Matthews is the eldest son of david matthews, the son of a coal miner who made a. Fellow british drivers tony wells and james littlejohn join walker, 29, for saturdays opening race at silverstone. Professional racing driver and vln nordschleife race winner offering expert tuition to clients worldwide. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. View james littlejohns profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
James littlejohn official site of british gt championship. Tony wells, james littlejohn, matt bell, richard meins. James littlejohn warwick school northampton, united. Jan 29, 2015 roy the weasel james was a true racing driver but to fund his habit he turned to a life of crime. He competed in the nascar grand national division in 1949 and 1950. Californias joe james made his mark in a brief career.
Sports car racing archives complete archive of pete james irl complete archive. In 2019, nielsen racing fielded two cars in the european le mans series with colin noble and tony wells forming one partnership along with james littlejohn and nobuya yamanaka in the other. The race features lmp3 and gt3 category cars competing in their respective classes. Starting driver, james littlejohn, arguably the revelation of the race, was soon slicing through the traffic to take the race lead in a scintillating performance, a remarkable feat considering. Winning 11 high points championships over eight consecutive seasons using three different drivers in the same boat is unheard of in drag boat racing. Radical euro masters champ littlejohn completes macmillan. Whether its the actual driving, data video analysis, mental approach, fitness, pre race preparation or even introductions to the. As well as this, former racing car driver is the older brother of made in chelsea star sp. A return to asian le mans with eurasia motorsport in. James is also competing in the super formula championship with toms racing. At brands hatch in 63 he was early into a 17 for 19 streak in formula junior. Nick adcock returns to nielsen racing in oneoff elms. British gt career 2017 british gt3, macmillan racing aston martin v12 vantage gt3 with jack mitchell 2007 british gt3, brookspeed viper competition coupe gt3 2 rounds career 2016 radical european masters, champion 2014 european le mans series, murphy prototypes oreca lmp2 selected rounds 2014 radical european masters 20 lotus cup uk 20 radical european masters.
Jersey driver james walker will race in the european le mans series once again after securing a lastminute deal with british team greaves motorsport. Jersey driver james walker signs lastminute le mans series. The category below the top lmp1 class of the fia world endurance championship, lmp2 is a key part of the. Working on passenger cars out of their own garage, the james brothers raced a drylakes roadster and became charter members of the cra. Uk based nielsen racing have a proven track record of motorsport success, forming in their most recent guise in 2014. It was a new environment with new circuits as nobu continued to work on his race craft and gain valuable experience. Meanwhile, charlie fagg and matthew grahams ebor gt maserati sealed a second class win in the space of just over four hours in belgium.
Macmillan amr official site of british gt championship. James alexander littlejohn profile free company director. The most recent drivers to make their formula one debut are alexander albon, lando norris and george russell, who debuted at the 2019 australian grand prix. Oct 22, 2018 james matthews is an inlaw of the duke and duchess of cambridge after tying the knot with pippa middleton. European le mans series lmp3 2019 standings driver. James littlejohn racing career profile driver database. In 2017, he married pippa middleton, younger sister of catherine, duchess of cambridge. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. He had a hearty laugh at my pace 6 seconds off stuarts, and carried on with his day. Colin noble racing colin noble racing official web site. The aston martin outfit made its british gt4 debut with jack mitchell and matthew graham in 2016, and graduates to the premier class 12 months on with a prodriverun v12 vantage gt3 for mitchell and new co driver james littlejohn.
Find out how he outran the fuzz in powerful jags and about his role in the greatest heist in. Michelin le mans cup lmp3 2018 standings driver database. Racing, testing, track days, coaching, car set up, car development, simulator. Find everything in one place on james littlejohn including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. Pete james irl complete archive racing sports cars. Fourth might have gone to van dam and kessel racing co driver piti bhirombhakdi, but the pair had 30s added to their race. He is currently driving for toms racing in super gt. Mar 15, 2012 a lap of oulton onboard with james littlejohn.
Jersey driver james walker signs lastminute le mans. View the profiles of professionals named james littlejohn on linkedin. Individual driver statistics for the 2019 european le mans series lmp3. Kenneth henry miles 1 november 1918 17 august 1966 was a british sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the us and with. View james littlejohn s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. James alexander littlejohn profile free company director check.
The season began on 15 april at oulton park and finished on 24 september at donington park, after ten rounds held over seven meetings. But he faced the same hurdle that most upandcoming drivers not independently wealthy face. Nick adcock returns to nielsen racing for the third round of the european le mans series in barcelona. Individual driver statistics for the 2015 radical european masters masters.
Walker was a reserve driver for gdrive racing at the worldfamous le mans. James littlejohn brdc members british racing drivers club. Individual driver statistics for the 2018 michelin le mans cup lmp3. Lmp2 drivers 1 memo rojas 105pts 1 paul lafargue 105pts 1 paul loup chatin 105pts 2 job van uitert 101pts 2 roman rusinov 101pts. James littlejohn profile bio, news, highres photos. Ian loggie and callum macleod broke their british gt championship duck by claiming a maiden gt3 victory with team parker racing and bentley in today days second race at spafrancorchamps. The britishbased team will field two lmp3 entries with colin noble and tony wells continuing their successful partnership, while james littlejohn returns to the team and is joined by nobuya yamanaka in the sister entry. This list includes all drivers who have entered a world championship race, including participants of the indianapolis 500 between 1950 and 1960 when it was part of the world championship. Aeroscreen, driver changes on tap to debut at first open test of the year. For 2019, nobu teamed up with nielsen racing alongside james littlejohn in the european le mans series.
Jul 08, 2015 posts about james littlejohn written by paulcommons1983. Throughout my career in motorsport i have been fortunate enough to benefit from the experience and guidance of many top professional race drivers and driver coaches from all aspects of the sport. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover james connections and jobs at similar companies. Billed as the perfect antidote to the british grand prix, the donington masters festival, headlined by the masters four hours, met all expectations as roger wills and james littlejohn claimed a hard fought victory in their stunning ford gt40. The european le mans series is a european series of endurance races reserved for cars such as le mans prototypes and le mans grand touring. The switch was the race s key move, and hyman was unheaded to the flag. Despite having an apparent need for speed, matthews slowed things down on the track and dove into finance. Previously he was an f1 test driver for the bar honda, super aguri and force india formula one teams. Driver 61 james littlejohn at oulton park radical sr8. Join facebook to connect with james littlejohn and others you may know. After a successful run in the lmp2 machine at the official paul ricard test, they were joined by experienced third driver james walker.
Polesitter james littlejohn led under intense pressure from lmp2 and vdev racer kerr for the whole of his stint but when the front two pitted, kerrs teammate hyman appeared in the lead thanks to a shorter mandatory stationary time. Joe littlejohn january 3, 1908 july 29, 1989 was an american stock car racing driver from spartanburg, south carolina. This brought in tony wells, phil keen and james littlejohn, the former has now been with the team for seven years and the team grew to ten. Jack mitchell career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Professional racing driver james littlejohn shakes down his radical on silverstone south. Race pole race pole race pole race pole race pole race. James spencer matthews born 21 august 1975 is a british former professional racing driver, hedge fund manager, and heir to the scottish feudal title of laird of glen affric. List of companies where james alexander littlejohn was involved. Another hard working crew member, brandon hampel, will get his wellearned opportunity in the drivers seat of kwitchabitchin for the 2015 season. Radical european masters masters 2015 standings driver. May 20, 2017 james matthews is a british billionaire who started off as a race car driver. Littlejohn completes macmillan british gt3 lineup sportscar365.
Tony wells and james littlejohn teamed up with greaves motorsport for the first round of the elms at silverstone. Phil keen made his way past james littlejohn in the final minutes of british gt championship race 1 at snetterton on sunday morning, leading a barwell motorsport 12 finish. Qualifying did not go to plan with james only managing 8th position on his lmp2 debut. British gt career 2017 british gt3, macmillan racing aston martin v12 vantage gt3 with jack mitchell. James alexander littlejohn worked in jl racing limited, polaris securities limited, jal communications limited as a company director, a racing driver, an automotive consultant. Iowa speedway is indycars bullring with 17second laps, the racing is fast and furious.
James rossiter is a professional racing driver from england. Roy james, by many accounts including hailwoods, showed great promise as a racing driver. Related topics breaking british gt james littlejohn macmillan racing. Dec 19, 2016 littlejohn completes macmillan british gt3 lineup. Jack mitchell official site of british gt championship. Highlights include winning the prestigious 6 hours of spa aboard a ford gt40 and featuring as a stunt driver in the film rush. James littlejohn happened to be with us testing the soon to be masters championship winning radical sr8. Strong performance for greaves motorsport in 4 hours of. As previously trailed by dsc, nielsen racing have now confirmed a twocar lmp3 entry into the european le mans series. James littlejohn and tony wells will be racing their radical sr8 in europe. James littlejohn association of racing driver schools ards. Keen leads barwell 12 in snetterton race 1 sportscar365.
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