Karl Jones

{{short description|British racing driver (born 1957)}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2025}} {{other people|Carl Jones}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Karl Jones | image = | image_size = | caption = | nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|4|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Llantwit Major, Wales | death_date = | death_place = | retired = | relatives = | last_series = British Saloon / Touring Car Championship | years_active = 1985, 1987–1990, 1992 | teams = Asquith Autosport Dennis Leech Ecosse Motorsport Techspeed Racing | starts = 36 | wins = 0 | poles = 1 | fastest_laps = 0 | best_finish = 26th | year = 1987 | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = }} '''Franklyn De Karl Jones''' (born 4 April 1957 in Llantwit Major, Wales) is a British former auto racing driver. He is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC)

==Career== Jones started racing in 1981, finishing third in his debut season in the Junior Formula Ford 1600 Championship. The following year he finished as runner-up, then champion in 1983 of Brands Hatch FF1600. In 1985 he competed in the BRSCC Production Saloon Championship, finishing as runner-up. He went on to be champion of the series in 1986, driving a Fiat Strada. He spent one more season in the championship, this time competing in a Ford Escort RS Turbo.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}

Jones stepped up to the BTCC in 1988, competing for two seasons in his Duckhams backed Class A Ford Sierra RS500.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id%3D32 |title=BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship |accessdate=2013-06-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030111908/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=32 |archivedate=2013-10-30 }} Official 1989 BTCC standings</ref> During his time here, he managed two second-place finishes. He did not return in 1990 due to budget reasons. He did compete in the Willhire 24 Hour race that yearIn 1991 he competed in selected events of both the Renault Clio Cup and Ford Fiesta Championship. Jones made a return to the BTCC in 1992, with a BMW M3 for the independent Techspeed Racing team. A troubled season ended after round ten at Knockhill with no championship points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id%3D35 |title=BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship |accessdate=December 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071412/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=35 |archivedate=July 16, 2011 }} Official 1992 BTCC standings.</ref>

In 1993, Jones switched from touring cars to compete in the RS2000 rallysport series with a car owned by Blakes Ford of Liverpool. In 1994, he competed in the Ford Fiesta Championship entered again by Blakes and sponsored by Duckhams.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}

==Racing record==

===Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position – 1988–1990 in class) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! DC ! Pts ! Class |- | 1985 ! Autocar Magazine with Marshall Asquith ! Ford Escort RS1600i ! {{Tooltip|C|Class C}} | SIL | OUL | THR | DON | THR | SIL | DON |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL 18 | SNE | BRH | BRH | SIL | | | ! 28th ! 3 ! 10th |- |rowspan=2| 1987 ! Asquith Autosport ! Ford Escort RS Turbo ! {{Tooltip|B|Class B}} | SIL | OUL | THR | THR | SIL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL Ret |style="background:#000000; color:white"| BRH DSQ | SNE | DON | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL 10 | | | !rowspan=2| 26th !rowspan=2| 6 ! 7th |- ! Dennis Leech ! Rover Vitesse ! {{Tooltip|A|Class A}} | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 6‡ | | | | | ! NC |- | 1988 ! Asquith Autosport ! Ford Sierra RS500 ! {{Tooltip|A|Class A}} | SIL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR 10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THR 2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE 6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH Ret |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BIR C |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 7 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL DNS | | ! 27th ! 9 ! 12th |- | 1989 ! Asquith Autosport ! Ford Sierra RS500 ! {{Tooltip|A|Class A}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 11 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THR 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR 4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH Ret |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BIR DNQ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON 8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''SIL''' 9 | | ! 33rd ! 7 ! 10th |- | 1990 !| Ecosse Motorsport !| BMW M3 !| {{Tooltip|B|Class B}} | OUL | DON | THR | SIL | OUL | SIL | BRH | SNE |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH DNP | BIR | DON | THR | SIL | | ! NC ! 0 ! NC |- | 1992 ! Techspeed Racing ! BMW M3 ! |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR 13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL 16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON 1 Ret |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DON 2 DNS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 13 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO 1 Ret |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| KNO 2 DNS | PEM | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | DON | SIL ! NC ! 0 | |- !colspan="22"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref>}}}} |} ‡ Endurance driver.

===Complete World Touring Car Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! DC ! Pts |- | 1987 ! {{flagicon|GBR}} Asquith Autosport ! Ford Escort RS Turbo | MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NÜR | SPA | BNO |style="background:#efcfff;"| SIL Ret | BAT | CLD | WEL | FJI ! NA ! 0 |}

===Complete European Touring Car Championship results===

(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! DC ! Pts |- | 1988 ! {{flagicon|GBR}} Asquith Autosport ! Ford Sierra RS500 | MNZ | DON | EST | JAR | DIJ | VAL | NÜR | SPA | ZOL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL Ret | NOG ! NC ! 0 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

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