JAKES CAREER IN NUMBERS
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RACES UP TO THE END OF 2021
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RACE WINS
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PODIUMS
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POLES
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FASTEST LAPS
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Where it all started...
Born on 22nd February 1994…sharing his birthday with Niki Lauda! Jake Hill was born in a motorsport environment, his Dad Simon racing in Formula Ford and Formula Renault single-seaters and Renault Spider, Lotus Sport Elise and Britcar, so was no surprise when motor racing held the appeal it did to Jake.
Lots of model cars, lego cars, radio control racing cars, Playstation racing games and a passion for all things motorsport from a very early age, it wasn’t surprising that Jake eventually persuaded his parents he wanted to race karts…with a long term ambition to race at Le Mans…
Born on 22nd February 1994…sharing his birthday with Niki Lauda! Jake Hill was born in a motorsport environment, his Dad Simon racing in Formula Ford and Formula Renault single-seaters and Renault Spider, Lotus Sport Elise and Britcar, so was no surprise when motor racing held the appeal it did to Jake.
Lots of model cars, lego cars, radio control racing cars, Playstation racing games and a passion for all things motorsport from a very early age, it wasn’t surprising that Jake eventually persuaded his parents he wanted to race karts…with a long term ambition to race at Le Mans…
- Cadet Karting aged 8 in 2002 - team mate to Marussia F1 driver Max Chilton - won his novice class on his debut at Lydd…six events before funding issues forced him to stop
- Aged just 11 and still passionate about being involved in motorsport, started helping Porsche Carerra Cup team RedLine Racing at BTCC meetings - washing wheels, polishing the car, taking the tyres to be prepared…and making the tea of course…and getting to know how a professional team operated and drivers like Richard Westbrook and Tim Harvey.
- Returned to karting in Mini Max aged 13 in 2007 - winning four of five races at Bayford Meadows..racing against future Ginetta rivals Tom Ingram and Jody Fannin…
- Learned to drive a car aged 14 in his Dad’s Renault Clio 1.2 in a local supermarket car park!
- Tested a Ginetta Junior a couple of weeks later, then raced in the Ginetta Junior Winterseries, taking a remarkable 3rd place in only his second ever race weekend. This having asked drivers who he’d got to know in the Porsche paddock whilst helping out RedLine, for sponsorship to race in the Ginetta Winterseries….raising the necessary funds from several drivers who still help Jake to this day….
- Aged 15 in 2009 he put in the fastest time in testing for the opening round of Ginetta Junior at Brands Hatch ultimately qualifying on the front row of the grid a remarkable eleven times in twelve races - leading every race he entered - and taking three wins, five pole positions, five fastest laps, being fastest in testing four times out of six….Jake was forced to miss eight races mid-season due to lack of funds - but after a three month lay-off returned to the series at Brands Hatch GP, was fastest in testing, took a double Pole Position and Won both races…
- 2010 in the new Ginetta Junior G40 won 10 of the 20 races, 13 podiums, 9 Fastest Laps and 8 Pole Positions…finished runner up in the Championship, only losing out due to a penalty applied which docked 42 points…ultimately losing the championship by 40 points….was also inducted into the BRDC Rising Stars programme…and is proudly still part of this programme.
- 2011 moved into the 300bhp Ginetta GT Supercup…the youngest driver in the series…won four races, took four pole positions, four fastest laps and a remarkable 17 podiums in 27 races, finishing fourth overall in the championship.
- 2012 despite starting the season after 9 races had been completed, took a superb win in the Ginetta GT Supercup in a Ginetta G55 at Snetterton, plus a further six podiums.
- 2013 debut in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship racing with Motorbase Performance…taking a Win in the Jack Sears trophy in his first ever race …then racing in the NGTC class with RAR Exocet Racing, qualifying 10th ahead of team mate Rob Austin, Mat Jackson, Dave Newsham and Matt Neal and finishing in the points in all three races.
- 2014 Porsche Carerra Cup GB…in the opening round at Brands Hatch in March took a 3rd place in race one and second in race two ahead of eventual champion Josh Webster…returned to the series seven months later at Brands GP and went from last on the grid to an amazing 3rd.
- Also raced in the Atom Cup taking four wins from four races, plus two Pole Positions and the lap record at Rockingham.
- 2015 raced for Amd Tuning in British GT in a Porsche 997…fastest in practice on two occasions, led at Silverstone and went from last to 3rd at Spa Fracorchamps
- … raced for In2 Racing in Mobil 1 Porsche Supercup at the British GP at Silverstone, qualifying ahead of the French and British Porsche champions, and running in the top ten until taken out.
- Returned to the British Touring Car Championship with AmD Tuning in the final race at Brands GP in their Audi A3, qualifying the car higher ever than before and running ahead of Jack Sears champion Josh Cook and two-time BTCC champion Alain Menu
- Also tested for Manor Competiton in Formula Renault at Brands Hatch in 2010.
- For HEICO Motorsport in their Mercedes Benz SLS GT3 at Portimao in 2012.
- For AmD Tuning in their BTCC Ford Focus at Snetterton in 2014.
- For Villorba Corsa in their Ferrari 458 GT3 at Paul Ricard in 2015….posting competitive times on every occasion…despite limited time in each car….
- 2016 - First full season in BTCC - Team HARD Toyota Avensis - scored points in 17 of 30 races, 7 top-ten finishes including a career-best of 5th at Silverstone - was voted ‘HiQ Fans Driver of the Day’ for his performance there…also awarded ‘Dunlop ForeverForward’ award at Oulton Park for most places gained in a race weekend (23) and in the end of year BTCC review was ranked 6th (of 38) by the BTCC team managers as drivers who had impressed them most in 2016….ahead of BTCC legends and former champions Jason Plato and Matt Neal and fellow young-guns Tom Ingram and Aron Smith ….Jake was the only driver in the review not to have won a race - testament to how much he had made his mark…
- 2017 - Proud to be part of the British Racing Driver’s Club (BRDC) ‘Rising Stars programme - 8th consecutive year - a record.
Second full-season in the BTCC - again with Team HARD - this time with the VW CC.
Qualified in the top-ten on five occasions - with a best of 5th at Silverstone - took points in 11 races - fastest lap at Silverstone (Independents Category) and scored points in all three races at Oulton Park and Snetterton - with a highest finish of 6th at Snetterton.
Finished 3rd in the 2017 Dunlop ‘Forever Forward’ category - for most places gained over a race weekend
Also raced with Richard Wheeler in Brisky Racing’s Ford Fiesta in the CSCC Series - taking Pole Position in all four events entered - winning at Thruxton and twice at Brands Hatch - setting fastest lap in every race entered.Proud to be part of the British Racing Driver's Club (BRDC) 'Rising Stars' programme for the 9th consecutive year - 2018
Proud to be part of the British Racing Driver's Club (BRDC) 'Rising Stars' programme for the 9th consecutive year
Won Independant's Category and took 2nd overall in race two of British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch opening round
Won Dunlop Forever Forward award at Donington Park
Won Jack Sears Trophy at Donington Park
Completed first half of season with Team HARD then left the team after Croft - Thanks to Tony Gilham for his support.
Raced Richard Wheeler's Brisky Racing Lotus Elan 26R run by John Danby Racing at Silverstone Classic
Took Pole Position in class and 7th overall in qualifying for Pre 66 GT Cars
In a remarkable race worked his way to the front of the pack and went on to take Victory overall - the first time ever an Elan has achieved this!
- 2019
Racing for Trade Price Cars Racing in the AmD Tuning-run Audi S3
Racing in Masters Historic with Rob Fenn in the Fenn's 1965 Lotus Elan 26R and 1965 Ford Mustang 'Red Rooster'
Also raced Paul Whight's 2008 Aston Martin DBR9 GT2 Le Mans car at Paul Ricard taking Pole Position
And when he’s not racing……
Jake is able to pass on his race-winning knowledge and experience of 15 years of racing as a Driver Coach and Mentor, currently working with rookie driver Kanato Le who races in Ginetta Junior and is testing in Formula 4.
Also working in developing and setting up modern and historic cars, Jake is much in demand to support teams like John Danby Racing and Ric Wood Motorsport in developing cars like the mighty 2002 Panoz LMP07 LMP900 Le Mans car, and classic 1980 Ford Capri 3.0, an area his mechanical feel and technical expertise is invaluable.
Now an Brand Amassador for the legendary Scalextric slot-car brand, Jake has a wide range of cars in his collection, including his 2018 VW CC and 2020 Honda Civic Type-R BTCC cars.
A huge enthusiast for the Tamiya brand, Jake’s passion and skill for building their iconic 1/10th scale Remote Control cars and kits sees him now have over 200 models, many sourced directly in Japan, and is regularly requested to build kits for friends and family - a possible business venture?!
Since 2016 Jake has owned a 1992 Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R, having lovingly developed the car with the help of Ric Wood, who rebuilt the engine, and Stuart Gold whose company have resprayed the car in it’s original colour, a deep red metallic. Jake has also uprated the wheels, seats, interior, suspension, exhaust and gearbox, making his example one of the finest of it’s type.
Now engaged to his long-time girlfriend Hannah, the two of them are working constantly on renovating and improving their home near Lenham in Kent, a project that takes up most of their spare time, Jake loves spending time with his Mum Tina, sister Ellie and Dad Simon, his Dad still being very much involved in Jake’s career working with his partners and sponsors.