Jono Lester

Jono Lester will make this switch from Porsches to single seaters this summer as he prepares for his debut in the Toyota Racing Series with the ETEC Motorsport team. The 22-year old Auckland based driver competed in the final round of the 2011 TRS championship at Taupo in March - finishing in fourth place overall - in preparation for the upcoming season; which is set to be the most competitive yet with a bumper international contingent and a tightly compressed series schedule. "It’s a real pleasure to be a part of this championship and to be back behind the wheel again. The...

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Jono Lester has finished in thirteenth position in the Team RevolutioNZ Mitsubishi Evo at the 2011 World Time Attack Challenge, held at Eastern Creek over the weekend. Representing New Zealand, Lester and his all-Kiwi support team took on powerhouse teams from Japan, the USA and Australia in front of thousands of spectators over two days of competition. With the format allowing four separate 15-minute sessions per class, per day; strategy played a key part as teams weighed up the weather, wind, track and air temperature, and of course tyre allocation and vehicle setup. Lester used the f...

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New Zealand motor racing driver Jono Lester will represent New Zealand at the World Time Attack Challenge, to be contested at Sydney’s Eastern Creek circuit this coming weekend. Lester will compete at the event in the Team RevolutioNZ Mitsubishi Evo VIII, pitted against 20 other teams from Japan, the USA and Australia in the Pro Class category. Lester is no stranger to Time Attack racing, having competed in numerous New Zealand events over the last three years, however the concept is still yet to gain a credible profile locally, despite its size and popularity in Japan and the United States ...

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Jono Lester has finished his Toyota Racing Series debut in fourth overall, driving for ETEC Motorsport at the Battery Town 200 at the Taupo Motorsport Park over the weekend. In what was his first appearance in a ’wings and slicks’ single seater, Lester scored fifth, fourth and fourth place finishes over the weekend’s three races, after qualifying in seventh position. "I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the experience on and off the track. The team, the organisation, the competition, and of course the racing, which was pure excitement!" Lester said. With the opportunity presented to Lester by E...

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New Zealand motor racing driver Jono Lester will make his first start in the Toyota Racing Series at the final round of the 2011 championship, to be contested at the Taupo Motorsport Park this coming weekend. Lester will compete in the Tatuus chassis campaigned by Australian driver Scott Pye in the 2011 TRS International Series, with Trevor Sheumack’s ETEC Motorsport team. Formula racing is the blood of the Lester family, with Jono’s grandfather, father and aunt having competed in Formula Vee, Formula Ford, Formula Pacific and Formula Holden. However, Jono Lester has never competed in a ...

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New Zealand Porsche motor racing driver Jono Lester has finished in 13th position in his debut in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup on Sunday, contested at the Monza circuit in support of the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix. The 20-year old kiwi was part of the 32-strong Supercup field, the largest grid in five seasons of racing, competing in the Braun-backed Porsche AG Guest Car. Lester adapted quickly to the unfamiliar Monza circuit in Friday’s 45-minute free practice session, reacclimatising himself behind the wheel of a Porsche GT3 Cup Car before qualifying in position 20, 1.357 seconds shy of pole sitter Nick ...

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