🇦🇺 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

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

2,375

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

2,375

RANK 4542 / 12,418 INDEXED · -320 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Silver

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 4H AGO

James Wharton is an Australian racing driver competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for PREMA Racing. He came through the junior single-seater ranks before establishing himself in Formula 3, where he has built a career total of 33 starts. Across that span he has yet to convert his opportunities into a podium finish or a race win, and he remains without a championship title at this stage of his career.[1]

In the 2026 season, Wharton has appeared in 9 rounds without recording a win or podium, placing him P17 in the standings. His current Racer Rating stands at 2,376, ranking him 4454th among active drivers on the database's Elo-style scale, reflecting a competitive tier well below the sport's top performers. Still active and racing for PREMA Racing, Wharton continues to seek his first breakthrough results in the championship.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

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 0 wins and 0 podiums from 33 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,375 ranks Wharton 4542th of 12,418 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. 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

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED 1H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	Formula 3	PREMA Racing	9	P17	−320	2,375
2025	Formula 3	ART Grand Prix	20	P29	−1,227	2,695
	Formula 2	TRIDENT	2	P26	−71
2024	Formula 3	Hitech Pulse-Eight	2	P32	+193	3,993

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES WHARTON FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇺🇸 Ugo Ugochukwu	3,978	29	2	27	7%
🏳️ Noah Strømsted	3,976	29	4	25	14%
🏳️ Théophile Naël	3,941	29	6	23	21%
🇪🇸 Bruno Del Pino	3,459	29	5	24	17%
🇫🇷 Alessandro Giusti	3,301	29	6	23	21%
🏳️ Louis Sharp	3,145	29	10	19	34%
🏳️ Tuukka Taponen	3,082	29	5	24	17%
🏳️ Brando Badoer	3,027	29	11	18	38%
🏳️ Christian Ho	2,397	29	13	16	45%
🏳️ Gerrard Xie	2,339	29	15	14	52%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 4H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia