James Wallis (born 12 October 2005 in Cheltenham) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the 2026 - Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America. In 2025, Wallis competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain for JTR, and in the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia for BeDriver.
Awards and honours In November 2023, at Porsche's 'Night of Motorsport' awards, Wallis was announced as the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Junior Driver for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. This award includes a financial contribution of £85,000 towards his racing budget for each season, along with comprehensive support and development opportunities from Porsche. Career
Junior Sallon Car Championship
Wallis's racing journey commenced in the Junior Saloon Car Championship, where he participated from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, he secured the title of Junior Oval Racing Champion and was named Fiesta Junior Rookie Champion.
BRSCC Ford Fiesta Junior Championship In 2021, Wallis joined the BRSCC Ford Fiesta Junior Championship. He had a successful season, with one win and eight podiums to finish second in the championship behind Jenson Brickley.
British GT Championship In 2023, Wallis joined the British GT Championship driving the No. 50 Mercedes-AMG GT4 for Drivetac in the GT4 category. He would be paired with Irish driver Sam Maher-Loughnan. Following round one held at Oulton Park, Wallis moved to the GT3 category with Drivetac, joining Chris Hart to drive a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for the team. Wallis and Hart competed in the Silver Cup and won a race in class at Brands Hatch. The duo finished fourth in the Silver Cup and 19th overall in the championship.
GT Cup Championship
2023 Alongiside his programme in the British GT Championship, Wallis joined the 2023 GT Cup Championship driving the No. 50 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for DriveTac. He would once again be joined by Sam Maher-Loughnan. The pair had a successful start to the season with a second place finish in the first race. In race two however, they would not be able to start the race. Wallis and Maher-Loughnan quickly bounced back, with two wins in a row to finish the first round at Oulton Park. The pair would get their first pole of the season in the next race at Brands Hatch, and they went on to win the race making it three wins in a row. The remaining three races at Brands Hatch saw mixed results for Wallis and Maher-Loughnan, with a retirement in race two after starting on pole, another second place, and another retirement. In the next round at Snetterton, they would finish fifth in races one and four, while also finishing second in race three and getting their fourth win of the season in race three. Wallis would not compete in the next two races at Oulton Park, but returned to the championship with a different team. He made a mid-season switch to 7TSIX for races 15–18 at Silverstone, driving their No. 76 McLaren 720S GT3 alongside Paul Rogers. Wallis and Rogers would have a successful first two races, finishing in second and third in races one and two respectively. The pair would struggle in the remaining two races, finishing 18th and seventh in races three and four respectively. Despite only competing in 16 out of the 26 races in the championship, Wallis still finished third in the GT3 class championship.
International GT Open Mid-way through the 2023 International GT Open season, Wallis entered round 6 of the series at Monza with German team GetSpeed driving their No. 6 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo. In race one, he finished on the podium in third. His fortunes wouldn't translate in race two however, as he would retire during the race.
Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East
2024 In 2024, Wallis made his debut in the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East at the Dubai Autodrome driving in an entry supported by Porsche. He finished fifth and seventh overall, but last in class in both races.
2025 Wallis returned for the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East season thanks to his Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Junior Driver status. Although he didn't win any races, Wallis would still have a successful season, finishing on the podium in every single race he competed in, and finishing second in the championship.
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
2024 In November 2023, Porsche chose Wallis to be the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Junior Driver for the 2024 and 2025 seasons of the championship. This award of £85,000 towards his racing budget allowed Wallis to entere the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain with JTR for the full-season. He would have a decent season with nine points finishes and three podiums.
2025 Wallis returned to the series for the 2025 season, once again driving for JTR.
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
2025 Alongside his campaign in the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Wallis joined Italian team BeDriver to race full-time in the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia.
Porsche Supercup
2024 Mid-way through the 2024 Porsche Supercup, Wallis entered in a one-off entry in round four at Silverstone driving for JTR, where he finished 19th.
Racing record
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2019Junior Saloon Car ChampionshipN/A200002626th2020 Junior Saloon Car Championship JCW Racing1300008919th2021Junior Saloon Car ChampionshipJCW Racing10000111219thBRSCC Ford Fiesta Junior ChampionshipN/A141028478 2nd2023British GT Championship - GT3Drivetac600001519thBritish GT Championship - GT3 Silver61002120.54thBritish GT Championship - GT420000209thGT Cup Championship - GT3DriveTac powered by Track Focused114227188 3rd7TSIX20002International GT OpenGetSpeed200011020th2023-24Porsche Carrera Cup Middle EastPorsche Junior GB200002116th2024 Porsche Supercup JTR100000NC† Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro160003447th2024-25Porsche Carrera Cup Middle EastPorsche Junior GB800181882ndBWT Junior Racing200122025 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy BeDriver20000629thPorsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - ProJTR6100239* 2nd*2025-26Porsche Carrera Cup Middle EastMtech Competition210013015th2026Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - ProWayne Taylor RacingSource: † As Wallis was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.* Season still in progress.
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points2023DrivetacMercedes-AMG GT4GT4 - Silver OUL1 OUL2 SIL DON1 SNE1 SNE2 ALG BRH DON29th20 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 - Silver OUL1 OUL2 SIL DON1 SNE1 SNE2 ALG BRH DON2 4th 120.5
Complete GT Cup Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 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 DC Points2023DriveTac powered by Track FocusedMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoGT3 DON11 DON12 DON13 DON14 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 BRH4 SNE11 SNE12 SNE13 SNE14 OUL1 OUL23rd1887TSIX McLaren 720S GT3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 SIL4 DON21 DON22 DON23 DON24 SNE21 SNE22 SNE23 SNE24
Complete International GT Open results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DC Points2023GetSpeedMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoGT3 - Pro POR1 POR2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT120th10
Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points 2024 JTR IMO MON RBR SIL HUN SPA ZAN MNZ NC† 0 †As Wallis was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points2024Porsche Junior Great BritainPro BHR11 BHR12 BHR13 BHR14 DUB1 DUB2 YAS1 YAS2 BHR21 BHR22 JED1 JED2 9th 212025Porsche Junior Great BritainPro BHR11 BHR12 QAT1 QAT2 DUB1 DUB2 YAS1 YAS2 BHR21 BHR22 JED1 JED2 2nd 188Sources:
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain 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 Pos. Points2024JTR DON11 DON12† BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 THR1 THR2 CRO1 CRO2 KNO1 KNO2 DON21 DON22 SIL1 SIL2 BHGP2 BHGP3 7th 442025JTR DNN1 DNN2 SNE1 SNE2 THR1 THR2 CRO1 CRO2 KNO1 KNO2 DNGP1 DNGP2 SIL1 SIL2 BRH2 BRH3 2nd* 39* † Race was cancelled.* Season still in progress. Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italia 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 Pos. Points2025BeDriver MIS11 MIS12 VAL1 VAL2 MUG1 MUG2 IMO11 IMO12 MIS21 MIS22 MNZ1 MNZ2 20th* 6* * Season still in progress. References
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