Ed Jones | |||||||
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Nationality | British | ||||||
Born | Edward Jones 12 February 1995 Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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IndyCar Series career | |||||||
17 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Team(s) | No. 10 (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||||
2017 position | 14th | ||||||
Best finish | 14th (2017) | ||||||
First race | 2017 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma (Sonoma) | ||||||
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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 |
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Championship titles | |||||||
2013 2016 |
European F3 Open Championship Indy Lights |
Edward Jones (born 12 February 1995) is an Emirati-born British racing driver. At different points in his career Jones has competed under both British and Emirati licences, currently under the latter in the Verizon IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. He is the 2016 Indy Lights champion, winning for Carlin Motorsport in his second season in the series. He joined the IndyCar Series in 2017 racing for Dale Coyne Racing, placing 3rd at that years Indianapolis 500.
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. 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.