Mark Jones (racing driver)

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Mark Jones
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
BTCC record
TeamsTeam Forward Racing
Drivers'
championships
0
Wins0
Podium finishes0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Debut season2006
First win-
Best championship position29th (2006)
Final season (2006) position29th (0 points)

Mark Jones (born 16 March 1980 in Warrington) is a British racing driver.

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Career

British Touring Car Championship

Jones drove in the final six rounds of the 2006 British Touring Car Championship for Xero Competition / Team Forward Racing in a Lexus IS200 alongside team mate Adam Jones, who had raced for most of the year. [1] The car was an uncompetitive one, and his best finish was a sixteenth at Brands Hatch.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap - 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap - 1 point awarded all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2006 Team Forward Racing Lexus IS200 BRH
1

BRH
2

BRH
3

MON
1

MON
2

MON
3

OUL
1

OUL
2

OUL
3

THR
1

THR
2

THR
3

CRO
1

CRO
2

CRO
3

DON
1

DON
2

DON
3

SNE
1

SNE
2

SNE
3

KNO
1

KNO
2

KNO
3

BRH
1

18
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

16
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

NC
SIL
3

Ret
29th0

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