James Calado

James Calado
Born	(1989-06-13) June 13, 1989 Cropthorne, Worcestershire, England
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1999–present
Known for	FIA World Endurance Championship LMGTE Pro champion (2017), 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner (2019), 24 Hours of Le Mans overall winner (2023)

James John Calado (born 13 June 1989) is a British professional racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Ferrari - AF Corse in the Hypercar category, alongside selected GT events for AF Corse. He claimed the LMGTE Pro championship in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, triumphed in his class at the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, and secured overall victory at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. Additionally, Calado has driven for Panasonic Jaguar Racing in Formula E. His progression has been supported by the Racing Steps Foundation.

Karting

Originating from Cropthorne, Worcestershire, Calado embarked on his karting journey at Cadet level in 1999. After contributing to England Inter-Nations Cadet Team's championship success in 2000, he captured the British Cadet Championship title in 2001 and finished second in the Super 1 Cadet series. Advancing to TKM Juniors in 2002, he secured fifth place in the Super 1 championship. In 2003, Calado competed across European circuits with PDB Racing in the ICA Junior division, finishing as runner-up in the European Championship ahead of future Formula One competitors Sébastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari.

In 2004, after joining Tony Kart, he achieved third place in the European Championship and delivered strong performances at both the Andrea Margutti Trophy and Italian Open Masters. Progressing to the ICA class in 2005, Calado won the European Championship ahead of future teammate Jean-Éric Vergne and was runner-up in the Italian Open Masters. That year also saw him compete in the Renault Elite League Super Libre category, where he finished seventh. During 2006, racing in the premier international karting division (Formula A), he placed sixth at the Italian Open Masters and took second place at Macau's International Kart Grand Prix. His final year of karting competition in 2007 included a top-five finish in the European Championship and podium results at significant events.

Formula Renault

Calado made his transition into single-seater racing by joining the British Formula Renault Championship in 2008 with Fortec Motorsport. As a rookie, he ended seventh overall and was runner-up in the Graduate Cup, securing two pole positions and one victory at Snetterton, along with three additional podium finishes. He also participated briefly in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, earning two top-five results. At season’s end, Calado excelled during Winter Series competitions held in Britain and Portugal, capturing both titles by achieving five poles, six fastest laps, and five wins.

Continuing with Fortec for his sophomore British Formula Renault campaign in 2009, Calado was tipped as a leading contender alongside Alpine Motorsport’s Dean Stoneman. He amassed eight wins over seven race weekends, ten pole positions, and seven fastest laps. Nevertheless, retirements during crucial rounds allowed Dean Smith to secure the championship; Calado concluded the season as runner-up by a margin of 34 points. Additionally, he contested three rounds of Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Fortec, scoring ten points and registering a best finish of fifth at Barcelona—a race where a late puncture thwarted a potential victory following disqualification of the original winner.

Formula Three (2010)

In the 2010 season, Calado progressed to the British Formula 3 Championship driving for Carlin as part of their six-car lineup. As the second driver supported by RSF within Carlin, following Oliver Turvey, he achieved five race victories and concluded the season as runner-up, trailing the dominant champion Jean-Éric Vergne.

GP3 Series (2011)

During the 2011 GP3 season, Calado competed with Lotus ART, sharing the team with Pedro Nunes, Richie Stanaway, and Valtteri Bottas. He secured second place in the championship behind Bottas, registering one win at the Valencia round along with five podium finishes, contributing significantly to ART's triumph in the teams' championship.

GP2 Series (2011-2013)

Calado made his GP2 debut at the 2011 non-championship event at Yas Marina with ART, winning the sprint race. In 2012, he joined Lotus GP full-time alongside Esteban Gutiérrez. He began the season strongly by winning the Malaysia sprint race and earning pole positions at Catalunya and Valencia; however, he converted only one additional victory at Hockenheim. Despite a solid mid-season performance, a combination of accidents and illness hampered his final rounds, resulting in a fifth-place finish overall as the highest-ranked rookie, ahead of Felipe Nasr. Autosport acknowledged him as GP2’s standout driver that year considering his limited experience.

For 2013, Lotus GP returned to the ART name, with Calado partnered alongside newcomer Daniel Abt. Demonstrating consistency throughout the year, he secured two sprint race wins and five podiums, ultimately finishing third in the championship standings with 157 points behind Fabio Leimer and Sam Bird.

Force India (2013)

In 2013, Calado was selected by Formula One team Force India to participate in their Young Driver test at Silverstone, where he recorded the fourth fastest time on day one. Following this impressive showing and his GP2 performances, Force India appointed him as their third driver for the Italian Grand Prix on 2 September 2013, enabling him to take part in the initial practice session.

Formula E

Calado tested for Panasonic Jaguar Racing in June 2019. On 2 October 2019, he was officially announced as Mitch Evans' teammate at Panasonic Jaguar, replacing Alex Lynn.

He made his Formula E debut at the 2019 Diriyah ePrix, where he crashed during qualifying but managed to finish 16th in the race. Although qualifying remained challenging in the second event, he took advantage of retirements to earn his first points with a seventh-place finish. He continued scoring points with an eighth place at the 2020 Santiago ePrix. At the 2020 Mexico City ePrix, Calado initially finished ninth but was later disqualified due to a technical violation. His performance dipped at the 2020 Marrakesh ePrix, dropping him to 16th despite strong qualifying efforts.

AF Corse

Calado joined Italian driver Davide Rigon at AF Corse in 2014, making his sports car debut at the 2014 6 Hours of Silverstone, finishing fifth behind teammates Toni Vilander and Gianmaria Bruni. Alongside Rigon, he achieved his first sports car podium at the 2014 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. In 2016, Calado partnered with Gianmaria Bruni.

Together with Alessandro Pier Guidi in 2017, Calado secured the World Endurance Championship title. He triumphed at the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Pier Guidi and Daniel Serra driving the #51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo. In 2021, he repeated his victory at Le Mans with Pier Guidi and Ledogar.

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Calado made his first appearance in the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona driving a Ferrari 488 GTE for SMP Racing and competed intermittently in the following seasons, mainly racing with Risi Competizione. He secured victories at Petit Le Mans in both 2016 and 2019, along with podium finishes at Daytona and Sebring.

Hypercar

In the 2023 campaign, Calado became part of Ferrari’s Hypercar initiative, overseen by AF Corse, participating in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship piloting a Ferrari 499P alongside teammates Alessandro Pier Guidi and Antonio Giovinazzi. The #51 team concluded the season in fourth place overall, featuring a notable third-place finish at Spa—where Calado passed Frédéric Makowiecki on the final lap—and achieved a landmark triumph at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans, marking Ferrari’s first victory at this event in five decades.

Career summary

  ||align=left 2013 GP2 Series season   ||align=left ART Grand Prix   ||22   ||2   ||0   ||2   ||7   ||157   ||style="background:#FFDF9F;"|||3rd    ||align=left nowrapForce India    ||colspan=7    ||align=left2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season - LMGTE Pro    ||align=leftAF Corse    ||8    ||0    ||0    ||0    ||5    ||94    ||7th    ||align=left2015 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro    ||align=left rowspan=2AF Corse    ||8    ||0    ||1    ||0    ||5    ||123    ||4th    ||1      ||0      ||0      ||0      ||1      ||N/A      ||style="background:#DFDFDF;"|||2nd      ||Clearwater Racing      ||3      ||0      ||0      ||0      ||1      ||36      ||25th      ||JMW Motorsport      ||1      ||0      ||0      ||0      ||0      ||0      ||18th   ... [Table continues as original with no changes] ...

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2008	Formula Renault UK	Fortec Motorsport	20	1	2	0	4	292	7th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		3	0	0	0	0	38	25th
	Formula Renault UK Winter Cup		4	2	3	4	3	116	1st
	Portuguese Formula Renault Winter Series		4	3	2	2	4	60	1st
2009	Formula Renault UK	Fortec Motorsport	20	8	10	7	12	457	2nd
	2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season		6	0	0	1	0	10	17th
2010	2010 British Formula 3 season	Carlin Motorsport	30	5	2	4	12	293	2nd
2011	2011 GP3 Series season	ART Grand Prix (Lotus ART)	16	1	1	2	6	55	2nd
	2011 GP2 Final		2	1	0	0	1	7	5th
2012 GP2 Series season	ART Grand Prix (Lotus GP)	24	2	2	1	7	160	5th

^* Season still ongoing.

Full Formula Renault UK Results

(key) (Events shown in bold represent pole positions; events in italics denote fastest laps)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Total Points
2008	Fortec Motorsport	BRH 1 14	BRH 2 14	ROC 1 13	ROC 2 8	DON 1 5	DON 2 14	THR 1 3	THR 2 9	CRO 4	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 9	SNE 1 4	SNE 2 1	SNE 3 2	OUL 1 12	OUL 2 4	SIL 1 Ret	SIL 2 Ret	BRH 1 13	BRH 2 9	7th	292
2009	Fortec Motorsport	BHI 1 5	BHI 2 1	THR 1 1	THR 2 Ret	DON 1 26	DON 2 1	OUL 1 Ret	OUL 2 4	CRO 1 1	CRO 2 Ret	SIL 1 2	SIL 2 2	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 3	SIL 1 1	SIL 2 1	ROC 1 2	ROC 2 4	BHGP 1 8	BHGP 2 1	2nd	457

Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(key) (Races shown in bold signify pole position; races in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Points Scored
2009	Fortec Motorsports	CAT 1 25†	CAT 2 5	SPA 1 11	SPA 2 7	HUN 1	HUN 2	SIL 1	SIL 2	LMS 1 18	LMS 2 11	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	ALC 1	ALC 2	17th place	10 points

Full British Formula Three Championship Results

(key) (Pole positions are indicated in bold; fastest laps are shown in italics)

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	Final Standing	Total Points
2010	Carlin	OUL 1 Retired	OUL 2 11th	OUL 3 6th	SIL1 1 1st	SIL1 2 9th	SIL1 3 1st	MAG 1 6th	MAG 2 Did Not Start	MAG 3 4th	HOC 1 4th	HOC 2 6th	HOC 3 6th	ROC 1 4th	[[Rockingham Motor Speedway	ROC 2]]	[[Rockingham Motor Speedway	ROC 3]]	[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	SPA 1]]	[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	SPA 2]]	[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	SPA 3]]	[[Thruxton Circuit	THR 1]]	[[Thruxton Circuit	THR 2]]	[[Thruxton Circuit	THR 3]]	[[Silverstone Circuit	SIL2 1]]	[[Silverstone Circuit	SIL2 2]]	[[Silverstone Circuit	SIL2 3]]	[[Snetterton Circuit	SNE 1]]	[[Snetterton Circuit	SNE 2]]	[[Snetterton Circuit	SNE 3]]	[[Brands Hatch	BRH 1]]	[[Brands Hatch	BRH 2]]	[[Brands Hatch	BRH 3]]	Runner-up	293 points

Full GP3 Series outcomes

(key) (Events in bold signify pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2011	Lotus ART	IST Feature 27	IST Sprint 13	CAT Feature 2	CAT Sprint 21	VAL Feature 8	VAL Sprint 1	SIL Feature 6	SIL Sprint 5	NÜR Feature 4	NÜR Sprint 6	HUN Feature 25	HUN Sprint 3	SPA Feature 2	SPA Sprint 2	MNZ Feature 2	MNZ Sprint 14	2nd place	55 points

Full GP2 Series outcomes

(key) (Events in bold indicate pole position) (Events in italics mark 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	Final Standing	Total Points
2012	Lotus GP	SEP Feature 8	SEP Sprint 1	BHR1 Feature 5	BHR1 Sprint 3		Finished 5th	Scored 160 points

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Full GP2 Final standings

(key) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Final position	Points tally
2011	Lotus ART	YMC FEA 8	YMC SPR 1	5th place	7

Complete Formula One entries

(key) (Events in bold represent pole positions) (Events in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Team	Chassis model	Engine supplier	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10	Race 11	Race 12	Race 13	Race 14	Race 15	Race 16	Race 17	Race 18	Race 19	World Drivers' Championship standing	Points accumulated
2013	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM06	Mercedes FO 108Z 2.4L V8	AUS	MAL	CHN	BHR	ESP	MON	CAN	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA Test Driver	SIN	KOR Test Driver	JPN	IND Test Driver	ABU Test Driver	USA	BRA Test Driver	-	-

Comprehensive FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Events in bold signify pole position; events in italics denote fastest lap)

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Year	Team name	Category	Vehicle model	Engine type	Event 1	Event 2	Event 3	Event 4	Event 5	Event 6	Event 7	Event 8	Event 9	Final ranking	Total points
2014	AF Corse	LMGTE Pro	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	SIL 5	SPA 3	LMS WD	COA 7	FUJ 2	SHA 3	BHR 3	SÃO 3		7th place	94
2015	AF Corse	LMGTE Pro	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	SIL 3	SPA 7	LMS 2	NÜR 3	COA 3	FUJ 3	SHA 4	BHR 6		4th place	123
(2016)	style= "background:#DFDFDF" ; Silverstone ;2 | style= "background:#EFCFFF" ; Spa ;Retired | style= "background:#EFCFFF" ; Le Mans ;Retired | style= "background:#FFFFBF" ; Nürburgring ;1 | style= "background:#DFDFDF" ; Mexico City ;2 | style= "background:#DFDFDF" ; COTA ;2 | style= "background:#FFDF9F" ; Fuji ;3 | style= "background:#FFDF9F" ; Shanghai ;3 | style= "background:#DFDFDF" ; Bahrain ;2 |

^* Current season ongoing.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2015	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall AF Corse	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Davide Rigon Template:Country data MCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Olivier Beretta	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	GTE Pro	332	21st	2nd
2016	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall AF Corse	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gianmaria Bruni Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GTE	GTE Pro	179	DNF	DNF
2017	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall AF Corse	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Michele Rugolo Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GTE	GTE Pro	312	46th	11th
2018	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall AF Corse	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Serra Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Pro	339	22nd	7th
2019	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall AF Corse	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Serra Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Pro	342	20th	1st
2020	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall AF Corse	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Serra Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Pro	346	21st	2nd
2021	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall AF Corse	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Côme Ledogar Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Pro	345	20th	1st
2022	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall AF Corse	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alessandro Pier Guidi Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Serra	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Pro	350	29th	2nd
2023	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ferrari AF Corse	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Antonio Giovinazzi Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 499P	Hypercar	342	1st	1st
2024	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showallFerrari AF Corse	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showallAntonio Giovinazzi Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showallAlessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 499P	Hypercar	311	3rd	3rd
2025	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showallFerrari AF Corse	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showallAntonio Giovinazzi Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showallAlessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 499P	Hypercar	387	3rd	3rd

Full IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position; entries in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final Position	Total Points
2016	SMP Racing	GTLM	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbocharged V8	DAY 10	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LRP	ELK	VIR	COA		19th	58
	Risi Competizione														PET 1
2017	Risi Competizione	GTLM	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbocharged V8	DAY 3	SEB 3	LBH	COA	WGL	MOS	LRP	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET	18th	60
2018	Risi Competizione	GTLM	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbocharged V8	DAY 5	SEB 5	LBH	MDO	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET	17th	52

																										} -- Final rows omitted for brevity --} Comprehensive Formula E Results (key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; those in italics signify fastest lap) Season Team Chassis Power Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Position Total Points 2019–20 Panasonic Jaguar Racing Spark SRT05e Jaguar I-Type 4 DIR 16 DIR 7 SCL 8 MEX DSQ MRK 16 BER 15 BER 20 BER Ret BER 17 BER BER 19th 10 Complete European Le Mans Series Performance (key) (Races in bold represent pole positions; races in italics mark fastest laps) Year Team Entry Category Chassis Model Engine Type Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Overall Ranking Accumulated Points 2025 Kessel Racing LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbocharged V6 CAT LEC 9 IMO SPA SIL ALG 16th* 2* * The season is currently underway. External links