| Ian James | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  British |
| Born | (1974-07-22)July 22, 1974 (age 51) Epsom, Surrey, England |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Heart of Racing Team |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver(until 2022) FIA Bronze(2023–) |
| Former teams | 3GT Racing,Team Seattle |
| Starts | 52 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 15 |
| Best finish | 4th in2015 |
| Previous series | |
| American Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series | |
Ian James (born 22 July 1974 inEpsom[1]) is a British-American racing driver and principal of theHeart of Racing Team, competing in theIMSA SportsCar Championship. James has 11 total sportscar wins.[2]
In 2004 he had a class victory (LMP2) at the2004 12 Hours of Sebring and won the LMP2 driving title in the2004 American Le Mans Series.[3]
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In 2015 James had a class victory (GTD) at the2015 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 the2023 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 forAston Martin at the24 Hours of Daytona, 59 years after their first attempt.[8]
(key) (Races inbold 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 LFlat-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 LV8 | SEB 10 | ATL | SON | TRO | MOS | AME | MON | MIA | PET | NC | 0 | [10] | |||
| 2004 | Miracle Motorsports | LMP2 | Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L TurboI4 | 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 TurboI4 | SEB 1 | ATL | MID | LIM | SON | POR | AME | MOS | PET | MON | 8th | 26 | [12] | ||
| 2006 | BMW Team PTG | GT2 | BMW M3 | BMW 3.4LI6 | SEB 13 | HOU | MDO | LRP | UTA | POR | ELK | MOS | PET 9† | LAG | 45th | 8 | [13] | ||
| 2007 | Tafel Racing | GT2 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8LFlat-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 LV8 | 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 LV8 | SEB 18 | LBH | LRP | MOS | MDO | ELK | BAL | LAG | PET | NC | 0 | [16] | |||
| JaguarRSR | Jaguar XKR GT | Jaguar 5.0 LV8 | SEB | LBH | LRP | MOS | MDO | ELK | BAL | LAG | PET 16 | ||||||||
| Panoz Racing | NC | Panoz Abruzzi | Chevrolet 6.5 LV8 | 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.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position)
† James did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
| 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 MartinM177 4.0 L TurboV8 | 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 MartinM177 4.0 L TurboV8 | QAT 2 | IMO 5 | SPA 11 | LMS Ret | SÃO 2 | COA 1 | FUJ 9 | BHR 11 | 5th | 83 |
| 2025 | Heart of Racing Team | LMGT3 | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | Aston MartinM177 4.0 L TurboV8 | QAT 6 | ITA Ret | SPA 5 | LMS 4 | SÃO 14 | COA 5 | FUJ 7 | BHR 3 | 4th | 86 |
| Sources:[27][1] | ||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
| 24 Hours of Le Mans results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2005 |  Miracle Motorsports | John MacalusoAndy Lally | Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 115 | DNF | DNF |
| 2006 | Miracle Motorsports | John MacalusoAndy 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 MancinelliAlex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 196 | DNF | DNF |
| 2025 | Heart of Racing Team | Mattia DrudiZacharie Robichon | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 341 | 36th | 4th |
| Sources:[27][28] | |||||||
