Ed Jones (racing driver)

Ed Jones
Jones at the 2018 ABC Supply 500
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
BornEdward Jones
(1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 29)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Racing licence FIA Gold
Previous series
2016
2014
2013
201213
2012
201113
2011
2011
Indy Lights
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
2016
European F3 Open Championship
Indy Lights
IndyCar Series career
63 races run over 4 years
Team(s)No. 18 (Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan)
2019 position20th
Best finish13th (2018)
First race2017 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Last race2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 3 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Car no., team24/26 (Sam Hunt Racing)
First race2024 Focused Health 250 (Circuit of the Americas)
Last race2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2023 position81st
Best finish81st (2023)
First race2023 XPEL 225 (Austin)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Edward Jones (born 12 February 1995) is an Emirati-born British racing driver[1] who competes part-time in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 20 Oreca 07 for High Class Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. 24/26 Toyota Supra for Sam Hunt Racing. Primarily an open wheel racing driver, Jones previously competed in the Formula Renault Eurocup, Formula Three, Indy Lights, IndyCar Series and FIA World Endurance Championship.

Jones won the 2016 Indy Lights championship driving for Carlin Motorsport in just his second season in the series. He joined the IndyCar Series full-time in 2017 driving for Dale Coyne Racing and finished third in the 2017 Indianapolis 500. In 2018, he drove full-time for Chip Ganassi Racing and in 2019, he drove the majority of the IndyCar season in an entry fielded by Ed Carpenter Racing in a collaboration with sports car racing team Scuderia Corsa. In 2020, Jones was scheduled to leave IndyCar and compete in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters but did not end up running any races due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions. In 2021, he returned to IndyCar and DCR, driving the team's joint entry with Vasser-Sullivan Racing. In 2022, he competed full-time in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Jota Sport.

At different points in his career, Jones has competed under both British and Emirati licences.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Dubai-born Ed Jones wins Indy Lights Series to earn place at 2017 Indy 500 | The National". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ "2014 FIA FORMULA 3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Ed Jones - IndyCar". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.