James Weaver (racing driver)
James Weaver (born March 4, 1955 in London ) is a retired British automobile racing driver .
Career
Weaver began his career in Formula 3 in the late 1970s , but soon switched to touring and sports cars . In 1983 he made his debut for Mazda at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . In 1985 he achieved his best overall rank with second place overall in a Porsche 956 with Richard Lloyd and Jonathan Palmer as partners. In 1998 he drove the unsuccessful LMP1 as a works driver at Porsche . In 1999 he took part in the Sarthe for the twelfth and last time and contested the race in a closed Audi R8C until the car failed .
In 1989 he finished second behind John Cleland in the British Touring Car Championship . In 1997 he won the Daytona 24 Hours on a Riley & Scott Mk III . This race went down in history because a total of seven drivers drove the winning car through repeated driver swaps within the team. In 2000 and 2001 he won the overall ranking in the prototype class of the Grand-Am Sports Car Series . In the 2000s Weaver drove for Dyson Racing in the American Le Mans Series and after the end of the 2006 season announced his retirement from motorsport.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1983 |
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Mazda 717C |
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Rank 18 | |
1985 |
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Porsche 956 |
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Rank 2 | |
1986 |
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Nissan R85V |
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Rank 18 | |
1987 |
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Porsche 962C |
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failure | accident |
1989 |
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Porsche 962C GTI |
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failure | Fire |
1990 |
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Porsche 962C GTI |
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failure | Fire |
1991 |
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Porsche 962C |
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not classified | |
1995 |
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Jaguar XJ220 |
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failure | malfunction |
1996 |
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McLaren F1 GTR |
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Rank 9 | |
1997 |
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Panoz Esperante GTR-1 |
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failure | Engine failure |
1998 |
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Porsche LMP1 |
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failure | Engine failure |
1999 |
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Audi R8C |
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failure | Engine failure |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1987 |
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Porsche 962 |
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Rank 6 | |
1988 |
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Porsche 962 |
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Rank 3 | ||
1989 |
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Porsche 962 |
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Rank 3 | ||
1991 |
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Porsche 962 GTi |
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failure | suspension | |
1994 |
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Spice SE89 |
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Rank 2 and class win | |
1995 |
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Riley & Scott Mk III |
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Rank 35 | |
1996 |
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Riley & Scott Mk III |
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Rank 24 | |
1997 |
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Riley & Scott Mk III |
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Rank 2 | |
1998 |
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Riley & Scott Mk III |
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Rank 12 | |
1999 |
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Riley & Scott Mk III |
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Rank 2 | |
2000 |
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Lola B2K / 10 |
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failure | suspension |
2001 |
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Riley & Scott Mk IIIC |
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failure | Cylinder overheated |
2002 |
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Riley & Scott Mk IIIA |
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Rank 4 | |
2003 |
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MG-Lola EX257 |
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failure | Steering defect |
2004 |
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MG-Lola EX257 |
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Rank 6 | |
2005 |
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MG-Lola EX257 |
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Rank 3 | |
2006 |
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Lola B06 / 10 |
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Rank 5 |
Web links
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Weaver, James |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 4th 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |