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Ian James (racing driver)
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.
| Ian James |
|---|
| British |
| (1974-07-22) July 22, 1974Epsom, Surrey, England |
| 2014 |
| Heart of Racing Team |
| FIA Gold (until 2014) FIA Silver (2015–2022) FIA Bronze (2023–) |
| 3GT Racing, Team Seattle |
| 52 |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 15 |
| 4th in 2015 |
| American Le Mans SeriesRolex Sports Car Series |
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, James 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.
James competing in the 2014 12 Hours of Sebring
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.
James' No. 27 car at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Le Mans Series - GT | Michael Colucci Racing/ Nygmatech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 39th | |
| American Le Mans Series - LMP900 | Sezio Florida Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| American Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Miracle Motorsports | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 143 | ||
| American Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Miracle Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 8th | |
| American Le Mans Series - GT2 | BMW Team PTG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 45th | |
| American Le Mans Series - GT2 | Tafel Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 36th | |
| American Le Mans Series - GT2 | Panoz Team PTG | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 8th | |
| American Le Mans Series - GT | Panoz Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| JaguarRSR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| United SportsCar Championship - GTD | Team Seattle | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 234 | 15th | |
| United SportsCar Championship - GTD | Team Seattle | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 267 | 4th | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Team Seattle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 42nd | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | 3GT Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 51st | |
| 24H Series - SP3-GT4 | Rotek Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10th | |
| Brookspeed International Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24H GT Series - GT4 | Brookspeed International Motorsport | ||||||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 47th | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 15th | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1949 | 12th | |
| 24H GT Series - GT4 | |||||||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1048 | 25th | |
| 24H GT Series - GT4 | |||||||||
| Middle East Trophy - GT3 | Heart of Racing Team by SPS | ||||||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1125 | 23rd | |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Northwest AMR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 9th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
| 24H GT Series - GT3 | Heart of Racing by SPS | ||||||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 395* | 15th* | |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27* | 2nd* | ||
| 24H Series - GT3 | Heart of Racing by SPS | ||||||||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | |||||||||
| Le Mans Cup - GT3 | |||||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | CrowdStrike Racing by Riley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Middle East Trophy - GT3 | Heart of Racing by SPS | ||||||||
| 24H Series - GT3 | |||||||||
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | Heart of Racing Team | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 4th | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | CrowdStrike by SPS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | Heart of Racing Team |
(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.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
† James did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
- Season still in progress
| 24 Hours of Le Mans results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miracle Motorsports | John Macaluso Andy Lally | Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 115 | DNF | DNF |
| Miracle Motorsports | John Macaluso Andy Lally | Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 324 | 14th | 3rd |
| Northwest AMR | Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTEAm | 310 | 33rd | 6th |
| Heart of Racing Team | Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 196 | DNF | DNF |
| Heart of Racing Team | Mattia Drudi Zacharie Robichon | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 341 | 36th | 4th |
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | ClassPos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech | João Barbosa Tim Robertson | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GT | 276 | 18th | 7th | |
| Sezio Florida Racing Team | Patrice Roussel Allen Ziegelman | Norma M2000-Ford | LMP900 | 71 | DNF | DNF | |
| American Spirit Racing Miracle Motorsports | Mike Borkowski John Macaluso | Lola B2K/40-Nissan | LMP2 | 264 | 23rd | 1st | |
| Miracle Motorsports | Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry | Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 311 | 12th | 1st | |
| BMW Team PTG | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | BMW M3 GTR | GT2 | 197 | DNF | DNF | |
| Tafel Racing | Dominik Farnbacher Jim Tafel | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 314 | 17th | 5th | |
| Panoz Team PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | GT2 | 329 | 10th | 3rd | |
| Panoz Racing | Benjamin Leuenberger | Panoz Abruzzi | GT | 19 | DNF | DNF | |
| Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 278 | 25th | 3rd | |
| Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 318 | 15th | 1st | |
| Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas | Porsche 911 GT3 R | GTD | 229 | 25th | 4th | |
| 3GT Racing | Sage Karam Scott Pruett | Lexus RC F GT3 | GTD | 269 | 35th | 18th | |
| Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Darren Turner | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 319 | 19th | 2nd | |
| Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 320 | 20th | 3rd | |
| Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Tom Gamble | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 256 | 43rd | 15th | |
| Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 287 | DNF | DNF |
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