Introduction
Jackson Walls (born 1 January 2003) is an Australian racing driver currently racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.
Career
Australian F4 Championship
In 2018 Walls jumped into a single seater car for the first time competitively with the Patrizicorse team in the Australian F4 Championship. A string of successful midfield results as well as 3 podium finishes put him 6th with 148. Walls returned for the next campaign and his results were similar to the previous year, he took his maiden career victory at Tailem Bend, Lochie Hughes who started on pole initially took the victory after taking the lead back from Walls. Contact with Ryan Suhle caused the stewards to award Hughes with a 5 seconds penalty, allowing Walls to take the top step of the podium.
F3 Asian Championship
Walls and Hitech Grand Prix joined forced for the final 3 rounds of the F3 Asian Championship season. Walls made an immediate impact when he finished on the podium for the second time of asking He scored the next podium at the season finale in Shanghai, 20 seconds behind race winner Jack Doohan. Ukyo Sasahara finished 2nd that race meaning Hitech achieved that only 1-2-3 for that season. Walls finished the season 6th with 90 points.
Toyota Racing Series
Walls missed the opening round of the 2019 Toyota Racing Series as he was only 15 years old. He finished the season 12th with a highest result of 5th coming at Hampton Downs. Walls returned to the mtec Motorsport seat for the 2020 season. Walls won his only race of the season at Pukekohe Park Raceway, he started on reverse grid pole an fought most of the race against Czech teammate Petr Ptáček.
Personal life
Walls's father, Tony, is a racing driver competing in events such as the Australian GT Championship and Lamborghini Super Trofeo. Jackson Walls's manager Michael Patrizi is also a racing driver.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | Patrizicorse | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 6th |
| 2019 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | Patrizicorse | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 5th |
| F3 Asian Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 6th | |
| Toyota Racing Series | MTEC Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 12th | |
| 2020 | Toyota Racing Series | mtec Motorsport | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 10th |
| 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Pro | McElrea Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 10th |
| 2022 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Pro | McElrea Racing | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 465 | 11th |
| 2023 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Pro | McElrea Racing | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 905 | 2nd |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro-Am | Bergwerk Motorsport | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 106 | 2nd | |
| 2023–24 | Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East | JW Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 5th |
| 2024 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Pro | McElrea Racing |
* Season still in progress
Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Patrizicorse | SYM1 7 | SYM2 6 | SYM3 8 | PHI1 7 | PHI2 Ret | PHI3 4 | QLD1 7 | QLD2 8 | QLD3 5 | WIN11 6 | WIN12 4 | WIN13 9 | WIN21 3 | WIN22 9 | WIN23 10 | SYD1 5 | SYD2 3 | SYD3 Ret | PUK1 9 | PUK2 5 | PUK3 3 | 6th | 148 |
| 2019 | Patrizicorse | MEL1 Ret | MEL2 6 | MEL3 10 | SYD1 5 | SYD2 3 | SYD3 5 | PHI11 6 | PHI12 Ret | PHI13 5 | PHI21 6 | PHI22 5 | PHI23 5 | BEN11 7 | BEN12 5 | BEN13 1 | BEN21 Ret | BEN22 DNS | BEN23 Ret | 5th | 125 |
Complete F3 Asian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech Grand Prix | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP3 | CHA1 | CHA2 | CHA3 | SUZ1 7 | SUZ2 3 | SUZ3 5 | SIC11 6 | SIC12 6 | SIC13 7 | SIC21 4 | SIC22 5 | SIC23 3 | 6th | 90 |
Complete Toyota Racing Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MTEC Motorsport | HIG1 | HIG2 | HIG3 | TER1 13 | TER2 C | TER3 C | HMP1 8 | HMP2 5 | HMP3 Ret | HMP4 8 | TAU1 6 | TAU2 13 | TAU3 12 | TAU4 10 | MAN1 10 | MAN2 Ret | MAN3 Ret | 12th | 110 |
| 2020 | mtec Motorsport | HIG1 12 | HIG2 9 | HIG3 Ret | TER1 Ret | TER2 15 | TER3 4 | HMP1 8 | HMP2 9 | HMP3 12 | PUK1 6 | PUK2 1 | PUK3 10 | MAN1 10 | MAN2 9 | MAN3 8 | 10th | 160 |