Jones 102

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Jones 102
Jones 102.png
Category F1RWRS
Constructor Jones
Designer Tom Taylor
Predecessor 101
Successor 102B
Chassis Carbon fibre honeycomb composite
Engine Renault RSZT-13
Transmission Seven-speed semi-automatic gear box, seamless shift
Fuel Elf
Tyres Goodyear
Competition History
Notable Entrants Jones Racing
Notable Drivers Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Sammy Jones
Debut N/A
Races 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Poles 0
Fastest Laps 0
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0

The Jones 102 was an F1RWRS racing car designed and manufactured by the Jones Racing Group. The car was planned to be used by the Marlboro Jones Racing team for the 2013 F1RWRS season, but never turned a wheel due to sweeping last-minute regulation changes to the championship that forced the car design to be scrapped. Team owner Sammy Jones was so incensed by the F1RWRS Commission's abrupt decision and what he perceived to be a lack of sensitivity to the teams, that he withdrew from the championship entirely over the issue, consigning the 102 design to the history books.

Jones would later return to the championship however to protect the future of his race team in time for the third race of the season in Mexico, utilising a hastily designed Jones 102B chassis that would go on to score two wins that year.

The decision to leave the championship meant a title sponsorship agreement with Philip Morris and its Marlboro brand was null and void, as was Jones' previously exclusive factory support from engine supplier Renault. It wouldn't be until 2015 that the team would once again enjoy factory support, this time from Ford. Marlboro would later return to sponsor the team in a smaller capacity from 2016.