James Kell

James Richard Kell (born 5 May 1997) is a British racing driver set to compete in GT World Challenge Europe for CSA Racing and International GT Open for Track Focused.

Personal life Kell is the son of Darren Kell, who is also a racing driver.

Career Kell began his racing career in 2018 by racing in the BRSCC MX-5 SuperCup, before joining Rob Boston Racing to compete in the Ginetta GT4 Supercup. Racing in the Amateur class in his only season in the series, Kell scored class wins at Silverstone and Brands Hatch, as well as nine more podiums en route to a third-place points finish.

Stepping up to GT4 competition for 2020, Kell joined Toyota-fielding Speedworks Motorsport to race in the British GT Championship. Racing alongside Sam Smelt, the pair scored a pair of GT4 Silver podiums in both races of the first Donington Park round, helping them end the year sixth in points. Remaining in the series for the following year, Kell switched to McLaren-affiliated Jenson Team Rocket RJN alongside Jordan Collard. In his sophomore season in the series, Kell scored a lone GT4 overall win at Snetterton and four Silver Cup podiums to secure runner-up honors in class.

Remaining with RJN for his step up to GT3 racing in 2022, Kell took a best overall result of sixth at Oulton Park and two Silver Cup wins as he ended the year runner-up in the GT3 Silver standings. Kell then made a brief return to GT4 competition, racing in the 2023 Dubai 24 Hour for BMW-fielding Simpson Motorsport, in which he finished second in class. For the rest of the year, Kell returned to the British GT Championship's GT3 Silver class for McLaren-fielding Race Lab alongside Iain Campbell. In his only season with the team, Kell won in class both races at Oulton Park and scored three further class podiums as he ended the year third in points. During 2023, Kell also raced for BMW-fielding Walkenhorst in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as well as making a one-off appearance in the Sprint Cup at Valencia for Lamborghini-fielding GSM AB1 GT3 Team.

Kell's Bartone-liveried Mercedes at the Nürburgring in 2024.

In 2024, Kell switched to AMG-affiliated GetSpeed for his sophomore season in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside Anthony Bartone and Yannick Mettler. In his only season with the team, Kell won the 24 Hours of Spa in the Silver class, helping him end the year fifth in the class standings. Towards the end of the year, Kell raced in the last three rounds of the International GT Open for McLaren-fielding Greystone GT, during which he won the finale at Monza to end the year 12th in points. At the end of the year, Kell raced in the GT class of the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series for Porsche-affiliated Car Collection Motorsport.

Continuing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for the following year, Kell returned to McLaren machinery as he switched to CSA Racing. In the five-round series, Kell won in class at Le Castellet and took two more podiums to secure a third-place points finish in the Gold Cup standings. In parallel, Kell also raced for Greystone GT in International GT Open, winning at Algarve and Red Bull Ring, as well as taking three more podiums en route to a sixth-place points finish.

Kell returned to CSA Racing for 2026 for a dual campaign in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups, as well as racing in International GT Open for Track Focused alongside his father Darren as a new member of the McLaren GT3 Junior Driver Programme.

Racing record Racing career summary

Complete Ginetta GT4 Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Points 2019 Rob Boston Racing Amateur BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON1 DON2 DON3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 OUL1 OUL2 THR1 THR2 THR3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 3rd 477

Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT World Challenge results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete International GT Open results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)