Born in Kuopio and raised between rally stages and karaoke bars, Jones mixes stoic Finnish focus with sudden bursts of showmanship. He credits ice-lake karting for his feather-footed throttle style and claims to have set lap records on studded tyres before he could legally drive.
Outside the cockpit he moonlights as DJ “KaJo,” blending kantele melodies with hard-bass drops and rapid-fire German rap. Festival bookings often clash with race weekends, forcing teams to file last-minute reserve lists while he closes sunrise sets in Helsinki warehouses.
Jones travels with a collapsible cedar sauna hitched to the team truck, disappearing inside moments after sessions end. Media fines pile up because he skips press conferences in favor of löyly, emerging towel-clad to declare, “Heat is the only interview I need.”
He has shared a garage longer than any duo on the grid with Elgu Lorenzo‑Quaker, the pair’s unspoken chemistry compensating for missed briefings. Despite the cash crunch at Asko Martti Racing, Jones refuses rival offers, insisting loyalty, sauna space, and free cheese pies are worth more than gold.
Born in Kuopio and raised between rally stages and karaoke bars, Jones mixes stoic Finnish focus with sudden bursts of showmanship. He credits ice-lake karting for his feather-footed throttle style and claims to have set lap records on studded tyres before he could legally drive.
