Jack Young (racing driver)
| Jack Young | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 11 October 2001 Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 2017 | Renault UK Clio Cup Renault UK Clio Cup Junior |
Jack Young (born 11 October 2001) is a British racing driver from Northern Ireland who last competed in the ST-TCR class of the Super Taikyu Series for M&K Racing.
Career
Young made his car racing debut in 2017, racing in the Renault UK Clio Cup Junior and winning the series title with one win and four other podiums to his name.[1] The following year, Young raced in the last four rounds of the Renault UK Clio Cup,[2] as well as winning the Renault Clio Cup International Finale towards the end of the year.[3] Racing full-time in the Renault UK Clio Cup in 2019,[4] Young won seven times and scored five further podiums as he secured the title at season's end.[5] During 2019, Young also made a one-off appearance in TCR Europe for Vuković Motorsport.[6] Continuing with Vuković Motorsport for the following year, Young raced with them in the first two rounds of the World Touring Car Cup before leaving the team and series ahead of the Slovakia Ring round.[7]
Moving to TCR Europe full-time in 2021, Young joined Brutal Fish Racing Team,[8] as well as joining the JAS Driver Development Programme.[9] In his rookie year in the series, Young scored a best result of second at Zandvoort,[10] as he also took third-place finishes at Nürburgring and Monza, which helped him end the year 10th in points.[11][12] During 2021, Young also made a one-off appearance in TCR Italy at Misano for MM Motorsport.[13] Young continued in the series for 2022, switching to Profi-Car Team Halder,[14] as he was retained as a JAS Driver Development driver.[15] Opening up the year with his maiden series win at Algarve,[16] Young then had to wait six rounds for his second win of the season, coming in race one at Barcelona, en route to a sixth-place points finish.[17] During 2022, Young also raced for MM Motorsport in a one-off appearance in TCR Italy at Monza,[18] and also finished third in the FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup while representing Ireland.[19]
The following year, Young joined Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team to compete in TCR China.[20] In his only season in the series, Young scored wins in both Zhuzhou and the second Shanghai round, as well as taking two more podiums to secure runner-up honors in the standings.[21][22][23] After Dongfeng Honda pulled out of the series during the off-season,[24] Young was left on the sidelines for 2024,[25] before returning to TCR competition in 2025 by joining M&K Racing to race in Super Taikyu.[26] Competing in all but one race, Young won at Motegi,[27] Autopolis and Fuji, as well as scoring two more podiums to help his team finish runner-up in the ST-TCR standings.[28][29]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Super One Series – Honda Cadet | 1st | |
| Kartmasters British GP — Comer Cadet | 17th | ||
| 2013 | Trent Valley Kart Club – Mini Max | 76th | |
| Kartmasters British GP — Mini Max | 9th | ||
| 2014 | Super One Series — Mini Max | 24th | |
| Sources:[30] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Renault UK Clio Cup Junior | MRM | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 165 | 1st |
| Goodwood Revival – Kinrara Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 7th | ||
| 2018 | Goodwood MM – Stirling Moss Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 5th | |
| Le Mans Classic – Jaguar Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 27th | ||
| BARC Sports/Saloons Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Renault UK Clio Cup | MRM Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 15th | |
| Renault Clio Cup International Finale | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st | ||
| 2019 | Renault UK Clio Cup | MRM Racing | 18 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 362 | 1st |
| TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Vuković Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 22nd | |
| TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11th | ||
| Goodwood MM – Gerry Marshall Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 7th | ||
| Goodwood Revival – Kinrara Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | ||
| 2020 | World Touring Car Cup | Vuković Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |
| Goodwood MM – Gerry Marshall Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 7th | ||
| Goodwood Revival – Stirling Moss Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 14th | ||
| 2021 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Brutal Fish Racing Team | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 205 | 10th |
| TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | MM Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | NC | |
| Goodwood MM – Gerry Marshall Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 7th | ||
| 2022 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Profi-Car Team Halder | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 6th |
| TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | MM Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80 | NC | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup | Team Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 3rd | |
| 2023 | TCR China Touring Car Championship | Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 159 | 2nd |
| 2024 | Goodwood MM – Gerry Marshall Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 7th | |
| 2025 | Super Taikyu Series – ST-TCR | M&K Racing | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 117‡ | 2nd‡ |
| Goodwood MM – Gordon Spice Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 13th | ||
| Sources:[31][30] | |||||||||
‡ Team standings
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Vuković Motorsport | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 4 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
22nd | 54 |
| 2021 | Brutal Fish Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | SVK 1 11 |
SVK 2 11 |
LEC 1 56 |
LEC 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 21 |
ZAN 2 9 |
SPA 1 18† |
SPA 2 13 |
NÜR 1 1710 |
NÜR 2 3 |
MNZ 1 Ret2 |
MNZ 2 3 |
CAT 1 88 |
CAT 2 12 |
10th | 205 |
| 2022 | Profi-Car Team Halder | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | ALG 1 1 |
ALG 2 11 |
LEC 1 19 |
LEC 2 13 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 6 |
NOR 1 10 |
NOR 2 6 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 C |
MNZ 1 11 |
MNZ 2 7 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 5 |
6th | 246 |
† Young did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Vuković Motorsport | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | BEL 1 20† |
BEL 2 21† |
GER 1 Ret |
GER 2 DNS |
SVK 1 |
SVK 2 |
SVK 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
ESP 3 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
ARA 3 |
24th | 0 |
† Young did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete TCR China Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | SHA1 1 23 |
SHA1 2 Ret |
2nd | 159 | ||||||||||
| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | ZHE 1 71 |
ZHE 2 2 |
ZHZ1 1 63 |
ZHZ1 2 1 |
SHA2 1 12 |
SHA2 2 9 |
ZHZ2 1 11 |
ZHZ2 2 4 |
MAC 1 Ret5 |
MAC 2 Ret | ||||||
References
- ^ "TURKINGTON SUPPORTS BELFAST'S JACK YOUNG AS HE CLINCHES UK CLIO CUP JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". motorsport.ie. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young graduates to Renault UK Clio Cup for MRM Racing". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Young Wins International Clio Finale As Brits Star At Paul Ricard". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young to race for MRM Racing in Renault UK Clio Cup". ftasport.com. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Renault UK Clio Cup 2019: Jack Young wins final title of TOCA era". autosport.com. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young graduates from Clio Cup to TCR Europe". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young: NI teenager makes World Touring Car Cup move". bbc.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young: Northern Ireland teenager to race Honda in TCR Europe". bbc.com. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "JAS inserisce nel programma giovani Young, correrà nel TCR Europe". motorsport.com (in Italian). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "TCR Pole and Podium for Jack Young at Zandvoort". motorsport.ie. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young 'did the best he could' after claiming Nürburgring race two podium". touringcars.net. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Mat'o Homola inherits Monza race two win after Franco Girolami given time penalty". touringcars.net. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "TCR Italy: a Misano ci sono anche Girolami, Young e Pelatti". motorsport.com (in Italian). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young inks Halder Motorsport deal". touringcartimes.com. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young extends JAS Driver Development deal". touringcartimes.com. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young hails 'amazing' maiden win in TCR Europe". touringcars.net. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young scores lights-to-flag opening race win in Barcelona". touringcars.net. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young due volte sul podio con MM Motorsport nel TCR Italy". iltornante.it (in Italian). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "FIA Motorsport Games | Touring Car Cup, Gara: Coronel centra l'oro per i Paesi Bassi, sfortunato Magnus". motorsport.motorionline.com (in Italian). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young makes Chinese move". touringcartimes.com. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "拼搏，是赛车的永恒主题。CTCC株洲再献巅峰热战". chextx.com (in Chinese). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "CTCC上海嘉定站首回合决赛：Jack Young再下一城". sports.sina.cn (in Chinese). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "再下一城！东风本田株洲完美表现 Jack Young以领跑之势冲击澳门". chejiahao.autohome.com.cn (in Chinese). 29 October 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young assessing his options after losing spot in CR China Touring Car Championship". irishnews.com. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young is eager to hit back in style after shock loss of his seat in China". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "M＆K Racingが2025年スーパー耐久参戦体制を発表。今季も2台のホンダ・シビック・タイプR TCRを投入". as-web.jp (in Japanese). 18 March 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Victorious start in Super Taikyu bid a sign of things to come: Jack Young". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "apr Lexus Wins Autopolis After TKRI Penalty". dailysportscar.com. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Seven x Seven Racing Takes 2025 Championship With Fuji 4H Victory". dailysportscar.com. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Jack Young | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Jack Young Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
External links
- Jack Young career summary at DriverDB.com