Harri Jones
Harrison "Harri" Jones (born 2 June 1999) is an Australian racing driver and the reigning Australian Carrera Cup Champion. He is a current driver for twelve-time Porsche Supercup Teams Champion BWT Lechner Racing in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup,[1] and Scherer Sport PHX in the Porsche Carerra Cup Germany.[2]
| Harri Jones | |
|---|---|
Jones in 2023 | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 2 June 1999 Buderim, Queensland, Australia |
| Porsche Supercup career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | BWT Lechner Racing |
Personal life edit
Harri was born and grew up on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. He attended school at Immanuel Lutheran College,[3] where he met his fiancé Emily Outridge. He is currently studying a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Queensland. He is the first motorsport athlete at the university to be awarded the UQ Blue award,[4] which recognises outstanding sporting achievements. Harri is also a Driver Development Coach in Australian Motorsport.[5]
Prior to race car driving, Harri grew up racing downhill mountain bikes. He considers the best result to be 3rd place in the Oceania Downhill Mountain Bike Championship.[6]
Career edit
Formula racing edit
Harri’s car racing career began in 2015 with the Queensland Formula Ford Championship. From 2016 to 2018 he also competed in the Australian Formula Ford Championship.[7]
In late 2017 he joined the final round of the Australian Formula 3 Premier Series and took his first race win in the final race of the season.[8] The following year he joined the series full-time and crowned himself the 2018 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series champion.[8] The car was run as a family team under Jones Motorsport.
Harri competed in the 2017–18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, taking place in India and Middle-East. He finished the season in 7th overall.[9]
Sports car racing edit
Bathurst 12 hour edit
At the start of 2017 Harri made his sports car racing debut in the 2017 Bathurst 12 Hour. It was also his first time racing at the Mount Panorama Circuit. Together with his teammates Max Braams, Nicolaj Møller Madsen and Jörg Viebahn he won in the GT4 Category for PROsport Performance.[10]
Australian Porsche Sprint Challenge edit
In 2019, Harri joined forces with McElrea Racing to campaign in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia. It was his first full season of ‘tin top’ racing. He took the lead of the championship after a win in the second round at Sydney Motorsport Park. At the end of the year, he won the championship with a gap of 38 points.[11]
Australian Porsche Carerra Cup edit
In preparation for a full-time drive in 2020, Harri raced on the streets of Surfers Paradise for the last round of the 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. It was his first race on a street circuit. After a retiring in race 1, he managed to finish the final race in ninth position.
COVID-19 put a pause on racing for the majority of 2020. Once racing recommenced in December 2020, Harri took pole and won the race at Sandown.[12]
Harri competed in the championship again in 2021. It was his third year racing under the McElrea Racing banner. He finished the season in third. Harri had his first win of the season at Bathurst in the final round of the season, seeing him come away with 5 podiums, 1 race win and 2 pole positions for the year.
In the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia the new Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup was introduced. After the eighth and final round of the Championship, Harri claimed the 2022 title.[13]
Racing record edit
Career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Queensland Formula Ford Championship | Jones Sport Performance | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 6th |
| 2016 | Queensland Formula Ford 1600 Series | Greg Fahey Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 97 | 8th |
| Queensland Formula Ford Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 9th | ||
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | Jones Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 11th | |
| 2017 | Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour - Class C | PROsport Performance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | Jones Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 8th | |
| Victorian Formula Ford Fiesta Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 15th | ||
| Australian Formula 3 Premier Series | Jones Racing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 5th | |
| 2017–18 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship | MRF Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7th |
| 2018 | Australian Formula 3 Premier Series | Jones Racing | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 243 | 1st |
| Australian Formula Ford Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28th | ||
| Australian GT Trophy Series - GT4 | Ginetta Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12th | |
| T124 Italian Challenge | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 7th | ||
| V de V Endurance Series - LMP3 | Monza Garage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2019 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia | McElrea Racing | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 924 | 1st |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 29th | ||
| 2020 | The Bend Super Tin Tops – Super Cup | McElrea Racing | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 150 | 1st |
| Townsville Tin Tops – Super Stuttgart | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 150 | 1st | ||
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 10th | ||
| Phillip Island Classic Groups Q & R Sports & Invited | Jones Motorsport | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | McElrea Racing | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 534 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | McElrea Racing | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 764 | 1st |
| 2022–23 | Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East | BWT Junior Racing | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 179 | 10th |
| 2023 | Porsche Supercup | BWT Lechner Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 9th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Scherer Sport PHX | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 12th | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | Jones Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 205 | 19th | |
| 2023–24 | Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East | Jones Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15th |
Complete Porsche Supercup results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References edit
- ^ "JONES MOVES TO PINNACLE OF PORSCHE FOR 2023". Motorsport Australia. Australia. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023."Harri Jones signs with BWT Lechner Racing for the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup". Harri Jones | Racing Driver. 23 January 2023.
- ^ "JONES ADDS GERMANY TO EUROPEAN SEASON DEBUT | Auto Action". autoaction.com.au. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Forget schoolies, Harri Jones is off to drive race cars". The Courier Mail. Australia. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Jamie Mitchell (4 November 2019). "Student-athletes join UQ Blues honour roll". UQ News. Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "HARRI JONES GEARS UP FOR HIS NEXT CHALLENGE". MACKELLAR GROUP. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
and a Driver Development Coach for various racing divisions within Australian Motorsport.
- ^ "Harri Jones: Our Australian Formula Three Champion". Kingsman The Kings College. Australia. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Harri Jones | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (21 December 2018). "2018 International F3 season review". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "MRF Challenge Formula 2000 2018 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com.
- ^ "Harri's Pathway". Harri Jones | Racing Driver.Michael Jones. "The Fast And The Studious". UQ Stories. Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Angus (12 October 2021). "The history of Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge in Australia". Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia | 2022.
- ^ "JONES TAKES PORSCHE CUP AT SANDOWN". Auto Action.
- ^ "Jones crowned Carrera Cup Champion". Motorsport Australia.
External links edit
- Harri Jones career summary at DriverDB.com