James Kellett (born 27 February 1998) is a British racing driver who competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, driving a BMW M4 GT3 Evo for Paradine Competition. He is a four-time Ginetta one-make champion.

Career Kellett made his car racing debut in the 2012 Ginetta Junior Winter Series for HHC Motorsport. Continuing with the team for the following year's Ginetta Junior Championship, Kellett scored his maiden career win at Rockingham as well as two other podiums to end the year sixth overall. At the end of the year, Kellett returned to the Ginetta Junior Winter Series, winning all four races to secure his first title in car racing. Continuing with HHC for his second full-time season in Ginetta Junior competition in 2014, Kellett took five wins and six other podiums en route to runner-up honours in the overall standings, notably beating Lando Norris.

Kellett then switched to the TCR team as he stepped up to the Ginetta GT5 Challenge in 2015, scoring ten wins and eight more podiums to clinch the title in his rookie year. Kellett then spent the following two seasons on the sidelines on financial grounds, before returning to the Ginetta GT5 Challenge in 2018 with Century Motorsport, winning five of the 14 races he started and missing the podium only once to clinch his second series title.

After yet another year on the sidelines, Kellett competed in the GTA class of the GT Cup Championship in 2020, finishing third in points in a season mainly contested with Century Motorsport. In 2021, Kellett returned to Century for another season in the GT Cup Championship, once again taking third in the GTA standings. Remaining with Century for 2022, Kellett switched to the Ginetta GT4 Supercup, winning 12 of the 19 races he started to secure the title in the series' last-ever season. Moving to Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain the following year, Kellett won five times and took three other podiums to end the season runner-up to Adam Smalley in points. In 2024, Kellett turned to ID Racing and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, taking a best result of fourth in the season-ending Hockenheimring to take 12th in the overall points.

In 2025, Kellett made his debut in GT3 competition, joining Paradine Competition to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Racing a BMW M4 GT3 Evo in the Silver Cup for his rookie season, Kellett took a class win on debut at Le Castellet, helping him end the year fourth in the class standings. At the beginning of 2026, Kellett drove both of Paradine's cars at the Dubai 24 Hour, and was on course for a shock overall podium in his GT3 Am car until a brake disc failure in the closing stages took him out of contention. For the rest of the season, Kellett remained with the team for his second go at the GTWCE Endurance Cup, alongside team owner Darren Leung and a rotating cast of pro drivers in the Bronze Cup.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2009Formula Kart Stars — Cadet23rdKartmasters British GP — Cadet12th2010Super One Series — Comer Cadet29thKartmasters British GP — Comer Cadet5thWSK Nations Cup — 60 MiniPrima Racing34th2011WSK Master Series — KF3Prima RacingSuper One Series — KF313thTrent Valley Kart Club — KF34thCopa de Campeones — KF37thKartmasters British GP — KF39th2012Super One Series — KF315thKarting European Championship — KF3Piers Sexton Racing71stKartmasters British GP — KF31stSources:

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2012Ginetta Junior Winter SeriesHHC Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 33 10th2013Ginetta Junior ChampionshipHHC Motorsport 21 1 1 1 3 365 6thGinetta Junior Winter Series 4 4 2 3 4 1st 2014Ginetta Junior ChampionshipHHC Motorsport 20 5 3 6 11 4562nd 2015Ginetta GT5 ChallengeTCR 21 10 6 5 18 6051st 2018Ginetta GT5 ChallengeCentury Motorsport 14 5 1 6 13 4921st2020GT Cup Championship – GTASmarTrack Series Elite 3 0 0 0 0260.5‡3rd‡Century Motorsport 15 3 0 5 112021GT Cup Championship – GTACentury Motorsport 3rd‡Ginetta GT4 Supercup 6 3 2 5 4 0 NC†2022GT Cup Championship – GTCCentury Motorsport Ginetta GT4 Supercup – G56 ProRosland Gold Racing by Century Motorsport 19 12 4 12 17 6101st 2023Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain – ProCentury Motorsport 16 5 1 2 8 1022nd 2024Porsche Carrera Cup GermanyID Racing 16 0 0 0 0 87 12th2025GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupParadine Competition5 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 1 0 0 1 61 4thIntercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NCBritcar Endurance Championship – ChallengeAmspeed 5 1 0 4 5 154‡3rd‡24H Series – 992 AmHRT Performance 1 1 0 0 1 54 NC2025–2624H Series Middle East – GT3Paradine Competition 1 0 0 0 0 12 NC24H Series Middle East – GT3 Am 1 0 0 0 0 48 NC2026GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupParadine Competition3 0 0 0 0 9* 18th*GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 0 0 0 2 652nd*Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0* NC*24H Series – 992 AmHRT Performance 4 2 0 0 2 120 6thSources: Season still in progress. † As Kellett was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ‡ Team standings.

Complete Ginetta Junior 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 DC Points 2013 HHC Motorsport BHI1 BHI2 DON1 DON2 THR1 THR2 OUL1 OUL2 CRO1 CRO2 SNE1 SNE2 KNO1 KNO2 ROC1 ROC2 SIL1 SIL2 BHGP1 BHGP2 6th 365 2014 HHC Motorsport BHI1 BHI2 DON1 DON2 THR1 THR2 OUL1 OUL2 CRO1 CRO2 SNE1 SNE2 KNO1 KNO2 ROC1 ROC2 SIL1 SIL2 BHGP1 BHGP2 2nd 456

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16Points 2023 Rosland Gold by Century Motorsport ProDON1DON2BRH1BRH2THR1THR2OUL1OUL2KNO1KNO2DON1DON2SIL1SIL2BRH1BRH22nd102

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 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 DC Points 2024 ID Racing IMO1 IMO2 OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 12th 87

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2025 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Evo SilverLECMNZSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜRCAT 4th 61 2026 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Evo Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG3rd*71*

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