumb|right|Butel racing at Knockhill during the 2021 British Touring Car Championship.]] Butel moved to Excelr8 Motorsport for the 2021 season, driving a Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2020/12/18/jack-butel-makes-excelr8-switch-2021/|title=Jack Butel makes EXCELR8 switch for 2021|work=TouringCarTimes|date=18 December 2020|accessdate=6 April 2023}}</ref> He scored 4 points across the season, but was forced to miss the final round on medical grounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcars.net/2021/10/andy-wilmot-to-replace-jack-butel-in-season-finale|title=Andy Wilmot to replace Jack Butel in season finale|work=TouringCars.net|date=19 October 2021|accessdate=6 April 2023}}</ref> He came 25th in the overall standings, and fourth in the Jack Sears Trophy.

Butel continued with the team for 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2022/03/jack-butel-completes-excelr8-motorsport-line-up-for-2022-btcc-season/|title=Jack Butel completes EXCELR8 Motorsport line-up for 2022 BTCC season|last=Gill|first=Samuel|work=The Checkered Flag|date=14 March 2022|accessdate=6 April 2023}}</ref> but missed the fifth round at Croft Circuit for personal reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2022/06/22/james-gornall-replaces-jack-butel-croft-meeting/|title=James Gornall replaces Jack Butel for Croft meeting|work=TouringCarTimes|date=22 June 2022|accessdate=6 April 2023}}</ref> With a best finish of 15th place once across the season and with one point scored, he finished 27th in the overall standings, and seventh in the Jack Sears Trophy.

====Team HARD (2023-)==== For 2023, Butel moved to Team HARD, driving a Cupra León.<ref name="BTCC2023">{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2023/02/17/jack-butel-switches-team-hard-2023/|title=Jack Butel switches to Team HARD for 2023|work=TouringCarTimes|date=17 February 2023|accessdate=17 February 2023}}</ref>

==Racing record== === Racing career summary === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |- ! 2014 |align=left| Protyre Formula Renault Championship | align="left" | SWB Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 8th |- ! 2015 |align=left| MSA Formula Championship |align=left| SWB Motorsport | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18th |- ! 2016 |align=left| F4 British Championship |align=left| JHR Developments | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18th |- ! 2017 |align=left| British LMP3 Cup | align="left" | Speedworks Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 154 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' |- ! 2018 |align=left nowrap| 24H Proto Series - Championship of the Continents - P3 |align=left| Speedworks Motorsport | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 47 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |- ! rowspan="5" | 2019 |align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro-Am | rowspan="2" align="left" | ArtLine Team Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10th |- |align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7th |- |align=left| British GT Championship - GT4 | rowspan="3" align="left" | Optimum Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 23rd |- |align=left| 24H GT Series - GT4 | | | | | | | |- |align=left| 24 Hours of Dubai - GT4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th |- ! rowspan="3" |2020 |align=left| 24H GT Series - GT4 | rowspan="2" align=left| Ciceley Motorsport | | | | | | | |- | align="left" | 24 Hours of Dubai - GT4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |- |align=left| British Touring Car Championship |align=left| Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26th |- ! 2021 |align=left| British Touring Car Championship |align=left nowrap| EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25th |- ! 2022 |align=left| British Touring Car Championship |align=left nowrap| Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8 TradePriceCars.com | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27th |- ! 2023 |align=left| British Touring Car Championship |align=left| Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |- !2024 |align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro-Am |align=left| Toro Verde GT |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |9 |10th |}

===Complete Protyre Formula Renault Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! DC ! Points |- | 2014 ! nowrap| SWB Motorsport |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC 1 {{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC 2 {{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC 3 {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON 1 {{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON 2 {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON 3 {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH 1 {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH 2 {{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE 1 {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE 2 {{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE 3 {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO 1 {{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO 2 {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL 1 {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL 2 {{small|7}} ! 8th ! {{Tooltip|175|182 total, 7 dropped}} |- |}

===Complete MSA Formula Championship/F4 British Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! 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 ! Points |- | rowspan=2| 2015 ! nowrap| SWB Motorsport |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHI 1 {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHI 2 {{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHI 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON 1 {{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON 2 {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON 3 {{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR 1 {{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR 2 {{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL 1 {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL 2 {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL 3 {{small|16}} |colspan=18| ! rowspan=2| 18th ! rowspan=2| 38 |- ! nowrap| JHR Developments |colspan=12| |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO 2 {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRO 3 {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE 1 {{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE 2 {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE 3 {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO 1 {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO 2 {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO 3 {{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC 2 {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC 3 {{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL 1 {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL 2 {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL 3 {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP 1 {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP 2 {{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHGP 3 {{small|14}} |- | 2016 ! nowrap| JHR Developments |style="background:#cfcfff"| BHI 1 {{small|12}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| BHI 2 {{small|13}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| BHI 3 {{small|11}} |style="background:#efcfff"| DON 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf"| DON 2 {{small|7}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| DON 3 {{small|12}} |style="background:#dfffdf"| THR 1 {{small|7}} |style="background:#efcfff"| THR 2 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| THR 3 {{small|18}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| OUL 1 {{small|17}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| OUL 2 {{small|13}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| OUL 3 {{small|14}} |style="background:#efcfff"| CRO 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| CRO 2 {{small|12}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| CRO 3 {{small|16}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| SNE 1 {{small|14}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| SNE 2 {{small|13}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| SNE 3 {{small|13}} |KNO 1 |KNO 2 |KNO 3 |style="background:#cfcfff"| ROC 1 {{small|17}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| ROC 2 {{small|12}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| ROC 3 {{small|16}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| SIL 1 {{small|17}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| SIL 2 {{small|13}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| SIL 3 {{small|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf"| BHGP 1 {{small|9}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| BHGP 2 {{small|14}} |style="background:#cfcfff"| BHGP 3 {{small|14}} ! 18th ! 14 |- |}

===Complete British GT Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! DC ! Points |- | 2019 !nowrap| Optimum Motorsport !nowrap| Aston Martin Vantage GT4 ! GT4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 2 {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 1 {{small|27}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 2 {{small|29}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL 1 {{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|28}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON 1 {{small|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) (<nowiki>*</nowiki> signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! 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 !nowrap| Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools !nowrap| Mercedes-Benz A-Class |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 1 {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 2 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 3 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH 3 {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 1 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 2 {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 3 {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 2 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 3 {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 1 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 2 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 3 {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 2 {{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 3 {{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 2 {{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 3 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 2 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 3 {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|21}} | | | ! 26th ! 2 |- | 2021 !nowrap| Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com !nowrap| Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 1 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 2 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 3 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 1 {{small|26}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 2 {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 3 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|25}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|25}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 2 {{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNO 2 {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 3 {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 1 {{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR 2 {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR 3 {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 1 {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 2 {{small|26}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 3 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 1 {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 2 {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 3 {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 1 {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 2 {{small|25}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON 3 {{small|Ret}} | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 ! 25th ! 4 |- | 2022 !nowrap| Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com !nowrap| Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON 2 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 3 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|19}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| THR 2 {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 3 {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 1 {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 2 {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 3 {{small|19}} | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 2 {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 3 {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 1 {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 2 {{small|19}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 2 {{small|21}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR 3 {{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 2 {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 3 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|19}} ! 27th ! 1 |- | 2023 !nowrap| Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown !nowrap| Cupra León |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 1 {{small|23}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON 2 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 3 {{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 1 {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 2 {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 3 {{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 1 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 2 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE 3 {{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR 1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 2 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 3 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 1 {{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 2 {{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 3 {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 1 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO 2 {{small|20}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO 3 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 1 {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 2 {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO 3 {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 1 {{small|23}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON 2 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 3 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 1 {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 2 {{small|25}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 3 {{small|24}} | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 ! 28th ! 0 |}

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==External links== {{DriverDB driver|id=jack-butel}}

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