Jack Young (racing driver)
British racing driver (born 2001)
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Jack Young (born 11 October 2001) is a British racing driver from Northern Ireland set to compete in Porsche Supercup for Target Competition.
British| Jack Young | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 11 October 2001 Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Porsche Supercup career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | Target Competition |
| Car number | 29 |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 14th in 2026 |
| Championship titles | |
2019 2017 | Renault UK Clio Cup Renault UK Clio Cup Junior |
Medal record | |
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 tenth 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 | ||
| 2026 | Porsche Supercup | Target Competition | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.5 | 14th |
| 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)
† 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)
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
‡ Half points awarded as less than 50% of race distance was completed.