James Birch (racing driver)

James Birch (born 24 November 1989, in London) is a British professional race driver. Birch is currently racing in British GT, last year racing for Century Motorsport in a Ginetta G55 GT4 spec car. Birch is a silver-rated handicap driver, winning championships across the motorsport ladder, from Karting, to Single Seaters and GT racing[1]

Birch has one World title, one European title and three British championships to his name, over an 18-year career to date. He is also currently 20th in the all-time record for British drivers for Pole Positions over their career.[2]

Birch studied at Durham University where, in addition to his driving activities, he captained the Hatfield College football team.[3] He was an 'Elite Athlete Scholar' during his time as a student; and continues to be an ambassador for the GLL Sports Foundation.

James is also co-founder of InsurTech startup Pluto.Insure

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Racing Career Summary [5]

Racing Summary #
Races Entered 100
Wins 28
Podiums 47
Pole Positions 37
Fastest Laps 32
Race Wins Percentage 28%
Podium Percentage 47%

Racing History[6]

Year Championship Championship Position Wins Podiums Pole Positions Fastest Laps
2015 British GT4 Silver Cup (Pro Class) 3rd 0 6 6 2
2013 Porsche Carrera Cup GB (Pro Class)(Half Season) 5th 0 1 0 0
2013 Ginetta Supercup (Half Season) 5th (At time of departure) 0 0 0 1
2012 Porsche GT3 Cup GB 1st 6 11 7 7
2011 Radical UK Cup (2 x Guest Drives) N/A 0 2 0 0
2010 Formula Renault BARC 2.0 (Privateer) 1st 10 12 10 10
2009 European VW Cup 1st 7 9 10 8
2008 European VW Cup 2nd 3 7 6 5
2007 British Formula VW 5th 1 4 2 1
2006 International VW Cup 1st 1 1 1 1
2006 British Formula VW 14th 0 1 1 0
2005- Numerous British and Club-level Karting championship titles

References

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  1. ^ "ABOUT". James Birch. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ Driver DB
  3. ^ Lowe-Lauri, Richard (11 November 2010). "James Birch talks booze, Button and Top Gear". Palatinate. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ^ "ABOUT". James Birch. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ^ "James Birch | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ^ "James Birch | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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