James Nash (racing driver)
| James Nash | |
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Nash in 2012.
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| Nationality | British |
| Born |
16 December 1985 Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
| Blancpain Endurance Series career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT |
| Car no. | 2 |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012–2013 2009–2011 2011 2008 2006–2007 |
World Touring Car Championship British Touring Car Championship British GT Championship SEAT León Eurocup British Formula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
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2013 2011 |
WTCC Independents' Trophy BTCC Independents' Trophy |
| Awards | |
| 2006 | BRDC Rising Star |
| BTCC record | |
| Teams | RML, 888 |
| Drivers championships |
0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podium finishes | 11 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| First win | 2011 |
| Best championship position | 5th (2011) |
| Final season (2011) position | 5th (191 points) |
James Nash (born 16 December 1985, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire) is a British auto racing driver. On 16 October 2011 at the final round of the 2011 BTCC season he clinched the independents' championship. In 2014, he is competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series for the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT.
Nash raced in karting until 2005 when he started racing in Formula Ford cars. He took one win, two poles, two fastest laps, one second and one third out of the six races in his first season. He was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 2006. In 2007 he finished runner-up in the British Formula Ford Championship, his second year in the national series. Nash tested with British Formula 3 team Fluid Motorsport and then tested a Spanish Formula 3 Championship car at Silverstone with Team West-Tec.
He decided to turn his back on single seater racing and moved into touring cars, racing in the SEAT León Eurocup in 2008, a support series for the World Touring Car Championship with WTCC team SUNRED Engineering. He finished joint 4th in the championship, tied on 36 points with Massimiliano Pedalà.
He made the step up to the British Touring Car Championship in 2009 after being linked with Tempus Sport he completed a deal to race a third Chevrolet Lacetti for RML, making his debut in the fourth meeting of the season at Oulton Park.
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