James Brian Weaver (born 4 March 1955 in London) is a British former racing driver.
In 1978, Weaver started racing in Formula Ford with Scorpion Racing School. He then began his professional career in the European F3. In 1982, he was the Eddie Jordan Racing team's primary driver, but in 1983, he returned to the European F3. He debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1989 at the Oulton Park circuit in March that year. He finished second overall in the British Touring Car Championship that year behind the winner John Cleland. He won Class B that year.
In 1987, Weaver joined Dyson Racing, for whom he drove for twenty years. He resulted IMSA GT Championship runner-up in 1995, won the 1998 United States Road Racing Championship and the 2000 and 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series, and collected two vice-championships in the 2004 and 2006 American Le Mans Series.
Among his wins, Weaver triumphed at the 1997 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1997, 2000 and 2002 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. He also finished second at the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1999 12 Hours of Sebring.
Weaver officially retired after the 2006 American Le Mans Series season.
Racing record Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1984–1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Pts Class 1984 BMW GB Ltd. BMW 635CSi DONovr:8cls:8 SILovr:8cls:6 OULovr:1cls:1 THRRet THRDNS SILovr:4cls:4 SNERet BRHovr:2cls:2 BRHovr:4cls:4 DONRet SILovr:4cls:4 13th 26 4th 1988 BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1 BMW M3 SIL OULDNS THR DONovr:7‡cls:1‡ THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIRC DONovr:12cls:2 SIL 20th 15 6th 1989 BMW Team Finance BMW M3 OULovr:6cls:1 SILovr:13cls:1 THRovr:8cls:2 DONovr:11cls:4 THRovr:8cls:1 SILovr:13cls:1 SILovr:13cls:1 BRHovr:9cls:1 SNEovr:12cls:1 BRHovr:7cls:1 BIRovr:11cls:1 DONovr:12cls:1 SILovr:10cls:1 2nd 109 1st 1992 Nissan Janspeed Racing Nissan Primera eGT SIL THR OUL SNE BRH DON1 DON2 SIL KNO1 KNO2 PEM BRH113 BRH211 DON8 SILRet 22nd 3 ‡ Endurance driver.
American Open-Wheel racing results (key)
PPG Indycar Series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points Ref 1989 Dyson Racing PHX LBH11 INDY MIL DET22 POR CLE24 MEA TOR MCH POC MDO ROA NAZ LAG 30th 2
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 1983 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Jeff Allam Steve Soper Mazda 717C C Jr. 267 18th 2nd 1985 Richard Lloyd Racing Richard Lloyd Jonathan Palmer Porsche 956 GTi C1 371 2nd 2nd 1986 Nissan Motorsport Masahiro Hasemi Takao Wada Nissan R85V C1 285 16th 10th 1987 Liqui Moly Equipe Price Cobb Jonathan Palmer Porsche 962C GTi C1 112 DNF DNF 1989 Richard Lloyd Racing Derek Bell Tiff Needell Porsche 962C GTi C1 339 DNF DNF 1990 Richard Lloyd Racing JJ Lehto Manuel Reuter Porsche 962C GTi C1 181 DNF DNF 1991 Team Salamin Primagaz Team Schuppan Hurley Haywood Wayne Taylor Porsche 962C C2 316 NC NC 1995 PC Automotive Jaguar Tiff Needell Richard Piper Jaguar XJ220 LMGT1 135 DNF DNF 1996 Gulf Racing Ray Bellm JJ Lehto McLaren F1 GTR LMGT1 323 9th 7th 1997 David Price Racing Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace Panoz Esperante GTR-1 LMGT1 236 DNF DNF 1998 Porsche AG David Murry Pierre-Henri Raphanel Porsche LMP1-98 LMP1 218 DNF DNF 1999 Audi Sport UK Perry McCarthy Andy Wallace Audi R8C LMGTP 198 DNF DNF
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