Ian James (born 22 July 1974 in
Epsom
Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about south of central London. The town is first recorded as ''Ebesham'' in the 10th century and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain ...
) is a British-American racing driver and principal of the
Heart of Racing Team, competing in the
IMSA SportsCar Championship
The IMSA SportsCar Championship, currently known as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship under sponsorship, is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada and organized by the International Motor Sports Association (I ...
. 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
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, but was the top GTD performer, beating out the more highly structured GTD Pro teams. This win was the first for
Aston Martin
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at the
24 Hours of Daytona
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, 59 years after their first attempt.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete American Le Mans Series results
(
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.
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
* Season still in progress
24 Hours of Le Mans results
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
Aston Martin Racing drivers
Sportspeople from Epsom
American racing drivers
W Racing Team drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
24H Series drivers
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers
Le Mans Cup drivers
English racing drivers
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers