# James Allen (racing driver)

James Allen (born 4 July 1996) is a professional racing driver from Australia. He currently competes in the European Le Mans Series.

## Career
### European Le Mans Series

Allen first contested the European Le Mans Series in 2017 with Graff Racing's LMP2 entry. Allen, along with co-drivers Richard Bradley, Franck Matelli and Gustavo Yacamán drove the #40 Oreca 07 to a 3rd-place finish in the championship. Allen would stay on with Graff in 2018, driving the (now G-Drive branded) #40 entry to a 12th-place finish.
Allen would switch teams in ELMS 2019 to join DragonSpeed alongside Henrik Hedman, Ben Hanley and Renger van der Zande in the #21 entry. The team drove the Oreca 07 to a 5th-place finish.
Allen would return to Graff for the 2020 season, racing the #39 entry alongise Alexandre Cougnaud and Thomas Laurent. The team took 5th place in the championship.
Allen would change teams once again in 2021, joining Panis Racing alongside Julien Canal and Will Stevens. After testing positive for COVID-19 prior to round 1 at Barcelona, Allen was replaced by Gabriel Aubry, but would return in time for round 2. The team would finish 3rd in the championship, with Allen finishing 6th in the drivers championship.

### FIA World Endurance Championship

Allen made his FIA World Endurance Championship debut in 2018 for DragonSpeed at the 6 hours of Fuji.

## Racing record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Position |
| 2011 | Australian National Sprint Kart Champiosnhip - Junior National Heavy | 12th |
| 2011 | Australian National Sprint Kart Champiosnhip - Junior Clubman | 24th |
| 2011 | Northern Territory Karting Championship - Junior Rotax | 2nd |
| 2011 | Northern Territory Karting Championship - National Heavy | 3rd |
| 2012 | Australian National Sprint Kart Champiosnhip - Junior National Heavy | 29th |
| 2012 | SKUSA SuperNationals XVI - TaG Senior | 52nd |
| 2012 | Northern Territory Karting Championship - National Heavy | 2nd |
| 2012 | Australian Non Gearbox Nationals - Junior | 3rd |
| 2012 | West Australian Kart Championship - Junior Clubman | 3rd |
| 2012 | West Australian Kart Championship - Junior National Heavy | 1st |
| 2012 | Queensland Karting Championship - Junior National Heavy | 2nd |
| 2012 | Australian Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Heavy | 1st |
| 2012 | IAME International B Final - X30 | 4th |

### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2013 | Formula BMW Talent Cup | N/A | 3 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | 31 | 5th |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series | ARTA Engineering | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23rd |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | ARTA Engineering | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series | ARTA Engineering | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 11th |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | ARTA Engineering | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17th |
| 2016 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | JD Motorsport | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 7th |
| 2016 | Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17th |
| 2017 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Graff Racing | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 3rd |
| 2017 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Graff Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th |
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | G-Drive Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.25 | 15th |
| 2018 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | G-Drive Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2018–19 | FIA World Endurance Championship | DragonSpeed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2019 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | DragonSpeed | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 7th |
| 2019 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | DragonSpeed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13th |
| 2019 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | Ashley Seward Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32nd |
| 2020 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Graff Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 6th |
| 2020 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | SO24-HAS by Graff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2021 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Panis Racing | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56.5 | 6th |
| 2021 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Panis Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2021 | Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | Mühlner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 44th |
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19th |
| 2022 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21st |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 15th |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | G-Drive Racing by APR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 3rd |
| 2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 1st |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Proton Competition | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Duqueine Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16th |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Duqueine Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | DragonSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 48th |
| 2024–25 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | RD Limited | | | | | | | |
$^†$ Ineligible for points.

### Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2014 | ARTA Engineering | ALC 1 24 | ALC 2 22 | SPA 1 31 | SPA 2 Ret | MSC 1 | MSC 2 | NÜR 1 27 | NÜR 2 25 | HUN 1 22 | HUN 2 22 | LEC 1 20 | LEC 2 17 | JER 1 17 | JER 2 24 | | | | 27th | 0 |
| 2015 | ARTA Engineering | ALC 1 25 | ALC 2 20 | ALC 3 5 | SPA 1 21 | SPA 2 28 | HUN 1 20 | HUN 2 18 | SIL 1 22 | SIL 2 22 | SIL 3 22 | NÜR 1 24 | NÜR 2 26 | LMS 1 20 | LMS 2 18 | JER 1 12 | JER 2 Ret | JER 3 Ret | 17th | 10 |
| 2016 | JD Motorsport | ALC 1 17 | ALC 2 13 | ALC 3 17 | MON 1 13 | MNZ 1 19 | MNZ 2 11 | MNZ 3 17 | RBR 1 12 | RBR 2 15 | LEC 1 13 | LEC 2 16 | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 Ret | EST 1 Ret | EST 2 13 | | | 17th | 11 |
$^†$ As Allen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2014 | ARTA Engineering | IMO 1 20 | IMO 2 24 | PAU 1 13 | PAU 2 Ret | RBR 1 10 | RBR 2 19 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 22 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 16 | MUG 1 30 | MUG 2 29 | JER 1 Ret | JER 2 15 | | | 23rd | 2 |
| 2015 | ARTA Engineering | IMO 1 15 | IMO 2 17† | PAU 1 16 | PAU 2 Ret | RBR 1 5 | RBR 2 9 | RBR 3 11 | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 Ret | MNZ 1 13 | MNZ 2 12 | MNZ 3 4 | MIS 1 16 | MIS 2 14 | JER 1 13 | JER 2 13 | 11th | 48 |

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
| 2016 | JD Motorsport | MNZ 1 14 | MNZ 2 16 | SIL 1 6 | SIL 2 12 | HUN 1 12 | HUN 2 12 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 4 | ASS 1 17 | ASS 2 11 | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 9 | HOC 1 8 | HOC 2 11 | HOC 3 1 | 7th | 177 |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2017 | Graff | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 4 | MNZ 8 | RBR 4 | LEC 6 | SPA 1 | ALG 1 | 3rd | 86 |
| 2018 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 6 | MNZ Ret | RBR 13 | SIL 12 | SPA 11‡ | ALG 7 | 15th | 15.25 |
| 2019 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 1 | MNZ 10 | CAT 10 | SIL 4 | SPA 7 | ALG 9 | 7th | 48 |
| 2020 | Graff | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 9 | SPA 2 | LEC 3 | MNZ 9 | ALG 7 | | 6th | 43 |
| 2021 | Panis Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | RBR 14 | LEC 8 | MNZ 1 | SPA 3 | ALG 4 | 6th | 56.5 |
| 2022 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 17 | IMO 15 | MNZ 9 | CAT 8 | SPA 10 | ALG Ret | 21st | 7 |
| 2022 | Algarve Pro Racing | Pro-Am Cup | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 6th | 59 |
| 2023 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 5 | LEC 1 | ARA 3 | SPA 1 | POR 2 | ALG 2 | 1st | 113 |
| 2024 | Duqueine Team | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 11 | LEC 6 | IMO 9 | SPA 12 | MUG 8 | ALG 7 | 16th | 20 |

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
| 2018–19 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA | LMS Ret | SIL | | | | | | 29th | 8 |
| 2018–19 | DragonSpeed | LMP1 | BR Engineering BR1 | Gibson GL458 4.5L V8 | | | | FUJ Ret | SHA 6 | SEB | SPA | LMS | 29th | 8 |
| 2022 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 11 | SPA 11 | LMS 9 | MNZ 7 | FUJ 13 | BHR 12 | | | 19th | 10 |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
| 2017 | Graff Racing | Richard Bradley Franck Matelli | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 361 | 6th | 5th |
| 2018 | G-Drive Racing | José Gutiérrez Enzo Guibbert | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 197 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | SO24-HAS by Graff | Vincent Capillaire Charles Milesi | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 357 | DNF | DNF |
| 2021 | Panis Racing | Julien Canal Will Stevens | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 362 | 8th | 3rd |
| 2022 | Algarve Pro Racing | René Binder Steven Thomas | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 363 | 19th | 15th |
| 2022 | Algarve Pro Racing | René Binder Steven Thomas | Oreca 07 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 363 | 19th | 1st |
| 2023 | Algarve Pro Racing | Colin Braun George Kurtz | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 322 | 20th | 10th |
| 2023 | Algarve Pro Racing | Colin Braun George Kurtz | Oreca 07 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 322 | 20th | 1st |
| 2024 | Duqueine Team | John Falb Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 112 | DNF | DNF |
| 2024 | Duqueine Team | John Falb Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer | Oreca 07 | LMP2 Pro-Am | 112 | DNF | DNF |

### Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
| 2019 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 3 | SEB | MDO | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 13th | 30 |
| 2022 | G-Drive Racing by APR | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 9 | SEB | LGA | MDO | WGL | ELK | PET | | NC | 0 |
| 2023 | Proton Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 1 | SEB | LGA | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET | | NC | 0 |
| 2024 | DragonSpeed USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 7 | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | ATL | | 48th | 262 |

### Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
| 2023 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DUB 1 1 | DUB 2 4 | ABU 1 9 | ABU 2 4 | | | 3rd | 51 |
| 2024–25 | RD Limited | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 1 | SEP 2 2 | DUB 1 6 | DUB 2 2 | ABU 1 8 | ABU 2 3 | 2nd | 88 |