Jonathan Ernest Kane[1] (born 14 May 1973) is a British racing driver who has competed at various levels of motorsport. He currently drives for Strakka Racing in the Le Mans Series.
| Jonny Kane | |
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 Kane at the 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 14 May 1973 Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2001–2002, 2006–2013, 2015–2016 |
| Teams | MG Sport & Racing Ltd., Spyker Squadron, Embassy Racing, Speedy Racing Team Sebah, Strakka Racing |
| Best finish | 5th (2010) |
| Class wins | 1 (2010) |
Kane, who was born in Comber, Northern Ireland, began his career in karting and Formula Ford. In 1994 and 1995 he raced in Formula Vauxhall and Formula Opel where he was the 1994 British winter champion and the 1995 overall British champion. He then spent two years in British Formula 3 driving for Paul Stewart Racing where he captured 6 wins and won the 1997 championship. He made four starts in Formula 3000 in 1998 with marginal results, then came to the United States and raced in Indy Lights in 1999 and 2000, winning two races and finishing 4th in series points in 1999 for Team KOOL Green. He was a test driver for the Arrows Formula One team in 2001, then moved to sports cars, driving in the Le Mans Series and American Le Mans Series with amongst others Aston Martin.[2] In 2005 he made his FIA GT debut and has driven for TVR and Spyker.[3]
Since 2006 Kane has competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a best finish of 5th overall at the 2010 event which was also a LMP2 class victory in the HPD ARX-01C for Strakka Racing. Since 2008 Kane has completed in the LMP2 class of Le Mans Series for a number of teams including Embassy Racing and Strakka. At the 2010 1000 km of Hungaroring Kane, made history by winning the race outright in a LMP2 car co-driven by Danny Watts and Nick Leventis. This was the first time that a LMP2 car has taken first, both in qualifying (pole position) and the race.[4]
Racing record
editComplete American open-wheel racing results
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Indy Lights
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Team Green | MIA 7 |
LBH 16 |
NAZ 12 |
MIL 9 |
POR 6 |
CLE 18 |
TOR 5 |
MIS 7 |
DET 3 |
CHI 9 |
LAG 3 |
FON 1 |
4th | 89 | [5] |
| 2000 | Team Green | LBH 6 |
MIL 16 |
DET 1 |
POR 17 |
MIS 17 |
CHI DNS |
MDO 10 |
VAN 15 |
LS 5 |
STL 9 |
HOU 13 |
FON 10 |
10th | 52 | [6] |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Strakka Racing | LMP1 | HPD ARX-03a | Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 | SEB 8 |
SPA 6 |
LMS 22 |
SIL 5 |
SÃO 5 |
BHR 3 |
FUJ 6 |
SHA 6 |
7th | 64 | |
| 2013 | Strakka Racing | LMP1 | HPD ARX-03c | Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 | SIL Ret |
SPA 7 |
LMS 6 |
SÃO | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 15th | 22 | |
| 2015 | Strakka Racing | LMP2 | Strakka Dome S103 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 3 |
SPA 5 |
LMS Ret |
NÜR 7 |
COA 7 |
FUJ 6 |
SHA 6 |
BHR 5 |
6th | 63 | |
| 2016 | Strakka Racing | LMP2 | Gibson 015S | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 5 |
SPA Ret |
LMS 4 |
NÜR 4 |
MEX 4 |
COA Ret |
FUJ 6 |
SHA | BHR | 8th | 66 |
References
edit- ^ "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Jonathan Ernest Kane".
- ^ Kane Completes Aston Line-Up Autosport Website 2006-09-20 Retrieved 2010-02-16
- ^ Dumbreck set to join Spyker team Autosport Website 2006-05-04 Retrieved 2010-02-16
- ^ "LMS Hungaroring". Le Mans Series. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "Jonny Kane – 1999 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Jonny Kane – 2000 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Jonny Kane". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Jonny Kane Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Jonny Kane". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (under construction — October 2010)
- Jonny Kane career summary at DriverDB.com