Jaxon Evans | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Levin, New Zealand | 19 September 1996
Supercars Championship career | |
Debut season | 2022 |
Current team | Brad Jones Racing |
Racing licence | ![]() ![]() |
Car number | 12 |
Starts | 26 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
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. [2] He previously competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship. [3]
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. [4] In his opening season of competition, Evans finished second in the B Class, before stepping up to the overall championship for 2016. [5] 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. [5]
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 [6] and a debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. [5] Evans and co-driver Tim Miles scored victories in two of the four races that season, including the opener at Phillip Island, [7] but would finish second in the championship. In the Carrera Cup, Evans scored five victories en route to a fifth place points finish. [5] 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. [8] 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. [9] Evans signed with Swiss team Fach Auto Tech, [10] tallying two podiums and finishing seventh in the overall standings.
In 2020, competing for BWT Lechner Racing, Evans won the Porsche Carrera Cup France. [11] 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. [12] 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. [13]
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. [14] Evans also embarked on a full-time effort in the ADAC GT Masters, driving for German team Huber Racing alongside Tim Zimmermann. [15]
Season | Series | Position |
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2012 | Australian Rotax Nationals - Rotax Junior | 6th |
2014 | New Zealand ProKart Series - KZ2 | 2nd |
† As he was a guest driver, Evans was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
(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 |
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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 | ||
2022 | CLRT | IMO | MON | SIL | RBR 8 | LEC | SPA | ZND | MNZ | N/C | - |
(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 |
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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 4.2L Flat-6 | SPA Ret | POR Ret | MON 5 | LMS 7 | BHR1 6 | BHR2 6 | 10th | 34 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
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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 | 39th | 628 |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2021 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am | 335 | 31st | 5th |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2018 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | McLaren 650S GT3 | APP | 260 | DNF | DNF |
2019 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R | APA | 37 | DNF | DNF |
2020 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R | A-GT3 Pro/Am | 311 | 11th | 2nd |
2024 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | A-GT3 Pro | 275 | 4th | 4th |
2025 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Pro-Am | 303 | 8th | 1st |
Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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2022 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | ![]() | DNF | 138 |
2023 | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | ![]() | 21st | 157 |
2024 | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | ![]() | 20th | 161 |