Ed Jones | |
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Nationality | British |
Born |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
12 February 1995
IndyCar Series career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | Dale Coyne Racing |
Car no. | 19 |
Starts | 3 |
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 |
Edward "Ed" Jones (born 12 February 1995) is a British racing driver. At different points in his career Jones has competed under both British and Emirati licences. He won the 2016 Indy Lights championship, driving for Carlin Motorsport, in his second season in the series. Dale Coyne Racing announced that Jones would be driving for their team in the 2017 IndyCar Series.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Jones continued his collaboration with Fortec into 2012, competing in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. His only points in the Eurocup was a ninth place at Le Castellet, that brought him 27th place in the series standings.