James Thompson (racing driver) : biography
26 April 1974 –
James Thompson (born 26 April 1974 in York, England) is a British auto racing driver who currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 1996–2002 all races, 2003–present just for first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded – 2001–present all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 1998–2002 just for feature race, 2003–present all races)
Year | Team | Car | 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 | Pen.|Engine penalties}} | Pos | Pts |
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1994 | Woodkirk Peugeot | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | THRRet | BRH116 | BRH218 | SNERet | SIL121 | SIL2DNS | OUL | DON1 | DON2 | BRH118 | BRH215 | SIL10 | KNO1Ret | KNO2DNS | OULRet | BRH120 | BRH2Ret | SIL118 | SIL2Ret | DON116 | DON219 | 24th | 1 | ||||||||||
1995 | Vauxhall Sport | Vauxhall Cavalier 16v | DON17 | DON27 | BRH1Ret | BRH22 | THR1Ret | THR21 | SIL14 | SIL2Ret | OUL16 | OUL24 | BRH1Ret | BRH22 | DON14 | DON25 | SIL3 | KNO1 | KNO2 | BRH1 | BRH2 | SNE1 | SNE2 | OUL1 | OUL2 | SIL1 | SIL2 | 7th | 124 | ||||||
1996 | Vauxhall Sport | Vauxhall Vectra | DON110 | DON2Ret | BRH1Ret | BRH27 | THR17 | THR26 | SIL16 | SIL26 | OUL117 | OUL2Ret | SNE11 | SNE24 | BRH17 | BRH25 | SIL18 | SIL27 | KNO1Ret | KNO2Ret | OUL1Ret | OUL26 | THR1Ret | THR22 | DON1Ret | DON29 | BRH1DNS | BRH2DNS | 10th | 83 | |||||
1997 | Team Honda Sport | Honda Accord | DON1Ret | DON26 | SIL1Ret | SIL29 | THR16 | THR2Ret | BRH12 | BRH21 | OUL1Ret | OUL22 | DON16 | DON211 | CRO15 | CRO22 | KNO16 | KNO2Ret | SNE12 | SNE24 | THR13 | THR23 | BRH1Ret | BRH2Ret | SIL17 | SIL24 | 5th | 132 | |||||||
1998 | Team Honda Sport | Honda Accord | THR13 | THR23 | SIL12 | SIL29* | DON12 | DON24 | BRH19 | BRH22 | OUL1Ret | OUL25 | DON1Ret | DON2Ret | CRO11 | CRO25 | SNE14 | SNE21* | THR14 | THR25* | KNO12 | KNO2Ret | BRH12 | BRH29* | OUL11 | OUL2Ret | SIL11 | SIL24* | 3rd | 203 | |||||
1999 | Team Honda Sport | Honda Accord | DON11 | DON22* | SIL15 | SIL24 | THR15 | THR28 | BRH17 | BRH26* | OUL111 | OUL2Ret | DON11 | DON23 | CRO11 | CRO22* | SNE19 | SNE215 | THR17 | THR2Ret | KNO114 | KNO2Ret | BRH13 | BRH23 | OUL1DSQ | OUL21* | SIL12 | SIL29 | 4th | 174 | |||||
2000 | Redstone Team Honda | Honda Accord | BRH16 | BRH2Ret | DON1 | DON2 | THR1 | THR2 | KNO16 | KNO2DSQ | OUL14 | OUL24 | SIL11 | SIL24 | CRO17 | CRO24 | SNE1Ret | SNE23* | DON13 | DON25* | BRH16 | BRH25* | OUL14 | OUL25 | SIL13 | SIL28* | 9th | 129 | |||||||
2001 | egg:sport | Vauxhall Astra Coupé | BRH13 | BRH21* | THR13 | THR24* | OUL18 | OUL22 | SIL15 | SIL24 | MON13 | MON23 | DON11 | DON22 | KNO17 | KNO23 | SNE16 | SNE21* | CRO15 | CRO23* | OUL14 | OUL22 | SIL14 | SIL21 | DON1Ret | DON22 | BRH15 | BRH2Ret | 3rd | 276 | |||||
2002 | Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Astra Coupé | BRH1Ret | BRH21* | OUL13 | OUL27* | THR11 | THR22 | SIL18 | SIL21* | MON12 | MON22 | CRO11 | CRO2Ret | SNE11 | SNE22 | KNO13 | KNO23 | BRH1NC | BRH2Ret | DON11 | DON23 | −15 | 1st | 183 | ||||||||||
2003 | VX Racing | Vauxhall Astra Coupé | MON11* | MON21* | BRH15 | BRH22 | THR14 | THR25 | SIL11* | SIL22 | ROC15 | ROC24 | CRO12* | CRO22 | SNE12* | SNE2Ret | BRH15 | BRH210 | DON12* | DON23 | OUL11* | OUL2Ret* | 2nd | 199 | |||||||||||
2004 | VX Racing | Vauxhall Astra Coupé | THR11* | THR2Ret | THR33 | BRH14 | BRH22 | BRH31* | SIL14 | SIL21* | SIL37* | OUL12 | OUL25 | OUL33 | MON15 | MON22 | MON34 | CRO14 | CRO24 | CRO34 | KNO13 | KNO2Ret | KNO34 | BRH13 | BRH24 | BRH312* | SNE11* | SNE27 | SNE33 | DON12* | DON25 | DON33 | 1st | 274 | |
2006 | SEAT Sport UK | SEAT León | BRH11* | BRH21* | BRH35 | MON13 | MON2Ret | MON34 | OUL111 | OUL24 | OUL32* | THR1 | THR2 | THR3 | CRO12* | CRO25 | CRO31* | DON1 | DON2 | DON3 | SNE12 | SNE22 | SNE32 | KNO1 | KNO2 | KNO3 | BRH1 | BRH2 | BRH3 | SIL15 | SIL2Ret | SIL35 | 6th | 162 | |
2009 | Team Dynamics | Honda Civic | BRH1 | BRH2 | BRH3 | THR111 | THR27 | THR33 | DON11* | DON21* | DON36 | OUL18 | OUL27 | OUL31* | CRO111 | CRO29 | CRO32* | SNE1Ret | SNE24 | SNE35 | KNO1Ret | KNO26 | KNO36* | SIL1 | SIL2 | SIL3 | ROC1 | ROC2 | ROC3 | BRH1 | BRH2 | BRH3 | 9th | 114 | |
2011 | Airwaves Racing | Ford Focus ST | BRH1 | BRH2 | BRH3 | DON1 | DON2 | DON3 | THR1 | THR2 | THR3 | OUL1 | OUL2 | OUL3 | CRO1 | CRO2 | CRO3 | SNE1 | SNE2 | SNE3 | KNO1 | KNO2 | KNO3 | ROC1 | ROC2 | ROC3 | BRH1 | BRH2 | BRH3 | SIL1Ret | SIL2Ret | SIL318 | 25th | 1 |