Porsche 944 competitor Andy Jones has walked away unharmed after a high speed rollover at Sandown
Andy Jones
After a Safety car was called due to a Turn 1, Lap 1 incident involving Vlad Kennedy, Tim Wolfe and Michael Westaway, the field headed down the front straight again to start lap 4. Andy Jones, who had qualified lower than expected, was keen to make up ground in the remaining laps and was in the slipstream of Jim Mitchell as the field headed back to Turn 1.
A slight misjudgement of Mitchells speed on cold tyres saw Jones make gentle contact with the rear bumper of Mitchells Martini liveried car, which saw it slowly rotate around. In an extremely unfortunate circumstance, Jones, who was trying to go around the spinning Mitchell, was hit in the left rear wheel with the front left wheel of Mitchells car, tipping it over and rolling three times before coming to rest upside down.
Jones was able to vacate the wreck and taken for medical observation, making a precautionary overnight stay in hospital before being released and returning to the circuit on Sunday.
The incident hasn’t curtailed Jones’ plans to get back on the track, as he has already began making plans for a re-shell of the car in a bid to return to the track in 2023.
