# James Hedley

James Hedley (born 1 September 2003) is a British racing driver who last competed in the GB3 Championship with VRD by Arden. He is part of the BRDC Rising Star Programme.

## Career
### Karting

Hedley started karting at the age of 11. In 2016 he became the Honda Cadet London Easter Champion.

### Ginetta Junior Championship

Hedley made his car racing debut with Elite Motorsport in final two rounds of the 2017 Ginetta Junior Championship. For the 2018 Ginetta Junior Championship he remained with the team finished the season in eighth after scoring two podiums. In 2019 he returned for another season in the Ginetta Junior Championship. This time he went on to become champion ahead of Zak O'Sullivan with seven wins to his name.

### F4 British Championship

In 2020 Hedley joined JHR Developments in the F4 British Championship to make his single-seater racing debut. He took four wins throughout the season and finished the championship fifth in the standings.
In 2021 Hedley returned to the F4 British Championship with Fortec Motorsport. In the first half of the season Hedley took four wins. Ahead of the sixth round at Thruxton Circuit he split with Fortec Motorsport and continued in the championship with Carlin instead. He once again finished fifth in the overall championship standings.

### GB3 Championship

In October 2021 Hedley also joined his old Ginetta Junior-team Elite Motorsport to compete in the final round of the GB3 Championship at Donington Park.
He then started the 2022 GB3 Championship with Elite Motorsport. He took his only podiums finish of the season in the fourth round at Snetterton Circuit. Ahead of the fifth round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps he switched teams to join JHR Developments. Hedley finished 17th in the championship standings.
For the 2023 GB3 Championship Hedley joined Arden VRD. Throughout the season he took two wins at Oulton Park and Snetterton Circuit. He came sixth in the standings.
He remained with VRD by Arden for the opening two rounds of the 2024 GB3 Championship, acting as a replacement for Nikita Johnson, who was yet to reach the minimum age requirement to compete in the GB3 Championship.

### Formula Regional
#### 2023

Following the 2023 Formula Regional season, Hedley participated in multiple post-season tests with RPM. These tests never amounted to a race seat.

#### 2024

Hedley was linked to the Monolite Racing team during the 2024 pre-season and was due to test and race with them until they withdrew from the championship shortly before the season's start.

#### 2025

Hedley joined PHM Racing from round 3 onwards, in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship.

### FIA Formula 3 Championship

In May 2024, Hedley made his FIA Formula 3 debut following a late call-up to race in the Monaco round, replacing Matías Zagazeta who was recovering from appendicitis.

### Super Formula

In December 2024, Hedley partook in a Super Formula test at the Suzuka Circuit.

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2017 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 22nd |
| 2017 | Ginetta Junior Winter Series | Elite Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 7th |
| 2018 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 356 | 8th |
| 2018 | Ginetta Junior Winter Championship | Elite Motorsport | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 95 | 1st |
| 2019 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 26 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 680 | 1st |
| 2020 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 25 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 249 | 5th |
| 2021 | F4 British Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 226 | 5th |
| 2021 | F4 British Championship | Carlin | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 226 | 5th |
| 2021 | GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26th |
| 2022 | GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 17th |
| 2022 | GB3 Championship | JHR Developments | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 17th |
| 2023 | GB3 Championship | Arden VRD | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 347 | 6th |
| 2024 | GB3 Championship | VRD by Arden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 15th |
| 2024 | GB3 Championship | Rodin Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 15th |
| 2024 | GB3 Championship | Chris Dittmann Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 15th |
| 2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th |
| 2024 | Eurocup-3 | Saintéloc Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
* Season still in progress.

### Complete Ginetta Junior Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
| 2017 | Elite Motorsport | BHI 1 | BHI 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | THR1 1 | THR1 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | ROC 1 | ROC 2 | ROC 3 | SIL 1 17 | SIL 2 16 | SIL 3 10 | BHGP 1 10 | BHGP 2 10 | BHGP 3 6 | | 22nd | 60 |
| 2018 | Elite Motorsport | BHI 1 7 | BHI 2 10 | DON 1 8 | DON 2 10 | DON 3 5 | THR1 1 6 | THR1 2 2 | OUL 1 5 | OUL 2 12 | CRO 1 6 | CRO 2 11 | CRO 3 10 | SNE 1 13 | SNE 2 7 | SNE 3 6 | ROC 1 5 | ROC 2 Ret | ROC 3 12 | KNO 1 7 | KNO 2 4 | SIL 1 2 | SIL 2 8 | SIL 3 18 | BHGP 1 5 | BHGP 2 10 | BHGP 3 18 | | 8th | 356 |
| 2019 | Elite Motorsport | BHI 1 3 | BHI 2 2 | DON 1 1 | DON 2 2 | DON 3 1 | THR1 1 4 | THR1 2 1 | CRO 1 C | CRO 2 2 | OUL 1 2 | OUL 2 2 | SNE 1 6 | SNE 2 2 | SNE 3 3 | SNE 4 2 | THR2 1 1 | THR2 2 3 | THR2 3 Ret | KNO 1 1 | KNO 2 1 | KNO 3 3 | SIL 1 17 | SIL 2 4 | SIL 3 4 | BHGP 1 1 | BHGP 2 5 | BHGP 3 5 | 1st | 680 |

### Complete F4 British Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
| 2020 | JHR Developments | DON 1 5 | DON 2 Ret | DON 3 1 | BHGP 1 DNS | BHGP 2 9 | BHGP 3 8 | OUL 1 4 | OUL 2 4 | OUL 3 2 | KNO 1 Ret | KNO 2 5 | KNO 3 5 | THR 1 1 | THR 2 1 | THR 3 1 | SIL 1 5 | SIL 2 2 | SIL 3 Ret | CRO 1 8 | CRO 2 5 | SNE 1 9 | SNE 2 7 | SNE 3 3 | BHI 1 8 | BHI 2 5 | BHI 3 9 | | | | | 5th | 249 |
| 2021 | Fortec Motorsport | THR1 1 1 | THR1 2 1 | THR1 3 3 | SNE 1 2 | SNE 2 11 | SNE 3 4 | BHI 1 15 | BHI 2 1 | BHI 3 5 | OUL 1 1 | OUL 2 12$^7$ | OUL 3 6 | KNO 1 10 | KNO 2 DNS | KNO 3 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | 226 |
| 2021 | Carlin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | THR2 1 Ret | THR2 2 3$^3$ | THR2 3 8 | CRO 1 12 | CRO 2 5 | CRO 3 12 | SIL 1 15 | SIL 2 6 | SIL 3 Ret | DON 1 7 | DON 2 4$^8$ | DON 3 8 | BHGP 1 12 | BHGP 2 2$^4$ | BHGP 3 13 | 5th | 226 |

### Complete GB3 Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2021 | Elite Motorsport | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | DON1 1 | DON1 2 | DON1 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | DON2 1 10 | DON2 2 12 | DON2 3 13 | 26th | 23 |
| 2022 | Elite Motorsport | OUL 1 13 | OUL 2 10 | OUL 3 12 | SIL1 1 5 | SIL1 2 7 | SIL1 3 18 | DON1 1 6 | DON1 2 4 | DON1 3 14 | SNE 1 16 | SNE 2 14 | SNE 3 3$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 156 |
| 2022 | JHR Developments | | | | | | | | | | | | | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 13 | SPA 3 14 | SIL2 1 15 | SIL2 2 DSQ | SIL2 3 Ret | BRH 1 11 | BRH 2 16 | BRH 3 Ret | DON2 1 WD | DON2 2 WD | DON2 3 WD | 17th | 156 |
| 2023 | Arden VRD | OUL 1 4 | OUL 2 1 | OUL 3 11$^{10}$ | SIL1 1 9 | SIL1 2 20 | SIL1 3 10$^4$ | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 6 | SPA 3 4$^6$ | SNE 1 1 | SNE 2 3 | SNE 3 13$^6$ | SIL2 1 11 | SIL2 2 11 | SIL2 3 C | BRH 1 4 | BRH 2 8 | BRH 3 13$^8$ | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 4 | ZAN 3 Ret | DON 1 4 | DON 2 6 | DON 3 11$^7$ | 6th | 347 |
| 2024 | VRD by Arden | OUL 1 17 | OUL 2 Ret | OUL 3 15$^6$ | SIL1 1 8 | SIL1 2 7 | SIL1 3 C | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 151 |
| 2024 | Rodin Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | HUN 1 4 | HUN 2 8 | HUN 3 6$^2$ | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 2 | ZAN 3 11 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | | | | | | 15th | 151 |
| 2024 | Chris Dittman Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRH 1 18 | BRH 2 Ret | BRH 3 12$^1$ | 15th | 151 |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Jenzer Motorsport | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | MEL SPR | MEL FEA | IMO SPR | IMO FEA | MON SPR 20 | MON FEA 22 | CAT SPR | CAT FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | HUN SPR | HUN FEA | SPA SPR | SPA FEA | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | 34th | 0 |

### Complete Eurocup-3 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 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Saintéloc Racing | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | JER 1 17 | JER 2 11 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | NC† | 0 |
† As Hedley was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points

### Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship 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 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | YMC1 1 | YMC1 2 | YMC1 3 | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | DUB 1 18 | DUB 2 16 | DUB 3 13 | YMC3 1 15 | YMC3 2 Ret | YMC3 3 13 | LUS 1 | LUS 2 | LUS 3 | 25th | 0 |