James Pull (born 5 October 1999) is a

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- Malaysian racing driver currently competing in the 2021

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with

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. He made his single seater debut in

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in the

2015 MSA Formula Championship The 2015 MSA Formula Championship was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, ...

, driving for JTR and

Fortec Motorsport Fortec Motorsport Ltd. is a motor-racing team that races in the GB3 Championship, GB4 Championship, and F4 British Championship. The team was bought in 1995 by current owner Richard Dutton. Past drivers for the team include Juan Pablo Montoya, ...

before joining

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for the 2016 season. In 2017, again with Carlin, he was Vice Champion and Rookie Champion in the 2017

BRDC British Formula 3 Championship The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships, the GB4 Champi ...

. In 2018 he achieved five wins in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship, on his way to Vice-Champion in both Asia and the Middle East championships as well as becoming the first British driver to win a Super Trofeo race in Europe. In 2019, in GT3, James claimed a win in the Silver Cup class on his debut in the Total

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endurance race of the

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. Making his debut in GT World Challenge Europe series in Sep 2020 James won the Silver Cup class at the Nurburgring 6 hour race in his first outing as part of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy.

Personal life

Born in

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on 5 October 1999, Pull is of mixed English- Malaysian descent and took up

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at the age of eight, before moving to the

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at the age of 13 to pursue a full time career in motorsport. Pull resides partly in both

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in the

and

Outside of Racing, Pull spends his time with his interests in

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, and

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Racing career

Karting

Pull began karting in 2008 at the age of eight and competed at a competitive level across Asia (2009-2011) and then in Europe (2011-2014) with Chiesa Corsa and the Tony Kart Racing Team.

Formula 4

Pull graduated to single seaters in 2015, racing with JTR and later

for the

Pull qualified third in his first race at

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Indy and his first race weekend saw Pull take two podiums. Pull followed this with a third in qualifying and two further podiums at

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in his second outing. Pull finished in 10th place in his first season in the Championship. In 2016 Pull joined

for the 2016 F4 British Championship. 2016 F4 British Championship Pull claimed wins at Rockingham and the

GP, resulting in an overall fourth-place finish in the Championship.

Formula 3

In September 2016 Pull made his F3 debut, racing with

in the final round of the

and in October 2016 at the BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy. In November 2016, Pull was confirmed to be racing with Carlin in the 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. Pull ended the 2017 BRDC British F3 Championship as both Vice-Champion and Rookie-Champion, one of only two drivers to visit the podium at least once at every round contested.

Toyota Racing Series

In 2018 Pull joined M2 Competition to compete in the

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in New Zealand. Pull achieved three podiums, finishing in sixth place in the Championship.

Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship

2018 then saw Pull move into GT's with FFF Racing Team in the

Lamborghini Super Trofeo The Lamborghini Super Trofeo is an international motor racing series. The Lamborghini Super Trofeo is the one-make championship organized by Lamborghini Squadra Corse. The series involves exclusively Huracán Super Trofeo Evo model cars in 3 co ...

Middle East Championship, claiming a win on his debut race. Pull then followed this with another three wins. Pull finished the championship with four wins out of four races ending the Championship as Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East Vice Champion, despite missing the first round. The remainder of 2018 saw Pull compete in the Asian and European Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championships with FFF Racing in Asia and Bonaldi Motorsports in Europe. The season saw Pull ending the Asian series as Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Vice Champion and the European Championship in 5th place. Pull became the first British driver to win a Lamborghini Super Trofeo European Race. Pull was also signed up to the Lamborghini Young Driver Program In 2018.

Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

In 2019 Pull raced in GT3, with Barwell Motorsport. He competed in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, racing in the Silver Cup category. 2019 saw Pull win the coveted The Total 24 Hours of Spa.

GT World Challenge Europe

In 2020 Pull is competing with Garage 59, driving an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 as a member of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy. On debut with the team, James won his first race, in the Silver Cup category, at the 6 Hour of Nurburgring.

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Pull was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete MSA Formula Championship/British F4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

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