James Allen (racing driver)

James Allen
James Allen
Nationality	Australian
Full name	James Allen
Born	4 July 1996 (age 27); Perth, Australia
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season	2019
Current team	G-Drive Racing by APR
Car number	69
Former teams	DragonSpeed
Starts	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Poles	1
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	13th in 2019
Finished last season	13th (30 pts)
Previous series
2014–15; 2014–16; 2016; 2019	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps; Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup; Formula Renault 2.0 NEC; TCR Australia Touring Car Series

James Allen (born 4 July 1996) is a professional racing driver from Australia. He currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for G-Drive Racing by APR^[1]^[2] and has previously competed in the European Le Mans Series.^[3]

Career

European Le Mans Series

Allen first joined the European Le Mans Series in 2017 with Graff Racing's LMP2 entry. Allen, along with co-drivers Richard Bradley, Franck Matelli and Gustavo Yacamán drove the #40 Oreca 07 to a 3rd-place finish in the championship. Allen would stay on with Graff in 2018, driving the (now G-Drive branded) #40 entry to a 12th-place finish.

Allen would switch teams in ELMS 2019 to join DragonSpeed alongside Henrik Hedman, Ben Hanley and Renger van der Zande in the #21 entry. The team drove the Oreca 07 to a 5th-place finish.

Allen would return to Graff for the 2020 season, racing the #39 entry alongise Alexandre Cougnaud and Thomas Laurent. The team took 5th place in the championship.^[4]

Allen would change teams once again in 2021, joining Panis Racing alongside Julien Canal and Will Stevens.^[5] After testing positive for COVID-19 prior to round 1 at Barcelona, Allen was replaced by Gabriel Aubry,^[6] but would return in time for round 2. The team would finish 3rd in the championship, with Allen finishing 6th in the drivers championship.

FIA World Endurance Championship

Allen made his FIA World Endurance Championship debut in 2018 for DragonSpeed at the 6 hours of Fuji.^[7]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2013	Formula BMW Talent Cup	N/A	3	0	1	?	?	31	5th
2014	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series	ARTA Engineering	14	0	0	0	0	2	23rd
2014	Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup	ARTA Engineering	12	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2015	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series	ARTA Engineering	16	0	0	0	0	48	11th
2015	Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup	ARTA Engineering	17	0	0	0	0	10	17th
2016	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	JD Motorsport	15	1	0	0	3	177	7th
2016	Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup	JD Motorsport	15	0	0	0	0	11	17th
2017	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Graff Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
2017	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Graff Racing	6	2	0	0	2	86	3rd
2018	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	6	0	0	0	0	15.25	15th
2018	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
2018-19	FIA World Endurance Championship	DragonSpeed	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2019	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	DragonSpeed	6	2	1	1	2	48	7th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	DragonSpeed	1	0	1	0	1	30	13th
	TCR Australia Touring Car Series	Ashley Seward Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	24	32nd
2020	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Graff Racing	5	0	0	0	2	43	6th
2020	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	SO24-Has by Graff	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2021	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Panis Racing	5	1	0	0	1	56.5	6th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Panis Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	Mühlner Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0.5	44th
2022	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing	5	0	0	0	0	10	18th
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro/Am		6	0	0	0	3	59	6th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	15th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	G-Drive Racing by APR	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC

^† Team standings. ^‡ Ineligible for points.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2017	Graff	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SIL 4	MNZ 8	RBR 4	LEC 6	SPA 1	ALG 1	3rd	86
2018	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 6	MNZ Ret	RBR 13	SIL 12	SPA 11‡	ALG 7	15th	15.25
2019	DragonSpeed	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 1	MNZ 10	CAT 10	SIL 4	SPA 7	ALG 9	7th	48
2020	Graff	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 9	SPA 2	LEC 3	MNZ 9	ALG 7		6th	43
2021	Panis Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT	RBR 14	LEC 8	MNZ 1	SPA 3	ALG 4	6th	56.5
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 17	IMO 15	MNZ 9	CAT 8	SPA 10	ALG Ret	21st	7

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2018-19	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SPA	LMS Ret	SIL						29th	8
2018-19	DragonSpeed	LMP1	BR Engineering BR1	Gibson GL458 4.5L V8				FUJ Ret	SHA 6	SEB	SPA	LMS	29th	8
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEB 11	SPA 11	LMS 9	MNZ 7	FUJ 13	BHR			18th*	10*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2017	Graff Racing	Richard Bradley Franck Matelli	Oreca 07	LMP2	361	6th	5th
2018	G-Drive Racing	José Gutiérrez Enzo Guibbert	Oreca 07	LMP2	197	DNF	DNF
2020	SO24-Has by Graff	Vincent Capillaire Charles Milesi	Oreca 07	LMP2	357	DNF	DNF
2021	Panis Racing	Julien Canal Will Stevens	Oreca 07	LMP2	362	8th	3rd
2022	Algarve Pro Racing	René Binder Steven Thomas	Oreca 07	LMP2	363	19th	15th

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pos.	Points
2019	DragonSpeed	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 3	SEB	MDO	WGL	MOS	ELK	LGA	PET	13th	30
2022	G-Drive Racing by APR	LMP2	Aurus 01	Gibson GK428 V8	DAY 9	SEB	LGA	MDO	WGL	ELK	PET		NC	0

References

^ "IMSA: Rene Rast reunites with G-Drive Racing for Rolex 24". www.motorsport.com.
^ Lloyd, Daniel. "Rast to Lead G-Drive LMP2 Crew at Daytona – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
^ "ELMS". www.europeanlemansseries.com.
^ Lloyd, Daniel. "Graff LMP3 Crew Steps Up to Top Category – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
^ Lloyd, Daniel. "Panis Sets LMP2 Driving Squad – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
^ "Aubry In For Allen At Panis Racing For Barcelona, #88 AF Corse Ferrari Withdrawn | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com.
^ Lloyd, Daniel. "Hedman to Skip Fuji; Allen Joins DragonSpeed in Revised Lineup – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.

External links

Career details from Driver Database

[1] "IMSA: Rene Rast reunites with G-Drive Racing for Rolex 24". www.motorsport.com.

[2] Lloyd, Daniel. "Rast to Lead G-Drive LMP2 Crew at Daytona – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.

[3] "ELMS". www.europeanlemansseries.com.

[4] Lloyd, Daniel. "Graff LMP3 Crew Steps Up to Top Category – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.

[5] Lloyd, Daniel. "Panis Sets LMP2 Driving Squad – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.

[6] "Aubry In For Allen At Panis Racing For Barcelona, #88 AF Corse Ferrari Withdrawn | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com.

[7] Lloyd, Daniel. "Hedman to Skip Fuji; Allen Joins DragonSpeed in Revised Lineup – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.

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