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Jones 108
Jones 108.png
Category F3RWRS
Constructor Jones
Designer Tom Taylor
Predecessor 106
Successor 110
Chassis Carbon fibre honeycomb composite
Engine BMW F31/6
Transmission Six-speed semi-automatic gear box, seamless shift
Fuel BP
Tyres Goodyear
Competition History
Notable Entrants Jones Racing F3RWRS Team
JLD Motorsport
Linton-Solindahl Motorsports
Restov Racing
Red Bull World Race Team
Notable Drivers 5. Flag of Italy svg.png Roberto Dinella
6. Flag of Finland svg.png Nick Nurmester
15. Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png George MacDrage
16. Flag of France svg.png Rene LeClerc
35. Flag of Fiji svg.png Waisale Serevi
36. Flag of Russia svg.png Alexander Obolensky
54. Flag of Australia svg.png Dale Hamilton
55. Flag of Japan svg.png Takuma Taki
73. Flag of Australia svg.png James Douglas
73. Flag of Australia svg.png Joel Melrose
74. Flag of Switzerland svg.png Franc Piscine
Debut 2016 F3RWRS Round of Australia
Races 17
Wins 1
Podiums 6
Poles 5
Fastest Laps 2
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0

The Jones 108 was an F3RWRS racing car designed by the Jones Racing Group for the 2016 F3RWRS season. In addition to Jones Racing themselves using the car, a further four teams utilised the chassis as the Jones organisation began to expand its chassis manufacturing division.

Those teams were:

Nick Nurmester, driving for the main Jones team, took overall victory in the drivers' title, whilst the team wrapped up the teams' title and constructors' crown for the first time. As well as Nurmester, Franc Piscine finished fourth in the championship, and Roberto Dinella showed an improvement in form over 2015.

The versatility of the chassis allowed teams to utilise different engines and over the course of 2016, three different engines from BMW, Holden and Mugen-Honda powered the Jones 108. Of these, the most successful was the BMW, which continued a partnership with Jones which had began a year previously as part of a technology sharing deal between Jones and JLD Motorsport.

In total, eleven different drivers got behind the wheel of the Jones 108 in 2016. With a total of eight race wins and twenty podiums, the overall performance of the chassis was a marked improvement on the 106 in 2015.

















Complete F3RWRS Results

Year Team Engine # Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points CC
2016 Jones Racing F3RWRS Team BMW F31/6 AUS GBR ITA PAU CAN GER ZAN BEL SMR JPN SUR 714 1st
5 Flag of Italy svg.png Roberto Dinella 23 9 6 8 1 5 Ret 32 C 2 22 Ret 18 30 31† 27† 24 C 5
6 Flag of Finland svg.png Nick Nurmester 10 Ret 2 NC 5 21 1 3 C 1 1 2 2 2 33† 1 2 C Ret
JLD Motorsport BMW F31/6 73 Flag of Australia svg.png James Douglas Ret 15 17 28 Ret 22
Flag of Australia svg.png Joel Melrose 7 7 C Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret C Ret
74 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Franc Piscine Ret 1 40 21 19 38 Ret 2 C 3 13 3 12 1 Ret Ret 1 C Ret
Red Bull World Race Team Holden LSF3-16 54 Flag of Australia svg.png Dale Hamilton Ret Ret 11 5 23 15 13 18 C 15 11 Ret Ret 19 20 18 25 C Ret
55 Flag of Japan svg.png Takuma Taki 14 Ret 16 4 10 Ret 6 5 C Ret 24 16† 3 5 3 21† 8 C Ret
Restov Racing BMW F31/6 35 Flag of Fiji svg.png Waisale Serevi 16 Ret 39 Ret 11 14 35† 15 C 18 7 Ret 31† 24 32† 17 18 C Ret
36 Flag of Russia svg.png Alexander Obolensky 5 8 35 18 35 23 25 21 C 17 15 Ret 10 9 14 Ret 14 C 3
Linton-Solindahl Motorsports Mugen-Honda MF316 15 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png George MacDrage Ret 6 28 Ret 33 11 20 24 C Ret 30 15† 24 Ret 23 23 Ret C 13
16 Flag of France svg.png Rene LeClerc 26 Ret 33 26 39 26 22 37† C DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ Ret 28 DNQ DNQ C Ret