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🇨🇦 James Hinchcliffe

Racing driver from Canada. IMSA WeatherTech, Pfaff Motorsports.
Driver facts
Full name
James Hinchcliffe
Born
5 December 1986(b. 1986)
Nationality
Canada
Current team
Pfaff Motorsports
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Career wins
12
Career podiums
31
Career starts
202
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
4,846
James Hinchcliffe
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,846
Rank 1359 of 39,251 indexed, +115 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

James Hinchcliffe is a racing driver from Canada who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Pfaff Motorsports. Hinchcliffe has recorded 12 wins and 31 podiums from 202 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,846 ranks Hinchcliffe 1359th 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
2026-02-28NASCAR Truck Series at St. PetersburgNASCAR TruckP10+49
2026-01-24Daytona International Speedway GTDPROIMSA WeatherTechP6+65
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+163Grand Prix of Louisiana 2015IndyCarP1
+154Grand Prix of Nashville 2021IndyCarP3
+154Grand Prix of Long Beach 2017IndyCarP1
+148Sao Paulo Indy 300 2013IndyCarP1
+147Firestone 600 2016IndyCarP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
HONDA INDY TORONTO4 starts+52
Grand Prix of Alabama4 starts+46
Grand Prix of Long Beach9 starts+26
ABC Supply Wisconsin 2504 starts+24
Struggles
CHEVROLET DUAL IN DETROIT - RACE 24 starts-53
Road America5 starts-24
Daytona International Speedway4 starts-17
Indy Grand Prix of Alabama4 starts-17
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸IMSA WeatherTechPfaff Motorsports100000P21+654,846
▸NASCAR Truck100000P32+49
2025▸IMSA WeatherTechPfaff Motorsports300000P29−3504,731
2024▸IMSA WeatherTechPfaff Motorsports300000P30−2755,082
2023▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinJTR Motorsports Engineering200000P17−1135,357
2021▸IndyCar1601000P19−3795,470
2020▸IndyCar600000P21+735,663
2019▸IndyCar1701000P11−1095,756
▸Supercars ChampionshipWalkinshaw Andretti United100000P37−119
2018▸IndyCar1612000P9+2946,110
2017▸IndyCar1713000P9−2526,430
▸IMSA WeatherTechMazda Motorsports100000P29−199
2016▸IndyCar1603000P8+1916,059
2015▸IndyCar511000P13+2086,025
▸IMSA WeatherTechSpeedsource100000P36−175
2014▸IndyCar1801000P10+175,971
▸IMSA WeatherTechStarworks Motorsport200000P36−398
2013▸IndyCar1934000P5+596,319
2012▸IndyCar1502000P9+2256,260
2011▸IndyCar1700000P11↑225+3346,034
2010▸Indy NXTTeam Moore Racing1338040P2+5675,475
2005▸Star Mazda ChampionshipAIM Autosport1235030P3+3,5594,909
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Hinchcliffe finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Graham RahalFIA Gold5,725176819546%
🇳🇿 Scott DixonFIA Platinum6,3761644312126%
🇳🇿 Ryan Hunter-ReayFIA Platinum5,310164699542%
🇺🇸 Will PowerFIA Platinum6,2751625910336%
🇯🇵 Takuma Sato5,737162877554%
🇺🇸 Marco AndrettiFIA Gold3,408159857453%
🇺🇸 Charlie KimballFIA Gold5,340151945762%
🇬🇧 Simon PagenaudFIA Platinum5,5881504910133%
🇧🇷 Tony KanaanFIA Platinum3,958148707847%
🇺🇸 Josef NewgardenFIA Platinum6,477144499534%
🇪🇸 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,6572271532%
🇲🇽 Pato O'WardFIA Gold, 2× champion7,0223092130%
🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion6,76974357%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,251 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
1,349🏳️ Zezinho MuggiatiStock Car Pro Series4,854
1,350🇮🇹 Andrea CaldarelliIMSA WeatherTech4,852
1,351🇺🇸 Sting Ray RobbIndyCar4,852
1,352🇬🇷 Kriton LentoudisEuropean Le Mans Series4,851
1,353🇺🇸 Steven AghakhaniBathurst 12 Hour4,851
1,355🇧🇷 Átila AbreuStock Car Pro Series4,849
1,354🇩🇪 Tobias MüllerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,849
1,356🇫🇷 Lucas LegeretGT World Challenge Europe4,848
1,357🇯🇵 Marino SatoAsian Le Mans Series4,847
1,358🇦🇺 Tony D'AlbertoSupercars Championship4,847
1,359🇨🇦 James HinchcliffeIMSA WeatherTech4,846
1,360🇸🇪 Victor BouvengNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,846
1,361🇬🇧 Maxime SouletGT World Challenge Europe4,845
1,362🇳🇱 Roelof BruinsNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,845
1,363🇰🇷 Steven ChoNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,845
1,364🇩🇰 Jens MøllerAsian Le Mans Series4,844
1,365🇳🇱 Job Van UitertEuropean Le Mans Series4,842
1,366🇨🇦 Roman De AngelisIMSA WeatherTech4,841
1,367🇺🇸 Frankie MontecalvoIMSA WeatherTech4,840
1,368🇳🇱 Frits Van EerdIMSA WeatherTech4,839
1,369🇩🇰 Michel NykjaerWorld Touring Car Championship4,839
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James Hinchcliffe is a racing driver from Canada who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Pfaff Motorsports. Hinchcliffe has recorded 12 wins and 31 podiums from 202 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,846 ranks Hinchcliffe 1359th 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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