Ian James

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, James 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

Complete American Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) † 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)

† 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 LMS MNZ FUJ BHR3 9th 51 2024 Heart of Racing Team LMGT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR5th83 2025 Heart of Racing Team LMGT3 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 QAT ITA SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 4th 86 2026 Heart of Racing Team LMGT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 17th* 19*Sources:

12 Hours of Sebring results