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Ian James (racing driver)

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]

James competing in the 2014 12 Hours of Sebring

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)

† 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)

† James did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.


Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

* Season still in progress


24 Hours of Le Mans results

12 Hours of Sebring results


References

  1. ^ a b "Ian James". fiawec.com. FIA World Endurance Championship.
  2. ^ Staff, Speedway Digest (January 30, 2023). "Transcript: Ian James, Marco Sorensen, Darren Turner, Roman DeAngelis". speedwaydigest.com.
  3. ^ "dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com.
  4. ^ Camber, Negative (March 22, 2015). "Ian James, #23 team win 12 Hours of Sebring".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "James leading rapid rise for Heart of Racing in GTD". April 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Dagys, John (January 29, 2023). "Engel Reflects on GTD Pro/GTD "Dogfight" of a Finish – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
  8. ^ "Decades in the making: Darren Turner on Daytona 24 win with Aston Martin". Motor Sport Magazine. January 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "Ian James – 2000 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ian James – 2003 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "Ian James – 2004 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  12. ^ "Ian James – 2005 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  13. ^ "Ian James – 2006 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  14. ^ "Ian James – 2007 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  15. ^ "Ian James – 2009 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  16. ^ "Ian James – 2011 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  17. ^ "Ian James – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Ian James – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "Ian James – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Ian James – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "Ian James – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  22. ^ "Ian James – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  23. ^ "Ian James – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  24. ^ "Ian James – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  25. ^ "Ian James – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  26. ^ "Ian James – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  27. ^ a b c d "Ian James Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  28. ^ "Ian James". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved March 20, 2024.