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Racecar driver
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Birth:
22 July 1974(Epsom, Epsom and Ewell, Surrey, United Kingdom)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Ian James (born 22 July 1974 in Epsom) 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.
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.
In 2015 James had a class victory (GTD) at the 2015 12 Hours of Sebring.
In 2020 James founded the Heart of Racing Team.
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. This win was the first for Aston Martin at the 24 Hours of Daytona, 59 years after their first attempt.
Motorsports career results
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 2024 | Heart of Racing Team | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | ||||
| Source: | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | 12th* | 28* |
| Source: | |||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| 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 |
12 Hours of Sebring results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |