James Pull

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James Pull
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysian
via dual nationality
Born (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)
Singapore
GT World Challenge Europe career
Current team W Racing Team
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number30
Previous series
2020
2019
2018
2018
2017
2017

2016

2016

2016
2015 		Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Lamborghini Super Trofeo
Toyota Racing Series
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy
F4 British Championship
MSA Formula

James Pull (born 5 October 1999) is a British-Malaysian racing driver currently competing in the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe with W Racing Team.

Contents

He made his single seater debut in Formula 4 in the 2015 MSA Formula Championship, driving for JTR and Fortec Motorsport before joining Carlin Motorsport for the 2016 season. In 2017, again with Carlin, he was Vice Champion and Rookie Champion in the 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. In 2018 he achieved five wins in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship, on his way to Vice-Champion in both Asia and the Middle East championships as well as becoming the first British driver to win a Super Trofeo race in Europe. In 2019, in GT3, James claimed a win in the Silver Cup class on his debut in the Total Spa 24 Hours endurance race of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Making his debut in GT World Challenge Europe series in Sep 2020 James won the Silver Cup class at the Nurburgring 6 hour race in his first outing as part of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy.

Personal life

Born in Singapore on 5 October 1999, Pull is of mixed English-Malaysian descent and took up karting at the age of eight, [1] [2] before moving to the United Kingdom at the age of 13 to pursue a full time career in motorsport. [3] Pull resides partly in both Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom and Singapore [4] Outside of Racing, Pull spends his time with his interests in Gaming, Music, and Esports.

Racing career

Karting

Pull began karting in 2008 at the age of eight and competed at a competitive level across Asia (2009-2011) and then in Europe (2011-2014) with Chiesa Corsa and the Tony Kart Racing Team.

Formula 4

Pull graduated to single seaters in 2015, racing with JTR and later Fortec Motorsport for the 2015 MSA Formula Championship. [5] Pull qualified third in his first race at Brands Hatch Indy and his first race weekend saw Pull take two podiums. Pull followed this with a third in qualifying and two further podiums at Donington Park in his second outing. Pull finished in 10th place in his first season in the Championship.

In 2016 Pull joined Carlin Motorsport for the 2016 F4 British Championship. [6] Pull claimed wins at Rockingham and the Brands Hatch GP, resulting in an overall fourth-place finish in the Championship. [7]

Formula 3

In September 2016 Pull made his F3 debut, racing with Carlin Motorsport in the final round of the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship at Donington Park and in October 2016 at the BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy. In November 2016, Pull was confirmed to be racing with Carlin in the 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. Pull ended the 2017 BRDC British F3 Championship as both Vice-Champion and Rookie-Champion, one of only two drivers to visit the podium at least once at every round contested.

Toyota Racing Series

In 2018 Pull joined M2 Competition to compete in the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. Pull achieved three podiums, finishing in sixth place in the Championship.

Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship

2018 then saw Pull move into GT's with FFF Racing Team in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East Championship, claiming a win on his debut race. Pull then followed this with another three wins. Pull finished the championship with four wins out of four races ending the Championship as Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East Vice Champion, despite missing the first round. The remainder of 2018 saw Pull compete in the Asian and European Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championships with FFF Racing in Asia and Bonaldi Motorsports in Europe. The season saw Pull ending the Asian series as Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Vice Champion and the European Championship in 5th place. Pull became the first British driver to win a Lamborghini Super Trofeo European Race. Pull was also signed up to the Lamborghini Young Driver Program In 2018.

Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

In 2019 Pull raced in GT3, with Barwell Motorsport. He competed in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, racing in the Silver Cup category. 2019 saw Pull win the coveted The Total 24 Hours of Spa.

GT World Challenge Europe

In 2020 Pull is competing with Garage 59, driving an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 as a member of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy. On debut with the team, James won his first race, in the Silver Cup category, at the 6 Hour of Nurburgring.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015 MSA Formula Championship JTR 18002410410th
Fortec Motorsports 120000
2016 F4 British Championship Carlin 3021482914th
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship 300003326th
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy 30000368th
2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 24010144902nd
Formula Renault NEC Arden Motorsport 200004813th
Josef Kaufmann Racing 20000
2018 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 1500036926th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia FFF Racing Team 12000101212nd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East22102642nd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo EuropeBonaldi Motorsport121004655th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals20001125th
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport500000NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 51011614th
Italian GT Championship Imperiale Racing110010NC†
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59300000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 31001409th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 1000086th*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 10001182nd*
Intercontinental GT Challenge Team WRT 100000NC
2024 Super Taikyu - ST-Z Hitotsuyama Racing

† As Pull was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete MSA Formula Championship/British F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2015 JTR BHI
1
8		 BHI
2
3		 BHI
3
2		 DON
1
2		 DON
2
7		 DON
3
3		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
11		 THR
3
Ret		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
13		 OUL
3
8		 CRO
1
11		 CRO
2
10		 CRO
3
12		 SNE
1
18		 SNE
2
16		 SNE
3
13		10th104
Fortec Motorsports KNO
1
6		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
Ret		 ROC
1
16		 ROC
2
14		 ROC
3
7		 SIL
1
9		 SIL
2
17		 SIL
3
Ret		 BHGP
1
10		 BHGP
2
9		 BHGP
3
6
2016 Carlin BHI
1
3		 BHI
2
3		 BHI
3
3		 DON
1
4		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
4		 THR
1
6		 THR
2
7		 THR
3
4		 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
2		 OUL
3
5		 CRO
1
8		 CRO
2
5		 CRO
3
6		 SNE
1
3		 SNE
2
2		 SNE
3
Ret		 KNO
1
7		 KNO
2
5		 KNO
3
7		 ROC
1
1		 ROC
2
DSQ		 ROC
3
9		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
12		 SIL
3
6		 BHGP
1
1		 BHGP
2
7		 BHGP
3
4		4th291

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2016 Carlin SNE1
1 		SNE1
2 		SNE1
3 		BRH1
1 		BRH1
2 		BRH1
3 		ROC
1 		ROC
2 		ROC
3 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		SNE2
1 		SNE2
2 		SNE2
3 		BRH2
1
11		 BRH2
2
11		 BRH2
3
8		26th33
2017 Carlin OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
4		 OUL
3
3		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
2		 SNE1
1
2		 SNE1
2
14		 SNE1
3
3		 SIL
1
3		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
2		 SPA
1
8		 SPA
2
2		 SPA
3
4		 BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
2		 BRH
3
3		 SNE2
1
3		 SNE2
2
13		 SNE2
3
7		 DON
1
4		 DON
2
3		 DON
3
5		2nd490

Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results

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

YearTeam1234567891011DCPoints
2017 Arden Motorsport MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		ASS
1 		ASS
2 		NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
9		 SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		13th48
Josef Kaufmann Racing HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
7

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2018 M2 Competition RUA
1
5		 RUA
2
11		 RUA
3
3		 TER
1
5		 TER
2
2		 TER
3
6		 HMP
1
7		 HMP
2
7		 HMP
3
5		 TAU
1
2		 TAU
2
8		 TAU
3
7		 MAN
1
8		 MAN
2
8		 MAN
3
10		6th692

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References

  1. ↑ "James Pull | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. ↑ "About :: James Pull". james-pull.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  3. ↑ "The Understeer Podcast • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  4. ↑ "James Pull shows his racing skills after two fourth place finishes in MSA Formula :: James Pull". james-pull.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  5. ↑ 2015 MSA Formula Championship
  6. ↑ 2016 F4 British Championship
  7. ↑ "2016 championship standings - British F4". Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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