Jac Constable

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Jac Constable
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26)
Fleet, United Kingdom
TCR UK career
Debut season2021
Current teamPower Maxed Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number11
Starts13 (14 entries)
Wins2
Poles0
Best finish6th in 2021
Previous series
2019, 2020
2020
2019
2018
2017, 2018
2016
Radical Challenge Championship
British Touring Car Championship
VLN Series
24H TCE Series
Ginetta GT4 Supercup
Ginetta GT5 Challenge
Championship titles
2017Ginetta GT4 Supercup AM

Jac Constable (born 6 December 1997 in Fleet, Hampshire) is a British racing driver who currently competes in TCR UK and serves as a BTCC development driver, both for Power Maxed Racing.[1] Constable made his British Touring Car Championship debut at Croft in 2020, however he withdrew after qualifying due to appendicitis.[2]

Career[edit]

Karting[edit]

Born and raised in Fleet, Hampshire, Constable began karting in 2011 at the Trent Valley and the Shenington kart clubs, competing against drivers such as Formula 1 star Lando Norris, Formula 2 drivers Guanyu Zhou and Jack Aitken and 2 time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick. During his 5 year karting campaign, he would achieve respectable results such as 3rd place in the 2012 Kartmasters British Grand Prix, beating rival Lando Norris.

Ginetta GT5 Challenge[edit]

Jac would make his car racing debut in the 2016 Ginetta GT5 Challenge, competing with Xentek Motorsport. During this season he would finish 10th in the standings, with 2 podiums to his name.

Ginetta GT4 Supercup[edit]

In 2017 Constable would step up to the Ginetta GT4 Supercup, racing in the amateur class again with Xentek Motorsport.[3] Picking up 13 in-class victories and 18 podiums, he would win the title, beating rival Colin White by 5 points.

For the following year, he would step up to the Pro class, finishing in 6th position overall with 2 podiums.

British Touring Car Championship[edit]

On 30 September 2020, it was announced that Constable would make his British Touring Car Championship debut at Croft, driving for Power Maxed Car Care Racing.[4] After finishing in 21st out of 26 competitors in qualifying,[5] Jac would withdraw prior to the races due to appendicitis.

He currently serves as a development driver for Power Maxed Racing.

TCR UK[edit]

Jac made his TCR UK debut in 2021, driving for Power Maxed Racing. He finished 6th in the standings, with 2 wins and 4 podiums. He continued in the championship in 2022.

Karting Record[edit]

Karting career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Position
2011 Trent Valley Kart Club - Minimax 18th
Shenington Kart Club - Rotax Minimax 3rd
2012 Trent Valley Kart Club - Minimax 12th
Trent Valley Kart Club - Junior Rotax 28th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Minimax Protenza Motorsport 3rd
Formula Kart Stars - Minimax 7th
2013 Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior 17th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Junior 14th
2014 Rotax Max Wintercup - Rotax Max Senior 7th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max 5th
2015 British Open Championship - Rotax Max Senior 9th
Super 1 National Rotax Max Championship 11th

Racing record[edit]

Racing career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Xentek Motorsport 19 0 0 0 2 42 10th
2017 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - AM Xentek Motorsport 23 13 6 14 18 649 1st
2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Pro Fix Auto Racing 23 0 0 2 2 378 6th
24H TCE Series - Championship of the Continents - SP3 CWS Engineering 1 1 0 0 1 N/A N/A
2019 Radical Challenge Championship - Solo Challenge Hart GT 21 4 1 1 12 1020 3rd
VLN Series - Cup3 Class KKrämer Racing 2 0 0 0 0 7.15 31st
VLN Series - V4 Class 1 0 0 0 0 6.58 94th
2020 Radical Challenge Championship - Solo Challenge Hart GT 6 1 0 0 2 156 15th
British Touring Car Championship Power Maxed Car Care Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 34th
2021 Touring Car Trophy Power Maxed Racing 13 2 0 3 4 186 6th
2022 TCR UK Touring Car Championship Power Maxed Racing 15 2 0 1 4 296 5th
2023 TCR UK Touring Car Championship Rob Boston Racing 15 2 1 1 5 337 4th

* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta GT4 Supercup results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 DC Points
2017 Xentek Motorsport BHI
1

13
BHI
2

Ret
BHI
3

8
DON
1

13
DON
2

9
DON
3

10
OUL
1

11
OUL
2

8
CRO
1

11
CRO
2

6
CRO
3

8
SNE
1

11
SNE
2

11
SNE
3

10
ROC
1

10
ROC
2

12
ROC
3

10
SIL
1

11
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

10
BHGP
1

13
BHGP
2

11
BHGP
3

Ret
1st - AM 649
2018 Hart GT BHI
1

8
BHI
2

4
BHI
3

5
DON
1

7
DON
2

8
DON
3

6
OUL
1

6
OUL
2

14
CRO
1

Ret
CRO
2

5
CRO
3

2
SNE
1

4
SNE
2

2
SNE
3

7
ROC
1

8
ROC
2

10
ROC
3

9
SIL
1

15
SIL
2

16
SIL
3

5
BHGP
1

5
BHGP
2

8
BHGP
3

Ret
6th - Pro 378

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jac Constable joins Power Maxed Racing in development role". Touring Car Times. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ "I thought that I should give a quick update on my progress after I missed the Sunday racing at the BTCC meeting at Croft". Jac Constable - Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Jac Constable Looking Forward To GT4 SuperCup". Ginetta. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ "JAC CONSTABLE TO MAKE BTCC DEBUT WITH PMR AT CROFT". BTCC. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ^ "QUALIFYING - ROUND 19 - CLASSIFICATION - AMENDED" (PDF). TSL Timing. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

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