James Cottingham

James Roderick Cottingham (born 21 January 1984) is a British businessman and racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Manthey Racing in the current 2026 season. He was the 2023 British GT Championship runner-up. In addition to being a racing driver, Cottingham is also a director of DK Engineering, a car restoration company founded by his family in 1977.

Career

In February 2024, United Autosports announced Cottingham would race one of the team's McLaren 720S GT3 Evo cars in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Grégoire Saucy and Nicolas Costa. Cottingham competed in the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, alongside Chris Froggatt, where they won the silver medal in the main race.

Racing record 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo which was driven by Cottingham and Lewis Williamson in the 2022 British GT Championship.

Complete British GT Championship results

Asian Le Mans Series 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results