Christian Jones (racing driver)
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Stan Jones (Grandfather)
| Christian Jones | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Jones in 2005 | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 27 September 1979 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Relatives | Alan Jones (adoptive father) Stan Jones (Grandfather) |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | |
| Years active | 2007-08 |
| Teams | Christian Jones Motorsport |
| Starts | 25 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2007 Asian Porsche Carrera Cup |
| Previous series | |
| 1995 1996-98 1998 2000 2002-03 2004-05 2005-06 2008 | Australian Suzuki Swift Series Australian Formula Ford Ch. Formula Palmer Audi Australian Nations Cup Ch. Australian Formula Three Ch. Asian Formula Three Champ. A1 Grand Prix Australian Carrera Cup Ch. |
| Championship titles | |
| 2004 | Asian Formula Three Champ. |
Christian Alan Jones (born 27 September 1979) is an Australian racing driver; he is the adopted son of 1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones.
Winning several Karting championships in his early teens,[1][2] Jones moved to Australian Formula Ford in 1996-1998, with his best season finish of second in 1998. Later that year, he moved to Formula Palmer Audi winter series, placing 4th in the championship. A brief return to racing in 2000 with a Ferrari in Australia's GT Championship (PROCAR), lead to a full return at the end of the 2002 Australian Formula Three Championship, which saw him place fourth in the 2003 title. In 2004, he won the Asian Formula Three Championship and subsequently entered the 2004 Macau Grand Prix, finishing 17th. In 2005, he represented Australia in the A1 Grand Prix series. 2007 saw Jones return to Asia and the Porsche Carrera Cup Asian Championship where he finished third. The same year saw Jones make his Porsche Supercup debut at the Turkish Grand Prix support race in Istanbul. For 2007/08, he was linked to the new Speedcar Series, based in the Middle East, following the A1 Grand Prix calendar. Also linked were Jean Alesi and Ukyo Katayama, but continued in the Carrera Cup Asia Championship placing fourth and also the Surfers Paradise round of the Australian Carrera Cup Championship placing sixth for the round[3]
Jones made a return to racing in the 2009 Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race for Team Hong Kong Racing driving an Aston Martin Vantage GT2 and in 2011 driving for the Asia Pacific Arrows Racing Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 placing fourth.[4]