James Thompson (racing driver)
| James Thompson | |
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Thompson at the 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium.
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| Nationality |
 British |
| Born |
26 April 1974 York, North Yorkshire, England |
| World Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2005 |
| Current team | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport |
| Car no. | 15 |
| Former teams |
Lada Sport Rosneft N. Technology SEAT Sport Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo |
| Starts | 156 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 7 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2007 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 2010–11 2009, 2011 2009–10 2009 2008–10 2001, 2003–04 2000 1998 1997 1994–2004, 2006 1992 |
Lada Granta Cup Scandinavian Touring Car Championship British Touring Car Championship European Touring Car Cup V8 Supercars Danish Touringcar Championship European Touring Car Championship Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Belgian Procar Super Tourenwagen Cup British Touring Car Championship Formula Vauxhall Junior |
| Championship titles | |
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2009–10 2002, 2004 |
European Touring Car Cup British Touring Car Championship |
James Thompson (born 26 April 1974 in York, England) is a British auto racing driver who currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.
Thompson started racing in the BTCC in a privately entered Peugeot 405 in 1994, his performances earning him a factory Vauxhall drive for 1995. He became the youngest ever race-winner that year, also taking two pole positions, before his season was cut short by a crash at Knockhill giving him an eye injury. 1996 was a transitional year with the new Vauxhall Vectra, although Thompson took a victory at Snetterton, moving up from fifth in a two-lap burst in which Roberto Ravaglia and Rickard Rydell collided, Joachim Winkelhock spun, and Alain Menu broke down.
In 1997, Thompson joined Honda, finishing fifth in the championship in 1997, third in 1998, and fourth in 1999. He missed two rounds through injury in 2000, but was able to finish ninth.
When Honda pulled out for 2001, Thompson joined Team Egg Sport, racing their Vauxhall to four wins and third overall – enough to earn him a return to the factory Vauxhall team for 2002, which featured a titanic three-year battle with team-mate Yvan Muller in their dominant Astra. Thompson was BTCC champion in both 2002 and 2004, and was second in 2003 behind Muller.
For 2006, Thompson joined Jason Plato at SEAT Sport UK. He did this at the same time as competing in the WTCC, meaning he had to skip some BTCC rounds when they clashed with World touring car events. He competed in six of the ten meetings that the BTCC held that year. For most of the season he raced in the second SEAT Sport UK car, but at Silverstone for the final round he used his Red Bull-backed WTCC car. After competing in the first nine races, he was actually ahead of BTCC team leader Plato. Despite having to yield the victory to Plato at Croft, he finished sixth overall, scoring more points per entry than any other SEAT driver; although Plato failed to start two races due to accident damage.
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