James Courtney (born 29 June 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the V8 Supercar Championship. He is the current Australian Touring Car Champion after winning the 2010 title for Dick Johnson Racing.
Courtney has raced and was successful in several other categories, most of which are regarded as the stepping stones to Formula 1. He was World Junior Karting Champion in 1995 and world Formula A Champion in 1997. He was British Formula Ford champion in 2000 and broke the record for winning the most Formula Ford races in one season. He drove for the Jaguar Junior Formula Three team in 2001, impressively winning his first F3 race on his F3 debut. He was also a test driver for Jaguar's Formula One team. Injuries from a high-speed test crash at Monza in 2002, due to failure of the rear wing on the Jaguar F1 car, led to him missing some races in that year's British Formula Three Championship so he could not win the title - although he was easily leading it at that stage. In 2003, he was All-Japan Formula Three champion for the TOM'S team. In 2004 and 2005 he raced in the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship for Toyota.
Courtney is managed by BTCC/TOCA boss Alan J. Gow, who was instrumental in his European open-wheeler career leading to his testing role with Jaguar Racing. He appeared in the 2007 season of Dancing with the Stars, on the Seven Network.
In 2010, Courtney his best season to date, with podiums at Adelaide, Melbourne GP and Hamilton, and five race wins; two each at Queensland Raceway and Winton, and one at Sandown. He won the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series, ahead of 2009 V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup. It marks the first time in 15 years that a Dick Johnson Racing entry has won the championship. In the immediate post-season however Courtney signed a deal to leave the team and join the Holden Racing Team.
! Season | ! Series | ! Position | ! Car | ! Team |
1999 | British Formula Ford Championship | Van Diemen RF99 Ford | ||
2000 | British Formula Ford Championship | Van Diemen RF00 Ford | ||
British Formula 3 Championship | Dallara 301 Mugen-Honda | |||
British Formula 3 Championship | Dallara 302 Mugen-Honda | Carlin Motorsport | ||
Team 5Zigen | ||||
2003 | Dallara 302 TOM's-Toyota | TOM'S | ||
TOM'S | ||||
Japanese Super GT Series | Toyota Supra | TOM'S | ||
Holden VZ Commodore | Holden Racing Team | |||
V8Supercar Championship Series | Ford BA Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | ||
V8Supercar Championship Series | Ford BF Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | ||
V8Supercar Championship Series | Ford BF Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | ||
V8 Supercar Championship Series | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | ||
V8 Supercar Championship Series | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing |
Category:Australian racecar drivers Category:V8 Supercar drivers Category:Formula Nippon drivers Category:British Formula Three Championship drivers Category:Japanese Formula Three Championship drivers Category:Super GT drivers Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Formula Ford drivers Category:Sportspeople from Sydney
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