JONES CROWNED PORSCHE JUNIOR CHAMPION
By Timothy Neal
Date posted: 22 August 2022
Aspiring Australain Porsche racer Harri Jones has earned the chance to show off his talents on the world stage after being crowned the 2022 Porsche Michelin Junior Champion.
Jones, who currently leads the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship standings, was presented with his prize at heading into Round 6 of the season at Sandown Raceway.
The main reward is an opportunity to represent Carrera Cup Australia in the global Porsche Motorsport Junior Shootout in Europe later this year. There he will race against other young guns for a shot at a Porsche Supercup Championship scholarship.
Jones also receives a trip to Germany to attend the Porsche Motorsport Night of Champions Dinner in December 2022.
The 23-year-old starting his journey up the Porsche Motorsport ranks in 2019, winning the second-tier Sprint Challenge Australia title in that year.
Since then, he has developed into a consistent frontrunner in Carrera Cup and is a strong chance to become outright champion this year.
“The Porsche Michelin Junior Championship is what we’ve been working for since we joined Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge in 2019, to have won the Junior title is a big tick for this year and obviously we still have the outright Carrera Cup Championship to win as well,” Jones said.
“So that’s our full focus at the moment, but to potentially get the opportunity to go to the Global Shootout against the best junior Carrera Cup drivers from around the world, is a dream come true.”
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