James Allen (racing driver)
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Australian| James Allen | |
|---|---|
 Allen in 2019 | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 4 July 1996 Perth, Australia |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | G-Drive Racing by APR |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver (until 2019) FIA Gold (2020–)[1] |
| 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 European Le Mans Series.[2]
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 No. 40 Oreca 07 to a third-place finish in the championship.[citation needed] He would stay on with Graff in 2018, driving the (now G-Drive branded) No. 40 entry to a 12th-place finish.[citation needed]
Allen would switch teams in ELMS 2019 to join DragonSpeed alongside Henrik Hedman, Ben Hanley and Renger van der Zande in the No. 21 entry. The team drove the Oreca 07 to a fifth-place finish.[citation needed]
Allen would return to Graff for the 2020 season, racing the No. 39 entry alongise Alexandre Cougnaud and Thomas Laurent. The team took fifth place in the championship.[3]
Allen would change teams once again in 2021, joining Panis Racing alongside Julien Canal and Will Stevens.[4] After testing positive for COVID-19 prior to round 1 at Barcelona, Allen was replaced by Gabriel Aubry,[5] but would return in time for round 2. The team would finish third in the championship, with Allen finishing sixth in the drivers championship.[citation needed]
FIA World Endurance Championship
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Allen made his FIA World Endurance Championship debut in 2018 for DragonSpeed at the 6 hours of Fuji.[6]
