Jonny Kane

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Jonny Kane (born May 14, 1973) is a racing driver in the FIA GT Championship.

Born in Comber, Northern Ireland, he began his career in karting and Formula Ford. In 1994 and 1995 he raced in Formula Vauxhall and Formula Opel where he was the 1994 British winter champion and the 1995 overall British champion. He then spent two years in British Formula Three driving for Jackie Stewart where he captured 6 wins and won the 1997 championship. He made four starts in Formula 3000 in 1998 with marginal results, then came to the United States and raced in Indy Lights in 1999 and 2000, winning two races and finishing 4th in series points in 1999 for Team KOOL Green. He was a test driver for the Arrows Formula One team in 2001, then moved to sports cars, driving in the Le Mans Series and American Le Mans Series. In 2005 he made his FIA GT debut and has driven for TVR and Spyker. Kane is a good friend of Dario Franchitti and at times has shared a house with him.