James Cottingham


James Roderick Cottingham is a British businessman and racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for United Autosports. He was the 2023 British GT Championship runner-up. In addition to being a racing driver, Cottingham is also a director of DK Engineering, a car restoration company founded by his family in 1977.

Career

In February 2024, United Autosports announced Cottingham would race one of the team's McLaren 720S GT3 Evo cars in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Grégoire Saucy and Nicolas Costa. Cottingham competed in the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, alongside Chris Froggatt, where they won the silver medal in the main race.

Racing record

Complete British GT Championship results

Asian Le Mans Series

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassCarEngine12345678RankPoints
2024United AutosportsLMGT3McLaren 720S GT3 EvoMcLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8QAT
14
IMO
11
SPA
4
LMS
18
SÃO
4
COA
4
FUJ
8
BHR
6
9th52
2025United AutosportsLMGT3McLaren 720S GT3 EvoMcLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8QAT
2
IMO
14
SPA
15
LMS
Ret
SÃO
8
COA
4
FUJ
14
BHR
16
12th43

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results