James Cole (racing driver)
| James Cole | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 16 August 1988 Southport (England) |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher |
| Car number | 20 |
| Former teams | RCIB Insurance Racing, United Autosports, Adrian Flux Subaru Racing |
| Starts | 145 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 16th in 2017 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 2010 2009 2008–09 2007 | FIA Formula Two Championship British Formula 3 Formula BMW Pacific British Formula Ford BRSCC North West Formula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 2007 | British Formula Ford BRSCC North West Formula Ford |
James Cole (born 16 August 1988) is a British racing driver from Southport, Merseyside. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut in 2013.
Career
Formula Ford
Cole began his racing career in 2007, taking part in BRSCC North West Formula Ford. He won this regional championship,[1] and in 2008 moved to the main British Formula Ford Championship. He finished tenth. He continued another year in the series, and won the 2009 championship,[2] taking seven wins and fifteen podiums in the twenty-four races.
He was nominated for the 2009 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.
British Formula 3
He changed series to the British Formula 3 National Class for the 2010 season,[3] driving for T-Sport alongside Alex Brundle and Menasheh Idafar. He finished second in the class.
Formula Two
He moved to Formula Two for the start of the 2011 season[4] with British Formula 3 teammate Brundle.
British Touring Car Championship
Tony Gilham Racing (2013)
After a year out of racing, Cole joined Team HARD. for the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season to drive an NGTC Vauxhall Insignia.[5] He was allowed to drive the car for the first time on the Friday before the Brands Hatch round to shakedown the car.[6] In July 2013, Cole announced he had left Team HARD. to focus on securing a drive for 2014.[7]
United Autosports (2014–)
For the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season, Cole joined United Autosports who will be making their debut in the series.[8]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Formula Ford Festival – Kent class | MedinaSport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 17th |
| 2007 | BRSCC North West Formula Ford | MedinaSport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 178 | 1st |
| Formula Ford 1600 Walter Hayes Trophy | MedinaSport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 17th | |
| Formula Ford Festival – Kent class | MedinaSport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | |
| 2008 | British Formula Ford Championship | Jamun Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 10th |
| Formula Ford Festival – Duratec – Pre finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Formula Ford Festival – Duratec class | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
| 2009 | British Formula Ford Championship | Jamun Racing | 24 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 597 | 1st |
| Formula Ford Festival – Duratec – Pre finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Formula Ford Festival – Duratec class | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| Formula BMW Pacific | Eurasia Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2010 | British Formula 3 Championship - National Class | T-Sport | 30 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 418 | 2nd |
| 2011 | FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20th |
| 2013 | British Touring Car Championship | RCIB Insurance Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21st |
| 2014 | British Touring Car Championship | United Autosports | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26th |
| 2015 | British Touring Car Championship | Motorbase Performance | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 19th |
| 2016 | British Touring Car Championship | Silverline Subaru BMR Racing | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25th |
| 2017 | British Touring Car Championship | Adrian Flux Subaru Racing | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 16th |
| 2018 | British Touring Car Championship | Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 21st |
† As Cole was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | SIL 1 15 |
SIL 2 13 |
MAG 1 18 |
MAG 2 17 |
SPA 1 16 |
SPA 2 16 |
NÜR 1 18 |
NÜR 2 14 |
BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 12 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 18 |
MON 1 14 |
MON 2 15 |
CAT 1 14 |
CAT 2 15 |
20th | 6 |
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
References
- ^ "Winners Main Page 2007". BRSCC North West Club. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "James Cole wraps up 2009 Formula Ford title". racecar.com. 6 October 2009.
- ^ "Merseyside racer James Cole joins British F3 grid". British Formula 3. MotorSport Vision. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "James Cole graduates to F2". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "James Cole signs for Tony Gilham Racing". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Cole gets Insignia run". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Cole parts with Team HARD". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "UNITED AUTOSPORTS CONFIRM 2014 BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY". United Autosports. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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External links
- James Cole career summary at DriverDB.com
- James Cole driver page at formulatwo.com