James Shead | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England | 19 August 1965
British Touring Car Championship | |
Years active | 1988, 1990 |
Teams | John Maguire Racing Hawaiian Tropic |
Starts | 10 |
Wins | 0 (3 in class) |
Poles | 0 (7 in class) |
Fastest laps | 0 (4 in class) |
Best finish | 8th in 1988 |
Championship titles | |
1988 | British Touring Car Championship - Class C |
James Shead (born 19 August 1965) is a British racing driver. His father, Don was also a racing driver.
In 1988 he won class C in the British Touring Car Championship. He finished eighth overall in the championship in a Volkswagen Golf GTI. [1] In the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans, he finished third in class C2 and 25th overall for Team Mako alongside Robbie Stirling and Ross Hyett.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class - 1 point awarded 1987-1989 all races)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | DC | Pts | Class |
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1988 | John Maguire Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI | C | SIL DNS | OUL | THR 13 | DON 19 | THR 18 | SIL 18 | SIL 14 | BRH 16 | SNE 16 | BRH DNS | BIR C | DON 19 | SIL 15 | 8th | 31 | 1st |
1990 | Hawaiian Tropic | Ford Sierra Sapphire | B | OUL | DON Ret‡ | THR | SIL | OUL | SIL | BRH | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON | THR | SIL | NC | 0 | NC |
Source: [2] |
‡ Endurance driver.
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