James Hinchcliffe
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James Hinchcliffe (born December 5, 1986) is Canadian race car driver. After karting, he started his open-wheel career in 2003, when he finished 3rd in Bridgestone Racing Academy F2000 series. Next year he was best rookie in Formula BMW USA, winning three races.
In 2005, he raced in the Star Mazda Series, finishing 3rd overall with three wins. In 2006 he moved to the Formula Atlantic series with Forsythe Racing. He won one race at Portland and scored two other podiums, but was only able to finish 10th in the overall standings.
He then joined A1 Team Canada in A1 Grand Prix. He finished 8th in the sprint race and 13th in the feature in his first race at Zandvoort, then had a stunning weekend in Brno. He scored 2nd 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 dropped him down to 5th. He raced next at the Beijing round, finishing 4th in the sprint race and 10th in the feature (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 6th in both races.
'Hinch' will once again be racing in the Champ Car Atlantic series in 2007, this time with the Sierra Sierra team.
Hinchcliffe has also been commentating Champcar races on international feed, which include Eurosport.
In 2008, he will compete in the Champ Car Atlantic series, driving for Forsythe Racing.
[edit] Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (sr = sprint race, fr = feature race)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | Canada | NED sr: 8 fr: 13 |
CZE sr: 2 fr: 5 |
BEJ sr: 4 fr: 10 |
MAL | IND | NZE sr: 6 fr: 6 |
AUS sr: 13 fr: dnf |
ZAF sr: 13 fr: dnf |
MEX sr: 13 fr: 15 |
SHA | GBR |
