Jaxon Evans

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Jaxon Evans
FIA Porsche Supercup Austria 2022 Nr. 13 (side 2).jpg
NationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealander
Born (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 27)
Levin, New Zealand
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2021
Current team Dempsey-Proton Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number77
Starts7
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps1
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 is set to compete in the Supercars Championship for Brad Jones Racing. [1] He previously competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship. [2]

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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. [3] In his opening season of competition, Evans finished second in the B Class, before stepping up to the overall championship for 2016. [4] 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. [4]

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 [5] and a debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. [4] Evans and co-driver Tim Miles scored victories in two of the four races that season, including the opener at Phillip Island, [6] but would finish second in the championship. In the Carrera Cup, Evans scored five victories en route to a fifth place points finish. [4] 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. [7] 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. [8] Evans signed with Swiss team Fach Auto Tech, [9] tallying two podiums and finishing seventh in the overall standings.

Evans competing in the Porsche Supercup in 2019 FIA Porsche Supercup Austria 2019 Nr. 7 Evans.jpg
Evans competing in the Porsche Supercup in 2019

In 2020, competing for BWT Lechner Racing, Evans won the Porsche Carrera Cup France. [10] 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. [11] 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. [12]

The 2023 season saw Evans take on the IMSA SportsCar Championship's Michelin Endurance Cup, driving in the GTD class for the Kelly-Moss with Riley Motorsports operation. [13] Evans also embarked on a full-time effort in the ADAC GT Masters, driving for German team Huber Racing alongside Tim Zimmermann. [14]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia McElrea Racing18000010013th
Australian GT Championship - GT Trophy 2000212612th
2016 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Simulate-It/Willship18949164712nd
Toyota Finance 86 Championship Stealth Motorsport9001034012th
Australian GT Championship McElrea Racing200000NC
Australian Endurance Championship 100000NC
2017 Australian Endurance Championship Jamec Pem Racing420135982nd
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia McElrea Racing235027879.55th
2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia McElrea Racing246171711141st
Australian GT Championship 1000018530th
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Team Project 1 - JBR 1501131396th
Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech100112837th
VLN Series - AT Care for Climate10001511th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Competition Motorsports100000NC
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup France BWT Lechner Racing 1020371391st
Porsche Supercup 811131084th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Earl Bamber Motorsport 10000419th
FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am Dempsey-Proton Racing 100112321st
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am Dempsey-Proton Racing 60012793rd
European Le Mans Series - LMGTE 201012318th
Porsche Supercup martinet by Alméras 811031112nd
Porsche Carrera Cup France 210020NC
2022 ADAC GT Masters ID-Racing400001829th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Herberth Motorsport100000NC
Porsche Supercup CLRT 100000NC†
Supercars Championship Brad Jones Racing 100000NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Falken Motorsports 10000N/A9th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team Parker Racing 100000NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Kelly-Moss with Riley 3000058139th
Supercars Championship Brad Jones Racing 2000018647th
ADAC GT Masters Huber Racing61112918th
2024 Supercars Championship Brad Jones Racing 14000061621st
Intercontinental GT Challenge Phantom Global Racing10001153rd
GT World Challenge Asia 400?0143rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
GT World Challenge Australia Phantom Global Racing
Arise Racing

† As he was a guest driver, Evans was ineligible to score points.

* Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

YearTeam12345678910Pos.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
6th87
2020 BWT Lechner Racing RBR
1
RBR
5
HUN
20
SIL
3
SIL
8
CAT
2
SPA
4
MNZ
5
4th108
2021 Martinet by Alméras MON
2
RBR
6
RBR
1
HUN
2
SPA
12
ZND
10
MNZ
4
MNZ
7
2nd110
2022 CLRT IMO MON SIL RBR
8
LEC SPA ZND MNZ N/C-

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2019–20 Dempsey-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS BHR
3
21st23
2021 Dempsey-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 SPA
Ret
POR
Ret
MON
5
LMS
7
BHR1
6
BHR2
6
10th34

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567891011Pos.Points
2023 Kelly-Moss with Riley GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
16
SEB
7
LBH
MON
WGL
17
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
IMS PET
39th628

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2021 Flag of Germany.svg Dempsey-Proton Racing Flag of Germany.svg Christian Ried
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Campbell
Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am
33531st5th

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Objective Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Walls
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff
McLaren 650S GT3 APP260DNFDNF
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Competition Motorsports
Flag of Australia (converted).svg McElrea Racing
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Calvert-Jones
Flag of France.svg Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 GT3 R APA37DNFDNF
2020 Flag of the United States.svg EBM - NED Racing Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Calvert-Jones
Flag of France.svg Romain Dumas
Porsche 911 GT3 R A-GT3
Pro/Am
31111th2nd
2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Phantom Global Racing /
Flag of Germany.svg Team75
Flag of Denmark.svg Bastian Buus
Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Eriksson
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) A-GT3
Pro
2754th4th

Supercars Championship results

Supercars results
YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334PositionPoints
2022 Brad Jones Racing Holden ZB Commodore SYD
R1
SYD
R2
SYM
R6
SYM
R7
SYM
R8
MEL
R6
MEL
R7
MEL
R8
MEL
R9
WAN
R10
WAN
R11
WAN
R12
WIN
R13
WIN
R14
WIN
R15
HID
R16
HID
R17
HID
R18
TOW
R19
TOW
R20
BEN
R21
BEN
R22
BEN
R23
SAN
R24
SAN
R25
SAN
R26
PUK
R27
PUK
R28
PUK
R29
BAT
R30

Ret
SUR
R31
SUR
R32
ADE
R33
ADE
R34
NC0
2023 Brad Jones Racing Camaro ZL1-1LE NEW
R1
NEW
R2
MEL
R3
MEL
R4
MEL
R5
MEL
R6
BAR
R7
BAR
R8
BAR
R9
SYM
R10
SYM
R11
SYM
R12
HID
R13
HID
R14
HID
R15
TOW
R16
TOW
R17
SMP
R18
SMP
R19
BEN
R20
BEN
R21
BEN
R22
SAN
R23

18
BAT
R24

21
SUR
R25
SUR
R26
ADE
R27
ADE
R28
47th174
2024 Brad Jones Racing Camaro ZL1-1LE BAT1
R1

20
BAT1
R2

21
MEL
R3

24
MEL
R4

18
MEL
R5

18
MEL
R6

18
TAU
R7

10
TAU
R8

14
BAR
R9

18
BAR
R10

18
HID
R11

21
HID
R12

11
TOW
R13

22
TOW
R14

21
SMP
R15

18
SMP
R16

20
SYM
R17

24
SYM
R18

Ret
SAN
R19

BAT
R20

SUR
R21

SUR
R22

ADE
R23

ADE
R24

22nd*745*

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
2022 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Smith DNF138
2023 Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Smith21st157
2024 Brad Jones RacingChevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Champion

2018
Succeeded by
Jordan Love
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup France
Champion

2020
Succeeded by
Marvin Klein