Ed Jones (racing driver)

Ed Jones
Nationality	British[1]
Born	12 February 1995 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Indy Lights career
Debut season	2015
Current team	Carlin
Car no.	11
Starts	21
Wins	4
Poles	4
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	3rd in 2015
Previous series
2014 2013 2012–13 2012 2011–13 2011 2011	FIA European F3 Championship British F3 European F3 Open Championship Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault UK InterSteps Championship
Championship titles
2013	European F3 Open Championship

Edward "Ed" Jones (born 12 February 1995) is a British racing driver who lives in Dubai.

Career

Karting

Born in Dubai, Jones began his racing career in karting at the age of nine in local championships. In 2005 he clinched the United Arab Emirates karting championship title.^[2] He collected six titles in various classes before he started a karting campaign in Europe in 2008. He raced in the Rotax Max and KF3 categories until 2010.^[3]

InterSteps & Formula Renault

In 2011 Jones made his début in single-seaters taking part in the new-for-2011 InterSteps championship for Fortec Motorsport, finishing the championship in fourth place with one win.^[4] As well as this, Jones raced for Fortec in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the British Formula Renault Championship, as well as the off-season Formula Renault UK Finals Series, finishing 15th in the standings with four point-scoring finishes.^[5]

Jones continued his collaboration with Fortec into 2012, competing in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.^[6] His only points in the Eurocup was a ninth place at Le Castellet, that brought him 27th place in the series standings.

Jones remained at Fortec in 2013, competing again in some of the Formula Renault Eurocup rounds taking two podium positions at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, Spielburg. He finished 11th in the championship with 45 points.^[7]

Formula Three

Ed Jones in F3 - Hockenheimring 2014

After contesting the final round of the 2012 European F3 Open Championship for Team West-Tec, Jones moved into the series full-time the following year, competing for the same team.^[8] Despite missing the opening round, he exceeded Sandy Stuvik in the championship battle with six wins and another four podiums.^[9]

Jones, who already competed for Fortec in the Hockenheimring round of the FIA European Formula Three Championship in 2013, raced for Carlin Motorsport in 2014.^[10]

Indy Lights

In 2015, Jones moved to the Indy Lights series, the recognised feeder championship for the IndyCar Series. He was signed to drive for Carlin, as he did in Formula 3, and took pole position and the race victory in both his and Carlin's first event in the series in St Petersburg. He also won the second and third races of the season, and finished third in the championship standings.

In October 2015, it was announced that Jones would return with Carlin to the Indy Lights series for 2016.^[11]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2011	InterSteps Championship	Fortec Motorsports	20	1	5	3	9	427	4th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		6	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Formula Renault UK		6	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Formula Renault UK Finals Series		6	0	0	0	0	42	15th
2012	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Fortec Motorsports	14	0	0	0	0	2	27th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		11	0	0	0	1	85	20th
	European F3 Open	Team West-Tec F3	2	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
2013	European F3 Open	Team West-Tec F3	14	6	4	3	10	130	1st
	British Formula 3 National Class		6	5	4	4	5	103	3rd
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Fortec Motorsports	12	0	0	0	2	45	11th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		5	0	0	0	0	43	29th
	FIA European Formula 3 Championship		3	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	19th
2014	FIA European Formula 3 Championship	Carlin	20	0	0	0	2	70	13th
2015	Indy Lights	Carlin	16	3	2	3	7	324	3rd
2016	Indy Lights	Carlin	5	1	2	0	3	108	1st*

^* Season still in progress.
^† As Jones was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	DC	Points
2013	Fortec Motorsports	Mercedes	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	SIL 1	SIL 2	SIL 3	HOC 1 20	HOC 2 23	HOC 3 20	BRH 1	BRH 2	BRH 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	NOR 1	NOR 2	NOR 3	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NÜR 3	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	VAL 1	VAL 2	VAL 3	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3				NC†	0†
2014	Carlin	Volkswagen	SIL 1 8	SIL 2 7	SIL 3 15	HOC 1 2	HOC 2 3	HOC 3 15	PAU 1 8	PAU 2 Ret	PAU 3 17	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	NOR 1	NOR 2	NOR 3	MSC 1	MSC 2	MSC 3	RBR 1 NC	RBR 2 6	RBR 3 6	NÜR 1 10	NÜR 2 8	NÜR 3 DNS	IMO 1 13	IMO 2 13	IMO 3 Ret	HOC 1 13	HOC 2 14	HOC 3 9	13th	70

^† As Jones was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

American open-wheel racing results

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points
2015	Carlin	STP 1	STP 1	LBH 1	ALA 4	ALA 11	IMS 3	IMS 4	INDY 10	TOR 5	TOR 3	MIL 8	IOW 2	MDO 9	MDO 9	LAG 3	LAG 4		3rd	324
2016	Carlin	STP 10	STP 7	PHX 2	ALA 1	ALA 2	IMS	IMS	INDY	RDA	RDA	IOW	TOR	TOR	MDO	MDO	LAG	LAG	1st*	108*

^* Season still in progress.

References

1. "2014 FIA FORMULA 3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON — Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
2. "United Arab Emirates Championship — Cadet 2004". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
3. "ABOUT". ej-racing.com. Edward Jones. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
4. "InterSteps Championship 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
5. "ENTRY LIST". British Formula Renault Championship (Facebook). 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
6. "Fortec signs Jones for 2012 Eurocup campaign". Fortec Motorsports (Fortec Motorsports Ltd.). 22 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
7. "A generation full of promise". World Series by Renault (Renault Sport). 18 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
8. Paice, Simon (20 December 2012). "Ed Jones makes Euro F3 switch". The Checkered Flag (BlackEagleMedia Network). Retrieved 17 January 2013.
9. David, Gruz (10 November 2013). "Cougnaud takes maiden win, Jones secures title". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
10. Tremayne, Sam (9 January 2014). "Carlin signs Ed Jones for 2014 European F3 campaign". Autosport (Haymarket). Retrieved 9 January 2014.
11. IndyCar.com http://www.indycar.com/News/2015/10/10-19-Jones-to-compete-in-second-Indy-Lights-season. Retrieved 19 October 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Official website
• Ed Jones career summary at DriverDB.com