Jonas Ried (born 18 December 2004) is a German racing driver currently competing in the

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for

Proton Competition Proton Competition (also formerly racing as Dempsey-Proton Racing or Team Felbermayr-Proton) is a German auto racing team based in Ummendorf, Baden-Württemberg. It was founded by Gerold Ried, and is currently owned by his son Christian Ried. Th ...

. He is the son of

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driver and

team owner Christian Ried.

Early career

Karting

Having finished second in the Bavarian-based Kart Trophy Weiß-Blau in 2014, Ried began karting at a national level the following year, taking part in the ADAC Kart Masters in the Bambini class. Parallel to that, he would also compete in the South German ADAC Kart Cup, finishing third in 2016, while also becoming runner-up in the ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf during his first year of OK Junior karting in 2017. Ried would remain in karting until 2020, where he made a first foray into gearbox karts.

Lower formulae

2021

Ried progressed into single-seaters in 2021, racing for BWT Mücke Motorsport in the

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at the start of the year. There he would take his first podiums in car racing, one at

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and

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respectively, and finished ninth in the standings. That season, the German would compete full-time in the

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with the same team, partnering

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and Erick Zúñiga. His best finish came during Race 1 in Misano, where he also took the fastest lap, and another points finish the race before at Le Castellet meant that Ried ended up 23rd overall.

2022

Having begun the 2022 season by racing in the F4 UAE Championship during the winter, Ried teamed up with

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and Niktia Bedrin for a season in

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and ADAC F4 with new team

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. Ried would experience a challenging campaign in the former, managing to score points on just one occasion in

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, whereas the season in Germany proved to bear more fruit, with Ried taking points in all but four races, which meant he took ninth in the drivers' standings.

Sportscar career

In 2023, Ried would make a switch to endurance racing, first driving for Rinaldi Racing in the

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class of the

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, before joining his father's team,

, for a season in the

as part of the

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category. The campaign in Asia started off promisingly, as Ried, Matthias Lüthen and Lorcan Hanafin finished Race 1 at

in fourth place, however three subsequent, successive retirements caused by reliability issues and a collision in the final race meant that the trio ended up twelfth in the drivers' standings. At the start of June 2023 it was announced that Ried would partner

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and Donald Yount at Proton in the LMGTE Am category in the centenary edition of the

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. Ried would crash out of the race during the early stages of Sunday morning, losing control of his Porsche 911 RSR-19 under braking on the approach to Indianapolis. In the ELMS, Ried and Proton scored a best Pro-Am finish of fifth and ended up eighth in the teams' standings. Having competed in the AsLMS with

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during the winter, the German entered the

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with

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to partner

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and Macéo Capietto in the LMP2 Pro class.

Karting record

Karting career summary

^† As Ried was a guest driver, he was ineligible to be classified in the standings.

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Ried was a guest driver, he was ineligible to be classified in the standings.

Racing record

Racing career summary

^* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 UAE Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ried, Jonas 2004 births Living people German racing drivers Racing drivers from Baden-Württemberg People from Ehingen Italian F4 Championship drivers UAE F4 Championship drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers Spanish F4 Championship drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Mücke Motorsport drivers PHM Racing drivers Van Amersfoort Racing drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Iron Lynx drivers Proton Competition drivers 21st-century German sportsmen