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🇺🇸 James French

Racing driver from United States. SCCA Majors. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
James French
Born
21 May 1992(b. 1992)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
SCCA Majors
Status
Active
Championships
12017
Career wins
21
Career podiums
38
Career starts
81
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
2,731
James French
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
2,731
Rank 10725 of 39,251 indexed, +70 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

James French is a racing driver from United States who competes in SCCA Majors. French is a one-time champion (2017), with 21 wins and 38 podiums from 81 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,731 ranks French 10725th of 39,251 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)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-06-07Road America FASCCA MajorsP2+25
2026-05-16Road America SVRASVRAP3+22
2026-05-16Road America SVRASVRAP1+37
2026-05-16Road America Group 9SVRAP1+20
2026-05-16Road America Group 9SVRAP1+22
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+154Road Atlanta 2021IMSA WeatherTechP1
+114Daytona International Speedway 2017IMSA WeatherTechP1
+113Road America 2015IMSA WeatherTechP8
+11012 Hours of Sebring 2015IMSA WeatherTechP9
+109Circuit of the Americas 2015IMSA WeatherTechP8
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
SVRA5 starts+22
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park4 starts+16
Sebring International Raceway6 starts+9
Circuit of the Americas4 starts+5
Struggles
Road Atlanta6 starts-12
Road America22 starts-7
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸SCCA Majors413000P5−302,731
▸SVRA434000—+100
2025▸SCCA Majors434000P4+1082,661
▸SVRA312000—−57
▸SCCA Runoffs100000—−169
2024▸SCCA Majors301000P15−6032,778
▸SVRA201000—−55
2023▸SCCA Majors301000—−3523,436
▸IMSA WeatherTechMRS GT-Racing100000P27−94
2022▸IMSA WeatherTechPerformance Tech Motorsports100000P32−293,882
▸SCCA Majors100000P17−223
▸SCCA Regionals100000—−251
2021▸IMSA WeatherTechTower Motorsport211000P8+834,385
▸SCCA Runoffs211000—−71
▸IMSA Prototype ChallengeConquest Racing / JMF Motorsports100000P22−150
▸SCCA Majors111000—+6
2020▸IMSA WeatherTechPerformance Tech Motorsports101000P16+354,302
▸SCCA Runoffs111000—+10
2019▸IMSA Prototype ChallengePerformance Tech Motorsports600000P8−2844,508
▸IMSA WeatherTechPerformance Tech Motorsports101000P9−154
2018▸IMSA Prototype ChallengePerformance Tech Motorsports322000—−464,664
▸IMSA WeatherTechPerformance Tech Motorsports300000P25−320
▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P43−176
2017▸IMSA WeatherTechPerformance Tech Motorsports878000P1+3905,284
2016▸IMSA WeatherTechPerformance Tech Motorsports705000P3+2645,620
▸Indy NXTBelardi Auto Racing200000P16−37
2015▸IMSA WeatherTechPerformance Tech Motorsports900000P26−94,777
2014▸IMSA WeatherTechPerformance Tech Motorsports501000P24+3,5164,866
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times French finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇳🇱 Renger van der ZandeFIA Platinum5,8152481633%
🇺🇸 Colin BraunFIA Gold4,9672371630%
🇺🇸 Tom Kimber-SmithFIA Gold5,1931751229%
🇨🇦 Stephen SimpsonFIA Silver4,145178947%
🇧🇷 Bruno JunqueiraFIA Silver4,077178947%
🇺🇸 Dane CameronFIA Platinum5,8451621413%
🇺🇸 Ricky TaylorFIA Platinum5,4461531220%
🇺🇸 Eric CurranFIA Gold5,371151147%
🇺🇸 Jordan TaylorFIA Platinum5,1021531220%
🇺🇸 Ben KeatingFIA Bronze4,6551510567%
🇧🇷 Christian FittipaldiFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,290141137%
🇫🇷 Kevin EstreFIA Platinum, 2× champion5,97631233%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,251 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
10,715🇺🇸 Mariah BoudrieauARCA Menards West2,733
10,716🏳️ Brett BuckwalterSKUSA SuperNationals2,732
10,717🏳️ Joe FarreARCA Menards Series2,732
10,718🇺🇸 Mark OlsonStar Mazda Championship2,732
10,719🇺🇸 Mike WardInternational GT2,732
10,720🏳️ William AlsupZenith Racing Series2,732
10,721🇵🇱 Wojtek WodaFrench F42,732
10,722🇺🇸 Bryan DauzatARCA Menards Series2,731
10,723🏳️ Charlie PeterSCCA Majors2,731
10,724🇫🇷 Gilles Courtois24H Series2,731
10,725🇺🇸 James FrenchSCCA Majors2,731
10,726🇫🇮 Jim Rautiainen24H Series2,731
10,727🇺🇸 Keith YoungStar Mazda Championship2,731
10,728🇺🇸 Kyler CheezumFrench F42,731
10,729🇨🇭 Mikael BochezGT Winter Series2,731
10,730🇩🇰 René Rasmussen24H Series2,731
10,731🇺🇸 Toby BlantonARCA Menards East2,731
10,732🏳️ Cam BeckerLucas Oil Formula Car Race Series2,730
10,733🏳️ Chase StorchARCA Menards Series2,730
10,734🏳️ Russell ErrigoStar Mazda Championship2,730
10,735🇺🇸 Scott RettichSCCA Majors2,730
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James French is a racing driver from United States who competes in SCCA Majors. French is a one-time champion (2017), with 21 wins and 38 podiums from 81 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,731 ranks French 10725th of 39,251 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
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