Ian James (racing driver)

Ian James (born 22 July 1974 in Epsom ) is a British-American racing driver and principal of the Heart of Racing Team, competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. James has 11 total sportscar wins.

In 2004 he had a class victory (LMP2) at the 2004 12 Hours of Sebring and won the LMP2 driving title in the 2004 American Le Mans Series.

In 2015 James had a class victory (GTD) at the 2015 12 Hours of Sebring.

In 2020 James founded the Heart of Racing Team.

In 2023 James not only won the GTD class at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona, but was the top GTD performer, beating out the more highly structured GTD Pro teams. This win was the first for Aston Martin at the 24 Hours of Daytona, 59 years after their first attempt.

Career summary
Complete American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) † Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

† James did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
* Season still in progress