James Roe (racing driver)

James Roe
Nationality	Irish
Born	James Roe Jr. (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 26) Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
Indy NXT career
Debut season	2022
Current team	Andretti Global
Car number	29
Starts	39
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	3
Poles	1
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	6th in 2024
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season	2025
Current team	Pratt Miller Motorsports
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	73
Starts	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2025 (LMP2)
Previous series
2021 2020 2019 2018 2018 2016-17	Indy Pro 2000 Championship FR Americas Championship F3 Americas Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship F2000 Championship Series F4 UAE Championship

James Roe Jr. (born 11 October 1998) is an Irish racing driver. ^[1] He currently competes in Indy NXT driving the No. 29 Honda for Andretti Autosport and in the IMSA SportsCar Championship driving for Pratt Miller Motorsports. ^{[2] [3]} He previously drove for TJ Speed Motorsports in 2022. ^[4] Roe previously competed in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Turn 3 Motorsport. ^[5] Roe is a nephew of former racing driver Michael Roe.

Racing career

Early career

Roe started racing at the age of 15, later than most of his peers. ^[6] He and his family saved up funds and purchased his first race car, a Ginetta G20, allowing him to take part in the 2014 Ginetta Junior Ireland series. ^{[7] [8]}

Roe competed again in the 2015 Ginetta Junior Ireland series. He was on the podium 10 times and won five races, finishing second overall. ^[8]

In 2018 he moved from Ireland to the United States to further pursue a career in motorsport, and has been living there ever since. ^[6]

Indy Pro 2000

On February 22, 2021, it was announced that Roe would be joining Turn 3 Motorsport to compete in the 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship. ^[9] Roe managed to get his first win of the season at the final race in Mid-Ohio, finishing ahead of Enaam Ahmed and 2021 series champion, Christian Rasmussen. ^[10]

Indy NXT

Roe Jr. at Mid-Ohio in 2024

For the 2022 season, Roe moved to TJ Speed Motorsports to compete in the Indy Lights series. ^[4] He scored three top ten finishes in his nine races with the team before contesting two rounds with HMD. As Roe missed the final three races, he ended up twelfth in the standings.

On January 4, 2023, it was announced that Roe would compete full-time in the 2023 Indy NXT season for Andretti Autosport after impressing the team during a test session at Barber Motorsports Park. ^{[2] [6]} Having fought for the win at the Indianapolis Road Course, Roe scored his first podium in the series, finishing second. ^[11] He ended the season seventh in the championship, finishing ahead of Jamie Chadwick but behind Hunter McElrea and Louis Foster in the teammate battle. ^[12] In 2024, Roe remained in Indy NXT and once again partnered Chadwick and Foster at Andretti. ^[13] During a patchy first half of the season, which included three retirements, Roe managed to score a sole podium at Barber, finishing third. ^[14] At the first oval race in Iowa, Roe took the first pole position of his NXT career, setting the series' lap record at the track in the process. ^[15] Having led the vast majority of the race, Roe was passed by teammate Foster late on and finished second. ^[16]

Roe continued driving for Andretti Autosport for the 2025 Indy NXT season, and took part in the 2025 IMSA Battle of Bricks at Sebring alongside Pietro Fittipaldi and Chris Cumming, where the trio finished 21st overall. ^{[6] [17]}

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2016-17	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Rasgaira Motorsports	4	0	0	0	1	49	11th
2018	F2000 Championship Series	ArmsUp Motorsports	14	3	0	3	7	414	2nd
	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Swan-RJB Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	26	30th
2019	F3 Americas Championship	Global Racing Group	16	1	0	0	1	147	5th
2020	Formula Regional Americas Championship		17	0	0	0	0	92	7th
2021	Indy Pro 2000 Championship	Turn 3 Motorsport	18	1	1	0	1	243	7th
2022	Indy Lights	TJ Speed Motorsports	9	0	0	0	0	219	12th
		HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing	2	0	0	0	0
	Italian GT Championship - GT3 Pro-Am	Imperiale Racing	3	1	0	0	2	0	NC†
	International GT Open		2	0	0	0	0	4	23rd
2023	Indy NXT	Andretti Autosport	14	0	0	0	1	335	7th
2024	Indy NXT	Andretti Global	14	0	1	0	2	316	6th
2025	Indy NXT	Andretti Global	14	0	0	0	0	235	12th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	Pratt Miller Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	248	9th

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

Motorsports career results

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2016-17	Rasgaira Motorsports	DUB 1 4	DUB 2 4	DUB 3 3	ABU 1 5	ABU 2 DNS	ABU 3 DNS	ABU 4 DNS	DUB 1	DUB 2	DUB 3	ABU 1	ABU 2	ABU 3	ABU 4	ABU 1	ABU 2	ABU 3	ABU 4	11th	49

American open-wheel results

F2000 Championship Series

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2018	ArmsUp Motorsports	ATL 6	ATL 3	WGL 8	WGL 1	VIR 15	VIR 1	MOH 8	MOH 3	PIT Ret	PIT 5	SPM 3	SPM Ret	NJM 1	NJM 3	2nd	414

U.S. F2000 National Championship Series

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2018	Swan-RJB Motorsports	STP 1	STP 2	IMS 1 12	IMS 2 5	LOS	ROA 1	ROA 2	TOR 1	TOR 2	MOH 1	MOH 2	MOH 3	POR 1	POR 2	30th	26

F3 / Formula Regional Americas Championship

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points
2019	Global Racing Group	BAR 1 4	BAR 2 7	ATL 1 4	ATL 2 Ret	ATL 3 6	PIT 1 5	PIT 2 7	PIT 3 6	VIR 1 8	VIR 2 5	VIR 3 5	ROA 1 1	ROA 2 6	SEB 1 6	SEB 2 5	SEB 3 5		5th	147
2020	Global Racing Group	MOH 1 5	MOH 2 12	VIR 1 Ret	VIR 2 8	VIR 3 9	BAR 1 8	BAR 2 9	BAR 3 8	SEB 1 9	SEB 2 7	SEB 3 4	HMS 1 5	HMS 2 6	HMS 3 9	COA 1 7	COA 2 5	COA 3 6	7th	92

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2021	Turn 3 Motorsport	ALA 1 15	ALA 2 11	STP 1 13	STP 2 16	IMS 1 8	IMS 2 10	IMS 3 11	LOR 11	ROA 1 6	ROA 2 10	MOH 1 8	MOH 2 11	GMP 4	NJM 1 6	NJM 2 10	NJM 3 5	MOH 1 11	MOH 2 1*	7th	243

Indy Lights / NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2022	TJ Speed Motorsports	STP 13	BAR 13	IMS 13	IMS 13	DET 7	DET 9	RDA 7	MOH 12	IOW 13						12th	219
	HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing										NSH 12	GMP 8	POR	LAG	LAG
2023	Andretti Autosport	STP 17	BAR 5	IMS 7	DET 10	DET 6	RDA 5	MOH 12	IOW 9	NSH 4	IMS 2	STL 15	POR 8	LAG 9	LAG 15	7th	335
2024	Andretti Global	STP 16	BAR 3	IMS 15	IMS 4	DET 16	RDA 18	LAG 5	LAG 19	MOH 15	IOW 2*	GMP 10	POR 16	MIL 6	NSH 4	6th	316
2025	Andretti Global	STP 20	BAR 10	IMS 19	IMS 11	DET 13	GMP 18	RDA 14	MOH 13	IOW 7	LAG 14	LAG 13	POR 18	MIL 9	NSH 10	12th	235

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "James Roe Jr | Motor Sport in Ireland | Kildare | Motor Racing". jamesroejr.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
2. "Andretti Autosport | James Roe Signs with Andretti Autosport for the 2023 INDY NXT by Firestone Season". Andretti Autosport. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
3. "Pratt Miller returns to prototypes with LMP2 entry for 2025 IMSA season". Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
4. "James Roe Joins TJ Speed Indy Lights Program for 2022". Tjspeedmotorsports C (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
5. "James Roe Jr | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
6. "James Roe on Racing Indy NXT with Andretti and his Driver Mindset | FanAmp Insider". www.fanamp.com. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
7. Topcon Positioning Systems (4 August 2020). James Roe Jr | Driver Profile . Retrieved 4 October 2025– via YouTube.
8. "James Roe, Jr". Driver Database. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
9. Wood, Ida (22 February 2021). "James Roe makes Road to Indy move with Turn 3 in Indy Pro 2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
10. "Rasmussen secures Indy Pro 2000 title as Roe wins Mid-Ohio finale". RACER. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
11. "Roe Brims with Confidence as Steady Climb Reaches Podium". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
12. "2023 Final Points Standings for Indy NXT, Indy Pro 2000 and USF2000". indymotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
13. Pruett, Marshall (9 October 2023). "Bogle and Roe back in Indy NXT in 2024". Racer.com.
14. "Abel Earns First Career Victory after Perfect Weekend". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
15. "Roe rockets to first Indy NXT pole at Iowa, at track-record speed". RACER. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
16. "Foster continues string of Indy NXT success with victory in Iowa". RACER. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
17. "2025 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring". IMSA. Retrieved 4 October 2025.

External links

• Official website
• James Roe career summary at DriverDB.com