Karl Jones

Karl Jones (born 4 April 1959 in Llantwit Major, Wales) is a British former auto racing driver. He is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC)

Career[]

Jones started racing in 1981, finishing third in his debut season in the Junior Formula Ford 1600 Championship. The following year he finished as runner-up, then champion in 1983 of Brands Hatch FF1600. In 1985 he competed in the BRSCC Production Saloon Championship, finishing as runner-up. He went on to be champion of the series in 1986, driving a Fiat Strada. He spent one more season in the championship, this time competing in a Ford Escort RS Turbo.

He stepped up to the BTCC in 1988, competing for two seasons in his Duckhams backed Class A Ford Sierra RS500.^[1] During his time here, he managed two second place finishes. He did not return in 1990 due to budget reasons. He did compete in the Willhire 24 Hour race that yearIn 1991 he competed in selected events of both the Renault Clio Cup and Ford Fiesta Championship. Jones made a return to the BTCC in 1992, with a BMW M3 for the independent Techspeed Racing team. A troubled season ended after round ten at Knockhill with no championship points.^[2]

In 1993 Jones switched from touring cars to compete in the RS2000 rallysport series with a car owned by Blakes Ford of Liverpool. In 1994 he competed in the Ford Fiesta Championship entered again by Blakes and sponsored by Duckhams.

Racing record[]

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1988–1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Pts	Class
1985	Autocar Magazine with	Ford Escort RS1600i	C	SIL	OUL	THR	DON	THR	SIL	DON	SIL 18	SNE	BRH	BRH	SIL				28th	3	10th
1987	Asquith Autosport	Ford Escort RS Turbo	B	SIL	OUL	THR	THR	SIL	SIL Ret	BRH DSQ	SNE	DON		DON Ret	SIL 10				26th	6	7th
1987	Dennis Leech	Rover Vitesse	A										OUL 6‡						26th	6	NC
1988	Asquith Autosport	Ford Sierra RS500	A	SIL	OUL Ret	THR 10	DON Ret	THR 2	SIL 9	SIL 10	BRH 6	SNE 6	BRH Ret	BIR C	DON 7	SIL DNS			27th	9	12th
1989	Asquith Autosport	Ford Sierra RS500	A	OUL Ret	SIL 11	THR 2	DON Ret	THR 4	SIL 12	SIL 12	BRH 7	SNE Ret	BRH Ret	BIR DNQ	DON 8	SIL 9			33rd	7	10th
1990	Ecosse Motorsport	BMW M3	B	OUL	DON	THR	SIL	OUL	SIL	BRH	SNE	BRH DNP	BIR	DON	THR	SIL			NC	0	NC
1992	Techspeed Racing	BMW M3		SIL 16	THR 13	OUL 16	SNE Ret	BRH 12	DON 1 Ret	DON 2 DNS	SIL 13	KNO 1 Ret	KNO 2 DNS	PEM	BRH 1	BRH 2	DON	SIL	NC	0

‡ Endurance driver.

Complete World Touring Car Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Pts
1987	Asquith Autosport	Ford Escort RS Turbo	MNZ	JAR	DIJ	NÜR	SPA	BNO	SIL Ret	BAT	CLD	WEL	FJI	NA	0

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official 1989 BTCC standings
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official 1992 BTCC standings.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official 1989 BTCC standings

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official 1992 BTCC standings.

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