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Jono Lester (born 8 December 1989) is a New Zealand professional GT3 race car driver who competes in the Australian GT Championship for the Trass Family Motorsport team, driving the #27 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3. Lester moved to the Italian marque after a two-year stint in Japan's Super Taikyu Endurance Series, driving for the PETRONAS Syntium Team in a Mercedes-AMG GT3. He finished 2nd overall in both the 2012 and 2013 Championships.〔(Driver Database Career Statistics )〕 driving with Tatsuya Kataoka and Melvin Moh. Driving for the newly formed Trass Family Motorsport team, Lester has scored accolades in his debut Australian GT season by scoring a record three consecutive pole positions, an outright lap record at the Townsville circuit and numerous podium finishes.〔()〕 Lester is a third-generation driver with family lineage tied closely to the Manfeild circuit.〔(Lester name synonymous with Manfeild )〕 Grandfather Rob Lester was a Jim Clark Trophy winner and multiple open wheel champion in New Zealand, while father Richard and Aunt Debbie both raced single seaters and later touring cars. Richard Lester is a well known driver coach and has worked with drivers such as Greg Murphy, Luciano Burti, Stephane Ortelli, Fabian Coulthard, John McIntyre and the late Ashley Stitchbury. Among notable awards won by Jono Lester are the (Steel Trophy ) (also won by father Richard and Aunt Debbie), a Motorsport New Zealand President's Scholarship (2008)〔(Neuroscientist to work with three leading race drivers )〕 and a Porsche Motorsport Talent Scholarship (2010).〔(Young Kiwi under Porsche's wing )〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonathan Lester」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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