Ian James (racing driver)
Ian James | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | (1974-07-22) July 22, 1974 (age 50) Epsom, Surrey, England |
IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | Heart of Racing Team |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Former teams | 3GT Racing, Team Seattle |
Starts | 52 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 5 |
Podiums | 15 |
Best finish | 4th in 2015 |
Previous series | |
American Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series |
Ian James (born 22 July 1974 in Epsom[1]) is a British-American racing driver and principal of the Heart of Racing Team, competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. James has 11 total sportscar wins.[2]
In 2004 he had a class victory (LMP2) at the 2004 12 Hours of Sebring and won the LMP2 driving title in the 2004 American Le Mans Series.[3]
In 2015 James had a class victory (GTD) at the 2015 12 Hours of Sebring.[4][5]
In 2020 James founded the Heart of Racing Team.[6]
In 2023 James not only won the GTD class at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona, but was the top GTD performer, beating out the more highly structured GTD Pro teams.[7] This win was the first for Aston Martin at the 24 Hours of Daytona, 59 years after their first attempt.[8]
Racing record
Career summary
Complete American Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2000 | Michael Colucci Racing/ Nygmatech | GT | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | SEB 7 | CHA 11 | SIL | NÜR | SON | MOS | TEX | ROS | PET | MON | LSV | 39th | 27 | [9] | |
2003 | Sezio Florida Racing Team | LMP900 | Norma M2000 | Ford (Kinetic) 6.0 L V8 | SEB 10 | ATL | SON | TRO | MOS | AME | MON | MIA | PET | NC | 0 | [10] | |||
2004 | Miracle Motorsports | LMP2 | Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | SEB 1 | MID 3 | LIM 1 | SON 2 | POR 2 | MOS 2 | AME 1 | PET 4 | MON 3† | 1st | 143 | [11] | |||
2005 | Miracle Motorsports | LMP2 | Courage C65 | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | SEB 1 | ATL | MID | LIM | SON | POR | AME | MOS | PET | MON | 8th | 26 | [12] | ||
2006 | BMW Team PTG | GT2 | BMW M3 | BMW 3.4L I6 | SEB 13 | HOU | MDO | LRP | UTA | POR | ELK | MOS | PET 9† | LAG | 45th | 8 | [13] | ||
2007 | Tafel Racing | GT2 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | SEB 5 | STP | LBH | HOU | UTA | LRP | MDO | ELK | MOS | DET | PET | LAG | 36th | 14 | [14] |
2009 | Panoz Team PTG | GT2 | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Ford 5.0 L V8 | SEB 3 | STP 3 | LBH 6 | UTA 4 | LRP 6 | MDO 7 | ELK 11 | MOS 6 | PET 9 | LAG 4 | 8th | 95 | [15] | ||
2011 | Panoz Racing | GT | Panoz Abruzzi | Chevrolet 6.5 L V8 | SEB 18 | LBH | LRP | MOS | MDO | ELK | BAL | LAG | PET | NC | 0 | [16] | |||
JaguarRSR | Jaguar XKR GT | Jaguar 5.0 L V8 | SEB | LBH | LRP | MOS | MDO | ELK | BAL | LAG | PET 16 | ||||||||
Panoz Racing | NC | Panoz Abruzzi | Chevrolet 6.5 L V8 | SEB | LBH | LRP | MOS 1 | MDO | ELK | BAL | LAG | PET | NC | 0 |
† Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2014 | Team Seattle | GTD | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 15 | SEB 3 | LGA 8 | DET 2 | WGL 16 | MOS 6 | IMS 6† | ELK 6 | VIR 15 | COA 18 | PET 5 | 15th | 234 | [17] | |
2015 | Team Seattle | GTD | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 18 | SEB 1 | LGA 3 | DET 1 | WGL 7 | LIM 4 | ELK 8 | VIR 3 | COA 4 | PET 7 | 4th | 267 | [18] | ||
2016 | Team Seattle | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 8 | SEB 4† | LGA | BEL | WGL 3† | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | AUS | PET 8† | 42nd | 27 | [19] | |
2017 | 3GT Racing | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 5.0 L V8 | DAY 27 | SEB 18 | LBH | AUS | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET 10 | 51st | 38 | [20] |
2019 | Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar | GTD | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Audi 5.2 L V10 | DAY 3 | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 47th | 30 | [21] | |
2020 | Heart of Racing | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 18 | DAY | SEB | ELK DNS | VIR 8 | ATL 6 | MDO 4 | CLT 3 | PET 11 | LGA 4 | SEB 2 | 15th | 199 | [22] | |
2021 | Heart of Racing | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 5 | SEB 3 | MDO | DET | WGL 3 | WGL | LIM | ELK | LGA 12 | LBH 12 | VIR 6 | PET 1 | 12th | 1949 | [23] |
2022 | Heart of Racing Team | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 9 | SEB 15 | LBH | LGA | MDO | DET | WGL 1 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET 7 | 25th | 1048 | [24] |
2023 | Heart of Racing Team | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 1 | SEB 15 | LBH | MON | WGL 6 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET 5 | 23rd | 1125 | [25] | |
2024 | Heart of Racing Team | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 22 | SEB 4 | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 15th* | 395* | [26] | ||
Source:[27] |
† James did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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2023 | Northwest AMR | GTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SEB | PRT | SPA 7 | LMS 6 | MNZ | FUJ 7 | BHR 3 | 9th | 51 | |
2024 | Heart of Racing Team | LMGT3 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | QAT 2 | IMO 5 | SPA 11 | LMS Ret | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | 7th* | 37* |
Sources:[27][1] |
* Season still in progress
24 Hours of Le Mans results
24 Hours of Le Mans results | |||||||
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Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
2005 | Miracle Motorsports | John Macaluso Andy Lally | Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 115 | DNF | DNF |
2006 | Miracle Motorsports | John Macaluso Andy Lally | Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 324 | 14th | 3rd |
2023 | Northwest AMR | Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am | 310 | 33rd | 6th |
2024 | Heart of Racing Team | Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 196 | DNF | DNF |
Sources:[27][28] |
12 Hours of Sebring results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2000 | Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech | João Barbosa Tim Robertson | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GT | 276 | 18th | 7th |
2003 | Sezio Florida Racing Team | Patrice Roussel Allen Ziegelman | Norma M2000-Ford | LMP900 | 71 | DNF | DNF |
2004 | American Spirit Racing Miracle Motorsports | Mike Borkowski John Macaluso | Lola B2K/40-Nissan | LMP2 | 264 | 23rd | 1st |
2005 | Miracle Motorsports | Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry | Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 311 | 12th | 1st |
2006 | BMW Team PTG | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | BMW M3 GTR | GT2 | 197 | DNF | DNF |
2007 | Tafel Racing | Dominik Farnbacher Jim Tafel | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 314 | 17th | 5th |
2009 | Panoz Team PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | GT2 | 329 | 10th | 3rd |
2011 | Panoz Racing | Benjamin Leuenberger | Panoz Abruzzi | GT | 19 | DNF | DNF |
2014 | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 278 | 25th | 3rd |
2015 | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 318 | 15th | 1st |
2016 | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas | Porsche 911 GT3 R | GTD | 229 | 25th | 4th |
2017 | 3GT Racing | Sage Karam Scott Pruett | Lexus RC F GT3 | GTD | 269 | 35th | 18th |
2020 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Darren Turner | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 319 | 19th | 2nd |
2021 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 320 | 20th | 3rd |
2022 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Tom Gamble | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 256 | 43rd | 15th |
2023 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 287 | DNF | DNF |
Source:[27] |
References
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- ^ "James leading rapid rise for Heart of Racing in GTD". April 2, 2021.
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- ^ "Ian James – 2007 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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- ^ "Ian James – 2011 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
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- ^ "Ian James – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
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