James Jakes

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James Jakes
James Jakes at Carb Day 2015 - Stierch.jpg
Jakes at Carb Day 2015 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
Born (1987-08-04) 4 August 1987 (age 37)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
IndyCar Series career
Debut season 2011
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Former teams Dale Coyne Racing
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Previous series
2002–03
2004–05
2006
2007–08
2008–2010
2010
2010 		T-Cars
British Formula Renault
British Formula 3
Formula Three Euroseries
GP2 Asia Series
GP2 Series
GP3 Series

James Jakes (born 4 August 1987 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a British racing driver.

Contents

Career

T-Cars

Jakes started his racing career in 2002 competing in 5 rounds of the T-Car Championship. In 2003 James continued in T-cars, finishing 2nd in the championship.

Formula Renault

For the 2004 season, Jakes moved into the British Formula Renault Championship with Team AKA. Jakes progressed his skills as a racing driver to the point where he was regularly contending for race wins, helping him to attain 3rd in the championship in 2005. His two seasons in Formula Renault also helped him to attain a McLaren Autosport BRDC Award Nomination and also receive BRDC Rising Star status.

Formula Three

Jakes did one round of the 2005 British Formula 3 Championship in the National Class. In 2006 James made the move to the British Formula 3 Championship full-time with Hitech Racing where he finished 8th and also finished 6th in the Macau Grand Prix.

For 2007 James moved on to the Formula Three Euroseries with Manor Motorsport. He finished fifth in the championship, with one win coming at Magny-Cours. Staying in the championship for the 2008 season, Jakes changed teams to be one of the four drivers at the highly successful ART Grand Prix team. He joined fellow Brit Jon Lancaster in the team, with his other team-mates being Frenchman Jules Bianchi, and German Nico Hülkenberg. He did lie in fifth place at one point in the season, having won on the street circuit at Pau but tailed off to be thirteenth in the championship.

GP2 Series

He drove in the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season for the Super Nova Racing team. He did not race in any category during the summer of 2009, but rejoined Super Nova for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season. He equalled his best finish of third during the first race in Abu Dhabi, but was replaced by the team's 2010 main series driver Marcus Ericsson for the second round. [1] Following the conclusion of the GP3 season, he made his GP2 Series début at the final round of the 2010 season, replacing Álvaro Parente at Scuderia Coloni.

GP3 Series

Jakes signed to drive for Manor Motorsport in the inaugural GP3 Series season for 2010. Despite missing two rounds of the championship, he scored three podium finishes to take eighth position in the drivers' championship.

IndyCar Series

Jakes during practice at the 2015 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma GoPro Grand Prix 2015 10 - Stierch.jpg
Jakes during practice at the 2015 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma

Jakes had signed with Coloni to race in the GP2 Asia Series in 2011, but in March tested an IndyCar Series car for Dale Coyne Racing at Barber Motorsports Park. It was subsequently announced that Jakes would be replaced in Coloni's GP2 car by Luca Filippi [2] and that Jakes would race for Coyne in the 2011 IndyCar Series season. [3] In his debut season he collected no top 10s and resulted 22nd in the final standings. In 2012, Jakes resulted 10th at Texas Motor Speedway and 8th at the Indy Toronto, repeating his 22nd place in the season standings.

Jakes switched to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for the 2013 season. At Detroit he finished 10th in the first race and second in the second race. Later he finished sixth in Houston 1. The Brit ended 19th in the final standings.

After a sabbatical year, Jakes joined Schmidt Peterson Motorsports for the 2015 IndyCar season. He collected a third place in New Orleans.

Racing record

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2006 Hitech Racing Dallara F305/037 Mercedes HOC
1
9		 HOC
2
8		 LAU
1 		LAU
2 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		BRH
1
5		 BRH
2
4		 NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		LMS
1 		LMS
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		16th7
2007 Manor Motorsport Dallara F305/020 Mercedes HOC
1
11		 HOC
2
5		 BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
8		 NOR
1
6		 NOR
2
5		 MAG
1
6		 MAG
2
1		 MUG
1
4		 MUG
2
Ret		 ZAN
1
8		 ZAN
2
6		 NÜR
1
4		 NÜR
2
7		 CAT
1
4		 CAT
2
7		 NOG
1
18		 NOG
2
Ret		 HOC
1
21†		 HOC
2
Ret		5th42
2008 ART Grand Prix Dallara F308/049 Mercedes HOC
1
12		 HOC
2
11		 MUG
1
12		 MUG
2
15		 PAU
1
1		 PAU
2
6		 NOR
1
25		 NOR
2
13		 ZAN
1
10		 ZAN
2
7		 NÜR
1
24†		 NÜR
2
22		 BRH
1
21†		 BRH
2
17		 CAT
1
5		 CAT
2
4		 LMS
1
13		 LMS
2
5		 HOC
1
11		 HOC
2
Ret		13th19

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete GP2 Series results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2010 Scuderia Coloni ESP
FEA 		ESP
SPR 		MON
FEA 		MON
SPR 		TUR
FEA 		TUR
SPR 		VAL
FEA 		VAL
SPR 		GBR
FEA 		GBR
SPR 		GER
FEA 		GER
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		BEL
FEA 		BEL
SPR 		ITA
FEA 		ITA
SPR 		ABU
FEA
15		 ABU
SPR
18		31st0

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2008–09 Super Nova Racing SHI
FEA
Ret		 SHI
SPR
11		 DUB
FEA
12		 DUB
SPR
C		 BHR1
FEA
22		 BHR1
SPR
Ret		 LSL
FEA
9		 LSL
SPR
9		 SEP
FEA
3		 SEP
SPR
Ret		 BHR2
FEA
10		 BHR2
SPR
14		16th7
2009–10 Super Nova Racing YMC1
FEA
3		 YMC1
SPR
10		 YMC2
FEA 		YMC2
SPR 		BHR1
FEA 		BHR1
SPR 		BHR2
FEA 		BHR2
SPR 		14th6
2011 Scuderia Coloni YMC
FEA
17		 YMC
SPR
13		 IMO
FEA 		IMO
SPR 		24th0

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2010 Manor Racing CAT
FEA
9		 CAT
SPR
7		 IST
FEA
2		 IST
SPR
8		 VAL
FEA
8		 VAL
SPR
3		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
11		 HOC
FEA
2		 HOC
SPR
Ret		 HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		MNZ
FEA
13		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		8th21

IndyCar Series

(key)

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine12345678910111213141516171819RankPointsRef
2011 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara 18 Honda STP
15		 ALA
25		 LBH
15		 SAO
15		 INDY
DNQ		 TXS
25		 TXS
28		 MIL
15		 IOW
25		 TOR
18		 EDM
18		 MDO
23		 NHM
18		 SNM
19		 BAL
27		 MOT
13		 KTY
21		 LVS 1
C		22nd189 [4]
2012 Dallara DW12 19 STP
26		 ALA
16		 LBH
11		 SAO
15		 INDY
15		 DET
23		 TXS
10		 MIL
21		 IOW
13		 TOR
8		 EDM
25		 MDO
19		 SNM
12		 BAL
24		 FON
12		22nd232 [5]
2013 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 16 STP
15		 ALA
23		 LBH
12		 SAO
17		 INDY
20		 DET
10		 DET
2		 TXS
12		 MIL
18		 IOW
18		 POC
12		 TOR
12		 TOR
23		 MDO
13		 SNM
25		 BAL
23		 HOU
6		 HOU
17		 FON
22		19th294 [6]
2015 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 7 STP
22		 NLA
3		 LBH
19		 ALA
22		 IMS
18		 INDY
18		 DET
12		 DET
15		 TXS
9		 TOR
21		 FON
7		 MIL
23		 IOW
15		 MDO
16		 POC
10		 SNM
25		16th257 [7]
1The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.

* Season still in progress.

YearsTeamsRacesPolesWinsPodiums
(Non-win)*		Top 10s
(Non-podium)**		Indianapolis 500
Wins		Championships
4365002700
* Podium (Non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
** Top 10s (Non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
2011 Dallara Honda DNQ Dale Coyne Racing
2012 Dallara Honda 1715 Dale Coyne Racing
2013 Dallara Honda 2020 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2015 Dallara Honda 2018 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456789RankPoints
2016 Manor LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
Ret		 SPA
8		 LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 31st4

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
2024 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Gold BRH
1
23		 BRH
2
24		 MIS
1
28		 MIS
2
31		 HOC
1
28		 HOC
2
Ret		 MAG
1
32†		 MAG
2
15		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
Ret		6th42

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

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References

  1. ↑ "GP2 main series drivers Josef Kral and Marcus Ericsson announced at Autosport show". Super Nova Racing . Ridom Ltd. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Filippi Replaces Jakes At Coloni For Imola, The Checkered Flag, 17 March 2011, Retrieved 21 March 2011
  3. ↑ Cavin, Curt. Coyne, Conquest finalize St. Pete plans Archived 29 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Indianapolis Star, 21 March 2011, Retrieved 21 March 2011
  4. ↑ "James Jakes – 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "James Jakes – 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "James Jakes – 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "James Jakes – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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