# Ian James (racing driver)

Ian James (born 22 July 1974 in Epsom) is a British-American racing driver and principal of the Heart of Racing Team, competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. James has 11 total sportscar wins.
In 2004 he had a class victory (LMP2) at the 2004 12 Hours of Sebring and won the LMP2 driving title in the 2004 American Le Mans Series.
In 2015 James had a class victory (GTD) at the 2015 12 Hours of Sebring.
In 2020 James founded the Heart of Racing Team.
In 2023 James not only won the GTD class at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona, but was the top GTD performer, beating out the more highly structured GTD Pro teams. This win was the first for Aston Martin at the 24 Hours of Daytona, 59 years after their first attempt.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2000 | American Le Mans Series - GT | Michael Colucci Racing/ Nygmatech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 39th |
| 2003 | American Le Mans Series - LMP900 | Sezio Florida Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2004 | American Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Miracle Motorsports | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 143 | 1st |
| 2005 | American Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Miracle Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 8th |
| 2006 | American Le Mans Series - GT2 | BMW Team PTG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 45th |
| 2007 | American Le Mans Series - GT2 | Tafel Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 36th |
| 2009 | American Le Mans Series - GT2 | Panoz Team PTG | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 8th |
| 2011 | American Le Mans Series - GT | Panoz Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2011 | American Le Mans Series - GT | JaguarRSR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2014 | United SportsCar Championship - GTD | Team Seattle | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 234 | 15th |
| 2015 | United SportsCar Championship - GTD | Team Seattle | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 267 | 4th |
| 2016 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Team Seattle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 42nd |
| 2017 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | 3GT Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 51st |
| 2017 | 24H Series - SP3-GT4 | Rotek Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10th |
| 2017 | 24H Series - SP3-GT4 | Brookspeed International Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10th |
| 2018 | 24H GT Series - GT4 | Brookspeed International Motorsport | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 47th |
| 2020 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 15th |
| 2021 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1949 | 12th |
| 2021 | 24H GT Series - GT4 | Heart of Racing Team | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1048 | 25th |
| 2022 | 24H GT Series - GT4 | Heart of Racing Team | | | | | | | |
| 2022-23 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | Heart of Racing Team by SPS | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1125 | 23rd |
| 2023 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Northwest AMR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 9th |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Northwest AMR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |
| 2023 | 24H GT Series - GT3 | Heart of Racing by SPS | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 395* | 15th* |
| 2024 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | Heart of Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27* | 2nd* |
| 2024 | 24H Series - GT3 | Heart of Racing by SPS | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Heart of Racing by SPS | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Le Mans Cup - GT3 | Heart of Racing by SPS | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | CrowdStrike Racing by Riley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2025 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | Heart of Racing by SPS | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | Heart of Racing Team | | | | | | | |

### Complete American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 2000 | Michael Colucci Racing/ Nygmatech | GT | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | SEB 7 | CHA 11 | SIL | NÜR | SON | MOS | TEX | ROS | PET | MON | LSV | | 39th | 27 |
| 2003 | Sezio Florida Racing Team | LMP900 | Norma M2000 | Ford (Kinetic) 6.0 L V8 | SEB 10 | ATL | SON | TRO | MOS | AME | MON | MIA | PET | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2004 | Miracle Motorsports | LMP2 | Courage C65 | MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | SEB 1 | MID 3 | LIM 1 | SON 2 | POR 2 | MOS 2 | AME 1 | PET 4 | MON 3† | | | | 1st | 143 |
| 2005 | Miracle Motorsports | LMP2 | Courage C65 | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | SEB 1 | ATL | MID | LIM | SON | POR | AME | MOS | PET | MON | | | 8th | 26 |
| 2006 | BMW Team PTG | GT2 | BMW M3 | BMW 3.4L I6 | SEB 13 | HOU | MDO | LRP | UTA | POR | ELK | MOS | PET 9† | LAG | | | 45th | 8 |
| 2007 | Tafel Racing | GT2 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | SEB 5 | STP | LBH | HOU | UTA | LRP | MDO | ELK | MOS | DET | PET | LAG | 36th | 14 |
| 2009 | Panoz Team PTG | GT2 | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Ford 5.0 L V8 | SEB 3 | STP 3 | LBH 6 | UTA 4 | LRP 6 | MDO 7 | ELK 11 | MOS 6 | PET 9 | LAG 4 | | | 8th | 95 |
| 2011 | Panoz Racing | GT | Panoz Abruzzi | Chevrolet 6.5 L V8 | SEB 18 | LBH | LRP | MOS | MDO | ELK | BAL | LAG | PET | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2011 | JaguarRSR | GT | Jaguar XKR GT | Jaguar 5.0 L V8 | SEB | LBH | LRP | MOS | MDO | ELK | BAL | LAG | PET 16 | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2011 | Panoz Racing | NC | Panoz Abruzzi | Chevrolet 6.5 L V8 | SEB | LBH | LRP | MOS 1 | MDO | ELK | BAL | LAG | PET | | | | NC | 0 |
$^†$ Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.

### Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 2014 | Team Seattle | GTD | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 15 | SEB 3 | LGA 8 | DET 2 | WGL 16 | MOS 6 | IMS 6† | ELK 6 | VIR 15 | COA 18 | PET 5 | | 15th | 234 |
| 2015 | Team Seattle | GTD | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 18 | SEB 1 | LGA 3 | DET 1 | WGL 7 | LIM 4 | ELK 8 | VIR 3 | COA 4 | PET 7 | | | 4th | 267 |
| 2016 | Team Seattle | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 8 | SEB 4† | LGA | BEL | WGL 3† | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | AUS | PET 8† | | 42nd | 27 |
| 2017 | 3GT Racing | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 5.0 L V8 | DAY 27 | SEB 18 | LBH | AUS | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET 10 | 51st | 38 |
| 2019 | Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar | GTD | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Audi 5.2 L V10 | DAY 3 | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | | 47th | 30 |
| 2020 | Heart of Racing | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 18 | DAY | SEB | ELK DNS | VIR 8 | ATL 6 | MDO 4 | CLT 3 | PET 11 | LGA 4 | SEB 2 | | 15th | 199 |
| 2021 | Heart of Racing | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 5 | SEB 3 | MDO | DET | WGL 3 | WGL | LIM | ELK | LGA 12 | LBH 12 | VIR 6 | PET 1 | 12th | 1949 |
| 2022 | Heart of Racing Team | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 9 | SEB 15 | LBH | LGA | MDO | DET | WGL 1 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET 7 | 25th | 1048 |
| 2023 | Heart of Racing Team | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 1 | SEB 15 | LBH | MON | WGL 6 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET 5 | | 23rd | 1125 |
| 2024 | Heart of Racing Team | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 22 | SEB 4 | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | | | 15th* | 395* |
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$^†$ James did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
| 2023 | Northwest AMR | GTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SEB | PRT | SPA 7 | LMS 6 | MNZ | FUJ 7 | BHR 3 | | 9th | 51 |
| 2024 | Heart of Racing Team | LMGT3 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | QAT 2 | IMO 5 | SPA 11 | LMS Ret | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | 7th* | 37* |
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* Season still in progress

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

24 Hours of Le Mans results :
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2005 | Miracle Motorsports | John Macaluso Andy Lally | Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 115 | DNF | DNF |
| 2006 | Miracle Motorsports | John Macaluso Andy Lally | Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 324 | 14th | 3rd |
| 2023 | Northwest AMR | Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am | 310 | 33rd | 6th |
| 2024 | Heart of Racing Team | Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 196 | DNF | DNF |
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### 12 Hours of Sebring results

| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2000 | Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech | João Barbosa Tim Robertson | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GT | 276 | 18th | 7th |
| 2003 | Sezio Florida Racing Team | Patrice Roussel Allen Ziegelman | Norma M2000-Ford | LMP900 | 71 | DNF | DNF |
| 2004 | American Spirit Racing Miracle Motorsports | Mike Borkowski John Macaluso | Lola B2K/40-Nissan | LMP2 | 264 | 23rd | 1st |
| 2005 | Miracle Motorsports | Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry | Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 311 | 12th | 1st |
| 2006 | BMW Team PTG | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | BMW M3 GTR | GT2 | 197 | DNF | DNF |
| 2007 | Tafel Racing | Dominik Farnbacher Jim Tafel | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 314 | 17th | 5th |
| 2009 | Panoz Team PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | GT2 | 329 | 10th | 3rd |
| 2011 | Panoz Racing | Benjamin Leuenberger | Panoz Abruzzi | GT | 19 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 278 | 25th | 3rd |
| 2015 | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 318 | 15th | 1st |
| 2016 | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas | Porsche 911 GT3 R | GTD | 229 | 25th | 4th |
| 2017 | 3GT Racing | Sage Karam Scott Pruett | Lexus RC F GT3 | GTD | 269 | 35th | 18th |
| 2020 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Darren Turner | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 319 | 19th | 2nd |
| 2021 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 320 | 20th | 3rd |
| 2022 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Tom Gamble | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 256 | 43rd | 15th |
| 2023 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 287 | DNF | DNF |
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