James Winslow | |
---|---|
Nationality | British |
Born |
Witham (England) |
16 April 1977
Australian Drivers' Championship career | |
Debut season | 2007 |
Current team | R-Tek Motorsport |
Car no. | 9 |
Former teams |
Piccola Scuderia Team BRM Astuti Motorsport |
Starts | 46 |
Wins | 30 |
Poles | 9 |
Fastest laps | 14 |
Best finish | 1st in 2008, 2012 |
Previous series | |
2010–11 2009 2009 2007 2005–06 |
Indy Lights Atlantic Championship Development V8 Supercar Formula V6 Asia Asian F3 |
Championship titles | |
2008, 2012 2007 |
Australian Drivers' Champ. Formula V6 Asia |
James Winslow (born 16 April 1977) is a British racing driver. He is the winner of five motorsport championships and currently competes in the Asian Le Mans Series.
He won the British ARP Formula 3 Championship in 2004, winning 10 races driving an older model car. He then went on and won the Asian Formula Three Championship and also won the Australia Grand Prix Formula 3 support race in 2006 beating Bruno Senna and Tim Macrow. In 2007, he won races in both the Australian Formula Three Championship and the Formula V6 Asia championships. In September 2007, he took part in a Champ Car test at Sebring International Raceway with a view to securing a full-time drive in 2008, but the series ultimately folded.
Winslow, driving for Team Meritus, won the Formula Asia V6 Championship at the last round of the season in Zhuhai, China, beating Armaan Ebrahim. Winslow had the chance to test drive a World Series by Renault race car at Paul Ricard test track on 8 and 9 November 2007 as the prize for winning the championship. He returned to the Australian Formula 3 for 2008 winning six times and taking the overall championship at the final round. He also won the final of the three the Formula 3 showcase races on the streets of Surfers Paradise in support of the Nikon Indy 300 IndyCar race.
Winslow then participated as a "Rookie Driver" A1 Team Great Britain in A1 Grand Prix with a best result of 2nd. In 2009 Winslow drove in the American Atlantic Championship series for four different teams (primarily Genoa Racing) where his best result was 3rd and finished 6th after missing two events without a DNF.