Alex Jones (racing driver)

Alexander Jones (27 September 1988 - 30 March 2019) was a British racing driver, cyclist, and artist from Anglesey.

Jones began karting in 2004, winning the prestigious ABkC National Open Championship in TKM Extreme in 2006 and competing at Super 1 level in 2007 before competing in British Formula Ford and subsequently moving to the USA to test and race in Indy Lights. Jones made his British Formula Ford Championship debut in 2007. He competed in a full season of British Formula Ford in 2008, finishing third in the scholarship class with 6 class wins and 17th in the overall championship. He returned to British Formula Ford in 2009 and finished 13th in the main championship with a pole position at Knockhill Racing Circuit. Jones did not participate in any races in 2010 or 2011 but did test Formula Three and Indy Lights cars.

Jones returned to professional racing in 2012 driving in Firestone Indy Lights for Brooks Associates Racing.[1] He competed in Long Beach, crashing 19 laps in, and was credited with 14th place.

On his return to the UK in 2012 Jones took up competitive cycling; racing on road, cycle cross and time trials. 2013 was his first full season of racing during which he progressed from 4th to 1st cat and also won the Great Orme Road Race, North Wales. During the winter of 2013 he raced in the North West Cyclocross League achieving 5th overall (including 2 wins).

2014 saw Jones win the Avanti Gas 2 day road race, winning both the final stage and overall winner. Jones regularly competed in the Marsh Tracks, Rhyl Criterium races, and in his last race there at the end of 2016 lapped the field solo to win in impressive style.

From 2016 to 2018 Jones turned his attention to Time Trials. He achieved several wins around the UK capped in 2018 with  3rd place in the Welsh TT National Championship followed by 16th place in the British National 50 mile Championship.

On the 30th March 2019, whilst cycling in the Denbighshire hills, Jones suffered a cardiac arrest and died at the age of 30.[2]

Hobbies: Oil Painting

References
  1. DiZinno, Tony. PREVIEW: 2012 Mazda Road to Indy ladder, Racer, March 20, 2012, Retrieved 2012-03-21
  2. IN MEMORY OF ALEX JONES - 27.9.1988 – 30.3.2019, British Cycling, Retrieved 2020-04-30


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