| James Cottingham | |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birth Date: | 1984 1, df=yes |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Bronze |
| Current Series: | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| First Year: | 2024 |
| Car Number: | 59 |
| Former Teams: | United Autosports |
| Starts: | 3 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Best Finish: | TBD |
| Prev Series: | British GT Championship |
| Prev Series Years: | 2021-23 |
| Year: | TBD |
James Roderick Cottingham (born 21 January 1984)[1] [2] is a British businessman and racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for United Autosports. He's the 2023 British GT Championship runner-up,[3] [4] as well as a director of DK Engineering, a car restoration company founded by his family in 1977.[5] [6]
In February 2024, United Autosports announced Cottingham would race one of the team's McLaren 720S GT3 Evo cars in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Grégoire Saucy and Nicolas Costa.[7] Cottingham competed in the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, alongside Chris Froggatt, where they won the silver medal in the main race.[8] [9]
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ram Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT3 | BRH 1 | SIL 2 | DON 1 | SPA 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | DON 1 | 13th | 15 | |
| 2022 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SPA 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | 4th | 114 | |
| 2023 | 2 Seas Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | ALG 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | 2nd | 163.5 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)