James Pull
British-Malaysian racing driver (born 1999)
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James Pull (born 5 October 1999) is a British–Malaysian[clarification needed] racing driver who competes in Japan’s Super Taikyu Series for Hitotsuyama Racing, primarily in GT4 and GT3-based endurance classes.
via dual nationality[further explanation needed]
| James Pull | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | via dual nationality[further explanation needed] |
| Born | 5 October 1999 |
| GT World Challenge Europe career | |
| Current team | W Racing Team |
| Racing licence | |
| Car number | 30 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 2019 2018 2018 2017 2017 2016 2016 2016 2015 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Lamborghini Super Trofeo Toyota Racing Series Formula Renault 2.0 NEC BRDC British Formula 3 Championship BRDC British Formula 3 Championship BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy F4 British Championship MSA Formula |
Pull made his single-seater debut in Formula 4 during the 2015 MSA Formula Championship, driving for JTR and Fortec Motorsport. In 2016, he joined Carlin Motorsport, and in 2017, he finished as runner-up while winning the rookie title in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.
In 2018, Pull competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship, securing five race victories and finishing runner-up in both the Asia and Middle East series. Transitioning to GT racing in 2019, he claimed a Silver Cup class victory on his debut at the Spa 24 Hours endurance race in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.
Making his GT World Challenge Europe debut in September 2020 with R-Motorsport, Pull won the Silver Cup class in the six-hour race at the Nürburgringin his first race as part of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy. In 2024, he relocated to Japan to compete in the Super Taikyu Series with Hitotsuyama Racing in the ST-Z class, scored two podiums finishes. He then moved up to the top ST-X class for the 2025 season.
Early life
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MSA Formula Championship | JTR | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 10th |
| Fortec Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | F4 British Championship | Carlin | 30 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 291 | 4th |
| BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 26th | ||
| BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8th | ||
| 2017 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 490 | 2nd |
| Formula Renault NEC | Arden Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 13th | |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 692 | 6th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | FFF Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 121 | 2nd | |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 2nd | ||
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | Bonaldi Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 5th | |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5th | ||
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Barwell Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 4th | ||
| Italian GT Championship | Imperiale Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Garage 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 9th | ||
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | ROFGO Racing with Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6th* |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2nd* | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2024 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Hitotsuyama Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75‡ | 6th‡ |
| 2025 | Super Taikyu – ST-X | Hitotsuyama Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58.5‡ | 5th‡ |
† As Pull was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
Complete MSA Formula Championship/British F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | JTR | BHI 1 8 |
BHI 2 3 |
BHI 3 2 |
DON 1 2 |
DON 2 7 |
DON 3 3 |
THR 1 Ret |
THR 2 11 |
THR 3 Ret |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 13 |
OUL 3 8 |
CRO 1 11 |
CRO 2 10 |
CRO 3 12 |
SNE 1 18 |
SNE 2 16 |
SNE 3 13 |
10th | 104 | ||||||||||||
| Fortec Motorsports | KNO 1 6 |
KNO 2 Ret |
KNO 3 Ret |
ROC 1 16 |
ROC 2 14 |
ROC 3 7 |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 17 |
SIL 3 Ret |
BHGP 1 10 |
BHGP 2 9 |
BHGP 3 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Carlin | BHI 1 3 |
BHI 2 3 |
BHI 3 3 |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 Ret |
DON 3 4 |
THR 1 6 |
THR 2 7 |
THR 3 4 |
OUL 1 6 |
OUL 2 2 |
OUL 3 5 |
CRO 1 8 |
CRO 2 5 |
CRO 3 6 |
SNE 1 3 |
SNE 2 2 |
SNE 3 Ret |
KNO 1 7 |
KNO 2 5 |
KNO 3 7 |
ROC 1 1 |
ROC 2 DSQ |
ROC 3 9 |
SIL 1 4 |
SIL 2 12 |
SIL 3 6 |
BHGP 1 1 |
BHGP 2 7 |
BHGP 3 4 |
4th | 291 |
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Carlin | SNE1 1 |
SNE1 2 |
SNE1 3 |
BRH1 1 |
BRH1 2 |
BRH1 3 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
SNE2 1 |
SNE2 2 |
SNE2 3 |
BRH2 1 11 |
BRH2 2 11 |
BRH2 3 8 |
26th | 33 |
| 2017 | Carlin | OUL 1 2 |
OUL 2 4 |
OUL 3 3 |
ROC 1 5 |
ROC 2 Ret |
ROC 3 2 |
SNE1 1 2 |
SNE1 2 14 |
SNE1 3 3 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 3 |
SIL 3 2 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 2 |
SPA 3 4 |
BRH 1 2 |
BRH 2 2 |
BRH 3 3 |
SNE2 1 3 |
SNE2 2 13 |
SNE2 3 7 |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 3 |
DON 3 5 |
2nd | 490 |
Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Toyota Racing Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)