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James Cole (racing driver)

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Nationality
  
British

Wins
  
0

Debut season
  
2013

Name
  
James Cole


Car no.
  
44

Role
  
Racing driver

Starts
  
60

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Born
  
16 August 1988 (age 35) Southport (England) (
1988-08-16
)

Former teams
  
United Autosports, RCIB Insurance Racing

Current team
  

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

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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 Class for the 2010 season, driving for T-Sport alongside Alex Brundle and Menasheh Idafar. He finished second in the class.

Formula Two

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

Tony Gilham Racing (2013)

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 shakedown 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.

Career summary

As Cole was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

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

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)

* Season still in progress.

References

James Cole (racing driver) Wikipedia