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Jade Edwards (born 31 March 1990 in Ascot) is a British racing driver and Television presenter currently co presenting ITV4's live coverage of the British Touring Car Championship. Edwards is known for previously competing in the British Touring Car Championship, driving for One Motorsport.[1] Edwards has previously competed in the Renault Clio Cup UK, British GT Championship and the Ginetta Junior Championship, and made her BTCC debut in 2020.[2] She is the daughter of 2000 Renault Clio Cup UK champion Jim Edwards Jr. and granddaughter of Jim Edwards Sr. Jade is the first 3rd generation BTCC driver.[3]
| Jade Edwards | |
|---|---|
 Edwards at Thruxton Circuit in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 31 March 1990 Ascot, Berkshire |
| Related to | Jim Edwards Jr. (father) |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Car number | 99 |
| Former teams | Power Maxed Racing Team HARD. |
| Starts | 91 (93 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 26th in 2021 & 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017-19 2015 2006 | Renault Clio Cup UK British GT Championship Ginetta Junior Championship |
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Jade Edwards | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 9th |
| 2014 | British GT Championship - GT4 | Optimum Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16th |
| Aston Martin GT4 Challenge | Craft-Bamboo Racing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ? | ? | |
| 2015 | British GT Championship - GT4 | Stratton Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 25th |
| 24H Series - SP2 | MARC Cars Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | |
| 2016 | Celtic Speed Scottish Mini Cooper Cup | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2017 | Renault UK Clio Cup | Ciceley Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 16th |
| 2018 | Renault UK Clio Cup | M.R.M. | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 14th |
| 2019 | Renault UK Clio Cup | Team HARD | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 7th |
| MRM Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | British Touring Car Championship | Power Maxed Car Care Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
| 2021 | British Touring Car Championship | PHSC with BTC Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26th |
| 2022 | British Touring Car Championship | Rich Energy BTC Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26th |
| 2023 | British Touring Car Championship | Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD. | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 31st |
| One Motorsport with Starline Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Britcar Trophy Championship - Class T1 | Assetto Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 28th‡ |
*Season still in progress. ‡ Team standings.
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ "Jade Edwards returns to One Motorsport for remainder of 2023 BTCC season". One Motorsport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Jade Edwards secures Silverstone seat for BTCC debut". Touring Car Times. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Jade Edwards completes BTC Racing line-up". TouringCarTimes. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.