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Jaxon Evans
Nationality New Zealander
Born (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28)
Levin, New Zealand
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamDempsey-Proton Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number77
Starts7
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Previous series
Carrera Cup Australia
Australian GT Championship		2015–18

2015–18
Championship titles
2018

2020		Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Porsche Carrera Cup France

Jaxon Evans (born 19 September 1996) is a racing driver from New Zealand who is set to compete in the Supercars Championship for Brad Jones Racing.[1] He previously competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[2]

Career

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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.[3] In his opening season of competition, Evans finished second in the B Class, before stepping up to the overall championship for 2016.[4] 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.[4]

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[5] and a debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.[4] Evans and co-driver Tim Miles scored victories in two of the four races that season, including the opener at Phillip Island,[6] but would finish second in the championship. In the Carrera Cup, Evans scored five victories en route to a fifth place points finish.[4] 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.[7] 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.[8] Evans signed with Swiss team Fach Auto Tech,[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13] Evans also embarked on a full-time effort in the ADAC GT Masters, driving for German team Huber Racing alongside Tim Zimmermann.[14]

Racing record

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Career summary

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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†
Supercars Championship Brad Jones Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Falken Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team Parker Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Kelly-Moss with Riley 3 0 0 0 0 581 39th
Supercars Championship Brad Jones Racing 2 0 0 0 0 186 47th
ADAC GT Masters Huber Racing 6 1 1 1 2 91 8th
2024 Supercars Championship Brad Jones Racing 23 0 0 0 0 1075 23rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Phantom Global Racing 2 0 0 0 1 15 16th
GT World Challenge Asia 4 0 0 ? 0 1 43rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 3 0 0 0 0 4 26th
GT World Challenge Australia Arise Racing 8 1 2 1 4 106 3rd

† As he was a guest driver, Evans was ineligible to score points.

* Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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(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

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(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 4.2L Flat-6 SPA
Ret 		POR
Ret 		MON
5 		LMS
7 		BHR1
6 		BHR2
6 		10th 34

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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(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
7 		LBH
 MON
 WGL
17 		MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 IMS PET
 39th 628

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2021 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Germany Christian Ried
Australia Matt Campbell 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am 		335 31st 5th

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 Australia Objective Racing Australia Tony Walls
Australia Tim Slade
Australia Warren Luff 		McLaren 650S GT3 APP 260 DNF DNF
2019 United States Competition Motorsports
Australia McElrea Racing 		Australia David Calvert-Jones
France Kévin Estre 		Porsche 911 GT3 R APA 37 DNF DNF
2020 United States EBM - NED Racing Team Australia David Calvert-Jones
France Romain Dumas 		Porsche 911 GT3 R A-GT3
Pro/Am 		311 11th 2nd
2024 China Phantom Global Racing /
Germany Team75 		Denmark Bastian Buus
Sweden Joel Eriksson 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) A-GT3
Pro 		275 4th 4th

Supercars Championship results

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Supercars results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Position Points
2022 Brad Jones Racing Holden ZB Commodore SYD
R1 		SYD
R2 		SYM
R6 		SYM
R7 		SYM
R8 		MEL
R6 		MEL
R7 		MEL
R8 		MEL
R9 		WAN
R10 		WAN
R11 		WAN
R12 		WIN
R13 		WIN
R14 		WIN
R15 		HID
R16 		HID
R17 		HID
R18 		TOW
R19 		TOW
R20 		BEN
R21 		BEN
R22 		BEN
R23 		SAN
R24 		SAN
R25 		SAN
R26 		PUK
R27 		PUK
R28 		PUK
R29 		BAT
R30
Ret 		SUR
R31 		SUR
R32 		ADE
R33 		ADE
R34 		NC 0
2023 Brad Jones Racing Camaro ZL1-1LE NEW
R1 		NEW
R2 		MEL
R3 		MEL
R4 		MEL
R5 		MEL
R6 		BAR
R7 		BAR
R8 		BAR
R9 		SYM
R10 		SYM
R11 		SYM
R12 		HID
R13 		HID
R14 		HID
R15 		TOW
R16 		TOW
R17 		SMP
R18 		SMP
R19 		BEN
R20 		BEN
R21 		BEN
R22 		SAN
R23
18 		BAT
R24
21 		SUR
R25 		SUR
R26 		ADE
R27 		ADE
R28 		47th 174
2024 Brad Jones Racing Camaro ZL1-1LE BAT1
R1
20 		BAT1
R2
21 		MEL
R3
24 		MEL
R4
18 		MEL
R5
18 		MEL
R6
18 		TAU
R7
10 		TAU
R8
14 		BAR
R9
18 		BAR
R10
18 		HID
R11
21 		HID
R12
11 		TOW
R13
22 		TOW
R14
21 		SMP
R15
18 		SMP
R16
20 		SYM
R17
24 		SYM
R18
Ret 		SAN
R19
22 		BAT
R20
20 		SUR
R21
17 		SUR
R22
15 		ADE
R23
19 		ADE
R24
DNS 		23rd 1075

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

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Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
2022 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB Australia Jack Smith DNF 138
2023 Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Australia Jack Smith 21st 157
2024 Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Australia Dean Fiore 20th 161

References

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  1. ^ "Jaxon Evans lands SCT Camaro seat". speedcafe.com. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Jaxon Evans - FIA World Endurance Championship". fiawec.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "McElrea Racing - Jaxon Evans". mcelrearacing.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jaxon Evans: New Zealands' rising Porsche star". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Garth Tander and Jaxon Evans Bolster Jamec Pem Racing". australiangt.com.au. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Evans and Miles Hand Audi Victory at the Island". australiangt.com.au. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Carrera Cup Australia Champion Jaxon Evans announced as 2019 Porsche Junior". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Jaxon Evans claims Porsche Junior Shootout". morrisfinance.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Starting the Season with New Drivers and Strong Partners". fachautotech.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Jaxon Evans clinches Porsche Carrera Cup France Championship title". carreracup.com.au. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Jaxon Evans to make World Endurance Championship debut in 8 Hours of Bahrain". planetporsche.org. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Evans to Make Full-Season Debut as Proton Names No. 77 Crew". sportscar365.com. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ^ Dagys, John (6 January 2023). "Van Berlo, Metni Team Up in Kellymoss Porsche GTD Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  14. ^ Plümer, Jonas (31 March 2023). "ADAC GT Masters: Huber Racing bestätigt Aufgebot" [ADAC GT Masters: Huber Racing confirms squad]. GT-Place (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Champion
2018 		Succeeded by
Jordan Love
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup France
Champion
2020 		Succeeded by
Marvin Klein
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