James Allen (racing Driver)
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James Allen (born 4 July 1996) is a professional racing driver from Australia. He currently competes in the
IMSA SportsCar Championship The IMSA SportsCar Championship, currently known as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship under sponsorship, is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada and organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMS ...
for G-Drive Racing by APR and has previously competed in the
European Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the ...
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Career


European Le Mans Series

Allen first contested the European Le Mans Series in 2017 with
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's LMP2 entry. Allen, along with co-drivers Richard Bradley, Franck Matelli and
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drove the #40
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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 DragonSpeed Racing is an American racing team that competes in the European Le Mans Series, FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2019, the team entered the NTT IndyCar Series with a five race schedule, including t ...
alongside Henrik Hedman,
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and
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in the #21 entry. The team drove the
Oreca 07 The Oreca 07 is a Le Mans Prototype built by French manufacturer Oreca to meet the 2017 FIA and ACO LMP2 regulations. It made its official race debut in the opening round of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the 24 Hours of Dayto ...
to a 5th-place finish. Allen would return to Graff for the 2020 season, racing the #39 entry alongise Alexandre Cougnaud and
Thomas Laurent Thomas Laurent (born 5 April 1998) is a French racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for French team Signatech Alpine Matmut and in the European Le Mans Series with Graff Racing. He finished second in the 2 ...
. The team took 5th place in the championship. Allen would change teams once again in 2021, joining Panis Racing alongside
Julien Canal Julien Canal (born 15 July 1982 in Le Mans) is a French racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series with Panis Racing. In 2010 he made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and won his class in , and . Career Single-sea ...
and
Will Stevens William Stevens (born 28 June 1991) is a British racing driver, who formerly competed in Formula One, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Toyota Racing Series and the British Formula Renault Championships. In Formula One, he made his debut at the 20 ...
. After testing positive for COVID-19 prior to round 1 at
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, Allen was replaced by
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, 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 DragonSpeed Racing is an American racing team that competes in the European Le Mans Series, FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2019, the team entered the NTT IndyCar Series with a five race schedule, including t ...
at the
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.


Racing record


Career summary

Ineligible for points.


Complete European Le Mans Series results


Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.


Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results


Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


References


External links


Career details from Driver Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, James 1996 births Living people Formula Renault Eurocup drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers European Le Mans Series drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers JD Motorsport drivers Graff Racing drivers G-Drive Racing drivers DragonSpeed drivers Formula BMW drivers TDS Racing drivers R-ace GP drivers ART Grand Prix drivers Le Mans Cup drivers Racing drivers from Perth, Western Australia Racing drivers from Western Australia