James Shead (born 19 August 1965) is a British
racing driver
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. His father, Don was also a racing driver.
In 1988 he won class C in the
British Touring Car Championship
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. He finished eighth overall in the championship in a
Volkswagen Golf GTI
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.
[http://www.btcc-racing.com/results/1988/ BTCC Racing 1988 class champions] In the
1990 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Background
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, he finished third in class C2 and 25th overall for Team Mako alongside Robbie Stirling and Ross Hyett.
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap in class - 1 point awarded 1987-1989 all races)
‡ Endurance driver.
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
English racing drivers
British Touring Car Championship drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
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