James Walker (racing driver)

James Walker
Born	(1983-08-25) August 25, 1983 Jersey, United Kingdom
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2002–present

James Walker (born 25 August 1983 in Jersey) is a professional racing driver from the United Kingdom.

Formula Ford

Walker launched his single-seater racing journey in 2002 by competing in the British Formula Ford Championship, where he finished in 17th place. During the same year, he also took part in the Avon Tyres Junior Formula Ford series, securing 6th position, and achieved 12th place at the Formula Ford Festival held at Brands Hatch.

Continuing in UK Formula Ford in 2003, Walker claimed the scholarship title for year-old vehicles and earned three overall podium finishes, including a win at Mondello Park. He ranked 9th at the Formula Ford Festival and was shortlisted for the National Racing Driver of the Year award at the Autosport Awards.

Formula Three

Walker progressed to the British Formula Three Championship in 2004, driving for Hitech Racing and ending the season 18th in the standings. He also competed in the Formula 3 European Cup, finishing 11th, and participated in the Marlboro Masters at Zandvoort, where he placed 28th. That year, he was recognized as a 'Rising Star' by the British Racing Drivers Club.

In 2005, representing Fortec Motorsport, Walker achieved one victory at the Nürburgring and concluded the season 11th overall. He retired from the Marlboro Masters event that year. Returning to Hitech Racing in 2006, he secured three podiums and improved to 9th place in the championship. Additionally, he entered two rounds of the F3 Euroseries but did not score any points. His third participation in the BP Ultimate Masters of Formula 3 ended without completing the race.

World Series by Renault

Walker stepped up to compete in the World Series by Renault with Fortec Motorsport in 2007, marking both his and Fortec's debut in this category. He finished 19th overall, highlighted by a victory at his home round held at Donington Park.

Although he tested for Red Devil Team Comtec during the off-season, Walker remained with Fortec Motorsport for the 2008 season. He scored points on nine occasions and secured a podium finish during the final race at Barcelona, ultimately placing 13th in the championship standings.

After conducting tests with Ultimate Signature and P1 Motorsport, Walker signed with P1 Motorsport for the 2009 campaign. He ended fifth overall and recorded a win at Spa-Francorchamps.

Superleague Formula

In 2008, Walker took part in four events of the inaugural Superleague Formula, driving for Rangers F.C. at the Nürburgring and for Borussia Dortmund at Jerez, where he claimed victory in the final race. He returned to Superleague Formula in 2010 as a driver for defending champions Liverpool, stepping in for Adrián Vallés.

Sports car racing

Walker was scheduled to compete in a Porsche entered by J Lowe Racing during the 2010 24 Hours of Daytona, but his car retired before he could take over driving duties.

In 2011, he joined JMW Motorsport in the Le Mans Series, partnering with Rob Bell. Together they achieved two class victories out of five races behind the wheel of a Ferrari 458 Italia, finishing as runners-up in both GTE-Pro drivers’ and teams’ championships. The following year, Walker won at Paul Ricard alongside teammate Jonny Cocker, although they retired from the 24 Hours of Le Mans event.

For the 2013 season, Walker switched to Delta-ADR competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with an Oreca-Nissan prototype. He secured an LMP2 class win plus fourth and fifth-place finishes, concluding sixth overall in the team standings.

Career overview

Season	Series	Team	Races	Victories	Pole positions	Fastest laps	Podium finishes	Points scored	Final standing
2002	UK Formula Ford Championship	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	50	17th place
	Avon Tyres Junior Formula Ford Championship	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	182	6th place
2003	UK Formula Ford Championship - Scholarship Class	Unspecified	Unspecified	Unspecified	Unspecified	Unspecified	Unspecified	466	Champion (1st)
2004	British Formula Three Championship	Hitech Racing Team	24	0	0	0	0	20	18th position
2005	British Formula Three Championship	Fortec Motorsport	22	1	0	1	1	69	11th place
2006	British Formula Three Championship	Hitech Racing	21	0	0	0	3	92	9th overall
	Formula Three Euroseries		4	0	0	0	0	0	Not Classified (NC)
2007	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Fortec Motorsport	17	1	0	0	1	19	19th position
2008	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Fortec Motorsport	17	0	0	0	1	36	13th place
2009	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	P1 Motorsport	17	1	0	2	3	89	5th overall
2010	Superleague Formula	Liverpool FC	16	0	0	0	0	439	10th position
2011	Rolex Sports Car Series - GT	Bullet Racing  |1  |0  |0  |0  |0  |16  |57th place  |-  |align=left   | Le Mans Series - LM GTE Pro   |align=left   | JMW Motorsport   |5   |2   |0   |0   |2   |46   <style="background:#DFDFDF;">2nd</style>
	rowspan="2"	2012	European Le Mans Series - LM GTE Pro	JMW Motorsport	1	1	0	0	1	26	2nd
German Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	Not Classified (NC)
rowspan="2"	2013	British GT Championship - GT3	Fortec Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	8	24th place
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Delta-ADR	5	1	1	0	1	44	7th position
rowspan="3"	2014	United SportsCar Championship - GTD	Fall-Line Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	1	134th position
European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Greaves Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	8	21st place
European Le Mans Series - GTE	JMW Motorsport	1	0	0	0	1	15	19th position
2024	Le Mans Cup - GT3	Steller Motorsport

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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2008

(Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics signify fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final classification (DC)	Points earned
2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season	"Fortec Motorsport"	"MNZ Race 1" Retired	"MNZ Race 2" 14th	"NÜR Race 1" 24th	"NÜR Race 2" 18th	"MON Race 1" 14th	"HUN Race 1" 12th	"HUN Race 2" 10th	"SPA Race 1" 20th	"SPA Race 2" Retired	"DON Race 1" 10th	"DON Race 2" Winner	"MAG Race 1" Retired	"MAG Race 2" 18th	"EST Race 1" 7th	"EST Race 2" 20th	"CAT Race 1" 15th	"CAT Race 2" 10th	19th place	19 points

Year	Team	Operator	1		2		3		4		5		6		Final Standing	Total Points
2008	Rangers F.C.	Alan Docking Racing	DON		NÜR		ZOL		EST		VAL				13th	227
					4	12
	Borussia Dortmund	Zakspeed											JER		14th	218
													14	1

2010

Year	Team	Operator	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			Final Position	Total Points
2010	Liverpool F.C.	Atech	SIL			ASS			MAG			JAR			NÜR			ZOL			BRH			ADR			POR			ORD			NAV			10th	439
			16	'17'	'X'	6	6	4	6	8	5	16	4	X	6	18	X	6	13	X	10	10	X

24 Hours of Le Mans performance

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2012	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall JMW Motorsport	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonny Cocker Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Roger Wills	Ferrari 458 Italia GTC	GTE Pro	204	DNF	DNF

External links

• Official website
• Profile of James Walker