James_Allen_(racing_driver)

James Allen (racing driver)

James Allen (racing driver)

Australian racing driver


James Allen (born 4 July 1996) is a professional racing driver from Australia. He currently competes in the European Le Mans Series.[1]

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Career

European Le Mans Series

Allen first contested 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.[2]

Allen would change teams once again in 2021, joining Panis Racing alongside Julien Canal and Will Stevens.[3] After testing positive for COVID-19 prior to round 1 at Barcelona, Allen was replaced by Gabriel Aubry,[4] 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.[5]

Racing record

Career summary

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Ineligible for points.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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As Allen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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References

  1. "ELMS". www.europeanlemansseries.com.
  2. Lloyd, Daniel (11 February 2021). "Graff LMP3 Crew Steps Up to Top Category – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
  3. Lloyd, Daniel (11 February 2021). "Panis Sets LMP2 Driving Squad – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
  4. Lloyd, Daniel (17 December 2021). "Rast to Lead G-Drive LMP2 Crew at Daytona – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
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