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๐ซ๐ท James Kell
Racing driver from France. GT World Challenge Europe, CSA Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
James Kell
Born
5 May 1997(b. 1997)
Nationality
France
Current team
CSA Racing
Series
GT World Challenge Europe
Status
Active
Career wins
1
Career podiums
5
Career starts
74
Career DNFs
5
Racer Rating
4,060
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,060Rank 3335 of 40,308 indexed, +321 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
James Kell is a racing driver from France who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for CSA Racing. Kell has recorded 1 win and 5 podiums from 74 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,060 ranks Kell 3335th 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
| 2026-09-20 | Zandvoort | P28 | โ38 |
| 2026-09-20 | Zandvoort | P30 | โ51 |
| 2026-08-02 | Magny-Cours | P19 | +51 |
| 2026-08-02 | Magny-Cours | P6 | +135 |
| 2026-07-19 | Misano | P18 | +67 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +190 | Paul Ricard 1000Km 2025 | GT World Challenge Europe | P6 |
| +172 | Snetterton 2021 | British GT Championship | P1 |
| +157 | 6 Hours of Paul Ricard 2026 | GT World Challenge Europe | P8 |
| +145 | Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa 2025 | GT World Challenge Europe | P13 |
| +135 | Magny-Cours 2026 | GT World Challenge Europe | P6 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa4 starts+12
Donington4 starts+8
Oulton Park6 starts+1
Struggles
Donington Park Gp24 starts-26
Silverstone4 starts-14
Brands Hatch10 starts-4
Snetterton8 starts-2
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | โธGT World Challenge Europe | CSA Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +321 | 4,060 |
| 2025 | โธAsian Le Mans Series | Car Collection Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +167 | 3,739 |
| โธGT World Challenge Europe | CSA Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | +424 | ||
| 2024 | โธGT World Challenge Europe | GetSpeed Performance | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | โ7 | 3,215 |
| โธ24H Series | Race Lab | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +13 | ||
| 2023 | โธBritish GT Championship | RACE LAB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P24 | โ83 | 3,141 |
| โธGT World Challenge Europe | Walkenhorst Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | +57 | ||
| โธNรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Walkenhorst Motorsport powered by Dunlop | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | โ210 | ||
| โธ24H Series | Simpson Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +58 | ||
| 2022 | โธBritish GT Championship | Team Rocket RJN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P20 | โ680โ231 | 3,319 |
| 2021 | โธBritish GT Championship | Team Rocket RJN | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +249 | 2,870 |
| โธ24H Series | CWS Engineering | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | +12 | ||
| 2020 | โธBritish GT Championship | Speedworks Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +1,520 | 2,870 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kell finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฉ๐ช Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,358 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 10% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Sandy MitchellFIA Platinum | 5,297 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 20% |
| ๐ฆ๐น Lucas AuerFIA Platinum | 5,677 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 21% |
| ๐จ๐ญ Patric NiederhauserFIA Platinum | 5,111 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 14% |
| ๐ท๐บ Alex Malykhin | 4,949 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 14% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Jules GounonFIA Platinum | 5,454 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 14% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Aurelien PanisFIA Silver | 4,553 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32% |
| ๐ฉ๐ช Dennis MarschallFIA Platinum | 4,140 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32% |
| ๐ง๐ช Jef MachielsFIA Silver | 3,994 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50% |
| ๐จ๐ญ Ricardo FellerFIA Platinum | 5,215 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 26% |
| ๐ง๐ช Charles WeertsFIA Platinum, 4ร champion | 6,272 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 4% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Jake DennisFIA Platinum, 1ร champion | 6,252 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Ash SuttonHigher-rated, 4ร champion | 5,906 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,325 | ๐ฉ๐ช Roald GOETHE | 24H Series | 4,063 |
| 3,326 | ๐ฎ๐น Marcello Zani | FIA GT Championship | 4,062 |
| 3,327 | ๐บ๐ธ Tyler Rypkema | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 4,062 |
| 3,328 | ๐ท๐บ Aleksei Dudukalo | World Touring Car Championship | 4,061 |
| 3,329 | ๐บ๐ธ Brandon Butler | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,061 |
| 3,330 | ๐บ๐ธ Joe Foster | 24H Series | 4,061 |
| 3,331 | ๐ฑ๐น Julius Adomaviฤius | 24H Series | 4,061 |
| 3,332 | ๐บ๐ธ Ron Lamell Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,061 |
| 3,333 | ๐ง๐ช Hans Willems | FIA GT Championship | 4,060 |
| 3,334 | ๐ซ๐ท Hugo Valente | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,060 |
| 3,335 | ๐ซ๐ท James Kell | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,060 |
| 3,336 | ๐ง๐ท Joรฃo Horto | Star Mazda Championship | 4,060 |
| 3,337 | ๐ง๐ช Benjamin Lessennes | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,059 |
| 3,338 | ๐ณ๏ธ Franjo Kovac | 24H Series | 4,059 |
| 3,339 | ๐ฏ๐ต Keiichi Nishimiya | Formula 3 Macau | 4,059 |
| 3,340 | ๐ฌ๐ง Mark Richards | Le Mans Cup | 4,059 |
| 3,341 | ๐บ๐ธ Mike Potekhen | Star Mazda Championship | 4,059 |
| 3,342 | ๐ซ๐ท Nyls Stievenart | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,059 |
| 3,343 | ๐ง๐ช Philippe Noziรจre | FIA GT Championship | 4,059 |
| 3,344 | ๐ง๐ช Rรฉmy Brouard | FIA GT Championship | 4,059 |
| 3,345 | ๐ฎ๐น Alberto Radaelli | FIA GT Championship | 4,058 |
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