British racing driver

James Cole (born 16 August 1988) is a British racing driver from Southport, Merseyside. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut in 2013.

Contents

• 1 Career
  • 1.1 Formula Ford
  • 1.2 British Formula 3
  • 1.3 Formula Two
  • 1.4 British Touring Car Championship
    • 1.4.1 Tony Gilham Racing (2013)
    • 1.4.2 United Autosports (2014–)
• 2 Racing record
  • 2.1 Career summary
  • 2.2 Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results
  • 2.3 Complete British Touring Car Championship results
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Career

Formula Ford

Cole began his racing career in 2007, taking part in BRSCC North West Formula Ford. He won this regional championship, and in 2008 moved to the main British Formula Ford Championship. He finished tenth. He continued another year in the series, and won the 2009 championship, taking seven wins and fifteen podiums in the twenty-four races.

He was nominated for the 2009 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

British Formula 3

He changed series to the British Formula 3 National Cl* for the 2010 season, driving for T-Sport alongside Alex Brundle and Menasheh Idafar. He finished second in the cl*.

Formula Two

He moved to Formula Two for the start of the 2011 season with British Formula 3 teammate Brundle.

British Touring Car Championship

Tony Gilham Racing (2013)

Cole driving the Team HARD Vauxhall Insignia at Oulton Park during the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season.

After a year out of racing, Cole joined Team HARD. for the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season to drive an NGTC Vauxhall Insignia. He was allowed to drive the car for the first time on the Friday before the Brands Hatch round to shake down the car. In July 2013, Cole announced he had left Team HARD. to focus on securing a drive for 2014.

United Autosports (2014–)

For the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season, Cole joined United Autosports who will be making their debut in the series.

Racing record

Cole, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship.

Career summary

† As Cole was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key)

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

References

External links

• James Cole career summary at DriverDB.com
• James Cole driver page at formulatwo.com