Macauley Jones | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Albury, New South Wales | 8 October 1994
Related to | Brad Jones (father) Andrew Jones (cousin) Kim Jones (uncle) |
Supercars Championship career | |
Car number | 96 |
Current team | Brad Jones Racing |
Championships | 0 |
Races | 168 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
2022 position | 19th |
Macauley Jones (born 8 October 1994) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the Repco Supercars Championship, driving a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Brad Jones Racing. [1]
Son of Brad, nephew of Kim and cousin of Andrew, Jones comes from a family with a large history in Australian motorsport. He has continued the family success having won the 2011 South Australian Rotax Light Championship in karting, and having won races in the 2012 and 2013 season of Australian Formula Ford.
Jones has competed with his father's team in the Dunlop Super2 Series since 2014. His Supercars Championship debut came at the 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500 alongside Dale Wood.
Season | Series | Position |
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2009 | Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Heavy | 3rd |
2010 | Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Heavy | 3rd |
2011 | South Australian Karting Championship - Rotax Light | 1st |
Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Clubman Heavy | 37th | |
Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Clubman Light | 7th | |
Sprint Kart USA Super Nationals - KZ2 | 13th | |
Australian Rotax Nationals - Rotax Light | 12th | |
CIK Stars of Karting - Pro Gearbox KZ2 | 6th | |
2018 | Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - KZ2 | 26th |
2021 | Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - KZ2 | 19th |
2023 | Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - KZ2 | 30th |
Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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2015 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | Dale Wood | 15th | 161 |
2016 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | Tim Blanchard | 10th | 161 |
2017 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore VF | Nick Percat | DNF | 160 |
2018 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Nick Percat | 7th | 161 |
2019 | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Dean Canto | 16th | 160 |
2020 | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Tim Blanchard | 13th | 161 |
2021 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Chris Pither | 12th | 161 |
2022 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Jordan Boys | 13th | 161 |
2023 | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | Jordan Boys | 22nd | 149 |
2024 | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | Jordan Boys | 13th | 161 |
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