James Lee Caroline (born 2 February 1999) is a British racing driver currently competing in the

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with

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Career

Karting

Ginetta Junior Championship

In 2014, Caroline made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship with TCR, claiming two victories and finishing sixth overall. The following season, Caroline switched to HHC Motorsport, taking the title in dominant fashion. Jamie Caroline 2017 at Knockhill Racing Circuit

Jamie Caroline 2017 at Knockhill Racing Circuit

Formula 4

In 2016, Caroline graduated to British F4, competing in four rounds with Jarum Racing before switching to Fortec Motorsports for the remainder of the season. There he claimed a victory and finished 10th overall. Caroline remained in the series for

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, partnering with Carlin. He became the first driver to claim a race weekend grand slam in the British F4 series' history. On 30 September 2017 Caroline won the British Formula 4 title at

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USF2000 National Championship

After initially announcing a sabbatical year due to a lack of funds, he then moved to the U.S. F2000 National Championship for

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, driving for BN Racing. He finished 25th in the standings after only competing at the opening 2 rounds of the championship.

Formula 3

In October 2016, Caroline contested the BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy with Douglas Motorsport alongside ADAC F4 champion Joey Mawson. He achieved a podium and finished fifth in the overall standings. He returned to the series in

at the

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round, driving for Carlin. In

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, he competed in the final round of the F3 Asian Winter Series for BlackArts Racing.

British GT

, Jamie Caroline entered the Brands Hatch round of the

, driving for HHC Motorsport with Ruben Del Sarte. For the 2020 season, Caroline was entered in TF Sport's GT4 squad, partnered with ex-Carrera Cup driver Dan Vaughan. They finished the season as champions of the GT4 category. For the 2021 season, Caroline entered the last two rounds of British GT with Speedworks motorsport partnered with John Ferguson in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Supra GT4 qualifying second at Oulton park to Darren turner in his first outing in the car then scoring pole by half a second over Sennan fielding at Donington Park.

GT4 European Series

For the 2021 season, Caroline entered the 2021 GT4 European Series, alongside Jean-Luc D'Auria, competing for Trivellato Racing by Villorba Corse in which he did not complete the full season.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

Complete U.S. F2000 National Championship results

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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

Complete British GT Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap in class) ^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.

Complete GT4 European Series Results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap in class) ^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caroline, Jamie 1999 births Living people People from Tandridge (district) English racing drivers British F4 Championship drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers British GT Championship drivers Ginetta Junior Championship drivers Carlin racing drivers Karting World Championship drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers GT4 European Series drivers TF Sport drivers