Flynn Jackes

Flynn Jackes
Jackes in 2025
NationalityPhilippines Filipino
Australia Australian
Born (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 23)
Manila, Philippines
GB3 Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamElite Motorsport
Car number18
Former teamsChris Dittmann Racing
Hillspeed
Starts62
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish20th in 2025

Flynn Keeling Jackes (born 2 May 2003) is a Filipino and Australian racing driver who competes in the GB3 Championship for Elite Motorsport.

Personal life

Flynn Keeling Jackes was born in Manila, to Ross Jackes, an Australian businessman and amateur racing driver, and Daisy Jackes, a Filipina amateur racing driver.

Career

Karting (2010–2021)

Jackes began karting in 2010 after attending the Tuason Racing School. Starting out his career in the Philippines, Jackes won the Mini ROK national title and the Coca-Cola Mini-ROK Cup Series in 2012, as well as finishing third in the Asian Open Karting Championship, before clinching the title the following year.

After securing his second consecutive AOKC title in 2014, Jackes moved to Australia in 2015 and also began racing internationally, a year in which he most notably finished ninth in the South Garda Winter Cup's Mini ROK category. Following an appearance at the IAME International Final in X30 Junior in 2016 and an international programme the following year, Jackes remained in Australia until 2021 to see out his karting career.

GB3 (2021, 2024–present)

Despite testing Formula 4 machinery as early as 2017, Jackes had to wait until late 2021 for his single-seater racing debut, doing so at the Donington Park finale of the GB3 Championship for Hillspeed. Competing under an Australian licence, Jackes scored a best finish of 17th in races one and three. Three years later, Jackes returned to the series with a Filipino licence, joining Chris Dittmann Racing for his full-time debut in GB3, in which he took a best result of 11th at Zandvoort, but his season was cut short with two rounds to go after breaking his leg in a traffic accident.

Moving to Elite Motorsport for 2025, Jackes struggled during the season due to being over the series' weight limit after recovering from his broken leg, only taking a best result of fourth at the Hungaroring and finished 20th in points. Continuing with Elite for 2026, Jackes had a breakthrough start to the season as he led the majority of the reverse-grid race at the Silverstone opener en route to his first-career podium behind Jin Nakamura. Two rounds later, Jackes led the reverse-grid Hungaroring race from lights to flag to clinch his maiden series win.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2012 Philippine Championship — Mini ROK 1st
Coca-Cola Mini-ROK Cup Series 1st
Asian Open Karting Championship — Mini ROK 3rd
2013 Asian Open Karting Championship — Mini ROK 1st
2014 Asian Open Karting Championship — Mini ROK 1st
2015 South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK Ward Racing 9th
Australian Kart Championship — KF3
2016 IAME International Final — X30 Junior 78th
2017 South Garda Winter Cup — OK-J Piers Sexton Racing 33rd
WSK Super Master Series — OK-J 50th
Karting World Championship — OK 84th
2019 Australian Kart Championship — TAG 125 11th
2020 Australian Kart Championship — KZ2 8th
2021 Australian Kart Championship — KZ2 37th
Sources:

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 GB3 Championship Hillspeed 3 0 0 0 0 6 28th
2024 GB3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 17 0 0 0 0 75 21st
2025 GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport 24 0 0 0 0 94 20th
2026 GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport 18 1 0 1 2 183* 9th*
Sources:

Complete GB3 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 22 23 24 DC Points
2021 Hillspeed BRH
1
 BRH
2
 BRH
3
 SIL1
1
 SIL1
2
 SIL1
3
 DON1
1
 DON1
2
 DON1
3
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 SPA
3
 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 SNE
3
 SIL2
1
 SIL2
2
 SIL2
3
 OUL
1
 OUL
2
 OUL
3
 DON2
1
17		 DON2
2
19		 DON2
3
17		 28th 6
2024 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL
1
16		 OUL
2
14		 OUL
3
161		 SIL1
1
21		 SIL1
2
19		 SIL1
3
C		 SPA
1
17		 SPA
2
14		 SPA
3
106		 HUN
1
21		 HUN
2
17		 HUN
3
15		 ZAN
1
12		 ZAN
2
11		 ZAN
3
153		 SIL2
1
18		 SIL2
2
22		 SIL2
3
176		 DON
1
WD		 DON
2
WD		 DON
3
WD		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 21st 75
2025 Elite Motorsport SIL1
1
21		 SIL1
2
19		 SIL1
3
176		 ZAN
1
16		 ZAN
2
18		 ZAN
3
Ret		 SPA
1
18		 SPA
2
22		 SPA
3
20		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
14		 HUN
3
4		 SIL2
1
18		 SIL2
2
13		 SIL2
3
152		 BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
16		 BRH
3
143		 DON
1
14		 DON
2
17		 DON
3
Ret		 MNZ
1
16		 MNZ
2
12		 MNZ
3
20		 20th 94
2026 Elite Motorsport SIL1
1
Ret		 SIL1
2
12		 SIL1
3
2		 SPA
1
8		 SPA
2
11		 SPA
3
C		 HUN
1
14		 HUN
2
9		 HUN
3
1		 RBR
1
13		 RBR
2
14		 RBR
3
510		 SIL2
1
4		 SIL2
2
9		 SIL2
3
13		 DON
1
7		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
8		 BRH
1
 BRH
2
 BRH
3
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 CAT
3
 9th* 183*

* Season still in progress.

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