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🇬🇧 James Cole

Racing driver from United Kingdom. BTCC, Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher.
Driver facts
Full name
James Cole
Born
16 August 1988(b. 1988)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher
Series
BTCC
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
1
Career starts
103
Career DNFs
24
Racer Rating
3,468
James Cole
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,468
Rank 5951 of 40,105 indexed, -168 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

James Cole is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in BTCC for Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher. Cole has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 103 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,468 ranks Cole 5951th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2018 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2018-09-29Brands HatchBTCCP10+95
2018-09-29Brands HatchBTCCP16+30
2018-09-29Brands HatchBTCCP14+47
2018-09-15SilverstoneBTCCP21−19
2018-09-15SilverstoneBTCCP28−84
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+162Snetterton 2017BTCCP5
+160Rockingham 2017BTCCP1
+154Knockhill 2017BTCCP5
+144Snetterton 2017BTCCP8
+143Knockhill 2017BTCCP5
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Knockhill12 starts+28
Snetterton12 starts+17
Oulton Park9 starts+10
Rockingham12 starts+6
Struggles
Thruxton7 starts-32
Donington9 starts-18
Croft9 starts-8
Silverstone12 starts-7
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2018▸BTCCTeam Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher3000500P19+153,636
2017▸BTCCAdrian Flux Subaru Racing3011830P14+4563,852
2016▸BTCCSubaru Team BMR28001000P24−4312,896
2015▸BTCCMotorbase Performance1500110P18+1,5502,900
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Cole finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇬🇧 Tom IngramFIA Gold5,673103267725%
🇬🇧 Adam MorganFIA Silver4,979103257824%
🇬🇧 Colin TurkingtonFIA Gold4,679103188517%
🇬🇧 Josh CookFIA Silver4,531103366735%
🇬🇧 Rob Austin4,244103366735%
🇬🇧 Andrew Jordan4,016103208319%
🏳️ Matt NealFIA Silver3,973103247923%
🇬🇧 Jason PlatoFIA Silver3,897103366735%
🇬🇧 Jack Goff3,549103238022%
🇬🇧 Aiden Moffat4,061101336833%
🇬🇧 Ash SuttonHigher-rated, 4× champion5,82488196922%
🇨🇭 Alain MenuHigher-rated5,619330100%
🇬🇧 Dan CammishFIA Gold4,9913062420%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
5,941🇧🇪 Bert Van RossemFIA GT Championship3,469
5,942🇺🇸 Devin AndersonMustang Challenge3,469
5,943🇮🇹 Jacopo CimenesTCR World Tour3,469
5,944🇯🇵 Shogo SuhoSuper GT3,469
5,945🇬🇧 Tom BoardmanBTCC3,469
5,946🇱🇺 Brice Bosi24H Series3,468
5,947🇺🇸 Chris CockrumNASCAR Xfinity3,468
5,948🇩🇪 Ernst GschwenderFIA GT Championship3,468
5,949🇮🇹 Felipe OrtizSKUSA SuperNationals3,468
5,950🇲🇾 Hafizh SyahrinFIA World Touring Car Cup3,468
5,951🇬🇧 James ColeBTCC3,468
5,952🇺🇸 Joe AramendiaNASCAR Xfinity3,468
5,953🇧🇾 Alexander TalkanitsaLe Mans Cup3,467
5,954🇫🇷 Dylan EstreFrench F43,467
5,955🏳️ Rob Ecklin Jr.IMSA Pilot Challenge3,467
5,956🇺🇸 Spencer BrockmanIMSA Pilot Challenge3,467
5,957🇵🇷 Victor GomezLamborghini Super Trofeo NA3,467
5,958🇵🇷 Bryan OrtizLamborghini Super Trofeo NA3,466
5,959🇩🇪 Hugo SasseNürburgring 24 Hours3,466
5,960🏳️ Jacob LutzNASCAR Whelen Modified Tour3,466
5,961🇸🇬 Melvin ChooSuper GT3,466
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James Cole is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in BTCC for Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher. Cole has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 103 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,468 ranks Cole 5951th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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