James Hedley

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James Hedley
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Hedley at the Hungaroring in 2024
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 (age 21)
GB3 Championship career
Debut season 2021
Current team Arden VRD
Car number4
Former teamsElite Motorsport, JHR Developments
Starts52 (56 entries)
Wins2
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish6th in 2023
Previous series
2020–2021
2017–2019 		F4 British Championship
Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2019 Ginetta Junior Championship

James Hedley (born 1 September 2003) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the GB3 Championship with VRD by Arden. He is part of the BRDC Rising Star Programme.

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Career

Karting

Hedley started karting at the age of 11. [1] In 2016 he became the Honda Cadet London Easter Champion. [2] [3]

Ginetta Junior Championship

Hedley made his car racing debut with Elite Motorsport in final two rounds of the 2017 Ginetta Junior Championship. [1] For the 2018 Ginetta Junior Championship he remained with the team finished the season in eighth after scoring two podiums. [4] In 2019 he returned for another season in the Ginetta Junior Championship. This time he went on to become champion ahead of Zak O'Sullivan with seven wins to his name. [5]

F4 British Championship

In 2020 Hedley joined JHR Developments in the F4 British Championship to make his single-seater racing debut. [5] He took four wins throughout the season and finished the championship fifth in the standings. [6] [7]

In 2021 Hedley returned to the F4 British Championship with Fortec Motorsport. [7] In the first half of the season Hedley took four wins. Ahead of the sixth round at Thruxton Circuit he split with Fortec Motorsport and continued in the championship with Carlin instead. [8] [9] He once again finished fifth in the overall championship standings. [10]

GB3 Championship

In October 2021 Hedley also joined his old Ginetta Junior-team Elite Motorsport to compete in the final round of the GB3 Championship at Donington Park. [10]

He then started the 2022 GB3 Championship with Elite Motorsport. [1] [4] He took his only podiums finish of the season in the fourth round at Snetterton Circuit. [11] Ahead of the fifth round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps he switched teams to join JHR Developments. [11] Hedley finished 17th in the championship standings. [12]

For the 2023 GB3 Championship Hedley joined Arden VRD. [12] Throughout the season he took two wins at Oulton Park and Snetterton Circuit. [13] [14] He came sixth in the standings.

He remained with VRD by Arden for the opening two rounds of the 2024 GB3 Championship, acting as a replacement for Nikita Johnson, who was yet to reach the minimum age requirement to compete in the GB3 Championship. [15] [16]

Formula Regional

Following the 2023 Formula Regional season, Hedley participated in multiple post-season tests with RPM. These tests never amounted to a race seat. [17]

Hedley was linked to the Monolite Racing team during the 2024 pre-season and was due to test and race with them until they withdrew from the championship shortly before the season's start. [18] [19]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

In May 2024, Hedley made his FIA Formula 3 debut following a late call-up to race in the Monaco round, replacing Matías Zagazeta who was recovering from appendicitis. [20] [21]

Super Formula

In December 2024, Hedley partook in a Super Formula test at the Suzuka Circuit. [22]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017 Ginetta Junior Championship Elite Motorsport600006022nd
Ginetta Junior Winter Series40000657th
2018 Ginetta Junior Championship Elite Motorsport2603223568th
Ginetta Junior Winter Championship32212951st
2019 Ginetta Junior Championship Elite Motorsport2671112186801st
2020 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 2544772495th
2021 F4 British Championship Fortec Motorsport 1442162265th
Carlin 150002
GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport300002326th
2022 GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport12000115617th
JHR Developments 90000
2023 GB3 Championship Arden VRD2320033476th
2024 GB3 Championship VRD by Arden 5000015115th
Rodin Motorsport 60002
Chris Dittmann Racing30000
FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 20000034th
Eurocup-3 Saintéloc Racing 200000NC†

* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627DCPoints
2017 Elite Motorsport BHI
1
BHI
2
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
THR1
1
THR1
2
OUL
1
OUL
2
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
ROC
1
ROC
2
ROC
3
SIL
1
17		 SIL
2
16		 SIL
3
10		 BHGP
1
10		 BHGP
2
10		 BHGP
3
6		22nd60
2018 Elite Motorsport BHI
1
7		 BHI
2
10		 DON
1
8		 DON
2
10		 DON
3
5		 THR1
1
6		 THR1
2
2		 OUL
1
5		 OUL
2
12		 CRO
1
6		 CRO
2
11		 CRO
3
10		 SNE
1
13		 SNE
2
7		 SNE
3
6		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
12		 KNO
1
7		 KNO
2
4		 SIL
1
2		 SIL
2
8		 SIL
3
18		 BHGP
1
5		 BHGP
2
10		 BHGP
3
18		8th356
2019 Elite Motorsport BHI
1
3		 BHI
2
2		 DON
1
1		 DON
2
2		 DON
3
1		 THR1
1
4		 THR1
2
1		 CRO
1
C		 CRO
2
2		 OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
2		 SNE
1
6		 SNE
2
2		 SNE
3
3		 SNE
4
2		 THR2
1
1		 THR2
2
3		 THR2
3
Ret		 KNO
1
1		 KNO
2
1		 KNO
3
3		 SIL
1
17		 SIL
2
4		 SIL
3
4		 BHGP
1
1		 BHGP
2
5		 BHGP
3
5		1st680

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2020 JHR Developments DON
1
5		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
1		 BHGP
1
DNS		 BHGP
2
9		 BHGP
3
8		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
4		 OUL
3
2		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
5		 KNO
3
5		 THR
1
1		 THR
2
1		 THR
3
1		 SIL
1
5		 SIL
2
2		 SIL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
8		 CRO
2
5		 SNE
1
9		 SNE
2
7		 SNE
3
3		 BHI
1
8		 BHI
2
5		 BHI
3
9		5th249
2021 Fortec Motorsport THR1
1
1		 THR1
2
1		 THR1
3
3		 SNE
1
2		 SNE
2
11		 SNE
3
4		 BHI
1
15		 BHI
2
1		 BHI
3
5		 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
127		 OUL
3
6		 KNO
1
10		 KNO
2
DNS		 KNO
3
11		5th226
Carlin THR2
1
Ret		 THR2
2
33		 THR2
3
8		 CRO
1
12		 CRO
2
5		 CRO
3
12		 SIL
1
15		 SIL
2
6		 SIL
3
Ret		 DON
1
7		 DON
2
48		 DON
3
8		 BHGP
1
12		 BHGP
2
24		 BHGP
3
13

Complete GB3 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2021 Elite Motorsport BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		SIL1
1 		SIL1
2 		SIL1
3 		DON1
1 		DON1
2 		DON1
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		SIL2
1 		SIL2
2 		SIL2
3 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		DON2
1
10		 DON2
2
12		 DON2
3
13		26th23
2022 Elite Motorsport OUL
1
13		 OUL
2
10		 OUL
3
12		 SIL1
1
5		 SIL1
2
7		 SIL1
3
18		 DON1
1
6		 DON1
2
4		 DON1
3
14		 SNE
1
16		 SNE
2
14		 SNE
3
32		17th156
JHR Developments SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
13		 SPA
3
14		 SIL2
1
15		 SIL2
2
DSQ		 SIL2
3
Ret		 BRH
1
11		 BRH
2
16		 BRH
3
Ret		 DON2
1
WD		 DON2
2
WD		 DON2
3
WD
2023 Arden VRD OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
1		 OUL
3
1110		 SIL1
1
9		 SIL1
2
20		 SIL1
3
104		 SPA
1
8		 SPA
2
6		 SPA
3
46		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
3		 SNE
3
136		 SIL2
1
11		 SIL2
2
11		 SIL2
3
C		 BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
138		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
4		 ZAN
3
Ret		 DON
1
4		 DON
2
6		 DON
3
117		6th347
2024 VRD by Arden OUL
1
17		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
156		 SIL1
1
8		 SIL1
2
7		 SIL1
3
C		 SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
15th151
Rodin Motorsport HUN
1
4		 HUN
2
8		 HUN
3
62		 ZAN
1
3		 ZAN
2
2		 ZAN
3
11		 SIL2
1
SIL2
2
SIL2
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
Chris Dittman Racing BRH
1
18		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
121

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2024 Jenzer Motorsport BHR
SPR
BHR
FEA
MEL
SPR
MEL
FEA
IMO
SPR
IMO
FEA
MON
SPR
20		 MON
FEA
22		 CAT
SPR
CAT
FEA
RBR
SPR
RBR
FEA
SIL
SPR
SIL
FEA
HUN
SPR
HUN
FEA
SPA
SPR
SPA
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MNZ
FEA
34th0

Complete Eurocup-3 results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617DCPoints
2024 Saintéloc Racing SPA
1
SPA
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
POR
1
POR
2
POR
3
LEC
1
LEC
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
ARA
1
ARA
2
JER
1
17		 JER
2
11		 CAT
1
CAT
2
NC†0

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

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