James Cottingham

James Cottingham
Nationality	British
Born	(1984-01-21) 21 January 1984 (age 41) Hertfordshire
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2024
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Car number	59
Former teams	United Autosports
Starts	8
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	4th in 2024
Previous series
2021-23	British GT Championship
Medal record GT3 Representing   United Kingdom FIA Motorsport Games 2024 Valencia GT Cup

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]}

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] Cottingham competed in the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, alongside Chris Froggatt, where they won the silver medal in the main race. ^{[8] [9]}

Racing record

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
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	13th	15
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	4th	114
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	2nd	163.5

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)

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2024	United Autosports	LMGT3	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	QAT 14	IMO 11	SPA 4	LMS 18	SÃO 4	COA 4	FUJ 8	BHR 6	9th	52
2025	United Autosports	LMGT3	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	QAT	IMO	SPA	LMS	SÃO	COA	FUJ	BHR

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2024	United Autosports	Nicolas Costa Grégoire Saucy	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	LMGT3	220	DNF	DNF

References

1. "James Cottingham - Drivers Detail". Haupt Racing Team. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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.
8. "HRT as Team Germany and Team Spain at The FIA Motorsport Games in Valencia". Haupt Racing Team. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
9. Jeffries, Tom (26 October 2024). "Motorsport Games: Froggatt/Cottingham take silver for Team UK in GT opener". Autosport.

External links

• James Cottingham career summary at DriverDB.com