Jake Hill (racing driver)
| Jake Hill | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hill competing at Snetterton during the 2023 British Touring Car Championship | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 22 February 1994 Tunbridge Wells, England |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 24 |
| Former teams | MB Motorsport with Motorbase Performance, MB Motorsport with AmD Tuning, Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing Exocet Racing Addison Lee Motorbase, |
| Starts | 287 (291 entries) |
| Wins | 23 |
| Podiums | 66 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 14 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008–2010 2011–2012 | Ginetta Junior Championship Ginetta GT Supercup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 | British Touring Car Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2022 | Goodyear Wingfoot Award |
Jake Hill (born 22 February 1994) is a British racing driver who competes in the 24H Series driving a Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo for Era Motorsport. He previously competed in the British Touring Car Championship, which he won in 2024, driving a BMW 330e M Sport for West Surrey Racing under the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport banner.
Racing career
Ginetta Junior Championship
After karting as a child, Hill began car racing in 2008, signing with Tollbar Racing to race in the Ginetta Junior Championship Winter Series. Hill finished the series as the top rookie and fourth overall, leading Hill to join the main championship in 2009.[1] Despite not racing the full season, Hill took three wins, five pole positions, five fastest laps and five podiums, leading every race he competed in, a feat that secured him the champioship
The following season saw the debut of the Ginetta G40 in the championship, replacing the previous Ginetta G20. Hill was successful in the 2010 championship, taking a further ten wins, thirteen podiums, eight pole positions and nine fastest laps, finishing second in the championship to Tom Ingram.
Ginetta GT Supercup
In 2011, Hill made the step up into a Ginetta G50, racing in the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup. Hill secured four class wins during this season, and 17 podiums in 27 races.
Hill had a partial campaign in 2012, taking a single overall win in the championship and six podiums.
British Touring Car Championship
In 2013, Hill debuted in the BTCC while substituting for the absent Addison Lee Motorbase driver Liam Griffin in the Croft round of the championship. Hill took a Jack Sears Trophy class win in the first round of the meeting.
Hill joined Rob Austin Racing prior to the final round of the 2013 season at Brands Hatch, replacing Will Bratt and qualifying tenth, scoring points in all three races and out-scoring and out-qualifying his race-winning teammate Rob Austin all weekend.[2]
Hill was a BRDC Rising Star from 2010 to 2018.
In 2016, in Team HARD's Toyota Avensis, Hill scored points on 17 occasions, qualified tenth at Donington Park, 11th at Croft and Silverstone, won the Dunlop #ForeverForward award for most places gained at Oulton Park, finished in the top ten on six occasions and finished sixth overall at Croft. Hill finished fifth at Silverstone.
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In 2017, Hill remained with Team Hard, now in a Volkswagen CC, and achieved five top-ten qualifying results.
In 2018, Team HARD expanded to four cars, with Hill now joined by the Renault Clio Cup Champion Mike Bushell, the VW Cup Champion Bobby Thompson and the former British GT Champion Michael Caine. At the opening meeting at Brands Hatch, a charging drive in race two saw Hill score his maiden Dunlop BTCC Podium, finishing second.
2019 started with Hill finishing second in the first race of the year. On 30 June, Hill finished first on the road during the reverse grid race at Oulton Park, but was given a 20-second penalty post-race for an incident with Matt Neal on the third lap. After taking points in the first two races at Knockhill, Alain Menu, the former BTCC champion, drew Hill on pole position for race three. Hill won the first BTCC race for AmD Tuning and Trade Price Cars Racing.
For the 2020 season, Hill switched over to MB Motorsport—formed over the winter by AmD Essex joining forces with ex-F1 driver Mark Blundell—to drive a Honda Civic Type R. Hill achieved six podium finishes through the campaign as he achieved 20 points-scoring finishes in the last 21 races, recovering to finish seventh overall in points despite five technical failures in the first six races.
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In 2021, MB Motorsport joined forces with Motorbase Performance, and Hill on board for the new 2020 Ford Focus ST With Mountune Power. He achieved three third place finishes in the opening event at Thruxton, and left the competition as the BTCC Championship points leader. This ended as his best season fifth in points on 295, 11 points from Colin Turkington in second.
On 22 December 2021, it was announced Hill would join West Surrey Racing as part of MB Motorsport's new venture with Rokit, driving a Hybrid BMW 330e M Sport for the 2022 season.[3]
Hill took his maiden BTCC Pole Position in the opening event of 2022 at Donington Park, finishing third before facing disqualification for failing the ride-height test after sustaining damage. Despite this, Hill won and set a new Lap Record in the final race of the day.
Hill took two further victories at Knockhill and Silverstone. He went into the final round of the year just five points of the Championship lead, ending up third overall, one point behind Ashley Sutton and thirteen behind Tom Ingram.
Hill stayed with WSR and MB Motorsport in 2023, renamed Laser Tools MB Motorsport. He was in the Championship fight until Silverstone, taking six wins (including a double win), second place, and all three fastest laps at Oulton Park to score 62 points in a day. He won twice at Knockhill and Silverstone, and won the final race on the Brands Hatch GP circuit after a pass on Josh Cook to take the lead. Hill scored 12 podiums and five fastest laps, finishing third in points.[4]
Hill remained with WSR BMW and Laser Tools MB Motorsport for 2024. Hill won the BTCC championship after finishing the final race in second place.[5]
In 2025, Hill secured three wins, seven podiums, and 15 top five finishes. But during the opening race of the championship, Hill faced car trouble, causing him to finish the race in 19th place. He finished fourth overall, missing the podium by 12 points.[6]
Hill was awarded Autosport's 2025 National Driver of the Year, presented to him on 29 January at the Roundhouse in London by the Mercedes Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli.[7]
24H Series
In 2025, Hill announced his departure from the British Touring Car Championship.[8] In the 2026 season, he began competing in the 24H Series in the GT3 class. In his first race of the season in Nürburgring, he raced with teammates Kyle Tilley, Patrick Kolb, and Max Hofer. They finished second in the GT3 ProAm class and 11th overall.[9]
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Hill was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
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)
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AmDtuning.com | Porsche 997 GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
ROC 1 19 |
SIL 1 20 |
SPA 1 16 |
BRH 1 22 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
DON 1 23 |
17th | 31.5 |
| 2023 | Century Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL 1 |
DON 1 WD |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
ALG 1 |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
NC | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Who is Jake Hill? | Jake Hill". Retrieved 24 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Turner, Kevin (9 October 2013). "Jake Hill to race Rob Austin Audi in 2013 BTCC Brands Hatch finale". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ↑ "Jake Hill • BTCC". 26 March 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "British Touring Car Championship Statistics and Results | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Simmons, Marcus (6 October 2024). "BTCC Brands Hatch: Hill takes the title as Sutton wins finale". Autosport. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ↑ Abbott, Andrew (15 October 2025). "Jake Hill 'disappointed' to miss out on third in drivers' championship » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Marcus, Simmons (2 February 2025). "Hill lands Autosport National Driver of the Year Award". Autosport.
- ↑ Abbott, Andrew (24 September 2025). "Jake Hill announces departure from Laser Tools Racing and the BTCC » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hill's dream debut at Nurburgring 24 Hours". Kent Online. 20 May 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
External links
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Royal Tunbridge Wells
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- Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers
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- Ginetta Junior Championship drivers
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