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🇬🇧 James Thompson
Racing driver from United Kingdom. FIA World Touring Car Cup, Münnich Motorsport.
Driver facts
Full name
James Thompson
Born
26 April 1974(b. 1974)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Münnich Motorsport
Series
FIA World Touring Car Cup
Status
Retired
Career wins
4
Career podiums
17
Career starts
172
Career DNFs
30
Racer Rating
4,325
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,325Rank 2400 of 40,213 indexed, -174 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
James Thompson is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in FIA World Touring Car Cup for Münnich Motorsport. Thompson has recorded 4 wins and 17 podiums from 172 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,325 ranks Thompson 2400th of 40,213 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
2018 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2018-06-23 | WTCR Race of Portugal | DNF | −145 |
| 2018-05-19 | WTCR Race of Netherlands | P12 | +41 |
| 2018-05-19 | WTCR Race of Netherlands | P3 | +142 |
| 2018-05-19 | WTCR Race of Netherlands | P9 | +60 |
| 2018-05-10 | WTCR Race of Germany | P22 | −84 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +178 | Race of Italy 2005 | World Touring Car Championship | P1 |
| +154 | Race of UK 2005 | World Touring Car Championship | P2 |
| +142 | WTCR Race of Netherlands 2018 | FIA World Touring Car Cup | P3 |
| +139 | Race of Turkey 2005 | World Touring Car Championship | P2 |
| +131 | Race of Italy 2005 | World Touring Car Championship | P7 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Race of Mexico4 starts+26
Race of Italy11 starts+23
Race of Russia6 starts+22
Race of Japan10 starts+14
Struggles
Race of Hungary7 starts-44
Race of Germany8 starts-27
Race of Czech Republic6 starts-22
Race of Brazil4 starts-21
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ▸FIA World Touring Car Cup | Münnich Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | P20 | +103 | 4,499 |
| 2016 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P14 | +188 | 4,396 |
| 2015 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | LADA Sport Rosneft | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | P17 | −161 | 4,364 |
| 2014 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | LADA Sport Lukoil | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −171 | 4,208 |
| 2013 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | LADA Sport Lukoil | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −376 | 4,540 |
| 2012 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | LADA Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −380 | 4,915 |
| 2009 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | LADA Sport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −330 | 5,295 |
| 2008 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | N.technology | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | P14 | −485 | 5,626 |
| 2007 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | N.technology | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P2 | +596 | 6,111 |
| 2006 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | SEAT Sport UK | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +659 | 5,516 |
| 2005 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | N.technology | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | P8 | +3,507 | 4,857 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Thompson finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Robert Huff | 4,090 | 170 | 71 | 99 | 42% |
| 🇮🇹 Gabriele TarquiniFIA Silver | 4,857 | 167 | 61 | 106 | 37% |
| 🇳🇱 Tom CoronelFIA Gold | 3,524 | 167 | 79 | 88 | 47% |
| 🇫🇷 Yvan MullerFIA Gold | 5,294 | 149 | 34 | 115 | 23% |
| 🇵🇹 Tiago MonteiroFIA Gold | 3,421 | 116 | 46 | 70 | 40% |
| 🇮🇹 Stefano D'AsteFIA Silver | 3,237 | 116 | 74 | 42 | 64% |
| 🇨🇭 Alain Menu | 5,619 | 90 | 47 | 43 | 52% |
| 🇵🇹 Andy PriaulxFIA Gold | 4,703 | 88 | 38 | 50 | 43% |
| 🇪🇸 Jordi Gené | 4,181 | 88 | 45 | 43 | 51% |
| 🇭🇺 Norbert MicheliszFIA Platinum | 5,144 | 87 | 21 | 66 | 24% |
| 🇦🇹 Rene RastFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇸🇪 Thed BjorkHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,010 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 42% |
| 🇫🇷 Sébastien LoebHigher-rated | 5,799 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 7% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,213 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,390 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Marc Merlin | WEC | 4,327 |
| 2,391 | 🇩🇪 Maximilian Goetz | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,327 |
| 2,392 | 🇦🇺 Rylan Gray | Supercars Championship | 4,327 |
| 2,393 | 🇳🇱 Stephane Daoudi | FIA GT Championship | 4,327 |
| 2,394 | 🇨🇳 Andrew Haryanto | WEC | 4,326 |
| 2,395 | 🇳🇱 Christian Vann | FIA GT Championship | 4,326 |
| 2,396 | 🇺🇸 Ed Brown | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,326 |
| 2,397 | 🇬🇧 James Sweetnam | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,326 |
| 2,398 | 🏳️ Maximilian Sandritter | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,326 |
| 2,399 | 🇧🇬 Pavel Lefterov | Prototype Cup Europe | 4,326 |
| 2,400 | 🇬🇧 James Thompson | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 4,325 |
| 2,401 | 🇦🇺 Jaylyn Robotham | Bathurst 12 Hour | 4,325 |
| 2,402 | 🇲🇨 Olivier Beretta | WEC | 4,325 |
| 2,403 | 🇬🇧 Charles Rainford | BTCC | 4,324 |
| 2,404 | 🇧🇷 Pedro Ebrahim | 24H Series | 4,324 |
| 2,405 | 🇳🇱 Junior Strous | Indy NXT | 4,323 |
| 2,406 | 🇺🇸 Dillon Machavern | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,322 |
| 2,407 | 🇩🇰 Johnny Laursen | European Le Mans Series | 4,322 |
| 2,408 | 🇺🇸 Mark McFarland | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,322 |
| 2,409 | 🇬🇧 Cameron Twynham | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,321 |
| 2,410 | 🏳️ Julien Apothéloz | Prototype Cup Germany | 4,321 |
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