Jon Golden

Jon Golden is a former Gravel Racing League driver. He only achieved one podium in his career following his 3rd place finish at Road Atlanta in Season One driving for the Castrol team.

Castrol (Season One)
Shortly before the first ever season, Golden was confirmed to be driving for the C astrol team alongside Edward Knight. At Sebring, he was hit by Ross Mayger causing him to drop down the order and finish fifth. He had a first lap collision at Sedona and he struggled on the demanding Road America circuit meaning he came sixth in both. Things picked up for Golden with a third place finish at Road Atlanta which could have easily been a second place. Golden was involved in a battle with Robin Hawthorn at Laguna Seca before unreliability kicked in, forcing him to retire. He then announced that he would be taking a break from racing. He returned at Camino Viejo and made an instant impact, finishing in fourth. Catalunya saw him finish a lowly sixth before perhaps his worst performance of his career at Mugello. A period of dangerous driving saw him issued with the first ever disqualification in the sport and effectively ending his Castrol career. It would also turn out to be his final race for the British team as illness meant he missed the race at Le Mans.

Lucky Strike (Season Two)
Following his departure from Castrol, Lucky Strike were quick to pick him up to partner Alex Mayger at their new team. After missing the first four races of Season Two their were doubts to whether he would keep his Lucky Strike seat for the rest of the season. He made his Lucky Strike debut at Infineon, coming seventh. He followed this up with two successive eighth place finishes at Laguna Seca and Indianapolis. He failed to start any other races in the season other than his home race at Silverstone. Silverstone saw him come eighth following a battle with team-mate Alex Mayger. At the end of the season, Lucky Strike announced that Golden would not be staying with the team. He was briefly linked with the Abarth team and he rejected an offer to race for the new Martini team. This in effect meant Jon Golden's career was over.