James Jakes
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James Jakes (born 4 August 1987 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a racing driver, currently driving in the GP2 Asia Series for Super Nova Racing.
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Career
Jakes started his racing career in 2002 competing in 5 rounds of the T-Car Championship. In 2003 James continued in T-cars, finishing 2nd in the championship. This stepping stone propelled James to the next stage of his racing career.
For the 2004/05 season, Jakes moved into the British Formula Renault Championship with Team AKA. Jakes progressed his skills as a racing driver to the point where he was regularly contending for race wins, helping him to attain 3rd in the championship. His two seasons in Formula Renault also helped him to attain a McLaren Autosport BRDC Award Nomination and also receive BRDC Rising Star status.
In 2006 James made the move to the British Formula Three Championship with Hitech Racing where he finished 8th and also finished 6th in the Macau Grand Prix.
For 2007 James moved on to the Formula Three Euroseries with Manor Motorsport. He finished fifth in the championship, with one win coming at Magny-Cours. Staying in the championship for a sophomore season, Jakes changed teams to be one of the four drivers at the highly successful ART Grand Prix team. He joined fellow Brit Jon Lancaster in the team, with his other team-mates being Frenchman Jules Bianchi, and German Nicolas Hülkenberg. He did lie in fifth place at one point in the season, having won on the street circuit at Pau but tailed off to be thirteenth in the championship.
He drove in the 2008-09 GP2 Asia Series season for the Super Nova Racing team.
Racing record
Complete GP2 Series results
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Super Nova Racing | CHN FEA Ret | CHN SPR 11 | UAE FEA 12 | UAE SPR C | BHR FEA 22 | BHR SPR Ret | QAT FEA 9 | QAT SPR 9 | MAL FEA 3 | MAL SPR Ret | BHR FEA 10 | BHR SPR 14 | 16th | 7 |
External links
- www.jamesjakes.com - Official website
- www.supernova-racing.com - GP2 Racing Team Official Website
- www.art-grandprix.com
- www.hitechracing.com
- www.manor-motorsport.com
- www.akacobra.com - Formerly Team AKA
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