James Allen (racing driver)

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James Allen
James Allen Driver of Dragonspeed's Oreca 07 Gibson.jpg
Allen in 2019
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Full nameJames Allen
Born (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 (age 28)
Perth, Australia
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season 2019
Current teamG-Drive Racing by APR
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number69
Former teams DragonSpeed
Starts1
Championships0
Wins0
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2019
Finished last season13th (30 pts)
Previous series
2014–15
2014–16
2016
2019 		Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
TCR Australia Touring Car Series

James Allen (born 4 July 1996) is a professional racing driver from Australia. He currently competes in the European Le Mans Series. [1]

Contents

Career

European Le Mans Series

Allen first contested the European Le Mans Series in 2017 with Graff Racing's LMP2 entry. Allen, along with co-drivers Richard Bradley, Franck Matelli and Gustavo Yacamán drove the #40 Oreca 07 to a 3rd-place finish in the championship. Allen would stay on with Graff in 2018, driving the (now G-Drive branded) #40 entry to a 12th-place finish.

Allen would switch teams in ELMS 2019 to join DragonSpeed alongside Henrik Hedman, Ben Hanley and Renger van der Zande in the #21 entry. The team drove the Oreca 07 to a 5th-place finish.

Allen would return to Graff for the 2020 season, racing the #39 entry alongise Alexandre Cougnaud and Thomas Laurent. The team took 5th place in the championship. [2]

Allen would change teams once again in 2021, joining Panis Racing alongside Julien Canal and Will Stevens. [3] After testing positive for COVID-19 prior to round 1 at Barcelona, Allen was replaced by Gabriel Aubry, [4] but would return in time for round 2. The team would finish 3rd in the championship, with Allen finishing 6th in the drivers championship.

FIA World Endurance Championship

Allen piloting the No. 45 Oreca 07 at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans Oreca 07 - George Kurtz, James Allen & Colin Braun enters the Esses at the 2023 Le Mans (53380225218).jpg
Allen piloting the No. 45 Oreca 07 at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans

Allen made his FIA World Endurance Championship debut in 2018 for DragonSpeed at the 6 hours of Fuji. [5]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/lapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013 Formula BMW Talent Cup N/A301??315th
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series ARTA Engineering140000223rd
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 1200000NC
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series ARTA Engineering1600004811th
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 1700001017th
2016 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC JD Motorsport 1510031777th
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 1500001117th
2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Graff Racing 62002863rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A5th
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 6000015.2515th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/ADNF
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship DragonSpeed 200000NC
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 DragonSpeed 62012487th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 101013013th
TCR Australia Touring Car Series Ashley Seward Motorsport300002432nd
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Graff Racing 50002436th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 SO24-HAS by Graff 10000N/ADNF
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Panis Racing 5100156.56th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10001N/A3rd
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Mühlner Motorsport 100000.544th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 600001019th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 60000721st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A15th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing by APR [6] [7] 100000NC†
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 41001513rd
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 621051131st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A10th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Proton Competition 110010NC†
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team 600002016th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Duqueine Team 10000N/ADNF
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 DragonSpeed 1000026248th
2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 RD Limited

† Ineligible for points.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2014 ARTA Engineering ALC
1
24		 ALC
2
22		 SPA
1
31		 SPA
2
Ret		 MSC
1 		MSC
2 		NÜR
1
27		 NÜR
2
25		 HUN
1
22		 HUN
2
22		 LEC
1
20		 LEC
2
17		 JER
1
17		 JER
2
24		27th0
2015 ARTA Engineering ALC
1
25		 ALC
2
20		 ALC
3
5		 SPA
1
21		 SPA
2
28		 HUN
1
20		 HUN
2
18		 SIL
1
22		 SIL
2
22		 SIL
3
22		 NÜR
1
24		 NÜR
2
26		 LMS
1
20		 LMS
2
18		 JER
1
12		 JER
2
Ret		 JER
3
Ret		17th10
2016 JD Motorsport ALC
1
17		 ALC
2
13		 ALC
3
17		 MON
1
13		 MNZ
1
19		 MNZ
2
11		 MNZ
3
17		 RBR
1
12		 RBR
2
15		 LEC
1
13		 LEC
2
16		 SPA
1
5		 SPA
2
Ret		 EST
1
Ret		 EST
2
13		17th11

† As Allen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2014 ARTA Engineering IMO
1
20		 IMO
2
24		 PAU
1
13		 PAU
2
Ret		 RBR
1
10		 RBR
2
19		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
22		 MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
16		 MUG
1
30		 MUG
2
29		 JER
1
Ret		 JER
2
15		23rd2
2015 ARTA Engineering IMO
1
15		 IMO
2
17†		 PAU
1
16		 PAU
2
Ret		 RBR
1
5		 RBR
2
9		 RBR
3
11		 SPA
1
11		 SPA
2
Ret		 MNZ
1
13		 MNZ
2
12		 MNZ
3
4		 MIS
1
16		 MIS
2
14		 JER
1
13		 JER
2
13		11th48

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2017 Graff LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
4		 MNZ
8		 RBR
4		 LEC
6		 SPA
1		 ALG
1		3rd86
2018 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
6		 MNZ
Ret		 RBR
13		 SIL
12		 SPA
11‡		 ALG
7		15th15.25
2019 DragonSpeed LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
1		 MNZ
10		 CAT
10		 SIL
4		 SPA
7		 ALG
9		7th48
2020 Graff LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
9		 SPA
2		 LEC
3		 MNZ
9		 ALG
7		6th43
2021 Panis Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR
14		 LEC
8		 MNZ
1		 SPA
3		 ALG
4		6th56.5
2022 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
17		 IMO
15		 MNZ
9		 CAT
8		 SPA
10		 ALG
Ret		21st7
Pro-Am Cup76333Ret6th59
2023 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
5		 LEC
1		 ARA
3		 SPA
1		 POR
2		 ALG
2		1st113
2024 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
11		 LEC
6		 IMO
9		 SPA
12		 MUG
8		 ALG 19th*14*

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2018–19 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA LMS
Ret		 SIL 29th8
DragonSpeed LMP1 BR Engineering BR1 Gibson GL458 4.5L V8 FUJ
Ret		 SHA
6		 SEB SPA LMS
2022 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
11		 SPA
11		 LMS
9		 MNZ
7		 FUJ
13		 BHR
12		19th10

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
2017 Flag of France.svg Graff Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bradley
Flag of France.svg Franck Matelli		 Oreca 07 LMP23616th5th
2018 Flag of Russia.svg G-Drive Racing Flag of Mexico.svg José Gutiérrez
Flag of France.svg Enzo Guibbert		 Oreca 07 LMP2197DNFDNF
2020 Flag of France.svg SO24-HAS by Graff Flag of France.svg Vincent Capillaire
Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi 		Oreca 07 LMP2357DNFDNF
2021 Flag of France.svg Panis Racing Flag of France.svg Julien Canal
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Stevens 		Oreca 07 LMP23628th3rd
2022 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing Flag of Austria.svg René Binder
Flag of the United States.svg Steven Thomas 		Oreca 07 LMP236319th15th
LMP2 Pro-Am1st
2023 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz 		Oreca 07 LMP232220th10th
LMP2 Pro-Am1st
2024 Flag of France.svg Duqueine Team Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer 		Oreca 07 LMP2112DNFDNF
LMP2 Pro-Am

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678Pos.Points
2019 DragonSpeed LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
3		 SEB MDO WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 13th30
2022 G-Drive Racing by APR LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
9		 SEB LGA MDO WGL ELK PET NC0
2023 Proton Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
1		 SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET NC0
2024 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
7		 SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL 48th262

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  2. ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (11 February 2021). "Graff LMP3 Crew Steps Up to Top Category – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
  3. ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (11 February 2021). "Panis Sets LMP2 Driving Squad – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
  4. ↑ "Aubry In For Allen At Panis Racing For Barcelona, #88 AF Corse Ferrari Withdrawn | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com.
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  6. ↑ "IMSA: Rene Rast reunites with G-Drive Racing for Rolex 24". www.motorsport.com. 17 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (17 December 2021). "Rast to Lead G-Drive LMP2 Crew at Daytona – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
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