Jake Parsons Explained

Jake Parsons
Birth Date:26 December 1994
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality: Australian
Prev Series:Super Taikyu
Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Super GT – GT300
Pro Mazda Championship
Formula Masters China
Australian Formula Ford Series
Prev Series Years:2021
2018
2017, 2020
2016
2014-15
2014
Titles:Japanese Formula 3 Championship – National Class
Title Years:2018

Jake Parsons (born 26 December 1994) is an Australian racing driver. In 2018, he was crowned champion in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship National class. He is also the driver and managing director for AWD Racing.[1]

Career

Early career

Parsons started his early career karting in Australia. He then competed in the Australian Formula Ford Series in 2014 as well as Formula Masters China.[2] He stayed for 2015 with Meritus where he finished Vice Champion behind Martin Rump.[3]

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

Parsons also competed in the Asian Le Mans Series for 2 seasons, competing in 1 race of each of the 2 seasons of 2017-18 and 18-19.[5]

Japanese motorsport

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

Parsons switched to compete in the 2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship for Noda Racing[7] He won the National class taking victory in all races aside from one.

For 2019 he competed in the Super Taikyu TCR class with Adenau alongside Shogo Mitsuyama, and Philippe Devesa.

In 2020 Parsons returned to Super GT after a two-year absence, driving for Honda factory team Drago Corse alongside owner/driver Ryō Michigami.[8]

Parsons then competed in the Super Taikyu ST-Z class with Team 5ZIGEN in 2021, followed by a switch to D'station Racing for 2 seasons in ST-1 and 1 race in ST-X in 2022 and 2023.

In 2025 Parsons assisted in the formation of a new team with Japanese company AWD and Canadian Jesse Anthony Swinimer by the name of "AWD Racing". Both Parsons and Swinimer competed in SRO Japan Cup in the GTC class.[1]

Racing record

Racing career summary

! Season! Series! Team! Races! Wins! Poles! F/Laps! Podiums! Points! Position
2014align=left Formula Masters Chinaalign=left Meritus.GP1233271164th
align=left Australian Formula Ford Seriesalign=left Synergy Motorsport1200011169th
2015align=left Formula Masters Chinaalign=left Meritus.GP18322111632nd
2016align=left Pro Mazda Championshipalign=left Juncos Racing1600022586th
2017Super GT - GT300Team Taisan SARD800000NC
2017–18align=left Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2align=left Eurasia Motorsport11001168th
2018align=left Japanese Formula 3 Championshipalign=left rowspan=2NODA Racing180000018th
align=left Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National18181618182141st
2018–19align=left Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3align=left Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport10000115th
2019Super Taikyu - ST-ZAdenau5000284.5‡4th‡
2020Super GT - GT300Modulo Drago Corse80000822nd
2021Super Taikyu - ST-ZTeam 5Zigen4000280.5‡3rd‡
2022align=left Super Taikyu Series - ST-1align=left D'station Racing42104151.5‡2nd‡
2023align=left Super Taikyu Series - ST-1align=left rowspan="2" D'station Racing51105151.5‡2nd‡
align=left Super Taikyu Series - ST-X100006‡8th‡
2025SRO Japan Cup - GTCAWD Racing21202433rd

Complete Super GT results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678DCPts
2017Team Taisan SARDAudi R8 LMSGT300OKA
FUJ
AUT
SUG
FUJ
SUZ
CHA
MOT
NC0
2020Modulo Drago CorseHonda NSX GT3 EvoGT300FUJ
FUJ
SUZ
MOT
FUJ
SUZ
MOT
FUJ
22nd8

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

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

YearTeamEngineClass123456789101112131415161718192021DCPts
2018NODA RacingVolkswagenSUZ
1

SUZ
2

SUG1
1

SUG1
2

FUJ1
1

FUJ1
2

OKA1
1

OKA1
2

OKA1
3

MOT
1

MOT
2

MOT
3

OKA2
1

OKA2
2

OKA2
3

SUG2
1

SUG2
2

SUG2
3

SUG2
4

FUJ2
1

FUJ2
2

18th0
NSUZ
1

SUZ
2

SUG1
1

SUG1
2

FUJ1
1

FUJ1
2

OKA1
1

OKA1
2

OKA1
3

MOT
1

MOT
2

MOT
3

OKA2
1

OKA2
2

OKA2
3

SUG2
1

SUG2
2

SUG2
3

SUG2
4

FUJ2
1

FUJ2
2

1st214

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 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... . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20250613141228/https://sportscar365.com/sro/world-challenge-asia/parsons-establishes-new-team-for-japan-cup-assault/ . 13 June 2025 . 26 June 2025 . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media.
  2. News: Khorounzhiy . Valentin . 15 August 2014 . Jake Parsons and Matt Solomon share FMCS poles at Sepang . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819131546/http://www.paddockscout.com/jake-parsons-and-matt-solomon-share-fmcs-poles-at-sepang/ . 19 August 2014 . 26 August 2025 . Formula Scout.
  3. News: Banerjee . Aditya . 16 February 2015 . Parsons returns to FMCS with Meritus . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150216154733/http://www.paddockscout.com/parsons-returns-to-fmcs-with-meritus/ . 16 February 2015 . 26 August 2025 . Formula Scout.
  4. Web site: . 1 December 2015 . PRO MAZDA: Parsons joins Juncos lineup . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20250827023005/https://racer.com/2015/12/01/pro-mazda-parsons-joins-juncos-line-up . 27 August 2025 . 26 August 2025 . Racer.
  5. Web site: . 3 February 2018 . 4 Hours of Sepang - Asian Le Mans Series 2017-2018 - Final results Qualifying . 26 August 2025 . getresults.com . Results > 2018 > Asian Le Mans Series . Time Service . List . PDF . Netherlands.
  6. News: 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 . 16 March 2025 . . ja.
  7. Web site: Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 1/2 Suzuka - Entry List. j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 13 April 2018. 14 April 2018. 14 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234245/http://www.j-formula3.com/season/2018/report/report18rd01entry.html. dead.
  8. News: Honda Announces 2020 Super GT Teams & Drivers. 10 January 2020. dailysportscar.com. 10 January 2020.