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🇬🇧 James Tilley

Racing driver from United Kingdom. NASA.

Driver facts

Full name

James Tilley

Born

16 February 1988(b. 1988)

Nationality

United Kingdom

Current team

Series

NASA

Status

Retired

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

822

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

822

Rank 35852 of 40,700 indexed, +0 this season

FIA Categorisation

Not on file

Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com

Synthesized from 2 sources, updated 58h ago

James Tilley is a retired British racing driver who competed in NASA, a multiclass national championship in the United States. He raced in the Spec Miata class, driving a Mazda MX-5 Miata in spec trim.[1]

Tilley's indexed racing record spans two seasons from 2003 to 2004, during which he made ten starts and took one podium finish. He finished 32nd in the 2004 NASA championship standings.[2]

In the fields he raced, Tilley typically finished behind regular opponents such as Gary Buccellato and Mike Halpin, both club and developing-level drivers with significantly more NASA experience. He recorded one finish ahead of James Sofronas, an entry-level professional and multiple international champion in GT racing.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia

Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

James Tilley is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in NASA. Tilley has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 10 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 822 ranks Tilley 35852th of 40,700 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

2004 form

Last 10 races, finish position (higher is better)

Recent results

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2004-03-07	Cal Speedway Spec Miata	NASA	P13	−144
2004-03-06	Cal Speedway Spec Miata	NASA	P13	−108

Career-best drives

Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition

Rating won	Race	Series	Finish
+58	Cal Speedway 2003	NASA	P5
+54	Reno-Fernley 2003	NASA	P3
+23	Cal Speedway 2003	NASA	P7
+12	Willow Springs Raceway 2003	NASA	P5
+6	Reno-Fernley 2003	NASA	P4

Season by season

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Poles	Points	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2004	▸NASA		2	0	0	0	0	0	P32	−251	822
2003	▸NASA		8	0	1	0	0	0	—	−277	1,073

Recent coverage

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29 Jul 2026

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Bailiwick Express

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Medal success and 39 favourite pictures from Cheshire Cross Country Championships[3]

Northwich Guardian

9 Jan 2024

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No recent coverage found.

Head-to-head

Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Tilley finished ahead vs behind

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🏳️ Gary Buccellato	1,371	8	0	8	0%
🏳️ Mike Halpin	1,300	8	0	8	0%
🇬🇧 Jonathan Christian	1,624	6	2	4	33%
🏳️ William Christian II	1,483	6	3	3	50%
🏳️ David Bahr	898	5	4	1	80%
🏳️ Robert Cunningham	1,095	4	2	2	50%
🏳️ David Kirsch	1,039	4	2	2	50%
🏳️ Steve Bottom	974	4	2	2	50%
🏳️ Johnny Kanavas	949	4	1	3	25%
🏳️ Mark Nichols	939	4	2	2	50%
🇺🇸 James SofronasFIA Bronze, 2× champion	3,590	1	1	0	100%
🏳️ Brian GarciaHigher-rated	1,850	1	1	0	100%
🏳️ Todd LaunchbaughHigher-rated	1,567	2	1	1	50%

Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates

On the leaderboard

Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed

#	Driver	Series	Rating
35,842	🏳️ Ronald Cohn	PCA Club Racing	823
35,843	🏳️ Sam Fisher	SCCA Regionals	823
35,844	🏳️ Steve Damerow	NASA	823
35,845	🏳️ Teresa Vickery	PCA Club Racing	823
35,846	🏳️ Tristan R Welling	SCCA Regionals	823
35,847	🏳️ Andrew Locke	NASA	822
35,848	🏳️ Bill Georgas	PCA Club Racing	822
35,849	🏳️ Bob Hollinsworth	PCA Club Racing	822
35,850	🏳️ Brent R Johnson	PCA Club Racing	822
35,851	🏳️ James C. Knerr	SCCA Regionals	822
35,852	🇬🇧 James Tilley	NASA	822
35,853	🏳️ Kyle Patel	NASA	822
35,854	🏳️ Matt Duncovich	SCCA Regionals	822
35,855	🏳️ Philip Eiseman	NASA	822
35,856	🏳️ Robert Breton	SCCA Regionals	822
35,857	🏳️ Tracy Gaudu	NASA	822
35,858	🏳️ Val Wilt	PCA Club Racing	822
35,859	🏳️ Bradley Dressen	NASA	821
35,860	🏳️ D. Mingis	NASA	821
35,861	🏳️ David Dotson	NASA	821
35,862	🏳️ David Stark	NASA	821

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