James Cole (racing driver)

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James Cole
James Cole (12966060434).jpg
Cole in 2014
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1988-08-16) 16 August 1988 (age 36)
Southport (England)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2013
Current team Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher
Car number20
Former teams RCIB Insurance Racing, United Autosports, Adrian Flux Subaru Racing
Starts145
Wins1
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish16th 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.

Contents

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)

Cole driving the Team HARD Vauxhall Insignia at Oulton Park during the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season. BTCC Oulton Park (9006157364).jpg
Cole driving the Team HARD Vauxhall Insignia at Oulton Park during the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season.

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–)

For the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season, Cole joined United Autosports who will be making their debut in the series. [8]

Racing record

Cole, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship. James Cole - 2017 BTCC Knockhill (Sunday, R1 grid).jpg
Cole, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship.

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006 Formula Ford Festival – Kent classMedinaSport10000N/A17th
2007 BRSCC North West Formula Ford MedinaSport ? ? ? ? ?1781st
Formula Ford 1600 Walter Hayes TrophyMedinaSport10000N/A17th
Formula Ford Festival – Kent classMedinaSport10000N/A5th
2008 British Formula Ford Championship Jamun Racing24000026710th
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec – Pre finals20011N/AN/A
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec class10000N/A6th
2009 British Formula Ford Championship Jamun Racing24756155971st
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec – Pre finals21002N/AN/A
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec class10011N/A3rd
Formula BMW Pacific Eurasia Motorsport100000NC†
2010 British Formula 3 Championship - National Class T-Sport301157294182nd
2011 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 160000620th
2013 British Touring Car Championship RCIB Insurance Racing 1500001121st
2014 British Touring Car Championship United Autosports 300010526th
2015 British Touring Car Championship Motorbase Performance 1500003219th
2016 British Touring Car Championship Silverline Subaru BMR Racing 2700101525th
2017 British Touring Car Championship Adrian Flux Subaru Racing 3011017916th
2018 British Touring Car Championship Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher 3000006721st

† As Cole was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key)

Year12345678910111213141516PosPoints
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		20th6

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)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930PosPts
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 		21st11
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		26th5
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		19th32
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		25th15
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		16th79
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		21st67

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