Harri Jones

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Harri Jones
Carrera Cup Germany 2023 Spielberg Nr. 12.jpg
Jones in 2023
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 25)
Buderim, Queensland, Australia
Porsche Supercup career
Debut season 2023
Current team BWT Lechner Racing

Harrison Edward "Harri" Jones (born 2 June 1999) is an Australian racing driver and the 2022 Australian Carrera Cup Champion. In 2023 he drove 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] He is a current driver for Porsche Centre Melbourne Motorsport [3] in the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia

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Personal life

Harri was born and grew up on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. He attended school at Immanuel Lutheran College, [4] where he met his wife Emily. He graduated from University of Queensland in March 2024 with Bachelor of Engineering. He is the first motorsport athlete at the university to be awarded the prestigious UQ Blue award, [5] which recognises outstanding sporting achievements. Harri is also a Driver Development Coach in Australian Motorsport. [6]

Prior to race car driving, Harri grew up racing downhill mountain bikes. He considers his best result to be 3rd place in the Oceania Downhill Mountain Bike Championship. [7]

Career

Formula racing

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. [8]

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. [9] The following year he joined the series full-time and crowned himself the 2018 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series champion. [9] 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. [10]

Sports car racing

Bathurst 12 hour

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. [11]

Australian Porsche Sprint Challenge

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. [12]

Australian Porsche Carrera Cup

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 DNF in race 1, he managed to finish the final race in eighth position. [13]

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. [14]

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. [15]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesFLapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015Queensland Formula Ford ChampionshipJones Sport Performance600011196th
2016Queensland Formula Ford 1600 SeriesGreg Fahey Motorsport110017978th
Queensland Formula Ford Championship600131109th
Australian Formula Ford Championship Jones Motorsport900007011th
2017 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour - Class C PROsport Performance11001N/A1st
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
Australian Formula Ford Championship Jones Motorsport1700001288th
Victorian Formula Ford Fiesta Championship6000010015th
Australian Formula 3 Premier Series Jones Racing31002355th
2017–18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 160000667th
2018 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series Jones Racing181136182431st
Australian Formula Ford Series 30000128th
Australian GT Trophy Series - GT4 Ginetta Australia 100001412th
T124 Italian Challenge44144807th
V de V Endurance Series - LMP3Monza Garage100000NC
2019 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia McElrea Racing18321159241st
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 300003829th
2020The Bend Super Tin Tops – Super CupMcElrea Racing331331501st
Townsville Tin Tops – Super Stuttgart331331501st
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 711036110th
Phillip Island Classic Groups Q & R Sports & InvitedJones Motorsport55155N/A1st
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia McElrea Racing1312055343rd
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia McElrea Racing24400107641st
2022–23 Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East BWT Junior Racing 6222517910th
2023 Porsche Supercup BWT Lechner Racing 80000639th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Scherer Sport PHX 1600007512th
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Jones Motorsport5013320519th
2023–24Porsche Carrera Cup Middle EastJones Motorsport200002215th
2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Porsche Centre Melbourne

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2023 Scherer Sport PHX SPA
1
5		 SPA
2
7		 HOC1
1
25		 HOC1
2
6		 ZAN
1
15		 ZAN
2
10		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
DSQ		 LAU
1
15		 LAU
2
11		 SAC
1
11		 SAC
2
8		 RBR
1
9		 RBR
2
Ret		 HOC2
1
16		 HOC2
2
6		12th75

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

YearTeam12345678Pos.Points
2023 BWT Lechner Racing MON
9		 RBR
Ret		 SIL
7		 HUN
6		 SPA
6		 ZND
10		 ZND
12		 MNZ
4		9th63

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References

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