James Cole (racing driver)
| James Cole | |
|---|---|
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
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
. 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)
Vauxhall Insignia at Oulton Park during the 2013 British Touring Car Championship
season.After a year out of racing, Cole joined
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–)
For the
2014 British Touring Car Championship season, Cole joined United Autosports who will be making their debut in the series.[8]
Racing record
Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship
.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)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 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)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013
|
RCIB Insurance Racing | Vauxhall Insignia
|
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 13 |
BRH 3 Ret |
DON 1 22 |
DON 2 18 |
DON 3 17 |
THR 1 17 |
THR 2 14 |
THR 3 14 |
OUL 1 18 |
OUL 2 17 |
OUL 3 13 |
CRO 1 NC |
CRO 2 Ret |
CRO 3 15 |
SNE
1 |
SNE
2 |
SNE
3 |
KNO
1 |
KNO
2 |
KNO
3 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
21st | 11 |
2014
|
United Autosports | Toyota Avensis | BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 17 |
BRH 3 14 |
DON 1 27 |
DON 2 Ret |
DON 3 DNS |
THR 1 Ret |
THR 2 20 |
THR 3 Ret |
OUL 1 19 |
OUL 2 15 |
OUL 3 20 |
CRO 1 21 |
CRO 2 18 |
CRO 3 15 |
SNE 1 22 |
SNE 2 20 |
SNE 3 25 |
KNO 1 Ret |
KNO 2 25 |
KNO 3 22 |
ROC 1 Ret |
ROC 2 23 |
ROC 3 Ret |
SIL 1 19 |
SIL 2 19 |
SIL 3 Ret |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 Ret |
BRH 3 19 |
26th | 5 |
2015
|
Motorbase Performance | Ford Focus ST | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 21 |
SNE 2 11 |
SNE 3 Ret |
KNO 1 17 |
KNO 2 17 |
KNO 3 20 |
ROC 1 11 |
ROC 2 17 |
ROC 3 15 |
SIL 1 17 |
SIL 2 10 |
SIL 3 9 |
BRH 1 12 |
BRH 2 12 |
BRH 3 18 |
19th | 32 |
2016
|
Silverline Subaru BMR Racing | Subaru Levorg GT | BRH 1 25 |
BRH 2 19 |
BRH 3 18 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 DNS |
DON 3 DNS |
THR 1 WD |
THR 2 WD |
THR 3 WD |
OUL 1 18 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 Ret |
CRO 1 Ret |
CRO 2 Ret |
CRO 3 21 |
SNE 1 10 |
SNE 2 Ret |
SNE 3 19 |
KNO 1 15 |
KNO 2 21 |
KNO 3 13 |
ROC 1 22 |
ROC 2 12 |
ROC 3 18 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 23 |
SIL 3 21 |
BRH 1 23 |
BRH 2 21 |
BRH 3 16 |
25th | 15 |
2017
|
Adrian Flux Subaru Racing | Subaru Levorg GT | BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 21 |
BRH 3 Ret |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 24 |
DON 3 22 |
THR 1 27 |
THR 2 28 |
THR 3 26 |
OUL 1 23 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 NC |
CRO 1 Ret |
CRO 2 16 |
CRO 3 Ret |
SNE 1 15 |
SNE 2 8 |
SNE 3 5 |
KNO 1 5 |
KNO 2 5 |
KNO 3 5 |
ROC 1 1* |
ROC 2 13 |
ROC 3 Ret |
SIL 1 17 |
SIL 2 21 |
SIL 3 15 |
BRH 1 19 |
BRH 2 22 |
BRH 3 26 |
16th | 79 |
| 2018 | Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher | Ford Focus RS | BRH 1 9 |
BRH 2 19 |
BRH 3 Ret |
DON 1 5 |
DON 2 6 |
DON 3 Ret |
THR 1 19 |
THR 2 Ret |
THR 3 24 |
OUL 1 7 |
OUL 2 5 |
OUL 3 9 |
CRO 1 12 |
CRO 2 23 |
CRO 3 20 |
SNE 1 17 |
SNE 2 18 |
SNE 3 Ret |
ROC 1 19 |
ROC 2 19 |
ROC 3 Ret |
KNO 1 24 |
KNO 2 18 |
KNO 3 22 |
SIL 1 21 |
SIL 2 28 |
SIL 3 20 |
BRH 1 10 |
BRH 2 16 |
BRH 3 14 |
21st | 67 |
References
- BRSCC North West Club. 6 October 2007. Archived from the originalon 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.
- British Formula 3. MotorSport Vision. 3 March 2010. Archived from the originalon 27 September 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- 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. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Cole parts with Team HARD". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 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.
External links
- James Cole career summary at DriverDB.com
- James Cole driver page at formulatwo.com Archived 3 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine