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 | Mazdaspeed | Mazda 717C | Jeff Allam | Steve Soper | Rank 18 | |
1985 | Canon GTI Racing | Porsche 956 | Jonathan Palmer | Richard Lloyd | Rank 2 | |
1986 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan R85V | Masahiro Hasemi | Takao Wada | Rank 18 | |
1987 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Porsche 962C | Jonathan Palmer | Price Cobb | failure | accident |
1989 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Porsche 962C GTI | Derek Bell | Tiff Needell | failure | Fire |
1990 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Porsche 962C GTI | JJ Lehto | Manuel Reuter | failure | Fire |
1991 | Salamin Primagaz Team Schuppan | Porsche 962C | Hurley Haywood | Wayne Taylor | not classified | |
1995 | PC Automotive Jaguar | Jaguar XJ220 | Richard Piper | Tiff Needell | failure | malfunction |
1996 | Gulf Racing | McLaren F1 GTR | JJ Lehto | Ray Bellm | Rank 9 | |
1997 | David Price Racing | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | Andy Wallace | Butch Leitzinger | failure | Engine failure |
1998 | Joest Racing | Porsche LMP1 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | David Murry | failure | Engine failure |
1999 | Audi Sport UK | Audi R8C | Andy Wallace | Perry McCarthy | failure | Engine failure |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1987 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Porsche 962 | Bob Akin | Steve Shelton | Rank 6 | |
1988 | Dyson Racing | Porsche 962 | Price Cobb | Rank 3 | ||
1989 | Bayside Racing Bruce Leven | Porsche 962 | Dominic Dobson | Rank 3 | ||
1991 | John Shapiro | Porsche 962 GTi | John Paul Junior | failure | suspension | |
1994 | Auto toy store | Spice SE89 | Derek Bell | Andy Wallace | Rank 2 and class win | |
1995 | Dyson Racing | Riley & Scott Mk III | Butch Leitzinger | Rob Dyson | Rank 35 | |
1996 | Dyson Racing | Riley & Scott Mk III | John Paul Junior | Rob Dyson | Rank 24 | |
1997 | Dyson Racing | Riley & Scott Mk III | Butch Leitzinger | Andy Wallace | Rank 2 | |
1998 | Dyson Racing | Riley & Scott Mk III | Butch Leitzinger | Dorsey Schroeder | Rank 12 | |
1999 | Dyson Racing | Riley & Scott Mk III | Butch Leitzinger | Elliot Forbes-Robinson | Rank 2 | |
2000 | Champion Racing | Lola B2K / 10 | Ralf Kelleners | Dorsey Schroeder | failure | suspension |
2001 | Dyson Racing | Riley & Scott Mk IIIC | Butch Leitzinger | Elliot Forbes-Robinson | failure | Cylinder overheated |
2002 | Dyson Racing Team Inc. | Riley & Scott Mk IIIA | Butch Leitzinger | Elliot Forbes-Robinson | Rank 4 | |
2003 | Dyson Racing | MG-Lola EX257 | Butch Leitzinger | Andy Wallace | failure | Steering defect |
2004 | Dyson Racing Team Inc. | MG-Lola EX257 | Butch Leitzinger | Andy Wallace | Rank 6 | |
2005 | Dyson Racing Team | MG-Lola EX257 | Butch Leitzinger | Andy Wallace | Rank 3 | |
2006 | Dyson Racing Team | Lola B06 / 10 | Butch Leitzinger | Andy Wallace | Rank 5 |
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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 |