Karl Jones is a British former auto racing

Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...

 driver. He is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship

British Touring Car Championship

The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...

 (BTCC).

Career

Jones started racing in 1981, finishing third in his debut season in the Junior Formula Ford 1600 Championship

Formula Ford

Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....

. The following year he finished as runner-up, then champion in 1983 of Brands Hatch FF1600. In 1985 he competed in the BRSCC Production Saloon Championship, finishing as runner-up. He went on to be champion of the series in 1986, driving a Fiat Strada

Fiat Strada

The Fiat Strada is a supermini coupé utility version of Fiat's "world car" project, the Palio. It is produced in Brazil and exported from Betim, Minas Gerais to the European Union.-History:...

. He spent one more season in the championship, this time competing in a Ford Escort RS Turbo.

He stepped up to the BTCC in 1988, competing for two seasons in his Duckhams backed Class A Ford Sierra RS500

Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was a high-performance version of the Ford Sierra. It was the result of a Ford Motorsport project with the purpose of producing an outright winner for Group A racing in Europe.- Development :...

. During his time here, he managed two second place finishes. He did not return in 1990 due to budget reasons. He did compete in the Willhire 24 Hour

Willhire 24 Hour

The Willhire 24 Hour was an endurance race for production cars held at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit in Norfolk, England between 1980 and 1994. Over the years, the race included both sports cars and saloon cars. Latterly, it was contested by competitors running in the FIA Group N specification...

 race that yearIn 1991 he competed in selected events of both the Renault Clio Cup

Renault Clio Cup

The Renault Clio Cup is a One-make racing series created and managed by Renault Sport. As the name suggests, Renault Clio cars are used, and are grouped in 15 national championships and an International Cup.-Championships:...

 and Ford Fiesta Championship

Ford Fiesta

The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa...

. Jones made a return to the BTCC in 1992, with a BMW M3

BMW E30

The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...

 for the independent Techspeed Racing

Tech-Speed Motorsport

Tech-Speed Motorsport is a British auto racing team founded in 1984 by Marvin Humphries who enter cars in series such as the British Touring Car Championship and various historic race categories. For 2009 the team will run two former Team Eurotech Honda Integras in the BTCC for Martyn Bell and Paul...

 team. A troubled season ended after round ten at Knockhill

Knockhill Racing Circuit

Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,...

with no championship points.

In 1992 Jones switched from touring cars to compete in the RS2000 rallysport series.