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Adam Jones (racing driver)
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Adam Jones is an English
auto racing
driver.
, winning his class at the Nürburgring
. In 2005 he raced historic cars as well as the Britcar 24 hour race at Silverstone
, in which he finished 3rd alongside Tim Harvey
.
He moved to the British Touring Car Championship
for 2006
driving a Lexus IS200 for Xero Competition
. His only point came in round 6 of the season at Donington Park
.
Adam contested 7 meetings of the 2007 British Touring Car Championship season
in a SEAT Toledo Cupra prepared by GR Asia
, in the car also used by Tom Coronel
in the World Touring Car Championship
. He was competitive in the first round but missed the next three meetings, before being among the frontrunners in round 5. In round 6 at Donington Park
he qualified 7th, before charging through the field in the first race to finish 2nd for his first BTCC podium http://www.btccaction.co.uk/results/2007/rd16.php, and the first ever for a non-works SEAT
. At Brands Hatch
the team also ran Gavin Smith
in a newer SEAT León
, but Jones had the better of him, finishing 7th race one before running 2nd in race two. Contact with Colin Turkington
dropped him to 6th, but the reverse grid gave him pole for race 3. He made a poor start before a long-running battle with Tom Onslow-Cole
, which ended in a big collision eliminating Jones.
The team ran a SEAT León
full-time in 2008 and Jones took a third and a fourth in round 2 at Rockingham
, and another podium in round 5 at Croft
. In the Independents Trophy he has been among the first 3 finishers in 11 of those 15 races, giving him the class lead - aided by many races having intermediate wet-dry conditions which did not suit the BMW
s of his leading rivals Turkington and Mat Jackson
. His season ended with a lucky escape at Brands Hatch
, as his car speared off the track at Clearways, narrowly missing armco posts which had been bent by a huge crash involving John George
earlier in the race. There is every chance that the car could have been launched onto the marshal's post or even into the crowd had he struck these. He ultimately finished 3rd in the class and 9th overall.
For 2009, Jones moved to the all-new Clyde Valley Racing
team, alongside the returning Dan Eaves
and continued to drive a León. The team failed to complete the season.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
auto racing
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
driver.
Early career
He competed successfully in Formula 3 and Formula Renault in France, before switching to GT racing. Three years of irregular drives in both the FIA and British GT championships where followed by a stint in the Le Mans Endurance series alongside Sascha MaassenSascha Maassen
Sascha Maassen, born September 28, 1969, in Aachen, Germany) is a veteran sports car driver. He is currently a Porsche factory driver, and drives the #6 Porsche RS Spyder for Penske Racing in the American Le Mans Series.-Early career:...
, winning his class at the Nürburgring
Nürburgring
The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about...
. In 2005 he raced historic cars as well as the Britcar 24 hour race at Silverstone
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
, in which he finished 3rd alongside Tim Harvey
Tim Harvey
Tim Harvey is a racing driver from England. He was the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Champion. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992, and was a frontrunner for most of the late 80s and early 90s...
.
Touring Cars
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
for 2006
2006 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 49th British Touring Car Championship season. As in 2005, there were ten racing weekends at nine different circuits; each round comprising three races, making a thirty round competition in total.-Changes for 2006:-Teams and...
driving a Lexus IS200 for Xero Competition
Xero Competition
Xero Competition is an auto racing team based in Great Britain. They operate from premises in Warrington, in the North-West of England. They competed in the 2006 MSA Dunlop British Touring Car Championship.-Previous seasons:...
. His only point came in round 6 of the season at Donington Park
Donington Park
Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...
.
Adam contested 7 meetings of the 2007 British Touring Car Championship season
2007 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 50th British Touring Car Championship season. It was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi with 10 race wins and 17 podiums...
in a SEAT Toledo Cupra prepared by GR Asia
GR Asia
GR Asia is an auto racing team based in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. They have raced in the World Touring Car Championship, the European Touring Car Championship and the British Touring Car Championship....
, in the car also used by Tom Coronel
Tom Coronel
Tom Romeo Coronel is a Dutch auto racing driver. Tom's twin brother Tim is also a racer, just like their father Tom Coronel Sr...
in the World Touring Car Championship
World Touring Car Championship
For the video game, known as World Touring Car Championship in Japan, see TOCA World Touring CarsThe FIA World Touring Car Championship is an international Touring Car championship sanctioned by the FIA.-History:...
. He was competitive in the first round but missed the next three meetings, before being among the frontrunners in round 5. In round 6 at Donington Park
Donington Park
Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...
he qualified 7th, before charging through the field in the first race to finish 2nd for his first BTCC podium http://www.btccaction.co.uk/results/2007/rd16.php, and the first ever for a non-works SEAT
SEAT
SEAT, S.A. is a Spanish automobile manufacturer founded on May 9, 1950 by the Instituto Nacional de Industria , a state-owned industrial holding company....
. At Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
the team also ran Gavin Smith
Gavin Smith (racing driver)
Gavin Smith is a racing driver from Dublin, born on September 15, 1977. He won Ireland's Fiat Punto championship in 1998, winning 12 times, before trying single-seaters for the next year. In 2000 he was in British Formula Renault, before moving up to the Scholarship class of Formula 3.However, it...
in a newer SEAT León
SEAT León
The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...
, but Jones had the better of him, finishing 7th race one before running 2nd in race two. Contact with Colin Turkington
Colin Turkington
Colin Henry Turkington is a Northern Irish auto racing driver. His most notable success to date was becoming 2009 British Touring Car Champion driving for Team RAC. Most recently he has competed in the 2010 World Touring Car Championship driving a BMW 320si for West Surrey Racing...
dropped him to 6th, but the reverse grid gave him pole for race 3. He made a poor start before a long-running battle with Tom Onslow-Cole
Tom Onslow-Cole
-Career:Onslow-Cole began his career in karting at the age of eight. He was the 2006 Renault Clio Cup champion, winning the title by 113 points from his nearest rival. This allowed him to graduate to the BTCC for the 2007 season...
, which ended in a big collision eliminating Jones.
The team ran a SEAT León
SEAT León
The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...
full-time in 2008 and Jones took a third and a fourth in round 2 at Rockingham
Rockingham Motor Speedway
Rockingham is the UK's most modern motorsport venue and Europe's fastest racing circuit, hosting corporate driving days, driver training, conferencing & exhibitions, vehicle manufacturing events, track days, testing, driving experiences and motorsport...
, and another podium in round 5 at Croft
Croft Circuit
Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit...
. In the Independents Trophy he has been among the first 3 finishers in 11 of those 15 races, giving him the class lead - aided by many races having intermediate wet-dry conditions which did not suit the BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
s of his leading rivals Turkington and Mat Jackson
Mat Jackson
Mat Jackson is an English racing driver.Jackson and his family-ran team contested the British Touring Car Championship in 2007 and 2008, in each case using the BMW Andy Priaulx used to win the previous year's World Touring Car Championship. Jackson run under the Jackson MSport banner in 2007, and...
. His season ended with a lucky escape at Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
, as his car speared off the track at Clearways, narrowly missing armco posts which had been bent by a huge crash involving John George
John George (racing driver)
John George is a Cornish mobile phone entrepreneur and race car driver currently driving in the British Touring Car Championship.-Personal:...
earlier in the race. There is every chance that the car could have been launched onto the marshal's post or even into the crowd had he struck these. He ultimately finished 3rd in the class and 9th overall.
For 2009, Jones moved to the all-new Clyde Valley Racing
Clyde Valley Racing
Clyde Valley Racing are a British motorsport team. For 2009 they entered the British Touring Car Championship for the first time, with two SEAT Leons under the Cartridge World Carbon Zero Racing banner, having secured Cartridge World as their main sponsor...
team, alongside the returning Dan Eaves
Dan Eaves
Dan Eaves is a British auto racing driver.- Career :He started racing karts in 1990 before switching to cars in 1994. He raced in the National Saloon Cup in 1999 and 2000, finishing 4th in the series both times with a Bowman Motorsport Peugeot 306...
and continued to drive a León. The team failed to complete the season.