| James Roe | |
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| Nationality |  Irish |
| Born | James Roe Jr. (1998-10-11)11 October 1998 (age 26) Naas,County Kildare, Ireland |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Andretti Global |
| Car number | 29 |
| Starts | 39 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 6th in2024 |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Pratt Miller Motorsports |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 73 |
| Starts | 1 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in2025(LMP2) |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2020 2019 2018 2018 2016-17 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship FR Americas Championship F3 Americas Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship F2000 Championship Series F4 UAE Championship |
James Roe Jr. (born 11 October 1998) is an Irish racing driver.[1] He currently competes inIndy NXT driving the No. 29 Honda forAndretti Autosport and in theIMSA SportsCar Championship driving forPratt Miller Motorsports.[2][3] He previously drove for TJ Speed Motorsports in 2022.[4] Roe previously competed in theIndy Pro 2000 Championship with Turn 3 Motorsport.[5] Roe is a nephew of former racing driverMichael Roe.
On February 22, 2021, it was announced that Roe would be joining Turn 3 Motorsport to compete in the2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship.[6] Roe managed to get his first win of the season at the final race inMid-Ohio, finishing ahead ofEnaam Ahmed and2021 series champion,Christian Rasmussen.[7]
For the 2022 season, Roe moved to TJ Speed Motorsports to compete in theIndy Lights series.[4] He scored three top ten finishes in his nine races with the team before contesting two rounds withHMD. As Roe missed the final three races, he ended up 12th in the standings.
On January 4, 2023, it was announced that Roe would compete full-time in the2023 Indy NXT season for Andretti Autosport.[2] Having fought for the win at theIndianapolis Road Course, Roe scored his first podium in the series, finishing second.[8] He ended the season seventh in the championship, finishing ahead ofJamie Chadwick but behindHunter McElrea andLouis Foster in the teammate battle.[9] In 2024, Roe remained inIndy NXT and once again partnered Chadwick and Foster at Andretti.[10] During a patchy first half of the season, which included three retirements, Roe managed to score a sole podium atBarber, finishing third.[11] At the first oval race inIowa, Roe took the first pole position of his NXT career, setting the series' lap record at the track in the process.[12] Having led the vast majority of the race, Roe was passed by teammate Foster late on and finished second.[13]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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| 2016-17 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Rasgaira Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 11th |
| 2018 | F2000 Championship Series | ArmsUp Motorsports | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 414 | 2nd |
| U.S. F2000 National Championship | Swan-RJB Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30th | |
| 2019 | F3 Americas Championship | Global Racing Group | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 5th |
| 2020 | Formula Regional Americas Championship | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 7th | |
| 2021 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Turn 3 Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 243 | 7th |
| 2022 | Indy Lights | TJ Speed Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 12th |
| HMD Motorsports withDale Coyne Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro-Am | Imperiale Racing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |
| International GT Open | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23rd | ||
| 2023 | Indy NXT | Andretti Autosport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 335 | 7th |
| 2024 | Indy NXT | Andretti Global | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 316 | 6th |
| 2025 | Indy NXT | Andretti Global | |||||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Pratt Miller Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 9th |
† As Roe Jr. was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. *Season still in progress.
Formula 4 UAE Championship
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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| 2016-17 | Rasgaira Motorsports | DUB 4 | DUB 4 | DUB 3 | ABU 5 | ABU | ABU | ABU | DUB | DUB | DUB | ABU | ABU | ABU | ABU | ABU | ABU | ABU | ABU | 11th | 49 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ArmsUp Motorsports | ATL 6 | ATL 3 | WGL 8 | WGL 1 | VIR 15 | VIR 1 | MOH 8 | MOH 3 | PIT Ret | PIT 5 | SPM 3 | SPM Ret | NJM 1 | NJM 3 | 2nd | 414 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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| 2018 | Swan-RJB Motorsports | STP 1 | STP 2 | IMS 1 12 | IMS 2 5 | LOS | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | TOR 1 | TOR 2 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | MOH 3 | POR 1 | POR 2 | 30th | 26 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Global Racing Group | BAR 4 | BAR 7 | ATL 4 | ATL Ret | ATL 6 | PIT 5 | PIT 7 | PIT 6 | VIR 8 | VIR 5 | VIR 5 | ROA 1 | ROA 6 | SEB 6 | SEB 5 | SEB 5 | 5th | 147 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Global Racing Group | MOH 5 | MOH 12 | VIR Ret | VIR 8 | VIR 9 | BAR 8 | BAR 9 | BAR 8 | SEB 9 | SEB 7 | SEB 4 | HMS 5 | HMS 6 | HMS 9 | COA 7 | COA 5 | COA 6 | 7th | 92 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Turn 3 Motorsport | ALA 1 15 | ALA 2 11 | STP 1 13 | STP 2 16 | IMS 1 8 | IMS 2 10 | IMS 3 11 | LOR 11 | ROA 1 6 | ROA 2 10 | MOH 1 8 | MOH 2 11 | GMP 4 | NJM 1 6 | NJM 2 10 | NJM 3 5 | MOH 1 11 | MOH 2 1* | 7th | 243 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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| 2022 | TJ Speed Motorsports | STP 13 | BAR 13 | IMS 13 | IMS 13 | DET 7 | DET 9 | RDA 7 | MDO 12 | IOW 13 | 12th | 219 | |||||
| HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing | NSH 12 | GMP 8 | POR | LAG | LAG | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Andretti Autosport | STP 17 | BAR 5 | IMS 7 | DET 10 | DET 6 | RDA 5 | MDO 12 | IOW 9 | NSH 4 | IMS 2 | STL 15 | POR 8 | LAG 9 | LAG 15 | 7th | 335 |
| 2024 | Andretti Global | STP 16 | BAR 3 | IMS 15 | IMS 4 | DET 16 | RDA 18 | LAG 5 | LAG 19 | MDO 15 | IOW 2* | GMP 10 | POR 16 | MIL 6 | NSH 4 | 6th | 316 |
| 2025 | Andretti Global | STP 20 | BAR | IMS | IMS | DET | GMP | RDA | MDO | IOW | LAG | LAG | POR | MIL | NSH | 20th* | 10* |
* Season still in progress.
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