Jonas Gelžinis
| Jonas Gelžinis | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Lithuanian |
| Born | 2 March 1988 |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Juta Racing |
| Car no. | 8 |
| Starts | 66 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Previous series | |
|
Volkswagen Castrol Cup Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Porsche Carrera Cup Great Scandinavia |
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| Championship titles | |
|
2011 2006, 2008-2009, 2014-2015 |
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Pro Am1 class 1000 kilometrų lenktynės |
Jonas Gelžinis (born 2 March 1988) is a Lithuanian racing driver. J.Gelžinis won Porsche Carrera Cup Great BritainPro-Am1 class champion title in 2011. From 2012 he raced in Pro class and finished runner up in 2013. He is also a record five-time winner of annual 1000 km race, held at Palanga circuit. His younger brother Ignas Gelžinis is also racing driver.
In the beginning of his career, Jonas Gelžinis became a Lithuanian kart champion in "Raket" class. From 2001 to 2003 he was a leading driver in "ICA Junior" class.
In 2005 Jonas Gelžinis went to rallying. In rally "Aplink Lietuvą" (eng. "Around Lithuania") he finished fourth in "A/R 2000" class. In 2006 rally "Kauno ruduo", he finished second in his "A/R 2000" class. In 2005 Jonas Gelžinis also participated in 1000 kilometrų lenktynės for the first time and finished third overall and took a victory in his class. He won the race in 2006. Jonas Gelžinis later repeated this achievement in 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2015.
From 2005 to 2006 Jonas Gelžinis was competing in Volkswagen Castrol Cup. In his rookie year he took one third-place finish, set fastest lap time twice and ended the season in 8th place overall. In the following year he finished as runner-up.
In 2007 Jonas Gelžinis made his debut in "Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia" together with Juta Racing. In his debut season he scored 12 points and took 13th place in final standings. In the following year Jonas Gelžinis enjoyed greater success, scored 131 points and took 7th place in final standings. 2009 season was even more successful. Jonas Gelžinis scored 269 points, including one second-place finish, and took 5th place in final standings.
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