James Cottingham | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | 21 January 1984 |
FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Car number | 59 |
Former teams | United Autosports |
Starts | 3 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in TBD |
Previous series | |
2021-23 | British GT Championship |
James Roderick Cottingham (born 21 January 1984) [1] [2] is a British businessman and racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for United Autosports. He's the 2023 British GT Championship runner-up, [3] [4] as well as a director of DK Engineering, a car restoration company founded by his family in 1977. [5] [6]
In February 2024, United Autosports announced Cottingham would race one of the team's McLaren 720S GT3 Evo cars in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Grégoire Saucy and Nicolas Costa. [7]
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
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2021 | Ram Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT3 | BRH 1 Ret | SIL 2 8 | DON 1 | SPA 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | DON 1 | 13th | 15 |
2022 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT3 | OUL 1 5 | OUL 2 Ret | SIL 1 Ret | DON 1 2 | SNE 1 4 | SNE 2 7 | SPA 1 2 | BRH 1 4 | DON 1 9 | 4th | 114 |
2023 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT3 | OUL 1 1 | OUL 2 4 | SIL 1 11 | DON 1 1 | SNE 1 6 | SNE 2 2 | ALG 1 1 | BRH 1 3 | DON 1 10 | 2nd | 163.5 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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2024 | United Autosports | LMGT3 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | QAT 14 | IMO 11 | SPA 5 | LMS | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | 12th* | 10* |
* Season still in progress.
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