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James Pull (born 5 October 1999) is a British–Malaysian[clarification needed] racing driver who competes in Japan’s Super Taikyu Series for Hitotsuyama Racing, primarily in GT4 and GT3-based endurance classes.
Key Information
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.
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.
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 Nürburgringin his first race as part of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy. In 2024, he relocated to Japan to compete in the Super Taikyu Series with Hitotsuyama Racing in the ST-Z class, scored two podiums finishes. He then moved up to the top ST-X class for the 2025 season.
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.[2][3]
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6th* |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2nd* | ||
| 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‡ |
† 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]- ^ Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021). "Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "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.
