Ian James (racing driver)
Ian James (born 22 July 1974 in Epsom[1]) is a British-American racing driver and principle 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]
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]
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Motorsports career results
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
| 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 | BHR | 10th* | 22* |
* 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
References
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- Living people
- 1974 births
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- British racing drivers
- Aston Martin Racing drivers
- People from Epsom
- American racing drivers
- W Racing Team drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
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