Gordon Jones began his career at the Universal Motor Racing Club driving school at Brands Hatch, where he met Graham Hill and subsequently introduced Graham to Colin Chapman. His first few races in 1954 were in a Cooper JAP achieving a third in the Whitsun Sprint race at Brands Hatch and a second in the JAP race on the 7th June but he switched to a Kieft towards the end of '54 winning the Junior Race on the 3rd October. He continued with this car, earning a number of good placings, until 1957 when he acquired a Cooper Mk XI. Gordon continued to race 500s into the 1960s winning the Commander Yorke Trophy in August 1960 and the Lewis-Evans Trophy in October. He also competed in a Mk XI Lotus and an early Marcos before turning his attention to flying.

Gordon in his Kieft after winning the Junior race at Brands Hatch in October 1954. Photo courtesy of John Furlong.