Jaxon Evans (born 19 September 1996) is a racing driver from New Zealand who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[1]
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.[2] In his opening season of competition, Evans finished second in the B Class, before stepping up to the overall championship for 2016.[3] 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.[3]
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[4] and a debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.[3] Evans and co-driver Tim Miles scored victories in two of the four races that season, including the opener at Phillip Island,[5] but would finish second in the championship. In the Carrera Cup, Evans scored five victories en route to a fifth place points finish.[3] 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.[6] 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.[7] Evans signed with Swiss team Fach Auto Tech,[8] tallying two podiums and finishing seventh in the overall standings.
Evans competing in the Porsche Supercup in 2019
In 2020, competing for BWT Lechner Racing, Evans won the Porsche Carrera Cup France.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia | McElrea Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 13th |
| Australian GT Championship - GT Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 12th | ||
| 2016 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia | Simulate-It/Willship | 18 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 471 | 2nd |
| Toyota Finance 86 Championship | Stealth Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 340 | 12th | |
| Australian GT Championship | McElrea Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Australian Endurance Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2017 | Australian Endurance Championship | Jamec Pem Racing | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 598 | 2nd |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | McElrea Racing | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 879.5 | 5th | |
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | McElrea Racing | 24 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 1114 | 1st |
| Australian GT Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 30th | ||
| 2019 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Team Project 1 - JBR | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 139 | 6th |
| Porsche Supercup | Fach Auto Tech | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 7th | |
| VLN Series - AT | Care for Climate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11th | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Competition Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2020 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | BWT Lechner Racing | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 139 | 1st |
| Porsche Supercup | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 108 | 4th | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Earl Bamber Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th | |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 21st | |
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 3rd |
| European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18th | ||
| Porsche Supercup | martinet by Alméras | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 2nd | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2022 | ADAC GT Masters | ID-Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Herberth Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Porsche Supercup | CLRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Kelly-Moss with Riley |
† 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)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | 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 |
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 | - |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 4.0L Flat-6 | SPA Ret |
POR Ret |
MON 5 |
LMS 7 |
BHR1 6 |
BHR2 6 |
10th | 34 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[]
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kelly-Moss with Riley | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 16 |
SEB |
LBH |
MON |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
IMS | PET |
-* | 0* |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Dempsey-Proton Racing
|
Christian Ried Matt Campbell
|
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am |
335 | 31st | 5th |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results[]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Objective Racing
|
Tony Walls Tim Slade Warren Luff
|
McLaren 650S GT3 | APP | 260 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 |  Competition Motorsports McElrea Racing
|
David Calvert-Jones Kévin Estre
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | APA | 37 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | EBM - NED Racing Team
|
David Calvert-Jones Romain Dumas
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | A-GT3 Pro/Am |
311 | 11th | 2nd |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results[]
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Jack Smith
|
DNF | 138 |
References[]
- ↑ "Jaxon Evans - FIA World Endurance Championship". https://www.fiawec.com/en/driver/9863. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ "McElrea Racing - Jaxon Evans". https://www.mcelrearacing.com/drivers/archived/jaxon-evans. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Jaxon Evans: New Zealands’ rising Porsche star". 5 April 2019. https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/04/jaxon-evans-new-zealands-rising-porsche-star/. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Garth Tander and Jaxon Evans Bolster Jamec Pem Racing". 16 May 2017. https://australiangt.com.au/2017/05/16/garth-tander-and-jaxon-evans-bolster-jamec-pem-racing. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Evans and Miles Hand Audi Victory at the Island". 28 May 2017. https://australiangt.com.au/2017/05/28/evans-and-miles-hand-audi-victory-at-the-island. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Carrera Cup Australia Champion Jaxon Evans announced as 2019 Porsche Junior". 23 November 2018. https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2018/11/carrera-cup-australia-champion-jaxon-evans-announced-as-2019-porsche-junior/. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Jaxon Evans claims Porsche Junior Shootout". https://morrisfinance.com.au/article/jaxon-evans-claims-porsche-junior-shootout-. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Starting the Season with New Drivers and Strong Partners". https://fachautotech.com/2019/03/30/starting-the-season-with-new-drivers-and-strong-partners/. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Jaxon Evans clinches Porsche Carrera Cup France Championship title". 2 November 2020. https://www.carreracup.com.au/jaxon-evans-clinches-porsche-carrera-cup-france-championship-title/. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Jaxon Evans to make World Endurance Championship debut in 8 Hours of Bahrain". 10 November 2020. https://planetporsche.org/2020/11/10/jaxon-evans-to-make-world-endurance-championship-debut-in-8-hours-of-bahrain/. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Evans to Make Full-Season Debut as Proton Names No. 77 Crew". 30 March 2021. https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/evans-to-make-full-season-debut-as-proton-names-no-77-crew/. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ Dagys, John (6 January 2023). "Van Berlo, Metni Team Up in Kellymoss Porsche GTD Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/van-berlo-metni-team-up-in-kellymoss-with-riley-porsche-gtd-effort/. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
External links[]
- Jaxon Evans at the Porsche Newsroom
- Driver Database stats
- Profile on Racing Reference
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