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🇬🇧 James Higgins

Racing driver from United Kingdom. British F4, Rodin Motorsport.
Driver facts
Full name
James Higgins
Born
21 May 1971(b. 1971)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Rodin Motorsport
Series
British F4
Status
Retired
Career wins
4
Career podiums
13
Career starts
61
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
4,244
James Higgins
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,244
Rank 2591 of 38,983 indexed, -100 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

James Higgins is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in British F4 for Rodin Motorsport. Higgins has recorded 4 wins and 13 podiums from 61 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,244 ranks Higgins 2591th of 38,983 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
2024 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2024-10-05Brands Hatch GPBritish F4P5+17
2024-10-05Brands Hatch GPBritish F4P7−14
2024-10-05Brands Hatch GPBritish F4P5+17
2024-09-21SilverstoneBritish F4P2+79
2024-09-21SilverstoneBritish F4P7−17
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+158Oulton Park 2023British F4P1
+150Brands Hatch 2023British F4P1
+122Croft 2023British F4P2
+114Brands Hatch 2023British F4P3
+113Knockhill 2023British F4P2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Donington13 starts+31
Brands Hatch6 starts+25
Silverstone11 starts+4
Struggles
Thruxton5 starts-26
Knockhill4 starts-23
Snetterton5 starts-18
Brands Hatch GP9 starts-8
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2024▸British F4Rodin Motorsport2827010P3+4684,344
2023▸British F4Fortec Motorsports2726040P6+6173,876
2022▸British F4Fortec Motorsports600000P19+1,9103,260
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Higgins finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇬🇧 Deagen Fairclough4,68852163631%
🇬🇧 Jack Sherwood3,02352282454%
🇮🇳 Kai Daryanani3,98950401080%
🇳🇿 Louis Sharp4,9193092130%
🇬🇧 Reza Seewooruthun4,35628171161%
🇿🇦 Mika AbrahamsFIA Silver3,7222820871%
🇦🇺 Jimmy Piszcyk4,59927141352%
🇯🇵 Kanato Le4,58427141352%
🇬🇧 William Macintyre4,54927101737%
🇭🇺 Martin Molnar4,1352720774%
🇬🇧 Freddie SlaterHigher-rated, 2× champion5,72762433%
🇲🇽 Ernesto RiveraHigher-rated5,24431233%
🇩🇪 Griffin PeeblesFIA Silver, 1× champion5,18553260%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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2,582🇹🇭 Koji YamanishiSuper GT4,246
2,583🇬🇧 Rob BellAsian Le Mans Series4,246
2,584🇺🇸 Adrian CarrioStar Mazda Championship4,245
2,585🇷🇺 Anton LadyginWEC4,245
2,586🇨🇭 Nico MuellerIMSA WeatherTech4,245
2,587🇫🇷 Patrick BornhauserWEC4,245
2,588🇧🇷 Victor FranzoniWorld Racing League4,245
2,589🇩🇪 Viktor ShaitarAsian Le Mans Series4,245
2,590🇺🇸 Dillon MachavernIMSA Pilot Challenge4,244
2,591🇬🇧 James HigginsBritish F44,244
2,592🇩🇪 Ralf KellenersLe Mans Cup4,244
2,593🇫🇷 Richard DallestInternational Formula 30004,244
2,594🇬🇧 Rob AustinBTCC4,244
2,595🇺🇸 Jack MillerPCA Club Racing4,243
2,596🇮🇹 Michele GaspariniFormula 3 Macau4,243
2,597🇮🇪 Rory ButcherRoad to Le Mans4,243
2,598🇧🇷 Custodio ToledoEuropean Le Mans Series4,242
2,599🇩🇪 Harald Schlotter24H Series4,242
2,600🇵🇱 Karol BaszGT Winter Series4,242
2,601🇫🇷 Michel LigonnetFIA GT Championship4,242
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James Higgins was a British single-seater driver who competed in British F4 across three seasons from 2022 to 2024 for Rodin Motorsport and Fortec Motorsport. He accumulated 61 starts in the series and scored 4 wins and 13 podiums. His Racer Rating of 4,437 places him in the professional band; this reflects a driver capable of winning races in a national championship and beating semi-professionals comfortably, though not establishing himself as a front-runner at the top tier of the category.[1]

Higgins operated in competitive fields throughout his career. He regularly finished seventh on average and faced a succession of much stronger rivals. Against Deagen Fairclough, the 2024 British F4 champion and a driver rated notably higher, Higgins finished ahead in 16 of 52 shared races; he also beat 2025 Formula Regional European champion Freddie Slater twice and took wins over 2025 GB3 champion Alex Ninovic on 8 occasions. However, his head-to-head records against his most frequent rivals tell a different story. Kai Daryanani, a semi-professional-rated driver, finished ahead of Higgins 40 times in 50 shared races. Louis Sharp, champion of both the 2023 British F4 and 2024 GB3, beat him 21 times in 30 encounters. Higgins' most consistent rival at his level was Jack Sherwood, with whom he traded blows across 52 races to roughly equal record.[2]

Higgins' three-year spell in British F4 saw him deliver occasional upsets but not establish a pattern of dominance. His final season in 2024 brought two wins and seven podiums from 28 rounds, finishing third in the championship. He has since retired from active racing.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Deagen Fairclough crowned British F4 champion with 11th race win[1]
Formula Scout
21 Sep 2024
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Rodin’s Higgins and Ninovic take British F4 poles in Donington qualifying[2]
Formula Scout
27 Apr 2024
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British F4: 2024 season guide[3]
Feeder Series
25 Apr 2024
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