Jaxon Evans
| Jaxon Evans | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Born | 19 September 1996 Levin, New Zealand |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Dempsey-Proton Racing |
| Car number | 77 |
| Starts | 7 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Previous series | |
| Carrera Cup Australia Australian GT Championship | 2015–18 2015–18 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2018 2020 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Porsche Carrera Cup France |
Jaxon Evans (born 19 September 1996) is a racing driver from New Zealand who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[1]
Career[]
After several years spent in karting, Evans began his sports car racing career in 2015, competing for McElrea Racing in the then-Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia.[2] In his opening season of competition, Evans finished second in the B Class, before stepping up to the overall championship for 2016.[3] After trading blows with Hamish Hardeman for most of the season, Evans would ultimately fall short of the title after a retirement at Winton established an eventual 19 point gap between the two.[3]
2017 marked a series of changes for Evans, as he embarked upon a dual full season effort with Jamec Pem Racing in the Australian Endurance Championship[4] and a debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.[3] Evans and co-driver Tim Miles scored victories in two of the four races that season, including the opener at Phillip Island,[5] but would finish second in the championship. In the Carrera Cup, Evans scored five victories en route to a fifth place points finish.[3] The following season, Evans was crowned series champion, awarding him with the opportunity to compete at the Porsche Junior Programme Shootout at the end of the 2018 calendar year.[6] At the program's conclusion, Evans was announced as the victor, being offered a €225,000 scholarship and a ride in the 2019 Porsche Supercup.[7] Evans signed with Swiss team Fach Auto Tech,[8] tallying two podiums and finishing seventh in the overall standings.
In 2020, competing for BWT Lechner Racing, Evans won the Porsche Carrera Cup France.[9] Just weeks later, he was offered his first drive in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Dempsey-Proton Racing, sharing the #88 with Khaled Al Qubaisi and Marco Holzer.[10] For the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship season, Evans would compete for the team full-time, partnering with Matt Campbell and Christian Ried in the #77.[11]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
* Season still in progress.
Complete Porsche Supercup results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fach Auto Tech | CAT 8 |
MON 9 |
RBR 9 |
SIL 5 |
HOC 10 |
HUN 11 |
SPA 3 |
MNZ 6 |
MEX 14 |
MEX 3 |
6th | 87 |
| 2020 | BWT Lechner Racing | RBR 1 |
RBR 5 |
HUN 20 |
SIL 3 |
SIL 8 |
CAT 2 |
SPA 4 |
MNZ 5 |
4th | 108 | ||
| 2021 | Martinet by Alméras | MON 2 |
RBR 6 |
RBR 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 12 |
ZND 10 |
MNZ 4 |
MNZ 7 |
2nd | 110 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | SIL | FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA | SPA | LMS | BHR 3 |
21st | 23 |
| 2021 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | SPA Ret |
POR Ret |
MON 5 |
LMS 7 |
BHR1 6 |
BHR2 6 |
10th* | 34* |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Dempsey-Proton Racing
|
Christian Ried Matt Campbell
|
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am |
335 | 31st | 5th |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results[]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Objective Racing
|
Tony Walls Tim Slade Warren Luff
|
McLaren 650S GT3 | APP | 260 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 |  Competition Motorsports McElrea Racing
|
David Calvert-Jones Kévin Estre
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | APA | 37 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | EBM - NED Racing Team
|
David Calvert-Jones Romain Dumas
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | A-GT3 Pro/Am |
311 | 11th | 2nd |
References[]
- ^ "Jaxon Evans - FIA World Endurance Championship". fiawec.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "McElrea Racing - Jaxon Evans". mcelrearacing.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Jaxon Evans: New Zealands' rising Porsche star". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Garth Tander and Jaxon Evans Bolster Jamec Pem Racing". australiangt.com.au. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Evans and Miles Hand Audi Victory at the Island". australiangt.com.au. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Carrera Cup Australia Champion Jaxon Evans announced as 2019 Porsche Junior". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Jaxon Evans claims Porsche Junior Shootout". morrisfinance.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Starting the Season with New Drivers and Strong Partners". fachautotech.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Jaxon Evans clinches Porsche Carrera Cup France Championship title". carreracup.com.au. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Jaxon Evans to make World Endurance Championship debut in 8 Hours of Bahrain". planetporsche.org. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Evans to Make Full-Season Debut as Proton Names No. 77 Crew". sportscar365.com. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
External links[]
- Jaxon Evans at the Porsche Newsroom
- Driver Database stats
- Profile on Racing Reference
- 1996 births
- Living people
- New Zealand racing drivers
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers