Jackson Walls (born 1 January 2003) is an Australian racing driver currently racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.
| Jackson Walls | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 1 January 2003 Sydney, Australia |
| Formula Renault Eurocup career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | Arden Motorsport |
| Car number | 20 |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018-2019 2019 2019-20 | Australian F4 Championship F3 Asian Championship Toyota Racing Series |
Career
editAustralian F4 Championship
editIn 2018 Walls jumped into a single seater car for the first time competitively with the Patrizicorse team in the Australian F4 Championship.[1] A string of successful midfield results as well as 3 podium finishes put him 6th with 148. Walls returned for the next campaign and his results were similar to the previous year, he took his maiden career victory at Tailem Bend, Lochie Hughes who started on pole initially took the victory after taking the lead back from Walls. Contact with Ryan Suhle caused the stewards to award Hughes with a 5 seconds penalty, allowing Walls to take the top step of the podium.[2]
F3 Asian Championship
editWalls and Hitech Grand Prix joined forced for the final 3 rounds of the F3 Asian Championship season.[3] Walls made an immediate impact when he finished on the podium for the second time of asking He scored the next podium at the season finale in Shanghai, 20 seconds behind race winner Jack Doohan. Ukyo Sasahara finished 2nd that race meaning Hitech achieved that only 1-2-3 for that season.[4] Walls finished the season 6th with 90 points.
Toyota Racing Series
editWalls missed the opening round of the 2019 Toyota Racing Series as he was only 15 years old.[5] He finished the season 12th with a highest result of 5th coming at Hampton Downs. Walls returned to the mtec Motorsport seat for the 2020 season. Walls won his only race of the season at Pukekohe Park Raceway, he started on reverse grid pole an fought most of the race against Czech teammate Petr Ptáček.
Personal life
editWalls's father, Tony, is a racing driver competing in events such as the Australian GT Championship and Lamborghini Super Trofeo. Jackson Walls's manager Michael Patrizi is also a racing driver.[3]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | Patrizicorse | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 6th |
| 2019 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | Patrizicorse | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 5th |
| F3 Asian Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 6th | |
| Toyota Racing Series | MTEC Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 12th | |
| 2020 | Toyota Racing Series | mtec Motorsport | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 10th |
| 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Pro | McElrea Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 10th |
| 2022 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Pro | McElrea Racing | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 465 | 11th |
| 2023 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Pro | McElrea Racing | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 905 | 2nd |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro-Am | Bergwerk Motorsport | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 106 | 2nd | |
| 2023–24 | Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East | JW Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 5th |
| 2024 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Pro | McElrea Racing |
* Season still in progress
Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results
edit(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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Patrizicorse | SYM 1 7 |
SYM 2 6 |
SYM 3 8 |
PHI 1 7 |
PHI 2 Ret |
PHI 3 4 |
QLD 1 7 |
QLD 2 8 |
QLD 3 5 |
WIN1 1 6 |
WIN1 2 4 |
WIN1 3 9 |
WIN2 1 3 |
WIN2 2 9 |
WIN2 3 10 |
SYD 1 5 |
SYD 2 3 |
SYD 3 Ret |
PUK 1 9 |
PUK 2 5 |
PUK 3 3 |
6th | 148 |
| 2019 | Patrizicorse | MEL 1 Ret |
MEL 2 6 |
MEL 3 10 |
SYD 1 5 |
SYD 2 3 |
SYD 3 5 |
PHI1 1 6 |
PHI1 2 Ret |
PHI1 3 5 |
PHI2 1 6 |
PHI2 2 5 |
PHI2 3 5 |
BEN1 1 7 |
BEN1 2 5 |
BEN1 3 1 |
BEN2 1 Ret |
BEN2 2 DNS |
BEN2 3 Ret |
5th | 125 |
Complete F3 Asian Championship results
edit(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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech Grand Prix | SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
SEP 3 |
CHA 1 |
CHA 2 |
CHA 3 |
SUZ 1 7 |
SUZ 2 3 |
SUZ 3 5 |
SIC1 1 6 |
SIC1 2 6 |
SIC1 3 7 |
SIC2 1 4 |
SIC2 2 5 |
SIC2 3 3 |
6th | 90 |
Complete Toyota Racing Series results
edit(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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MTEC Motorsport | HIG 1 |
HIG 2 |
HIG 3 |
TER 1 13 |
TER 2 C |
TER 3 C |
HMP 1 8 |
HMP 2 5 |
HMP 3 Ret |
HMP 4 8 |
TAU 1 6 |
TAU 2 13 |
TAU 3 12 |
TAU 4 10 |
MAN 1 10 |
MAN 2 Ret |
MAN 3 Ret |
12th | 110 |
| 2020 | mtec Motorsport | HIG 1 12 |
HIG 2 9 |
HIG 3 Ret |
TER 1 Ret |
TER 2 15 |
TER 3 4 |
HMP 1 8 |
HMP 2 9 |
HMP 3 12 |
PUK 1 6 |
PUK 2 1 |
PUK 3 10 |
MAN 1 10 |
MAN 2 9 |
MAN 3 8 |
10th | 160 |
References
edit- ^ "Four Seasons of Formula 4". Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Hillman, Rachel (14 July 2019). "Luis Leeds wins Australian F4 title at The Bend, aims for FIA F3".
- ^ a b "Australian F4 Driver Jackson Walls Joins Hitech GP in Asian F3 Championship". F3 Asian Championship. 16 May 2019.
- ^ Hillman, Rachel (29 September 2019). "Ukyo Sasahara claims Asian F3 title at Shanghai, Daniel Cao wins twice".
- ^ "Castrol Toyota Racing Series welcomes youngest gun". Toyota NZ.
External links
edit- Jackson Walls career summary at DriverDB.com