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🇦🇺 James Wharton

Racing driver from Australia. Formula 3, PREMA Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
James Wharton
Born
8 July 2006(b. 2006)
Nationality
Australia
Current team
PREMA Racing
Series
Formula 3
Status
Active
Career wins
11
Career podiums
31
Career starts
115
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
5,418
James Wharton
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,418
Rank 693 of 38,983 indexed, -133 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

James Wharton is a racing driver from Australia who competes in Formula 3 for PREMA Racing. Wharton has recorded 11 wins and 31 podiums from 115 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,418 ranks Wharton 693th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFBELHUNHUNITAITAQATQATAUSMONMONBARBARAUTAUTGREGREBELBELHUNHUN
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-26Budapest FRFormula 3P7+45
2026-07-25Budapest SRFormula 3P8+37
2026-07-19Spa-Francorchamps FRFormula 3P17−66
2026-07-18Spa-Francorchamps SRFormula 3P27−173
2026-07-05Silverstone FRFormula 3P11−11
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+141Spielberg 2025Formula 3P1
+138Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino 2018SKUSA SuperNationalsP1
+129Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino 2019SKUSA SuperNationalsP1
+114Spielburg 2024Formula Regional EuropeanP1
+101Nürburgring 2022ADAC Formula 4P1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Barcelona6 starts+35
Spielberg4 starts+35
Budapest4 starts+15
Vallelunga6 starts+14
Struggles
Silverstone GP5 starts-65
Misano7 starts-9
Monaco4 starts-9
Monza9 starts-5
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Formula 3PREMA Racing1311000P12−1335,418
2025▸Formula 3ART Grand Prix2011110P16−4075,551
▸Formula 2Trident200100P23↑975−270
2024â–¸Formula Regional EuropeanPrema Racing18410040P2+9765,253
▸GB3Fortec Motorsports500000P25−508
▸Formula 3Hitech Pulse-Eight200000P26↑120−99
2023â–¸Italian F4Prema Racing2028030P4+1764,764
2022â–¸Italian F4Prema Racing1805000P5+5874,587
▸ADAC Formula 4Prema Racing1313000P5↑1,292+201
2019▸SKUSA SuperNationals212000—+2282,508
2018▸SKUSA SuperNationals211000—+9302,280
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Wharton finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Brando Badoer5,00685553065%
🇺🇸 Ugo Ugochukwu5,27581404149%
🇮🇹 Nicola LacorteFIA Silver4,09671581382%
🇵🇹 Ivan Franco Domingues4,04366521479%
🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen5,24465323349%
🇧🇷 Rafael Câmara6,36564184628%
🇹🇭 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi3,5295450493%
🇫🇷 Théophile Naël5,28549301961%
🇫🇷 Alessandro Giusti5,23049232647%
🇯🇵 Charlie WurzFIA Silver5,52548212744%
🇮🇹 Andrea Kimi AntonelliFIA Platinum, 3× champion8,0983262619%
🇬🇧 Arvid LindbladFIA Platinum6,87028131546%
🇧🇬 Nikola TsolovHigher-rated6,3342481633%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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687🇩🇪 Manfred WinkelhockFormula 15,420
688🇷🇺 Mikhail AleshinGT World Challenge Europe5,420
689🇺🇸 John Lee Paul Jr.IndyCar5,419
690🇺🇸 Robby UnserIndyCar5,419
691🇳🇿 Ryan WoodSupercars Championship5,419
692🇦🇺 Cam WatersBathurst 12 Hour5,418
693🇦🇺 James WhartonFormula 35,418
694🇺🇸 Robby McGeheeIndyCar5,417
695🇦🇷 Esteban GuerrieriTCR World Tour5,414
696🇧🇷 Luis Felipe DeraniWEC5,413
697🇩🇰 Nicklas NielsenWEC5,413
698🇩🇪 Martin TomczykNürburgring 24 Hours5,412
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700🇬🇧 Tom GambleWEC5,407
701🇫🇷 Alexandre NegrãoIMSA WeatherTech5,403
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703🇺🇸 Christian EckesNASCAR Truck5,399
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James Wharton is a racing driver from Australia who competes in Formula 3 for PREMA Racing. Wharton has recorded 11 wins and 31 podiums from 115 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,418 ranks Wharton 693th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Prema F3’s Wharton: ‘Right now, it’s just about being consistently at my best’[1]
Feeder Series
16 Aug 2026
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Wharton and Sharp deliver Hungary points haul[2]
Speedcafe.com
27 Jul 2026
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Spa penalties derail Wharton and Sharp[3]
Speedcafe.com
20 Jul 2026
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