Jon Barnes
Jon Barnes (born Jonathan Michael Barnes, 20 September 1983 in Basingstoke, Hampshire) is a British racing driver. __TOC__
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 Club, 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.
In 2008, Barnes won the British GT Championship.