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James Cole (born 16 August 1988) is a British racing driver from Southport, Merseyside. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut in 2013.
| James Cole | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Cole in 2014 | |
| 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 |
Career
editFormula Ford
editCole 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.
Cole was nominated for the 2009 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.[citation needed]
British Formula 3
editCole 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
editCole moved to Formula Two for the start of the 2011 season[4] with British Formula 3 teammate Brundle.
British Touring Car Championship
editTony Gilham Racing (2013)
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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 shake down 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–)
editFor the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season, Cole joined United Autosports who would be making their debut in the series.[8]
Racing record
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Career summary
edit| 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 International Series | 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
editComplete British Touring Car Championship results
edit(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
edit- ↑ "Winners Main Page 2007". BRSCC North West Club. 6 October 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ↑ "James Cole wraps up 2009 Formula Ford title". racecar.com. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ↑ "Merseyside racer James Cole joins British F3 grid". British Formula 3. MotorSport Vision. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "Cole gets Insignia run". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Cole parts with Team HARD". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "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.
External links
edit- James Cole career summary at DriverDB.com
- James Cole driver page at formulatwo.com Archived 3 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine