Ed Jones (racing driver)

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 Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports. 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.

Ed Jones
Jones at the 2018 ABC Supply 500
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
BornEdward Jones
(1995-02-12) 12 February 1995
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Racing licence FIA Gold
Previous series
2016
2014
2013
2012–13
2012
2011–13
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 Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Truck no., teamNo. 20 (Young's Motorsports)
First race2023 XPEL 225 (Austin)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

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]

Racing career

Karting

Born in Dubai, Jones began his racing career in karting in local championships at the age of nine. In 2005 he clinched the United Arab Emirates karting championship title.[4] 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.[5]

InterSteps and Formula Renault

In 2011 Jones made his debut in single-seaters taking part in the new-for-2011 InterSteps championship for Fortec Motorsport, finishing the championship in fourth place with one win.[6] 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.[7]

Jones continued his collaboration with Fortec into 2012, competing in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.[8] His only points finish 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 Spielburg, Austria. He finished 11th in the championship with 45 points.[9]

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.[10] Despite missing the opening round, he exceeded Sandy Stuvik in the championship battle with six wins and another four podiums.[11]

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.[12]

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, Florida.[13] 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.[14] With two wins at Barber and Indianapolis, Jones would claim the Lights championship over Santiago Urrutia in a controversial ending. During the last lap of the last race of the 2016 series in Laguna Seca, Jones was holding the fifth position but was helped by his teammate Félix Serrallés who was holding fourth position in the race. Serralles moved aside and gave his position to Jones, making him the champion by a slim points difference.[15] Consequently he won the Earl Howe trophy for the best performance by a British driver in North America in 2016.[16]

Dale Coyne Racing (2017)

Having won the 2016 Indy Lights title, Jones stepped up to IndyCar for 2017. On 14 November 2016, he was announced as the driver of the No. 19 for Dale Coyne Racing alongside Sébastien Bourdais.[17] He achieved his first podium finish in the series at the 2017 Indy 500.[18] Jones was the 2017 Rookie of the Year.[19]

Chip Ganassi Racing (2018)

On 25 October 2017, he was announced as the driver of the No. 10 for Chip Ganassi Racing alongside Scott Dixon for 2018.[20] In September 2018 it was announced that he would be replaced for 2019 by Felix Rosenqvist.[21]

Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa (2019)

On 17 October 2018, it was confirmed that Jones would run all non-oval events as well as the 2019 Indianapolis 500 for a joint venture between Ed Carpenter Racing and Scuderia Corsa, driving the No. 20 in the road/street events and the No. 63 in the Indy 500.[22] In his first race with the team, Jones broke a bone in his hand after a shunt that knocked him out of the race.[23]

Jones with Scuderia Corsa placed in the Fast 9 in Indianapolis 500 qualifying and eventually placed fifth overall in the field. He also topped a practice session.[24]

DTM

In December 2019, it was announced that Jones would be driving for Audi in the 2020 DTM series.[25]

However, he was replaced by Harrison Newey in the beginning of the season as he was stuck in Dubai due to travel restrictions because of COVID-19.[26]

Dale Coyne Racing (2021)

In January 2021, Dale Coyne Racing announced they have re-signed Ed Jones to compete in the 2021 IndyCar season.[27]

NASCAR

On March 11, 2023, it was announced that Jones would make his debut in NASCAR, driving in the Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas in the No. 20 truck for Young's Motorsports.[28]

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 Championship - 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 3 3 7 324 3rd
2016 Indy Lights Carlin 18 2 8 0 8 363 1st
2017 IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing 17 0 0 0 1 354 14th
2018 IndyCar Series Chip Ganassi Racing 17 0 0 0 2 343 13th
2019 IndyCar Series Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa 13 0 0 0 0 217 20th
2021 IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan 16 0 0 0 0 233 19th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Scuderia Corsa 1 0 0 0 0 194 68th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jota 6 0 0 1 2 70 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing with APR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 High Class Racing 7 0 0 0 0 1605 6th
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Young's Motorsports 1 0 0 N/A N/A 1 55th*

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

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 Pos Points
2011 Fortec Motorsport ALC
1		 ALC
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 SIL
1
20		 SIL
2
25		 LEC
1
17		 LEC
2
16		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
Ret		 NC† 0
2012 Fortec Motorsports ALC
1
18		 ALC
2
25		 SPA
1
16		 SPA
2
31		 NÜR
1
21		 NÜR
2
16		 MSC
1
18		 MSC
2
Ret		 HUN
1
24		 HUN
2
31		 LEC
1
28		 LEC
2
9		 CAT
1
23		 CAT
2
11		 27th 2
2013 Fortec Motorsports ALC
1
Ret		 ALC
2
14		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 MSC
1
20		 MSC
2
10		 RBR
1
3		 RBR
2
3		 HUN
1
27		 HUN
2
7		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
6		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
17		 11th 45

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 European 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.

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 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
1		 IMS
4		 INDY
2		 RDA
4		 RDA
13		 IOW
3		 TOR
6		 TOR
5		 MDO
6		 MDO
11		 WGL
2		 LAG
2		 LAG
4		 1st 363

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
2017 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara DW12 19 Honda STP
10		 LBH
6		 ALA
16		 PHX
11		 IMS
19		 INDY
3		 DET
9		 DET
22		 TXS
17		 ROA
7		 IOW
18		 TOR
20		 MDO
21		 POC
17		 GTW
13		 WGL
13		 SNM
19		 14th 354 [29]
2018 Chip Ganassi Racing 10 STP
8		 PHX
20		 LBH
3		 ALA
20		 IMS
22		 INDY
31		 DET
6		 DET
3		 TXS
9		 ROA
9		 IOW
13		 TOR
12		 MDO
15		 POC
12		 GTW
8		 POR
24		 SNM
10		 13th 343 [30]
2019 Ed Carpenter Racing
Scuderia Corsa		 20 Chevrolet STP
21		 COA
14		 ALA
19		 LBH
16		 IMS
6		 DET
20		 DET
14		 TXS
 RDA
22		 TOR
12		 IOW
 MDO
13		 POC
 GTW
 POR
14		 LAG
23		 20th 217 [31]
63 INDY
13
2021 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan 18 Honda ALA
15		 STP
20		 TXS
12		 TXS
22		 IMS
14		 INDY
28		 DET
9		 DET
17		 ROA
23		 MDO
26		 NSH
6		 IMS
14		 GTW
24		 POR
11		 LAG
10		 LBH
12		 19th 233 [32]

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2017 Dallara Honda 11 3 Dale Coyne Racing
2018 Dallara Honda 29 31 Chip Ganassi Racing
2019 Dallara Chevrolet 4 13 Scuderia Corsa with Ed Carpenter Racing
2021 Dallara Honda 11 28 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2021 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
14		 SEB MDO DET WGL WGL LIM
 ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 68th 194
2022 G–Drive Racing By APR LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
5†		 SEB LGA MDO WGL ELK PET NC† 0†
2023 High Class Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8†		 SEB
6		 LGA
6		 WGL
8		 ELK
5		 IMS
7		 PET
6		 6th 1605

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2022 Jota Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
5		 SPA
Ret		 LMS
3		 MNZ
10		 FUJ
3		 BHR
7		 8th 70

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2022 United Kingdom Jota Sport South Africa Jonathan Aberdein
Denmark Oliver Rasmussen		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 368 7th 3rd

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCTC Pts Ref
2023 Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA
36		 TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO -* -* [33]

* Season still in progress

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