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🏳️ James Cottingham
Racing driver from ENG. WEC, Manthey DK Engineering.
Driver facts
Full name
James Cottingham
Born
21 January 1984(b. 1984)
Nationality
ENG
Current team
Manthey DK Engineering
Series
WEC
Status
Active
Career wins
3
Career podiums
9
Career starts
49
Career DNFs
6
Racer Rating
4,665
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,665Rank 1617 of 40,308 indexed, +309 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
James Cottingham is a racing driver from ENG who competes in WEC for Manthey DK Engineering. Cottingham has recorded 3 wins and 9 podiums from 49 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,665 ranks Cottingham 1617th of 40,308 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-09-06 | Circuit of the Americas LMGT3 | P2 | +133 |
| 2026-07-12 | SAO PAULO LMGT3 | P4 | +106 |
| 2026-06-13 | LE MANS LMGT3 | DNF | −90 |
| 2026-05-09 | Spa-Francorchamps LMGT3 | P7 | +50 |
| 2026-04-19 | Imola LMGT3 | P4 | +111 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +159 | Donington 2022 | British GT Championship | P2 |
| +154 | Oulton Park 2023 | British GT Championship | P1 |
| +142 | Losail International Circuit 2025 | WEC | P2 |
| +140 | Spa-Francorchamps 2022 | British GT Championship | P2 |
| +134 | Donington 2023 | British GT Championship | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Spa-Francorchamps4 starts+14
Snetterton4 starts+12
Oulton Park4 starts+4
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸WEC | Manthey DK Engineering | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +309 | 4,665 |
| 2025 | ▸WEC | United Autosports | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −124 | 4,356 |
| 2024 | ▸WEC | United Autosports | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +398 | 4,480 |
| ▸Asian Le Mans Series | Optimum Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −178 | ||
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Garage 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −151 | ||
| 2023 | ▸British GT Championship | 2 Seas Motorsport | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +656 | 4,313 |
| ▸24H Series | 7TSIX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −62 | ||
| 2022 | ▸British GT Championship | 2 Seas Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +432 | 3,819 |
| 2021 | ▸British GT Championship | RAM Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +2,037 | 3,387 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Cottingham finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Darren LeungFIA Bronze | 4,089 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 59% |
| 🇮🇪 Charlie EastwoodFIA Gold | 4,636 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 30% |
| 🇮🇹 Alessio RoveraFIA Platinum | 5,298 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38% |
| 🇮🇹 Davide RigonFIA Platinum | 4,038 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64% |
| 🇧🇪 Maxime MartinFIA Platinum | 4,944 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Simon MannFIA Silver | 4,864 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% |
| 🇫🇷 François HeriauFIA Bronze | 4,767 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% |
| 🇬🇧 Sandy MitchellFIA Platinum | 5,297 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 43% |
| 🇬🇧 Ian Loggie | 4,617 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 39% |
| 🇫🇷 Sean GelaelFIA Silver | 4,609 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 61% |
| 🇦🇺 Broc FeeneyFIA Gold, 1× champion | 6,596 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,358 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Jake DennisFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,607 | 🇺🇸 Ward Burton | NASCAR Truck | 4,674 |
| 1,608 | 🇩🇪 Christian Mamerow | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,673 |
| 1,609 | 🇪🇸 Alejandro Núñez | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,668 |
| 1,610 | 🇵🇹 Manuel Espirito Santo | European Le Mans Series | 4,668 |
| 1,611 | 🇯🇵 Yuki Sano | Formula Regional European | 4,668 |
| 1,612 | 🇺🇸 Chad Little | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,667 |
| 1,613 | 🇩🇪 Fernándes Laser Felipe | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,667 |
| 1,614 | 🇬🇧 Thomas Fleming | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,667 |
| 1,615 | 🇯🇵 Tomonobu Fujii | Super GT | 4,667 |
| 1,616 | 🇨🇦 David Ostella | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,666 |
| 1,617 | 🏳️ James Cottingham | WEC | 4,665 |
| 1,618 | 🇧🇷 Sergio SETTE CAMARA | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,664 |
| 1,619 | 🇦🇹 Stefan Landmann | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,663 |
| 1,620 | 🇮🇹 Marco Cioci | Le Mans Cup | 4,661 |
| 1,621 | 🇵🇹 Alvaro Parente | 24H Series | 4,660 |
| 1,622 | 🇬🇧 Jonny Kane | WEC | 4,660 |
| 1,623 | 🇷🇺 Konstantin Tereschenko | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,658 |
| 1,624 | 🇺🇸 Scott Huffaker Ii | European Le Mans Series | 4,658 |
| 1,625 | 🇫🇮 Steve Soper | FIA GT Championship | 4,658 |
| 1,626 | 🇫🇷 Aurélien Comte | TCR World Tour | 4,657 |
| 1,627 | 🇲🇽 Mario Dominguez | TCR World Tour | 4,657 |
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