James Pull (born 5 October 1999) is a British–Singaporean racing driver, living in Japan. He currently is competing in the Super GT in the GT300 class and Super Taikyu Series for Aoyama Gakuin University Automobile Club.
Pull made his single-seater debut in Formula 4 during the 2015 MSA Formula Championship, driving for JTR and Fortec Motorsport. In 2016, he joined Carlin Motorsport, and in 2017, he finished as runner-up while winning the rookie title in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.
Sportscar career Europe 2018–2021
In 2018, Pull competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship, securing five race victories and finishing runner-up in both the Asia and Middle East series.
Transitioning to GT racing in 2019, he claimed a Silver Cup class victory on his debut at the Spa 24 Hours endurance race in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.
Making his GT World Challenge Europe debut in September 2020 with R-Motorsport, Pull won the Silver Cup class in the six-hour race at the Nürburgring in his first race as part of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy.
Pull returned to the GT World Challenge Europe championship in 2021 with ROFGO Racing with Team WRT, where he placed on the podium at Monza.
Japan 2024 – current
In 2024, he relocated to Japan to compete in the Super Taikyu Series with Hitotsuyama Racing in the ST-Z class. He then moved up to the top ST-X class for the 2025 season, where he scored two podiums across the season, including at the 24 Hours of Fuji.
In 2026, James made his debut in the Super GT with Nilzz Racing in the GT300 class #48 GT-R Nismo GT3. He also returned to Super Taikyu Series, racing in the #8 Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo with Aoyama Gakuin University Automobile Club.
Early life Born in Singapore to a Malaysian mother and a British father, Pull began karting in 2008 at the age of eight. He began to compete at a competitive level across Asia from 2009 to 2011, and then in Europe from 2011 to 2014 with Chiesa Corse and the Tony Kart Racing Team respectively.
Racing record
Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2015 MSA Formula Championship JTR 18 0 0 2 4 104 10th Fortec Motorsports 12 0 0 0 0 2016 F4 British Championship Carlin 30 2 1 4 8 291 4th BRDC British Formula 3 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 33 26th BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy 3 0 0 0 0 36 8th 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 24 0 1 0 14 490 2nd Formula Renault NEC Arden Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 48 13th Josef Kaufmann Racing20000 2018 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 0 0 0 3 692 6th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro FFF Racing Team 12 0 0 0 10 121 2nd Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East 2 2 1 0 2 64 2nd Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Bonaldi Motorsport 12 1 0 0 4 65 5th Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals 2 0 0 0 1 12 5th 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 5 1 0 1 1 61 4th Italian GT Championship Imperiale Racing 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC† 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 3 1 0 0 1 40 9th 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 5 0 0 0 0 8 24th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 5 0 0 0 1 61 5th Intercontinental GT Challenge Team WRT100000NC2024 Super Taikyu - ST-Z Hitotsuyama Racing7000175‡6th‡2025 Super Taikyu – ST-X Hitotsuyama Racing5000258.5‡5th‡2026Super GT - GT300Nilzz RacingSuper Taikyu - ST-ZAoyama Gakuin Automobile Club † As Pull was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
Complete MSA Formula Championship/British F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 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 DC Points 2015 JTR BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 10th 104 Fortec Motorsports KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 2016 Carlin BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 4th 291
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2016 CarlinSNE11SNE12SNE13BRH11BRH12BRH13ROC1ROC2ROC3OUL1OUL2OUL3SIL1SIL2SIL3SPA1SPA2SPA3SNE21SNE22SNE23 BRH21 BRH22 BRH23 26th 33 2017 Carlin OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SNE11 SNE12 SNE13 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE21 SNE22 SNE23 DON1 DON2 DON3 2nd 490
Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points 2017 Arden MotorsportMNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2 NÜR1 NÜR2SPA1SPA2SPA3 13th 48 Josef Kaufmann Racing HOC1 HOC2
Complete Toyota Racing Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2018 M2 Competition RUA1 RUA2 RUA3 TER1 TER2 TER3 HMP1 HMP2 HMP3 TAU1 TAU2 TAU3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 6th 692
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