James Wallis (racing driver)

James Wallis is a British racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain for JTR, and in the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia for BeDriver.

Awards and honours

In November 2023, at Porsche's 'Night of Motorsport' awards, Wallis was announced as the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Junior Driver for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. This award includes a financial contribution of £85,000 towards his racing budget for each season, along with comprehensive support and development opportunities from Porsche.

Career

Junior Sallon Car Championship

Wallis's racing journey commenced in the Junior Saloon Car Championship, where he participated from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, he secured the title of Junior Oval Racing Champion and was named Fiesta Junior Rookie Champion.

BRSCC Ford Fiesta Junior Championship

In 2021, Wallis joined the BRSCC Ford Fiesta Junior Championship. He had a successful season, with 1 win and eight podiums to finish second in the championship behind Jenson Brickley.

British GT Championship

In 2023, Wallis joined the British GT Championship driving the No. 50 Mercedes-AMG GT4 for Drivetac in the GT4 category. He would be paired with Irish driver Sam Maher-Loughnan. Following round one held at Oulton Park, Wallis moved to the GT3 category with Drivetac, joining Chris Hart to drive a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for the team. Wallis and Hart competed in the Silver Cup and won a race in class at Brands Hatch. The duo finished 4th in the Silver Cup and 19th overall in the championship.

GT Cup Championship

2023

Alongiside his programme in the British GT Championship, Wallis joined the 2023 GT Cup Championship driving the No. 50 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for DriveTac. He would once again be joined by Sam Maher-Loughnan. The pair had a successful start to the season with a second place finish in the first race. In race two however, they would not be able to start the race. Wallis and Maher-Loughnan quickly bounced back, with two wins in a row to finish the first round at Oulton Park. The pair would get their first pole of the season in the next race at Brands Hatch, and they went on to win the race making it three wins in a row. The remaining three races at Brands Hatch saw mixed results for Wallis and Maher-Loughnan, with a retirement in race two after starting on pole, another second place, and another retirement. In the next round at Snetterton, they would finish fifth in races one and four, while also finishing second in race three and getting their fourth win of the season in race three. Wallis would not compete in the next two races at Oulton Park, but returned to the championship with a different team. He made a mid-season switch to 7TSIX for races 15–18 at Silverstone, driving their No. 76 McLaren 720S GT3 alongside Paul Rogers. Wallis and Rogers would have a successful first two races, finishing in second and third in races one and two respectively. The pair would struggle in the remaining two races, finishing 18th and 7th in races three and four respectively. Despite only competing in 16 out of the 26 races in the championship, Wallis still finished third in the GT3 class championship.

International GT Open

Mid-way through the 2023 International GT Open season, Wallis entered round 6 of the series at Monza with German team GetSpeed driving their No. 6 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo. In race one, he finished on the podium in third. His fortunes wouldn't translate in race two however, as he would retire during the race.

Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East

2024

In 2024, Wallis made his debut in the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East at the Dubai Autodrome driving in an entry supported by Porsche. He finished fifth and seventh overall, but last in class in both races.

2025

Wallis returned for the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East season thanks to his Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Junior Driver status. Although he didn't win any races, Wallis would still have a successful season, finishing on the podium in every single race he competed in, and finishing second in the championship.

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

2024

In November of 2023, Porsche chose Wallis to be the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Junior Driver for the 2024 and 2025 seasons of the championship. This award of £85,000 towards his racing budget allowed Wallis to entere the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain with JTR for the full-season. He would have a decent season with nine points finishes and three podiums.

2025

Wallis returned to the series for the 2025 season, once again driving for JTR.

Porsche Carrera Cup Italia

2025

Alongside his campaign in the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Wallis joined Italian team BeDriver to race full-time in the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia.