James Douglas Meredith Hinchcliffe (born December 5, 1986) is a Canadian

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and commentator best known for competing in the

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. Hinchcliffe won six races for Andretti Autosport and

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. In 2015, his first year driving for Schmidt Peterson, he suffered life-threatening

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when he was impaled in a crash when his suspension failed while practicing for the

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. He would recover and win the pole position for the following year's race. In 2016, he appeared on season 23 of the

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series ''

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'', finishing in second place. He's often called by his nicknames Hinch and Hinchtown.

Racing career

Early racing

Born in

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and raised in

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, Hinchcliffe started his career when he received a kart for his 9th birthday and began car racing in 2003, when he finished third in Bridgestone Racing Academy F2000 series. Next year, he was top rookie in Formula BMW USA, winning three races. In 2005, he raced in the Star Mazda Series, finishing third overall with three wins. In 2006 he moved to the

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with

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. He won one race at

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and scored two other podiums, but was only able to finish 10th in the overall standings. Hinchcliffe also provided commentary for the

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coverage of Champ Car events during the

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and 2007 seasons.

A1 Grand Prix

He then joined

A1 Team Canada A1 Team Canada is the Canadian team of A1 Grand Prix A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a "single-make" open-wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as oppose ...

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. He finished eighth in the sprint race and 13th in the feature in his first race at Zandvoort, then had a stunning weekend in Brno. He scored second in the sprint race at the Czech round and led the feature for the majority of the race, but clashed with eventual winner Alex Yoong which dropped him down to fifth. He raced next at the Beijing round, finishing fourth in the sprint race and 10th in the feature race – which he could have won but for a team pitstop strategy error – and then returned after two races out at the New Zealand round, where he finished sixth in both races. Hinchcliffe once again raced in the Champ Car Atlantic Series in 2007, this time with the Sierra Sierra team. He finished fourth in points without a win. During the season he was also a guest commentator on the international feed for

Champ Car Champ Car World Series (CCWS) was the series sanctioned by Open-Wheel Racing Series Inc., or Champ Car, a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 2004 to 2008. It was the successor to Championship Auto Racing Teams ...

races. He returned to Forsythe Racing for the 2008 Atlantic Championship season, again finishing fourth in points but this time capturing a win in the second race of the season at

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Laguna Seca Raceway (branded as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and previously Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca) is a paved road racing track in central California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, built in 1957 near both Salinas and M ...

Firestone Indy Lights Series

For the 2009 season, he competed in

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for

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in their No. 7 car. Hinchcliffe finished fourth in points without a win or pole position. In the 2010 season, he signed on with the less historically-successful

Team Moore Racing Team Moore Racing was an auto racing team that competed in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It was owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana. The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving. However, after t ...

in their No. 2 entry. Hinchcliffe captured three wins and five more podium finishes on his way to second in the championship behind French rookie

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who was driving the Schmidt No. 7 car. He also served as the driver analyst for the

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for the

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as regular driver analyst

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was competing in the race.

IndyCar Series

Newman/Haas Racing (2011)

In April 2011, Hinchcliffe signed with

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to compete in the remainder of 2011 IndyCar Series, excluding the

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race, after missing the first race of the season at

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. He made his debut at

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and failed to finish after making contact with a spinning

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. He then picked up his first career Top 5 finish in just his second start in the series on the

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with a fourth-place finish. Hinchcliffe then collected a top ten on the Streets of São Paulo in

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. He finished ninth. Hinchcliffe started 13th in his first Indianapolis 500, and ran up front for an early portion of the race before crashing on lap 101 and finishing 29th. Following the Indy 500 was the Firestone Twin 275s in

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. Hinchcliffe, however, struggled in both races and had finishes of 20th and 19th, respectively. Hinchcliffe then rebounded to collect his second Top 10 of the season with a sixth at the

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. During the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship on lap 12, he went veered down, making wheel-to-wheel contact with

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, which caused the latter to spin and collect various drivers, that would lead to various chain reactions, causing the death of

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. After the race was cancelled due to Wheldon’s death, points were reset to how it was as of Kentucky, so Hinchcliffe collected Rookie of the Year Honors, just beating out Panther Racing's J. R. Hildebrand. However, after the 2011 IndyCar season it was announced that Newman/Haas Racing would not be returning to IndyCar making Hinchcliffe a free agent.

Andretti Autosport (2012–14)

On January 10, 2012, it was announced that Hinchcliffe would succeed Danica Patrick as the driver of the

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car for

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. The car was renumbered to No. 27, the same number used by Canadian drivers

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and

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. At the 2012 Indianapolis 500, Hinchcliffe qualified 2nd overall while carrying a pair of gloves inside his driving suit, that belonged to the late Greg Moore, whom Hinchcliffe considers the main reason why he got into racing. On race day, Hinchcliffe overtook pole-sitter

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on the first lap, and ended up leading five of the 200 laps on his way to a creditable 6th-place finish. Hinchcliffe returned to Andretti for 2013, and started the season by winning the season opener in

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, for his first series victory. Later, in Brazil for the

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, Hinchcliffe won the race, with a last turn overtake under

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, breaking the winning sequence of

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. In the

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, Hinchcliffe was hit by debris, and a CT scan revealed he had suffered a concussion, and needed medical clearance before racing again. Hinchcliffe was cleared to return to racing on May 15.

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (2015–2019)

Ryan Briscoe - Carb Day 2015 - Sarah Stierch

On October 7, 2014, it was announced that Hinchcliffe would join

for the 2015 season and drive the No. 5 car, filling the open seat left by

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. He won his first race with the team in the second race of the year in New Orleans. Hinchcliffe sustained serious injuries in a crash caused by a suspension failure during practice for the 2015 Indianapolis 500, on May 18. He remained hospitalized during the race and

took Hinchcliffe's position for the race. Briscoe and

Conor Daly Conor J. Daly (born December 15, 1991) is an American professional racing driver who competes in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 50 Chevrolet Ca ...

replaced Hinchcliffe in the car for the remainder of the 2015 season. On May 22, 2016, Hinchcliffe won the pole position for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, a year after his near-fatal crash at the track. He finished seventh in the race. Hinchcliffe led much of the

Firestone 600 The race last ran as XPEL 375 is an NTT IndyCar Series event held at Texas Motor Speedway near Fort Worth, Texas since 1997. The races have had a variety of different entitlement sponsors and distances over the years and therefore has had many di ...

later that year, only to finish second in a photo finish to Graham Rahal. He went on to finish 13th in the season standings. On April 9, 2017, two years after his last win, Hinchcliffe won his first race of the season at the

Long Beach Grand Prix The Grand Prix of Long Beach (known as Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach since 2019 for naming rights reasons) is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in downtown Long Beach, California. Christopher Pook is the founder of the event. It w ...

Leena Gade Leena Gade is a British race engineer who has served as a lead race engineer in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IndyCar race series. In 2011, she became the first female race engineer to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2012, she won th ...

became Hinchcliffe's lead race engineer for the 2018 season, becoming the first female lead race engineer in Indycar. On Bump Day for the 2018 Indianapolis 500, Hinchcliffe ended up failing to qualify for the first time in his career. Afterward, Gade and SPM parted ways. In July, Hinchcliffe rebounded to win at Iowa. On October 28, 2019, after a season which resulted in a best finish of 3rd at Iowa, the recently renamed Arrow McLaren SP relieved Hinchcliffe of his driving duties and signed

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champion

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and former Carlin driver and

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Indy Lights champion

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to fill their two seats. Hinchcliffe remained under contract, under which he was required to be with the team on race weekends and make sponsor appearances, but was free to pursue other opportunities.

Return to Andretti Autosport (2020–2021)

On February 19, 2020,

announced they have signed Hinchcliffe to a three-race deal for the 2020 season which will be his second stint with the team. Hinchcliffe was scheduled to compete in the

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, the

and the

Genesys 600 The race last ran as XPEL 375 is an NTT IndyCar Series event held at Texas Motor Speedway near Fort Worth, Texas since 1997. The races have had a variety of different entitlement sponsors and distances over the years and therefore has had many di ...

. Hinchcliffe finished 18th at the first race of the season at

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. He finished 11th in the Indy GP and 7th in the Indy 500. He would then replace

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for the final three races of the season in the No 26 car after the latter was fired by Andretti. On January 26, 2021, Andretti Autosport announced that Hinchcliffe would drive the No 29 car full time for the 2021 season. He was replaced in the team by

Devlin DeFrancesco Devlin DeFrancesco (born January 17, 2000, Toronto, ON) is a Canadians, Canadian-Italians, Italian auto racing driver currently competing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Autosport, Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport. Prior to racing single-seater ...

for the 2022 season.

Personal life

Hinchcliffe is married to Canadian actress

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. If he did not succeed as a professional racing driver, Hinchcliffe wanted to be a motorsports journalist.

Motorsports career results

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(

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) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

American open–wheel racing results

(

)

Atlantic Championship

Indy Lights

IndyCar Series

* Season still in progress. * ¹ The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after

died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.

Indianapolis 500

Touring Car racing

V8 Supercar results

† Not eligible for points

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

In media

On August 30, 2016, he appeared on an episode of '' Celebrity Family Feud'' featuring IndyCar drivers competing against swimsuit models. Hinchcliffe is a partner with production company Frost Marks Films out of Toronto. He maintained his podcast ''The Mayor on Air with James Hinchcliffe'' from 2015 through 2017, typically interviewing drivers from the IndyCar Series. He and fellow IndyCar driver

Alexander Rossi Alexander Michael Rossi (born September 25, 1991) is an American professional racing driver and podcast host. He currently competes full-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren SP. Rossi is best known for winning ...

host a podcast together called '' Off Track with Hinch and Rossi''.

Television analyst

In 2020, Hinchcliffe joined

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as analyst for IndyCar races and select IMSA races when he did not enter as a driver. In 2022, he rejoined NBC Sports as a full-time analyst joining play-by-play voice Leigh Diffey and analyst Townsend Bell, replacing fellow Canadian

Paul Tracy Paul Anthony Tracy (born December 17, 1968) is a Canadian-American former professional auto racing driver who competed in CART, the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. He is known by the nicknames "PT" and "the Thrill from West Hill". ...

, and will serve as an analyst for some IMSA races. In October of 2022, Hinchcliffe joined the crew of F1's
Weekend Warmup
for its 'grand-prix week' editions for the

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and the Mexico City Grand Prix. And in the Post Race Show at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and

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''Dancing with the Stars''

On August 30, 2016, Hinchcliffe was announced as one of the celebrity contestants for

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of ''

''. He was partnered with professional dancer

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. On November 22, 2016, Hinchcliffe finished in second place to Olympic gymnast

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. ¹ Score given by guest judge

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.
² Due to an injury, Burgess was unable to perform with Hinchcliffe, but did choreograph the dances. Hinchcliffe instead danced with

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.
³ Score given by guest judge

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References

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