James Cottingham

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James Cottingham
2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps United Autosports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo No.59 (DSC02336).jpg
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1984-01-21) 21 January 1984 (age 40)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2024
Racing licence FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze
Car number59
Former teams United Autosports
Starts3
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in TBD
Previous series
2021-23 British GT Championship

James Roderick Cottingham (born 21 January 1984) [1] [2] is a British businessman and racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for United Autosports. He's the 2023 British GT Championship runner-up, [3] [4] as well as a director of DK Engineering, a car restoration company founded by his family in 1977. [5] [6]

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Career

In February 2024, United Autosports announced Cottingham would race one of the team's McLaren 720S GT3 Evo cars in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Grégoire Saucy and Nicolas Costa. [7]

Racing record

2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo which was driven by Cottingham and Lewis Williamson in the 2022 British GT Championship. 2022 Mercedes-AMG GT3 DK Engineering.jpg
2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo which was driven by Cottingham and Lewis Williamson in the 2022 British GT Championship.

Complete British GT Championship results

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2021 Ram Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 BRH
1

Ret
SIL
2

8
DON
1
SPA
1
SNE
1
SNE
2
OUL
1
OUL
2
DON
1
13th15
2022 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1

5
OUL
2

Ret
SIL
1

Ret
DON
1

2
SNE
1

4
SNE
2

7
SPA
1

2
BRH
1

4
DON
1

9
4th114
2023 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1

1
OUL
2

4
SIL
1

11
DON
1

1
SNE
1

6
SNE
2

2
ALG
1

1
BRH
1

3
DON
1

10
2nd163.5

Asian Le Mans Series

2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassCarEngine12345678RankPoints
2024 United Autosports LMGT3 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 QAT
14
IMO
11
SPA
5
LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 12th*10*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Costa
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grégoire Saucy
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo LMGT3220DNFDNF

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References

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  2. "D.O.B." Companies House.
  3. "Driver: James Cottingham | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. Newbold, James (7 February 2024). "British GT title rivals to face off in WEC as Cottingham joins United Autosports". Autosport . Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. "Our Team - The Company". DK Engineering. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  6. Finnigan, Michael (22 July 2016). "A one-horse race: James Cottingham on Ferrari firm DK Engineering". Campden FB. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  7. Dagys, John (7 February 2024). "Cottingham Confirmed in United McLaren LMGT3 Program". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 February 2024.