James Rossiter
| James Rossiter | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 British |
| Born |
25 August 1983 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Super GT career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | TOM'S |
| Car no. | 37 |
| Starts | 33 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2013 and 2014 |
| Previous series | |
|
2011 2011 2008 2006 2005 2004 2002–03 |
24 Hours of Le Mans Le Mans Series American Le Mans Series LMP2 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Formula 3 Euro Series British Formula 3 British Formula Renault |
James Rossiter (born 25 August 1983) is a professional racing driver from England. He is currently driving for TOM'S in Super GT and in Super Formula. Previously he was an F1 test driver for the Honda, Super Aguri and Force India Formula One teams. He has participated in karting, Formula Renault, British Formula 3 and Formula 3 Euro Series. His father, Jeremy, was also a racing driver.
Born in Oxford, Rossiter started his race career at 14 when he started Karting in TKM and Rotax Max karts and within 3 years, in 2001, he graduated to single seaters initially testing a Formula Palmer Audi at the Bedford Autodrome. Rossiter then graduated to Formula Renault testing and racing with Falcon Motorsport in 2002. He moved to Fortec Motorsport for 2003 and finished third in the British Formula Renault Championship after a race winning season. Rossiter was recognised by a leading journalist as "the only driver to take the fight to Lewis Hamilton".
In 2004 Rossiter stayed with the Fortec Motorsport team and graduated to the British Formula 3 Championship, winning three races and the British Formula 3 Avon tyres rookie of the year award. Rossiter also competed at the Macau Formula Three Grand Prix and the Masters of Formula 3 events. His performances also led to Rossiter winning the BRDC John Cooper Award and being selected as the winner of the BAR young F1 driver search selected from a group of upcoming drivers, several now being established F1 racers.
In 2005, Rossiter left Britain and went into the Formula 3 Euro Series with Signature-Plus supporting him; he finished 7th in the series, winning in wet conditions the second race of the year at the Hockenheimring. He was also added to the roster of the BAR team development drivers. For 2006, Rossiter moved up to the World Series by Renault with Pons Racing, combining racing with his Formula One testing duties.
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