Jon Barnes
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Jon Barnes is a British racing driver
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, in the Super Graduates Class. Barnes finished as Vice Champion, having been narrowly beaten by Caterham employee and season long rival, Simon Lambert. Barnes won six races and finished on the podium in thirteen of the fourteen races in the championship.
In 2003, Barnes raced in the Autosport Caterham Eurocup and the Powertrain Caterham R400 Championship.
In 2004, Barnes won the Autosport Caterham Eurocup and was Vice Champion in the Powertrain Caterham R400 Championship.
In 2005, Barnes won the Cosworth Caterham Masters Championship.
In 2006, Barnes won the Formula Palmer Audi Championship and was nominated as a finalist in the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
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In 2008, Barnes won the British GT Championship
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Auto racing
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Early career
Barnes started racing in karting, where he finished in the top ten in both the Junior and Senior TKM Super One British Kart Racing Championships.Car racing career
In 2002, Barnes moved into car racing. He began racing in the Caterham Graduates Racing ClubCaterham Graduates Racing Club
Caterham Graduates Racing Club is a British motor-racing club for privateer racing drivers in Caterham Seven type cars.-History:The Caterham Graduates Championship was started in 1998 by competitors from the 1997 Caterham Scholarship...
, in the Super Graduates Class. Barnes finished as Vice Champion, having been narrowly beaten by Caterham employee and season long rival, Simon Lambert. Barnes won six races and finished on the podium in thirteen of the fourteen races in the championship.
In 2003, Barnes raced in the Autosport Caterham Eurocup and the Powertrain Caterham R400 Championship.
In 2004, Barnes won the Autosport Caterham Eurocup and was Vice Champion in the Powertrain Caterham R400 Championship.
In 2005, Barnes won the Cosworth Caterham Masters Championship.
In 2006, Barnes won the Formula Palmer Audi Championship and was nominated as a finalist in the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
The McLaren Autosport BRDC Award is an award set up in 1989 to reward and recognise young racing drivers from the UK. As its names suggest, the award is backed by Formula One team McLaren, motorsport magazine Autosport, and the British Racing Drivers' Club...
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In 2008, Barnes won the British GT Championship
British GT Championship
The Avon Tyres British GT Championship is a sports car racing series currently based in the United Kingdom, although they have had select races outside of Britain in the past few years. The series was created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993 and for its first two seasons was called the...
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