Edward Jones (born 12 February 1995) is an Emirati-born British racing driver[1] who competes part-time in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, driving the No.
Jones won the 2016 Indy Lights championship driving for Carlin Motorsport in just his second season in the series.
He joined the IndyCar Series full-time in 2017 driving for Dale Coyne Racing and finished third in the 2017 Indianapolis 500.
In 2020, Jones was scheduled to leave IndyCar and compete in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters but did not end up running any races due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions.
[2][3] Born in Dubai, Jones began his racing career in karting in local championships at the age of nine.
[citation needed] Jones remained at Fortec in 2013, competing again in some of the Formula Renault Eurocup rounds taking two podium positions at the Red Bull Ring in Spielburg, Austria.
[11] Jones, who already competed for Fortec in the Hockenheimring round of the FIA European Formula Three Championship in 2013, raced for Carlin Motorsport in 2014.
[citation needed] In October 2015, it was announced that Jones would return with Carlin to the Indy Lights series for 2016.
[14] With two wins at Barber and Indianapolis, Jones would claim the Lights championship over Santiago Urrutia in a controversial ending.
[21] On 17 October 2018, it was confirmed that Jones would run all non-oval events as well as the 2019 Indianapolis 500 for a joint venture between Ed Carpenter Racing and Scuderia Corsa, driving the No.
[26] In January 2021, Dale Coyne Racing announced they have re-signed Ed Jones to compete in the 2021 IndyCar season.
[27] On March 11, 2023, it was announced that Jones would make his debut in NASCAR, driving in the Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas in the No.