Christopher Nigel James (born 28 December 1978 in Luton, Bedfordshire) is a British racing driver.
Racing career
James competed in the Fiat Racing challenge between 2000 and 2005 at the wheel of a Fiat Punto, taking several wins. He returned to racing in 2008, driving in selected rounds of the Mini Challenge. After half a season in 2009, he contested a full campaign in 2010 with one race win & finished third in class.
In 2011, James competed in the British Touring Car Championship. He drove a Chevrolet Lacetti for his own ES Racing team, his best finish throughout the season was a twelfth place at Donington.
In 2012, Team ES Racing.com acquired two ex-Triple Eight Vauxhall Vectra for himself and Dave Newsham. Newsham would take two wins over the course of the season, whereas James' best finishes came at Brands Hatch and Silverstone where he finished in 12th place.
Since 2014, James has raced sporadically in the Mini Challenge - taking a single podium in 2014.
James competed in the Dubai 24 hour race in 2016, co-driving with Rebecca Jackson.
Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pos Pts 2011 Team ES Racing Chevrolet Lacetti BRH115 BRH217 BRH319 DON117 DON214 DON312 THR118 THR2Ret THR318 OUL1Ret OUL2Ret OUL3DNS CRO1Ret CRO2Ret CRO318 SNE120 SNE2DNS SNE3Ret KNO118 KNO217 KNO317 ROC118 ROC217 ROC323 BRH120 BRH225 BRH318 SIL121 SIL222 SIL324 28th 0 2012 Team ES Racing.com Vauxhall Vectra BRH115 BRH2Ret BRH312 DON117 DON2Ret DON313 THR115 THR2Ret THR317 OUL1Ret OUL213 OUL313 CRO116 CRO216 CRO317 SNE1Ret SNE2Ret SNE3Ret KNO113 KNO2Ret KNO316 ROC113 ROC218 ROC3Ret SIL1Ret SIL215 SIL312 BRH118 BRH216 BRH318 23rd 26
References
External links BTCC official site