James Golding (racing driver)


James Bodee Golding is an Australian racing driver who competes in the Repco Supercars Championship driving the No. 7 Ford Mustang S650 for Blanchard Racing Team.

Career

Early career

A multiple Victorian karting champion, Golding moved into the Victorian Formula Ford championship in 2013, finishing fourth. He then stepped up to the national series in [2014 Australian Formula Ford Motorsport|Ford Series|2014], where he finished third despite only being eight points shy of the overall winner, Thomas Randle.

Supercars

Golding caught the attention of Garry Rogers, who signed him into his Dunlop Series team for the 2015 season. In his debut season, he finished tenth in the overall standings, beating season regulars such as Aaren Russell and Paul Morris, as well as other rising talents like Macauley Jones.
In 2016, Golding was drafted into the main series for the endurance events, driving alongside James Moffat in the Volvo S60. In his debut race, the 2016 Wilson Security Sandown 500, Golding crashed heavily on the first lap after the front right tyre deflated at high speed.

Racing record

Circuit career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
2013Australian Formula Ford Championship9thSpectrum 014 - FordBorland Racing Developments
2013Victorian Formula Ford Championship5thSpectrum 014 - FordZsidy Racing
2014Australian Formula Ford Series3rdSpectrum 014 - FordBorland Racing Developments
2014New South Wales Formula Ford Championship7thSpectrum 014 - FordBorland Racing Developments
2015V8 Supercars Dunlop Series10thHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport
2016Supercars Dunlop Series4thHolden VF CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport
2016International V8 Supercars Championship52ndVolvo S60Garry Rogers Motorsport
2017Virgin Australia Supercars Championship26thHolden VF CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport
2018Virgin Australia Supercars Championship22ndHolden ZB CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport
2019Virgin Australia Supercars Championship20thHolden ZB CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport
2020Virgin Australia Supercars Championship33rdHolden ZB CommodoreTeam 18
2021S5000 Australia4thRogers AF01/V8Garry Rogers Motorsport
2021S5000 Tasman Series3rdRogers AF01/V8Garry Rogers Motorsport
2022S5000 Australia2ndRogers AF01/V8Garry Rogers Motorsport
2022Repco Supercars Championship25thHolden ZB CommodorePremiAir Racing
2023S5000 Australia7thRogers AF01/V8Garry Rogers Motorsport
2023Repco Supercars Championship16thChevrolet Camaro ZL1PremiAir Racing
2024Australian National Trans-Am Series4thFord MustangGarry Rogers Motorsport
2024Repco Supercars Championship7thChevrolet Camaro ZL1PremiAir Racing
2025World Time Attack Challenge - Hypercar1stBrabham BT62Van Diemen Family

Complete Super2 Series results

YearTeamNo.Car12345678910111213141516PositionPoints
2015Garry Rogers Motorsport99Holden VF CommodoreADE
R1
19		ADE
R2
Ret		BAR
R3
11		BAR
R4
6		BAR
R5
9		WIN
R6
5		WIN
R7
Ret		WIN
R8
11		TOW
R9
Ret		TOW
R10
8		QLD
R11
11		QLD
R12
19		QLD
R13
20		BAT
R14
7		SYD
R15
4		SYD
R16
9		10th938
2016Garry Rogers Motorsport99Holden VF CommodoreADE
R1
13		ADE
R2
2		PHI
R3
2		PHI
R4
1		PHI
R5
2		BAR
R6
10		BAR
R7
2		BAR
R8
4		TOW
R9
9		TOW
R10
4		SAN
R11
13		SAN
R12
6		SAN
R13
1		BAT
R14
Ret		SYD
R15
2		SYD
R16
2		4th1404

Supercars Championship results