Jack Sears (16 February 1930 – 6 August 2016) was a British race and rally driver, and was one of the principal organisers of the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon.

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Jack Sears
Sears' 1958 Championship-winning Austin Westminster
Nationality	British
Born	(1930-02-16)16 February 1930 Northampton, England
Died	6 August 2016(2016-08-06) (aged 86)
Retired	1965
Related to	David Sears
British Saloon Car Championship
Years active	8
Wins	12
Best finish	1st in 1958 and 1963
Championship titles
1958, 1963 1958, 1965 1962 1963	British Saloon Car Championship BSCC - Class C BSCC - Class D BSCC - Class B

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Sears was popularly known as "Gentleman Jack". His son David is also involved in motorsport.

He won the inaugural British Saloon Car Championship in 1958, driving an Austin Westminster. After finishing on joint maximum points with Tommy Sopwith, it was initially suggested the champion would be decided by the toss of a coin. The idea was very unpopular with both drivers and at the final meeting at Brands Hatch, with a draw being a likely possibility, two identical looking Marcus Chambers-owned Riley One-Point-Five works rally cars were brought along for a five lap shoot-out. To make the race fair, they raced five laps, switched cars, then raced five laps again with the driver who had the quickest combined time being crowned champion. In pouring rain, Sears became the first ever champion by 1.6 seconds.^[1]

He regained the title in 1963, driving a variety of cars including a Ford Cortina GT, a seven-litre Ford Galaxie and a Lotus Cortina, which was used for the final two races.^[2] Sears also co-drove a Ferrari 330 LMB with Mike Salmon to a fifth place in the 1963 Le Mans 24 Hours, the best result in the abbreviated racing history of the LMB.^[3]

Sears died on 6 August 2016 from lung cancer.^[4] He had previously survived a heart attack.