Jaxon John Evans (born 19 September 1996) is a New Zealand racing driver who last competed in the Supercars Championship for Brad Jones Racing. He previously competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Career 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. In his opening season of competition, Evans finished second in the B Class, before stepping up to the overall championship for 2016. 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.
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 and a debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. Evans and co-driver Tim Miles scored victories in two of the four races that season, including the opener at Phillip Island, but would finish second in the championship. In the Carrera Cup, Evans scored five victories en route to a fifth place points finish. 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. 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. Evans signed with Swiss team Fach Auto Tech, tallying two podiums and finishing seventh in the overall standings.
In 2020, competing for BWT Lechner Racing, Evans won the Porsche Carrera Cup France. Just weeks later, he was offered his first drive in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Dempsey-Proton Racing, sharing the No. 88 with Khaled Al Qubaisi and Marco Holzer. 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 No. 77.
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. Evans also embarked on a full-time effort in the ADAC GT Masters, driving for German team Huber Racing alongside Tim Zimmermann.
Personal life Evans was born in New Zealand to Fijian parents from the remote Rotuma island group, but was adopted at birth by John and Debbie Evans. Debbie (née Lester) competed in Formula Vee and Formula Ford between 1985 and 2001, and is the aunt of fellow racing driver Jono Lester.
Racing record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesPosition 2012Australian Rotax Nationals - Rotax Junior 6th 2014New Zealand ProKart Series - KZ2 2nd
Racing career summary 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-Racing400001829th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Herberth Motorsport100000NC Porsche Supercup CLRT100000NC† Supercars Championship Brad Jones Racing100000NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Falken Motorsports10000N/A9th 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team Parker Racing100000NC IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Kelly-Moss with Riley3000058139th Supercars Championship Brad Jones Racing2000018647th ADAC GT Masters Huber Racing61112918th2024 Supercars Championship Brad Jones Racing230000107523rd Intercontinental GT Challenge Phantom Global Racing200011516th GT World Challenge Asia400?0143rd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup10000427th GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am Arise Racing GT101214126 3rd 2025 Supercars Championship Brad Jones Racing32000085523rd GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am Arise Racing GT124408207 2nd2026Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia GR CupToyota Gazoo Racing AustraliaGT World Challenge Australia - Pro-AmARGTGT World Challenge AsiaAudi Sport Asia Team PhantomIMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDInception Racing1000013080th
† As he was a guest driver, Evans was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Porsche Supercup results (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 Points 2019 Fach Auto Tech CAT MON RBR SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ MEX MEX 6th 87 2020 BWT Lechner Racing RBR RBR HUN SIL SIL CAT SPA MNZ 4th 108 2021 Martinet by Alméras MON RBR RBR HUN SPA ZND MNZ MNZ 2nd 110 2022 CLRT IMO MON SIL RBR LEC SPA ZND MNZ N/C -
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (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 21st 23 2021 Dempsey-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SPA ALG MNZ LMS BHR BHR 3rd 79
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (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 Points 2023 Kelly-Moss with Riley GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 39th 628 2026 Inception Racing GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 80th 130
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2021 Dempsey-Proton Racing Christian Ried Matt Campbell Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTEAm 335 31st 5th
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2018 Objective Racing Tony Walls Tim Slade Warren Luff McLaren 650S GT3 APP 260 DNF DNF 2019 Competition Motorsports McElrea Racing David Calvert-Jones Kévin Estre Porsche 911 GT3 R APA 37 DNF DNF 2020 Earl Bamber Motorsport David Calvert-Jones Romain Dumas Porsche 911 GT3 R A-GT3Pro/Am 311 11th 2nd 2024 Phantom Global Racing / Team75 Bastian Buus Joel Eriksson Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) A-GT3Pro 275 4th 4th 2025 Arise Racing GT Alessio Rovera Brad Schumacher Elliot Schutte Ferrari 296 GT3 Pro-Am 303 8th 1st 2026 Arise Racing GT Davide Rigon Daniel Serra Ferrari 296 GT3 Pro 262 9th 7th
GT World Challenge Australia results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points2024Arise RacingFerrari 296 GT3Pro-Am PHI11 PHI12 BEN1 BEN2 QUE1 QUE2 PHI21 PHI22 BAT1 BAT2 3rd 1262025Arise RacingFerrari 296 GT3Pro-Am PHI1 PHI2 SYD1 SYD2 QLD1 QLD2 SAN1 SAN2 BEN1 BEN2 HAM2 HAM2 2nd 2072026ARGTFerrari 296 GT3Pro-AmPHI1PHI2BEN1BEN2 QLD1 QLD2HID1HID2 SYD1 SYD2 ADL1 ADL2 5th* 100*
Supercars Championship results Supercars results Year Team No. 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 35 36 37 Position Points 2022 Brad Jones Racing 4 Holden ZB Commodore SYDR1 SYDR2 SYMR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 MELR6 MELR7 MELR8 MELR9 WANR10 WANR11 WANR12 WINR13 WINR14 WINR15 HIDR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 TOWR19 TOWR20 BENR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANR24 SANR25 SANR26 PUKR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 ADER33 ADER34 NC 0 2023 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 NEWR1 NEWR2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 SYMR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 HIDR15 TOWR16 TOWR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 BENR20 BENR21 BENR22 SANR23 BATR24 SURR25 SURR26 ADER27 ADER28 47th 174 2024 12 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 BARR9 BARR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 SYMR17 SYMR18 SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER24 23rd 1075 2025 SYDR1 SYDR2 SYDR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 TAUR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 SYMR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 QLDR25 BENR26 BATR27 SURR28 SURR29SANR30 SANR31 ADER32 ADER33ADER34 23rd 855 2026 Walkinshaw TWG Racing 2 Toyota GR Supra SMPR1 SMPR2 SMPR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 TAUR10 CHRR11 CHRR12 CHRR13 SYMR14 SYMR15 SYMR16 BARR17 BARR18 BARR19 HIDR20 HIDR21 HIDR22 TOWR23 TOWR24 TOWR25 QLDR26 QLDR27 QLDR28 BENR293 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 SANR33 SANR34 ADER35 ADER36 ADER37
Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps 2022 Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore ZB Jack Smith DNF 138 2023 Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Jack Smith 21st 157 2024 Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Dean Fiore 20th 161
References
External links Jaxon Evans at the Porsche Newsroom