About Me
I'm Jack Iliffe, a 15-year-old racing driver from Austin, Texas. My goal is to become America's next FIA Formula One World Champion. I've worked hard over the past decade, winning some of the most competitive karting series in the United States and Europe. Now I'm stepping up to F4.
Racing History
I started karting when I was 5. It was Dad time. We would go away for the weekend and camp at the track in our RV. I started off in Kid Kart, a beginner class. I wanted to beat my older brother and often did. In 2018 we met Charlie Swayne at the Iron Rock Motorsport team.
Charlie is a passionate racer and took my brother and I under his tent. In 2018 we raced across Texas, my Dad was my mechanic, and I learned to drive a cadet kart. Charlie persuaded my Dad to do some national races…
2019
My first year racing nationally in the United States. I’d never raced at this level and each track we visited was my first time there. In my first SKUSA Pro Tour weekend in Los Angeles I came away with a 2nd place. I won the next two rounds in Utah. After the final two rounds in Indiana, I was crowned the SKUSA Pro Tour national champion in Micro Swift. I also came 4th in the United States Pro Kart Series.
2020
My final year in Micro Swift, and my goal was to retain my SKUSA National title and win the United States Pro Kart Series. The season was heavily disrupted by COVID, but I had a dominant year winning the two most significant series in the United States. I also raced in my home state of Texas, where I was crowned Texas Sprint Racing Series Champion.
2021
In 2021 I moved up a class to Mini-Swift. I competed in the SKUSA Pro Tour and I finished on the podium in every round. I finished 2nd in my first year in the category. Over the summer I competed in 5 races in Italy, with the Parolin team. To close out the year, I won ROK Vegas at my first time of trying!
2022
I split my time between racing in the US and Italy. In the US, I competed on the SKUSA Pro Tour in Mini Swift with the Iron Rock Motorsports team. A strong start in New Orleans and a double win in Utah set me up for my 3rd SKUSA Pro Tour National title. I finished 7th out of 115 participants in the ACI Italian Karting Championship. I also competed in the WSK Champions Cup, Super Masters Series and WSK Open Cup in Mini.
2023
I graduated to OKJunior and raced across Europe in the FIA European Karting Championship, the FIA World Championship, RGMMC Champions of the Future, and WSK. I had a decent rookie year, with numerous heat wins and a Pole position in WSK.
2024
2024 was my senior year in the OK-Junior, and I had lots of success throughout the year. My highlight was winning the second round of the WSK Euro Series in Sarno, Italy, and winning the WSK Euro Series Championship, following in the footsteps of Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Álex Palou, and Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
"My goal is to become a Formula One driver. Thousands of kids kart throughout the world yet there are only 20 seats on the grid. I know I have to work hard and win. I’m inspired by the challenge, and every day I work hard to make my dream come true."
Winning doesn’t start at the track, it starts in the preparation. When I’m back home I enjoy swimming, running, circuit training, playing soccer and skiing in the winter. I race karts to keep fit, if I can, to stay sharp. I really enjoy the data side of racing. I love to go through and find those extra few tenths and work with my coach and mechanic to extract the most out of my car and time on track. I have a busy schedule, but school is really important to me. I attend the University of Texas online High School. I try to get ahead so that when I’m in competition, I don’t have the added pressure of school.
This year I’m training for F4, so I'm flying and back and forth to France. Next year will be my first full season in the F4, and I’ll be racing at iconic tracks across France.