Flynn Keeling Jackes (born 2 May 2003) is a Filipino and Australian racing driver who competes in the GB3 Championship for Elite Motorsport.
Personal life Flynn Keeling Jackes was born in Manila, to Ross Jackes, an Australian businessman and amateur racing driver, and Daisy Jackes, a Filipina amateur racing driver.
Career Karting (2010–2021) Jackes began karting in 2010 after attending the Tuason Racing School. Starting out his career in the Philippines, Jackes won the Mini ROK national title and the Coca-Cola Mini-ROK Cup Series in 2012, as well as finishing third in the Asian Open Karting Championship, before clinching the title the following year.
After securing his second consecutive AOKC title in 2014, Jackes moved to Australia in 2015 and also began racing internationally, a year in which he most notably finished ninth in the South Garda Winter Cup's Mini ROK category. Following an appearance at the IAME International Final in X30 Junior in 2016 and an international programme the following year, Jackes remained in Australia until 2021 to see out his karting career.
GB3 (2021, 2024–present) Despite testing Formula 4 machinery as early as 2017, Jackes had to wait until late 2021 for his single-seater racing debut, doing so at the Donington Park finale of the GB3 Championship for Hillspeed. Competing under an Australian licence, Jackes scored a best finish of 17th in races one and three. Three years later, Jackes returned to the series with a Filipino licence, joining Chris Dittmann Racing for his full-time debut in GB3, in which he took a best result of 11th at Zandvoort, but his season was cut short with two rounds to go after breaking his leg in a traffic accident.
Moving to Elite Motorsport for 2025, Jackes struggled during the season due to being over the series' weight limit after recovering from his broken leg, only taking a best result of fourth at the Hungaroring and finished 20th in points. Continuing with Elite for 2026, Jackes had a breakthrough start to the season as he led the majority of the reverse-grid race at the Silverstone opener en route to his first-career podium behind Jin Nakamura. Two rounds later, Jackes led the reverse-grid Hungaroring race from lights to flag to clinch his maiden series win.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2012Philippine Championship — Mini ROK1stCoca-Cola Mini-ROK Cup Series1stAsian Open Karting Championship — Mini ROK3rd 2013Asian Open Karting Championship — Mini ROK1st 2014Asian Open Karting Championship — Mini ROK1st2015South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROKWard Racing9thAustralian Kart Championship — KF3 2016IAME International Final — X30 Junior78th2017South Garda Winter Cup — OK-JPiers Sexton Racing33rdWSK Super Master Series — OK-J50thKarting World Championship — OK84th 2019Australian Kart Championship — TAG 12511th 2020Australian Kart Championship — KZ28th 2021Australian Kart Championship — KZ237thSources:
Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2021 GB3 Championship Hillspeed 3 0 0 0 0 6 28th 2024 GB3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 17 0 0 0 0 75 21st 2025 GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport 24 0 0 0 0 94 20th 2026 GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport 18 1 0 1 2 183* 9th*Sources:
Complete GB3 Championship 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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2021 Hillspeed BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 DON11 DON12 DON13 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 DON21 DON22 DON23 28th 6 2024 Chris Dittmann RacingOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SIL21SIL22SIL23DON1DON2DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 21st 75 2025 Elite MotorsportSIL11SIL12SIL13ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON1DON2DON3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 20th 94 2026 Elite MotorsportSIL11SIL12SIL13SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3RBR1RBR2RBR3SIL21SIL22SIL23DON1DON2DON3BRH1BRH2BRH3CAT1CAT2CAT3 9th* 183* Season still in progress.
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