- Christian Jones
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Christian Jones Nationality Australian Born 27 September 1979 Retired 2008 Related to 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 1996-98
1998
2000
2002-03
2004-05
2005-06
2008Australian Formula Ford
Formula Palmer Audi
Australian Nations Cup
Australian Formula Three
Asian Formula Three Champ.
A1 Grand Prix
Australian Carrera CupChampionship titles 2004 Asian Formula Three Champ. Christian 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, Christian moved to Australian Formula Ford in 1996-1998, with his best season finish of 2nd 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 4th in the 2003 title. In 2004 he won the Asian Formula Three Championship. 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 3rd. The same year saw Jones make his Porsche Supercup debut at the Turkish Grand Prix support race in Istanbul. For 2007/08 he has been linked to the new Speedcar Series, based in the Middle East, following the A1 Grand Prix calendar. Also linked are 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 [1]
He made a return to racing in the 2012 Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race driving for the Asia Pacific Arrows Racing Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 placing fourth.
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points 2005–06 Australia GBR
SPR
POGBR
FEA
POGER
SPR
15GER
FEA
14POR
SPR
POPOR
FEA
POAUS
SPR
POAUS
FEA
POMYS
SPR
POMYS
FEA
POUAE
SPR
POUAE
FEA
PORSA
SPR
PORSA
FEA
POIDN
SPR
POIDN
FEA
POMEX
SPR
16MEX
FEA
RetUSA
SPRUSA
FEACHN
SPRCHN
FEA13th 51 Career results
Season Series Position Car Team 1996 Australian Formula Ford Championship 11th Van Diemen RF95 - Ford Australian Motor Sport Academy 1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship 6th Spectrum 06 - Ford 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship 2nd Spectrum 06b - Ford 1998 Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series 4th Van Diemen - Audi 2000 Australian Nations Cup Championship 7th Ferrari 360 Challenge Ross Palmer Motorsport 2002 Australian Formula Three Championship 19th Dallara F301 - Mugen Honda Christian Jones Motorsport 2003 Australian Formula Three Championship 4th Dallara F301 - Mugen Honda Christian Jones Motorsport 2004 Asian Formula Three Championship 1st Dallara F301 - Mugen Honda Christian Jones Motorsport 2005/6 A1 Grand Prix 13th Lola A1GP Zytek A1 Team Australia 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 3rd Porsche 997 GT3 Cup SCC Racing Team 2008 2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 21st Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Greg Murphy Racing 2008 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 4th Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Christian Jones Motorsport References
- Driver Database stats
- Australian Formula Ford Championship 1996
- Australian Formula Ford Championship 1997
- Australian Formula Ford Championship 1998
Sporting positions Preceded by
NoneAsian Formula Three Champion
2004Succeeded by
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