James Cottingham
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British
FIA Silver (until 2016)
FIA Bronze (2017–)| James Cottingham | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Cottingham driving the #59 McLaren 720S GT3 at the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 1984 Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |||||||||||||||
| Debut season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Racing licence | FIA Silver (until 2016) FIA Bronze (2017–) | ||||||||||||||
| Car number | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| Former teams | United Autosports | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Best finish | 2nd in 2025 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2021-23 | British GT Championship | ||||||||||||||
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James Roderick Cottingham (born 21 January 1984)[1][2] is a British businessman and racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Manthey Racing in the current 2026 season. He was the 2023 British GT Championship runner-up.[3][4] In addition to being a racing driver, Cottingham is also a director of DK Engineering, a car restoration company founded by his family in 1977.[5][6]
In February 2024, United Autosports announced Cottingham would race one of the team's McLaren 720S GT3 Evo cars in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Grégoire Saucy and Nicolas Costa.[7] Cottingham competed in the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, alongside Chris Froggatt, where they won the silver medal in the main race.[8][9]
