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🇬🇧 Richard James

Racing driver from United Kingdom. SCCA Majors.
Driver facts
Full name
Richard James
Born
22 July 1974(b. 1974)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Series
SCCA Majors
Status
Active
Career wins
1
Career podiums
1
Career starts
26
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
918
Richard James
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
918
Rank 32452 of 40,105 indexed, -1 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Richard James is a racing driver from United Kingdom who competes in SCCA Majors. James has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 26 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 918 ranks James 32452th of 40,105 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)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-02-22Buttonwillow Raceway Park SMXSCCA MajorsP10−5
2026-02-22Buttonwillow Raceway Park STLSCCA MajorsP6−14
2026-02-21Buttonwillow Raceway Park SMXSCCA MajorsP14−8
2026-02-21Buttonwillow Raceway Park STLSCCA MajorsP8+25
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+151Buttonwillow Raceway #25ACW 2022SCCA RegionalsP1
+56Buttonwillow Raceway #25CW 2024SCCA MajorsP7
+38Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2025SCCA MajorsP12
+35Buttonwillow Raceway #25CW 2024SCCA MajorsP5
+35Buttonwillow CW 2022SCCA MajorsP4
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸SCCA Majors400000P32−2918
2025▸SCCA Majors400000P40+56919
2024▸SCCA Majors500000P36+118864
2023▸SCCA Majors100000P44−57746
2022▸SCCA Majors400000P35+36803
▸SCCA Regionals111000P49+151
2021▸SCCA Majors400000P21−735615
▸NASA Spec MX-5R.S.James Creative300000P10−183
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times James finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🏳️ Wesley Mollno2,5031421214%
🏳️ Ryan Gutile2,550130130%
🏳️ Bryce Johnson1,822102820%
🏳️ Jared Korth3,2529090%
🏳️ Gavin Wardle1,9917070%
🏳️ Todd Launchbaugh1,5757070%
🏳️ David LeCren40076186%
🏳️ Wesley Mollono3,1676060%
🏳️ Cooper Hicks2,7676060%
🏳️ Amy Mills2,30761517%
🏳️ William WallisHigher-rated2,762110100%
🏳️ Thomas BelleinHigher-rated2,58321150%
🏳️ Michael TraversHigher-rated2,39441325%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
32,442🏳️ Ernesto AcevedoSCCA Regionals918
32,443🏳️ Ian OsunaSkip Barber918
32,444🏳️ Ian SimmsNASA918
32,445🇺🇸 Jason KennedyNASA918
32,446🏳️ Jim WarrenNASA918
32,447🏳️ John VeningerPCA Club Racing918
32,448🏳️ Louis GuerraSVRA918
32,449🏳️ Mike SitzenstockSCCA Majors918
32,450🏳️ Nick PsarosNASA918
32,451🏳️ Philip GoombsSCCA Regionals918
32,452🇬🇧 Richard JamesSCCA Majors918
32,453🏳️ Robert LanePCA Club Racing918
32,454🏳️ Robert W. "BAUSUM, JR."PCA Club Racing918
32,455🏳️ S KuhnePCA Club Racing918
32,456🏳️ Steele / TellaricoPCA Club Racing918
32,457🏳️ Steve StansfieldNASA918
32,458🏳️ Tom BalanowskiSCCA Regionals918
32,459🏳️ Alessandro SensoliNASA917
32,460🏳️ Anita WeemaesSVRA917
32,461🏳️ Anthony G ShaneenPCA Club Racing917
32,462🏳️ Arron HudsonPCA Club Racing917
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Richard James is a racing driver from United Kingdom who competes in SCCA Majors. James has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 26 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 918 ranks James 32452th of 40,105 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
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