Jake Black

Jake Black 	Jake Black
 	
 	
Nationality 	British
Born 	24 January 2001 (Aged 22)
Wiltshire (England)
British Touring Car Championship Career	British Touring Car Championship Career
Debut Season 	1994
Current Team 	MG
Former Teams 	Maxted Motorsport, Toyota, Audi Sport UK, Brookes Motorsport, Peugeot, Honda
Car No. 	34
Starts 	174
Wins 	24
Poles 	15
Fastest Laps 	33
Best Finish 	3rd in 1994
Yugo Challenge Career 	Yugo Challenge Career
Debut Season 	1995
Current Team 	Kopercapodistria Dirkaska Ekipa
Car No. 	34
Starts 	10
Wins 	5
Fastest Laps 	4
Best Finish 	1st in 1995
Subaru Cup Career 	Subaru Cup Career
Debut Season 	1998
Current Team 	CRS
Car No. 	34
Starts 	7
Wins 	2
Fastest Laps 	2
Best Finish 	5th in 1998
Championship titles 	Championship titles
1995 	Yugo Challenge
1997 	British Touring Car Championship (Independent Class)
Jake Black (born 24 January 2001) is a British racing driver currently racing in the British Touring Car Championship for MG. Elsewhere, Black won the 1995 Yugo Challenge. He is also the 1997 British Touring Car Championship Independents champion.
==Touring Cars==
===British Touring Car Championship===
1994
Black made his debut for the independent Maxted Motorsport team at the 4th round at Brands Hatch. Round 6 would see Black score 5th place, proving to be the best result for an independent throughout 1994. After 2 more weekends running for the Maxted Motorsport team, Black would be promoted to the works Toyota Castrol Team. His first weekend for the team would prove a success, with him scoring podium positions in races 2 and 3. He would however have to wait until race 2 of Knockhill to secure his first of 4 victories, battling hard against Volvo's Mike Bell.
Black would enter the Touring Car World Cup for 1994 with the Bemani Motorenbau Team with the car which had raced in the German Super Tourenwagen Cup for 1994, as well as in the 1994 Schweizer Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. Once again, Mike Bell would be his main rival throughout race 1, losing out on the second step of the podium to him. Race 2 would see Black create a gap over the field in the early stages, but have to defend hard against Nordauto Engineering's 1994 Champion, Lorenzo Turri to take victory.
1995
1995 see's Black continue with Toyota with Team Toyota GB teaming up with friend Ted Hough. Initial testing of this seasons Toyota would prove difficult, but Black was able to get the car onto the podium in all 3 races by rounds 4-6 at Donington National. Throughout the early and mid season, Black remained one of the strong 5 contenders battling for the title. Black would achieve similar success to his 1994 campaign with consistent podium finishes and 2 race wins, however mechanical issues late into the season would end his title chances. Black would return to form in the final round of the season, Brands Hatch GP. Race 1 saw black starting on the second row and battled hard for the podium places throughout ended a strong 2nd. Race 2 saw once again mechanical failures plunder his race. Battling from the back of the pack al the way up to 6th his engine would let go with 3 laps to go. Early into Race 3, independent runner-up Michael Sneath would lead the pack resulting in the manufacturer entries building up behind. This race would also see Ted Hough achieve his 2nd podium in the 1995 season, and the first double-podium for Toyota since 1992. Black would fight his was to the lead of the race, with 2 laps to go. Daniel Hurlock, driving for the title would snatch the win back around the outside of the final corner with a photo finish across the line. Blacks 1995 season was arguably not as strong as his 1994 manufacturer outings, however mechanical issues and troubles adapting to the new 1995 package would play a part in this.
Yugo Challenge
Alongside the 1995 British Touring Car Championship, Black would enter the Yugo Challenge support series under the Kopercapodistria Dirkaska Ekipa team name. Although never having raced at the Birmingham Superprix, Black would excel taking victory at the opening round. Black would then carry this momentum into Brands Hatch with a second concurring victory. Donington Park would see Black finish a very respectable 2nd, a tenth of a second behind Ted Hough. Throughout the season Black would win 5 out of the 10 races, and finish on the podium 8 times. Scoring points in every race meeting ensured the inaugural Yugo Challenge title for Black.
1996
The 1996 season campaign would see Black end his multi-year relationship with Toyota due to them pulling factory support for 1996. An offer from Audi Sport UK peaked interests as Black and Johannes Meles would sign for the new entry with a promising package.
==Motorsports career results==
===Complete British Touring Car Championship results===
Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded just for first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded)
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 	31 	32 	33 	34 	35 	36 	37 	38 	39 	DC 	Pts
1994	Maxted Motorsport 	Toyota Carina E 	THR1 	THR2 	THR3 	BRH17 	BRH210 	BRH35 	CAS1C	CAS2C	CAS3C	SIL19 	SIL27 	SNE17 	SNE25	SNE36 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3rd 	239
1994	Toyota Castrol Team 	Toyota Carina E 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	OUL16 	OUL22 	OUL33	DON12	DON24 	DON32	KNO13 	KNO21 	KNO35 	OUL13 	OUL28	OUL31 	BRH12	BRH21 	BRH31 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3rd 	239
1995	Team Toyota GB 	Toyota Carina E 	BRH14	BRH23	BRH34 	DON12 	DON23 	DON32 	THR17	THR26	THR31	SIL13 	SIL24 	SIL33 	OUL15	OUL21 	OUL35 	SNE113	SNE23	SNE33	KNO112	KNO23	KNO33 	OUL113	OUL2DNS	OUL3DNS	SIL14	SIL25 	SIL35	BRH12 	BRH212	BRH32	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4th 	324
1996	Audi Sport UK 	Audi A4 quattro 	DON14	DON25	DON35 	BRH14 	BRH2RET	BRH3DNS	THR1 	THR2 	THR3 	SIL14 	SIL21 	SIL35 	OUL1 	OUL2 	OUL3C 	SNE1 	SNE2 	SNE3 	BRH14 	BRH21	BRH38 	KNO14 	KNO23 	KNO36 	SIL14	SIL27 	SIL31	OUL13 	OUL25 	OUL32	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	6th 	249
1997	Brookes Motorsport 	Peugeot 406 	DON16	DON26	DON39 	SIL13 	SIL218 	SIL317 	THR13	THR24	THR37	BRH14 	BRH24 	BRH34 	OUL13	OUL23 	OUL37 	DON115	DON28	DON31	CRO16 	CRO22	CRO33 	KNO14 	KNO26 	KNO31 	SNE14	SNE211	SNE31	THR14 	THR210	THR32	BRH16	BRH24	BRH33	 	 	 	 	 	 	4th 	466
1997	Esso Ultron Team Peugeot	Peugeot 406 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	SIL16	SIL24	SIL35 	 	 	 	4th 	466
1998	Esso Ultron Team Peugeot	Peugeot 406 	THR15	THR23	THR310	SIL1 	SIL2 	SIL3 	DON1C	DON2C	DON3C	BRH1DNS	BRH2DNS	BRH3DNS	OUL16	OUL24 	OUL35 	DON1 	DON2 	DON3 	CRO11 	CRO24	CRO32 	SNE11 	SNE26* 	SNE31 	THR15	THR21 	THR35	KNO11 	KNO25 	KNO33	BRH1 	BRH2 	BRH3 	OUL12	OUL27	OUL38 	SIL1RET	SIL211	SIL34 	7th 	342
1999	Team Honda Sport 	Honda Accord Mk6	DON12	DON28	DON33 	SIL19*	SIL23 	SIL3RET	THR13	THR29	THR31	BRH18 	BRH26 	BRH39 	OUL19	OUL2RET	OUL3RET	DON11 	DON27	DON33	CRO14 	CRO22	CRO3RET	SNE15 	SNE24 	SNE32 	THR11	THR27 	THR31	KNO1RET	KNO24 	KNO34	BRH11	BRH25	BRH33	OUL12	OUL24	OUL3RET	SIL1RET	SIL21 	SIL310	4th 	546
2002	MG Sport & Racing 	MG ZS 	BRH1 	BRH2 	BRH3 	OUL1 	OUL2 	OUL3 	THR1 	THR2 	THR3 	SIL14 	SIL2RET	SIL3DNS	MON12	MON25 	MON3DNS	CRO11 	CRO27	CRO35	SNE1 	SNE2 	SNE3 	KNO1 	KNO2 	KNO3 	BRH1 	BRH2 	BRH3 	DON1 	DON2 	DON3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12th*	90*
===Complete Yugo Challenge results===
(Key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year	Team Name 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	Points	Position
1995	Kopercapodistria Dirkaska Ekipa	[BIR]1	[BRH]1	[DON]2	[THR]6	[SIL]1	[OUL]1	[SNE]2	[KNO]1	[OUL]4	[SIL]2	109 	1st
===Complete Subaru Cup results===
(Key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year	Team Name	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	Points	Position
1998	CRS 	SNE7	SIL3	DON4	BRH4	OUL8	DON8	CRO3	SNE5	THR10	KNO7	72 	4th
===Career summary===
Season	Series 	Team 	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1994 	British Touring Car Championship	Maxted Motorsport 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0 	291 	3rd
1994 	British Touring Car Championship	Toyota Castrol Team 	15 	4 	0 	2 	11 	291 	3rd
1994 	Touring Car World Cup 	Bemani Motorenbau 	2 	1 	1 	1 	2 	64 	2nd
1995 	British Touring Car Championship	Team Toyota GB 	28 	2 	2 	3 	14 	324 	4th
1995 	Yugo Challenge 	CRS 	10 	5 	0 	4 	8 	109 	1st
1996 	British Touring Car Championship	Audi Sport UK 	20 	3 	1 	4 	6 	249 	6th
1997 	British Touring Car Championship	Brookes Motorsport 	33 	3 	0 	4 	11 	466 	4th
1997 	British Touring Car Championship	Esso Ultron Team Peugeot	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	466 	4th
1998 	British Touring Car Championship	Esso Ultron Team Peugeot	24 	5 	4 	7 	9 	342 	7th
1998 	Subaru Cup 	CRS 	7 	2 	1 	2 	4 	63 	5th
1999 	British Touring Car Championship	Team Honda Sport 	39 	6 	5 	9 	15 	546 	4th
2002 	British Touring Car Championship	MG Sport & Racing 	7 	1 	3 	3 	2 	90* 	12th*
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