James Birch (racing driver)

James Birch (born 24 November 1989, London) is a professional British racing driver (and a male model). Birch is currently racing in British GT, last year racing for Century Motorsport in a Ginetta G55 GT4 spec car. Birch is a silver-rated handicap driver, winning championships across the motorsport ladder, from Karting, to Single Seaters and GT racing[1]

Birch has one World title, one European title and three British championships to his name, over an 18-year career to date. He is also currently 20th in the all-time record for British drivers for Pole Positions over their career.[2]

Birch is an alumnus of Durham University, where he was an 'Elite Athlete Scholar'; and continues to be an ambassador for the GLL Sports Foundation.[3]

Racing Career Summary [4]

Racing Summary #
Races Entered 100
Wins 28
Podiums 47
Pole Positions 37
Fastest Laps 32
Race Wins Percentage 28%
Podium Percentage 47%

Racing History[5]

Year Championship Championship Position Wins Podiums Pole Positions Fastest Laps
2015 British GT4 Silver Cup (Pro Class) 3rd 0 6 6 2
2013 Porsche Carrera Cup GB (Pro Class)(Half Season) 5th 0 1 0 0
2013 Ginetta Supercup (Half Season) 5th (At time of departure) 0 0 0 1
2012 Porsche GT3 Cup GB 1st 6 11 7 7
2011 Radical UK Cup (2 x Guest Drives) N/A 0 2 0 0
2010 Formula Renault BARC 2.0 (Privateer) 1st 10 12 10 10
2009 European VW Cup 1st 7 9 10 8
2008 European VW Cup 2nd 3 7 6 5
2007 British Formula VW 5th 1 4 2 1
2006 International VW Cup 1st 1 1 1 1
2006 British Formula VW 14th 0 1 1 0
2005- Numerous British and Club-level Karting championship titles

References

  1. ↑ "ABOUT". James Birch. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  2. ↑ Driver DB
  3. ↑ "ABOUT". James Birch. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  4. ↑ "James Birch | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  5. ↑ "James Birch | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
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