Jake Parsons

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Jake Parsons
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 30)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Previous series
2021
2018
2017, 2020
2016
2014-15
2014		Super Taikyu
Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Super GT – GT300
Pro Mazda Championship
Formula Masters China
Australian Formula Ford Series
Championship titles
2018Japanese Formula 3 Championship – National Class

Jake Parsons (born 26 November 1994) is an Australian racing driver. In 2017, he was crowned champion in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship National class. He is also the owner of his racing team AWD Racing.[1]

Career

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Early career

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Parsons started competed at Australian Formula Ford Series in 2014. He did as well Formula Masters China.[2] He stayed for 2015 with Meritus where he ended up as runner up behind Martin Rump.[3]

Parsons moved to the States as he competed in 2016 Pro Mazda Championship with Juncos Racing.[4]

Parsons also did compete in Asian Le Mans Series for 2 seasons, but only competed 1 race in each 2 season of 2017-18 and 18-19.[5]

Japanese motorsport

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Parsons moved to Japan to compete in Super GT GT300 class with Team Taisan alongside Shinnosuke Yamada for the 2017 season.[6]

Parsons then switch to compete in Japanese Formula 3 Championship for Noda Racing[7] Even tho he did not scored a single point in overall class, he did won the National class where he won all races due to he is the sole driver in the class.

He competed in Super Taikyu TCR class with Adenau alongside Shogo Mitsuyama, and Philippe Devesa.

Parsons returned to Super GT after a two-year absence, driving for Drago Corse alongside owner/driver Ryō Michigami.[8] He did not scored a point, and was dropped after the season ends.

Parsons then competed in Super Taikyu ST-Z with Team 5ZIGEN in 2021, then switch to D'station Racing for 2 seasons in ST-1 and 1 race in ST-X in 2023.

Parsons then set up a new team together with Hitotsuyama Racing and Canadian Jesse Anthony Swinimer with the name "AWD Racing". Both Parsons and Swinimer competed in SRO Japan Cup in the GTC class.[1]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 Formula Masters China Meritus.GP 12 3 3 2 7 116 4th
Australian Formula Ford Series Synergy Motorsport 12 0 0 0 1 116 9th
2015 Formula Masters China Meritus.GP 18 3 2 2 11 163 2nd
2016 Pro Mazda Championship Juncos Racing 16 0 0 0 2 258 6th
2017 Super GT - GT300 Team Taisan SARD 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Eurasia Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 16 8th
2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship NODA Racing 18 0 0 0 0 0 18th
Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National 18 18 16 18 18 214 1st
2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport 1 0 0 0 0 1 15th
2019 Super Taikyu - ST-Z Adenau 5 0 0 0 2 84.5‡ 4th‡
2020 Super GT - GT300 Modulo Drago Corse 8 0 0 0 0 8 22nd
2021 Super Taikyu - ST-Z Team 5Zigen 4 0 0 0 2 80.5‡ 3rd‡
2022 Super Taikyu Series - ST-1 D'station Racing 4 2 1 0 4 151.5‡ 2nd‡
2023 Super Taikyu Series - ST-1 D'station Racing 5 1 1 0 5 151.5‡ 2nd‡
Super Taikyu Series - ST-X 1 0 0 0 0 6‡ 8th‡
2025 SRO Japan Cup - GTC AWD Racing 2 1 2 0 2 43 3rd

Complete Super GT results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Pts
2017 Team Taisan SARD Audi R8 LMS GT300 OKA
21 		FUJ
21 		AUT
14 		SUG
18 		FUJ
19 		SUZ
Ret 		CHA
19 		MOT
14 		NC 0
2020 Modulo Drago Corse Honda NSX GT3 Evo GT300 FUJ
8 		FUJ
7 		SUZ
19 		MOT
10 		FUJ
13 		SUZ
27 		MOT
14 		FUJ
17 		22nd 8

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Pts
2018 NODA Racing Volkswagen SUZ
1
13 		SUZ
2
13 		SUG1
1
13 		SUG1
2
14 		FUJ1
1
12 		FUJ1
2
11 		OKA1
1
14 		OKA1
2
13 		OKA1
3
C 		MOT
1
14 		MOT
2
14 		MOT
3
15 		OKA2
1
10 		OKA2
2
11 		OKA2
3
C 		SUG2
1
14 		SUG2
2
15 		SUG2
3
9 		SUG2
4
DNS 		FUJ2
1
14 		FUJ2
2
12 		18th 0
N SUZ
1
1 		SUZ
2
1 		SUG1
1
1 		SUG1
2
1 		FUJ1
1
1 		FUJ1
2
1 		OKA1
1
1 		OKA1
2
1 		OKA1
3
C 		MOT
1
1 		MOT
2
1 		MOT
3
1 		OKA2
1
1 		OKA2
2
1 		OKA2
3
C 		SUG2
1
1 		SUG2
2
1 		SUG2
3
1 		SUG2
4
DNS 		FUJ2
1
1 		FUJ2
2
1 		1st 214

References

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  1. ^ a b Klein, Jamie (9 June 2025). "Parsons Establishes New Team for Japan Cup Assault: Ex-SUPER GT racer Jake Parsons partners Jesse Swinimer in all-international Japan Cup pairing for AWD Racing..." Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (15 August 2014). "Jake Parsons and Matt Solomon share FMCS poles at Sepang". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. ^ Banerjee, Aditya (16 February 2015). "Parsons returns to FMCS with Meritus". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  4. ^ "PRO MAZDA: Parsons joins Juncos lineup". Racer. 1 December 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  5. ^ "4 Hours of Sepang - Asian Le Mans Series 2017-2018 - Final results Qualifying" (PDF). getresults.com (List). Results > 2018 > Asian Le Mans Series. Netherlands: Time Service. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  6. ^ Hirano, Ryuji (9 March 2017). "Team TAISAN SARDが2017年GT300体制を発表。本拠地を福島に移設へ" [Team TAISAN SARD announces 2017 GT300 lineup. Headquarters to be relocated to Fukushima]. ja:オートスポーツ (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 1/2 Suzuka - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Honda Announces 2020 Super GT Teams & Drivers". dailysportscar.com. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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