James Allen (racing driver)

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]

James Allen
Nationality Australian
Full nameJames Allen
Born (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996
Perth, Australia
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamG-Drive Racing by APR
Car number69
Former teamsDragonSpeed
Starts1
Championships0
Wins0
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2019
Finished last season13th (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

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
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series ARTA Engineering 14 0 0 0 0 2 23rd
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 12 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series ARTA Engineering 16 0 0 0 0 48 11th
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 17 0 0 0 0 10 17th
2016 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC JD Motorsport 15 1 0 0 3 177 7th
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 15 0 0 0 0 11 17th
2017 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Graff Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 6 2 0 0 2 86 3rd
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 6 0 0 0 0 15.25 15th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 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 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
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 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
Michelin Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Mühlner Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 44th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing
European Le Mans Series - LMP2

† Team standings. ‡ Ineligible for points.

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

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 Pos. Points
2022 G-Drive Racing by APR LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
9		 SEB
 LGA
 MDO
 WGL
 ELK
 PET

References
  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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