Career Stats

2008

Ginetta G20 Junior Winterseries – Tollbar Racing – 4 Races
Learned to drive a road car in October 2008
First ever test session: Mallory Park, October 2008
First race: Snetterton, November 2008 (Qualified 7th & 8th; Best Result 7th)
Rockingham (Qualified 10th; Finished 3rd)

2009

Ginetta G20 Junior – BTCC Support Series – Tollbar Racing – 12 Races
Started on the front row of the grid 11 times out of 12 races.
5 pole positions: Thruxton, Donington (2 races), Brands Hatch GP (2 races)
5 fastest laps: Brands Hatch Indy (2 races), Thruxton, Donington Park, Brands Hatch GP
3rd Place at Thruxton; 2nd Place at Donington
3 race wins: Croft, Brands Hatch GP (2 races)
Led EVERY race he competed in during 2009
Fastest in testing 3 times from 6 events
Tested a Formula Young Guns Single-Seater, Brands Hatch, December

2010

Ginetta G40 Junior – BTCC Support Series – Tollbar Racing – 20 Races
Started on the front row of the grid 12 times from 20 races
8 Pole Positions: Thruxton (2 races), Rockingham (2 Races), Brands Hatch GP (2 Races), Croft (2 Races)
9 Fastest Laps: Thruxton, Rockingham, Brands GP (2 Races), Oulton Park, Croft (2 races), Donington Park, Brands Hatch Indy
2nd Place Knockhill (2 races)
3rd Place Silverstone
10 race wins: Thruxton, Rockingham, Brands Hatch GP, Oulton Park, Croft (2 races), Snetterton, Donington Park (2 races), Brands Hatch Indy.
Fastest in TOCA testing 6 times from 10 events.
Series runner-up – Awarded BRDC Rising Star (July 2010)
Ranked No.1 by Autosport Magazine in their season review.
Tested a Formula Renault for Manor Competition, Brands Hatch, December.

2011

Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup – G50 Category - Total 27 Races
(Optimum Motorsport and Tollbar Racing)
Qualified in the top two in the G50 Class in 5 of 10 meetings
Qualified on pole position at Brands Hatch GP by 0.7 seconds - the biggest advantage any driver had all season.
Started on pole at Snetterton (race two) Silverstone (race two)
4 fastest laps: Oulton Park, Snetterton (two races) Silverstone
17 podium finishes:
3rd place at Brands Indy, Donington, Rockingham (2 races),
Brands Hatch GP (2 races)
2nd Place at Donington, Thruxton, Oulton Park (2 races) Croft, Knockhill (2 races)
The only driver in the Ginetta G50 category to finish on the podium at all ten race meetings
4 race wins: Donington Park, Snetterton, Silverstone (2 races)
Finished 4th in the Ginetta G50 Category
Youngest Driver in the championship

2012

FIA GT3 Testing
Tested for HEICO Motorsport - Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 - Portimao

Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup
(Oulton Park, Rounds 10 & 11. Tollbar Racing Ginetta G55)
Round Ten - Qualified 11th Finished 6th
Round Eleven - Started 6th - Finished 5th

(Croft, Rounds 12 - 14. Tollbar Racing Ginetta G55)
Round Twelve - Qualified 4th Finished 4th
Round Thirteen - Started 4th - Finished 6th (penalty demoted to 11th)
Round Fourteen - Started 11th - Finished 5th

(Snetterton, Rounds 15 - 17. Tollbar Racing Ginetta G55)
Round Fifteen - Qualified 2nd Finished 1st
Round Sixteen - Started 1st - Finished 2nd
Round Seventeen - Started 4th - DNF

(Knockhill, Rounds 18 - 20. Tollbar Racing Ginetta G55)
Round Eighteen - Qualified 7th Finished 5th
Round Nineteen - Started 5th - Finished 5th
Round Twenty - Started 5th - Finished 3rd

(Rockingham, Rounds 21 & 22. Tollbar Racing Ginetta G55)
Round Twenty One - Qualified 4th - Finished 6th (4th in class)
Round Twenty Two - Started 6th - Finished 4th

(Silverstone, Rounds 23 & 24. Tollbar Racing Ginetta G55)
Round Twenty Three - Qualified 2nd - Finished 3rd
Round Twenty Four - Started 3rd - Finished 3rd

{Brands Hatch GP, Rounds 25 -27, Tollbar Racing Ginetta G55)
Round Twenty Five - Qualified 4th - Finished 3rd
Round Twenty Six - Started 3rd - Finished 5th
Round Twenty Seven - Started 7th - Finished 7th (Damaged splitter)

BTCC Testing
Tested Ford Focus ST S2000 at Brands Hatch for Redstone Racing.

Karting Stats

2002 (aged 8) - Comer Cadet Karts (Scholartech):
4 races, 1 novice win at Lydd

2007 (aged 13) - Mini Max Winter Series (DG Racing - Octane chassis):
5 races, 4 novice wins

2008 (aged 14) – Mini Max Karts Bayford Meadows Summer Series (DG Racing - Octane chassis):
6 Races, 4th in the Championship

Jake's Firsts

First drove a road car: Renault Clio 1.2, Paddock Wood in Kent, October 2008

First drove a Ginetta Junior: Elvington Airfield, Yorkshire, instructed by Charlie Kemp (now team boss of HHC Motorsport), October 2008

First tested for Tollbar Racing: Mallory Park, October 2008

First race: Ginetta Junior Winter Series, Snetterton, November 2008

First race led: Ginetta Junior Winter Series, round 3, Rockingham, November 2008

First podium finish; Ginetta Junior Winter Series, Round 3, Rockingham, November 2008 – his third ever car race.

First fastest TOCA test time: round 1, Ginetta Junior Series, Brands Hatch Indy, April 2009.

First fastest race lap: round 1, Ginetta Junior Series, Brands Hatch Indy, April 2009.

First pole position: round 3, Ginetta Junior Series, Thruxton, May 2009

First race win: round 10, Ginetta Junior Series, Croft, June 2009.

First double pole position / double race win: rounds 19 & 20, Ginetta Junior Series, Brands Hatch GP Circuit, October 2009.

First time in a Ginetta G40: Ginetta Media Day, Silverstone, March 2010.

First perfect race weekend (fastest in TOCA Testing, pole position, fastest lap, victory in both races): Croft, June 2010.

First test in Ginetta G50: Silverstone, March 2011

First race in Ginetta G50 & first podium: Brands Hatch, April 2011

First win in Ginetta G50: Donington Park, April 2011

First pole in Ginetta G50: Snetterton, August 2011

First test in GT3 car: Heico Motorsport, Mercedes AMG SLS GT3, Portimao, February 2012

First test & race in Ginetta G55: Oulton Park, June 2012

First win in Ginetta G55: Snetterton, August 2012

First test in a BTCC car: Motorbase Performance, Ford Focus S2000, Brands Hatch, November 2012