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]
| Ian James | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | July 22, 1974 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 | |
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
editCareer summary
editComplete American Le Mans Series results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
† James did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| 24 Hours of Le Mans results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit
References
edit- ^ a b "Ian James". fiawec.com. FIA World Endurance Championship.
- ^ Staff, Speedway Digest (January 30, 2023). "Transcript: Ian James, Marco Sorensen, Darren Turner, Roman DeAngelis". speedwaydigest.com.
- ^ "dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com.
- ^ Camber, Negative (March 22, 2015). "Ian James, #23 team win 12 Hours of Sebring".
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (March 21, 2015). "IMSA: Action Express throttles field at Sebring". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "James leading rapid rise for Heart of Racing in GTD". April 2, 2021.
- ^ Dagys, John (January 29, 2023). "Engel Reflects on GTD Pro/GTD "Dogfight" of a Finish – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
- ^ "Decades in the making: Darren Turner on Daytona 24 win with Aston Martin". Motor Sport Magazine. January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Ian James – 2000 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2003 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2004 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2005 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2006 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2007 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Ian James – 2009 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ian James – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d "Ian James Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "Ian James". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved March 20, 2024.