James Roderick Cottingham (born 21 January 1984) is a British businessman and racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Manthey Racing in the current 2026 season. He was the 2023 British GT Championship runner-up. In addition to being a racing driver, Cottingham is also a director of DK Engineering, a car restoration company founded by his family in 1977.
Career
In February 2024, United Autosports announced Cottingham would race one of the team's McLaren 720S GT3 Evo cars in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Grégoire Saucy and Nicolas Costa. Cottingham competed in the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, alongside Chris Froggatt, where they won the silver medal in the main race.
Racing record
Complete British GT Championship results YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints2021Ram RacingMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 BRH1 SIL2 DON1 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 OUL1 OUL2 DON113th1520222 Seas MotorsportMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 SPA1 BRH1 DON14th11420232 Seas MotorsportMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 ALG1 BRH1 DON1 2nd 163.5
Asian Le Mans Series 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassCarEngine12345678RankPoints2024United AutosportsLMGT3McLaren 720S GT3 EvoMcLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8QATIMOSPALMSSÃOCOAFUJBHR 9th 522025United AutosportsLMGT3McLaren 720S GT3 EvoMcLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR12th43 2026 Manthey DK Engineering LMGT3 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 6th* 54*
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2024 United Autosports Nicolas Costa Grégoire Saucy McLaren 720S GT3 Evo LMGT3 220 DNF DNF 2025 United Autosports Sébastien Baud Grégoire Saucy McLaren 720S GT3 Evo LMGT3 314 DNF DNF 2026 Manthey DK Engineering Timur Boguslavskiy Ayhancan Güven Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) LMGT3 254 DNF DNF
References
External links
https://www.fiawec.com/