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| James Pull | |
|---|---|
 Pull in 2025 | |
| Nationality |  British Singapore |
| Born | 5 October 1999 |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver (until 2021) FIA Gold (2022–)[1] |
| Super GT - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | Nilzz Racing |
| Car number | 48 |
| Super Taikyu Series career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Aoyama Gakuin University Automobile Club |
| Car number | 8 |
| Former teams | Hitotsuyama Racing |
| Podiums | 2 (2025) |
| Previous series | |
| 2024-2025 2021 2020 2019 2018 2018 2017 2017 2016 2016 2016 2015 | Super Taikyu Series GT World Challenge Europe Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Lamborghini Super Trofeo Toyota Racing Series Formula Renault 2.0 NEC BRDC British Formula 3 Championship BRDC British Formula 3 Championship BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy F4 British Championship MSA Formula |
James Pull (born 5 October 1999) is a British–Singaporean[2] racing driver, living in Japan. He currently is competing in the Super GT [3] in the GT300 class and Super Taikyu Series for Aoyama Gakuin University Automobile Club[4].
Pull made his single-seater debut in Formula 4 during the 2015 MSA Formula Championship, driving for JTR and Fortec Motorsport. In 2016, he joined Carlin Motorsport, and in 2017, he finished as runner-up while winning the rookie title in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.
Sportscar career
[edit]Europe
[edit]2018–2021
[edit]In 2018, Pull competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship, securing five race victories and finishing runner-up in both the Asia and Middle East series.
Transitioning to GT racing in 2019, he claimed a Silver Cup class victory on his debut at the Spa 24 Hours endurance race in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup[5].
Making his GT World Challenge Europe debut in September 2020 with R-Motorsport, Pull won the Silver Cup class in the six-hour race at the Nürburgring in his first race as part of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy.[6]
Pull returned to the GT World Challenge Europe championship in 2021 with ROFGO Racing with Team WRT, where he placed on the podium at Monza.[7]
Japan
[edit]2024 – current
[edit]In 2024, he relocated to Japan to compete in the Super Taikyu Series with Hitotsuyama Racing in the ST-Z class.[8] He then moved up to the top ST-X class for the 2025 season[9], where he scored two podiums[10] across the season, including at the 24 Hours of Fuji.
In 2026, James made his debut in the Super GT with Nilzz Racing in the GT300 class #48 GT-R Nismo GT3[11]. He also returned to Super Taikyu Series, racing in the #8 Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo with Aoyama Gakuin University Automobile Club[12].
Early life
[edit]Born in Singapore to a Malaysian mother and a British father, Pull began karting in 2008 at the age of eight. He began to compete at a competitive level across Asia from 2009 to 2011, and then in Europe from 2011 to 2014 with Chiesa Corse and the Tony Kart Racing Team respectively.[13][14]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MSA Formula Championship | JTR | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 10th |
| Fortec Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | F4 British Championship | Carlin | 30 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 291 | 4th |
| BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 26th | ||
| BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8th | ||
| 2017 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 490 | 2nd |
| Formula Renault NEC | Arden Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 13th | |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 692 | 6th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | FFF Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 121 | 2nd | |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 2nd | ||
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | Bonaldi Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 5th | |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5th | ||
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Barwell Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 4th | ||
| Italian GT Championship | Imperiale Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Garage 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 9th | ||
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | ROFGO Racing with Team WRT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 5th | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2024 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Hitotsuyama Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75‡ | 6th‡ |
| 2025 | Super Taikyu – ST-X | Hitotsuyama Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58.5‡ | 5th‡ |
| 2026 | Super GT - GT300 | Nilzz Racing | |||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Aoyama Gakuin Automobile Club |
† As Pull was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
Complete MSA Formula Championship/British F4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | JTR | BHI 1 8 |
BHI 2 3 |
BHI 3 2 |
DON 1 2 |
DON 2 7 |
DON 3 3 |
THR 1 Ret |
THR 2 11 |
THR 3 Ret |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 13 |
OUL 3 8 |
CRO 1 11 |
CRO 2 10 |
CRO 3 12 |
SNE 1 18 |
SNE 2 16 |
SNE 3 13 |
10th | 104 | ||||||||||||
| Fortec Motorsports | KNO 1 6 |
KNO 2 Ret |
KNO 3 Ret |
ROC 1 16 |
ROC 2 14 |
ROC 3 7 |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 17 |
SIL 3 Ret |
BHGP 1 10 |
BHGP 2 9 |
BHGP 3 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Carlin | BHI 1 3 |
BHI 2 3 |
BHI 3 3 |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 Ret |
DON 3 4 |
THR 1 6 |
THR 2 7 |
THR 3 4 |
OUL 1 6 |
OUL 2 2 |
OUL 3 5 |
CRO 1 8 |
CRO 2 5 |
CRO 3 6 |
SNE 1 3 |
SNE 2 2 |
SNE 3 Ret |
KNO 1 7 |
KNO 2 5 |
KNO 3 7 |
ROC 1 1 |
ROC 2 DSQ |
ROC 3 9 |
SIL 1 4 |
SIL 2 12 |
SIL 3 6 |
BHGP 1 1 |
BHGP 2 7 |
BHGP 3 4 |
4th | 291 |
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Carlin | SNE1 1 |
SNE1 2 |
SNE1 3 |
BRH1 1 |
BRH1 2 |
BRH1 3 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
SNE2 1 |
SNE2 2 |
SNE2 3 |
BRH2 1 11 |
BRH2 2 11 |
BRH2 3 8 |
26th | 33 |
| 2017 | Carlin | OUL 1 2 |
OUL 2 4 |
OUL 3 3 |
ROC 1 5 |
ROC 2 Ret |
ROC 3 2 |
SNE1 1 2 |
SNE1 2 14 |
SNE1 3 3 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 3 |
SIL 3 2 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 2 |
SPA 3 4 |
BRH 1 2 |
BRH 2 2 |
BRH 3 3 |
SNE2 1 3 |
SNE2 2 13 |
SNE2 3 7 |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 3 |
DON 3 5 |
2nd | 490 |
Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arden Motorsport | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 9 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
13th | 48 | ||
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 7 | ||||||||||||
Complete Toyota Racing Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | M2 Competition | RUA 1 5 |
RUA 2 11 |
RUA 3 3 |
TER 1 5 |
TER 2 2 |
TER 3 6 |
HMP 1 7 |
HMP 2 7 |
HMP 3 5 |
TAU 1 2 |
TAU 2 8 |
TAU 3 7 |
MAN 1 8 |
MAN 2 8 |
MAN 3 10 |
6th | 692 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Fédération Internationale, de l'Automobile. "FIA - Driver categorisation 2026". driverscategorisation.fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ Pull, James. "About :: James Pull". james-pull.com. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ GT, Super. "James Pull｜SUPER GT オフィシャルサイト". SUPER GT オフィシャルサイト. Super GT. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ O’Connell, R. J. (26 May 2026). "Fuji 24H, 62 Entries For Super Taikyu | dailysportscar.com". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (28 July 2019). "Spa 24 Hours: The Winners, Overall & Class". dailysportscar.com.
- ↑ "The Weekend Roundup – Nürburgring". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Dinamic Motorsport Porsche secures back-to-back Monza victories in action-packed season opener". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 18 April 2021.
- ↑ O’Connell, R. J. (4 April 2024). "Super Taikyu Series Reveals 69 Car Entry List For 2024". dailysportscar.com.
- ↑ Racing, Hitotsuyama. "2025年スーパー耐久シリーズへの参戦について". Hitotsuyama Racing (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Media LLC, RAFA. "James Pull – Career Stats, DriverDB Rating & Results | DriverDB". Driver Database. RAFA Media LLC. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ GT, Super. "James Pull｜SUPER GT オフィシャルサイト". SUPER GT オフィシャルサイト. Super GT. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ O’Connell, R. J. (26 May 2026). "Fuji 24H, 62 Entries For Super Taikyu | dailysportscar.com". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Chiesa Corse at the WSK Euro Series". Kartcom. 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ↑ "James Pull | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1999 births
- British F4 Championship drivers
- BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Carlin racing drivers
- Karting World Championship drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- Arden International drivers
- M2 Competition drivers
- W Racing Team drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- Audi Sport drivers
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- Malaysian racing drivers
- British expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
- English racing drivers
- Singaporean racing drivers
- Italian GT Championship drivers
- Super Taikyu drivers
- Super GT drivers
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Garage 59 drivers