James Hedley
| James Hedley | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 1 September 2003 |
| GB3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Arden VRD |
| Car number | 4 |
| Former teams | Elite Motorsport, JHR Developments |
| Starts | 52 (56 entries) |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020–2021 2017–2019 | F4 British Championship Ginetta Junior Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 | Ginetta Junior Championship |
James Hedley (born 1 September 2003), is a British racing driver who currently competes in the GB3 Championship with VRD by Arden. He is part of the BRDC Rising Star Programme.
Career[edit]
Karting[edit]
Hedley started karting at the age of 11.[1] In 2016 he became the Honda Cadet London Easter Champion.[2][3]
Ginetta Junior Championship[edit]
Hedley made his car racing debut with Elite Motorsport in final two rounds of the 2017 Ginetta Junior Championship.[1] For the 2018 Ginetta Junior Championship he remained with the team finished the season in eigth after scoring two podiums.[4] In 2019 he returned for another season in the Ginetta Junior Championship. This time he went on to become champion ahead of Zak O'Sullivan with seven wins to his name.[5]
F4 British Championship[edit]
In 2020 Hedley joined JHR Developments in the F4 British Championship to make his single-seater racing debut.[5] He took four wins throughout the season and finished the championship fifth in the standings.[6][7]
In 2021 Hedley returned to the F4 British Championship with Fortec Motorsport.[7] In the first half of the season Hedley took four wins. Ahead of the sixth round at Thruxton Circuit he split with Fortec Motorsport and continued in the championship with Carlin instead.[8][9] He once again finished fifth in the overall championship standings.[10]
GB3 Championship[edit]
In October 2021 Hedley also joined his old Ginetta Junior-team Elite Motorsport to compete in the final round of the GB3 Championship at Donington Park.[10]
He then started the 2022 GB3 Championship with Elite Motorsport.[1][4] He took his only podiums finish of the season in the fourth round at Snetterton Circuit.[11] Ahead of the fifth round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps he switched teams to join JHR Developments.[11] Hedley finished 17th in the championship standings.[12]
For the 2023 GB3 Championship Hedley joined Arden VRD.[12] Throughout the season he took two wins at Oulton Park and Snetterton Circuit.[13][14] He came sixth in the standings.
He remained with VRD by Arden for the opening two rounds of the 2024 GB3 Championship, acting as a replacement for Nikita Johnson, who was yet to reach the minimum age requirement to compete in the GB3 Championship.[15][16]
Formula Regional[edit]
Following the 2023 Formula Regional season, Hedley participated in multiple post-season tests with RPM. These tests never amounted to a race seat.[17]
Hedley was linked to the Monolite Racing team during the 2024 pre-season and was due to test and race with them until they withdrew from the championship shortly before the season's start.[18][19]
FIA Formula 3 Championship[edit]
In May 2024, Hedley made his FIA Formula 3 debut following a late call-up to race in the Monaco round, replacing Matías Zagazeta who was recovering from appendicitis.[20][21]
Racing record[edit]
Racing career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 22nd |
| Ginetta Junior Winter Series | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 7th | ||
| 2018 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 356 | 8th |
| Ginetta Junior Winter Championship | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 95 | 1st | ||
| 2019 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 26 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 680 | 1st |
| 2020 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 25 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 249 | 5th |
| 2021 | F4 British Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 226 | 5th |
| Carlin | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26th | |
| 2022 | GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 17th |
| JHR Developments | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | GB3 Championship | Arden VRD | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 347 | 6th |
| 2024 | GB3 Championship | VRD by Arden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39* | 10th* |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 British 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JHR Developments | DON 1 5 |
DON 2 Ret |
DON 3 1 |
BHGP 1 DNS |
BHGP 2 9 |
BHGP 3 8 |
OUL 1 4 |
OUL 2 4 |
OUL 3 2 |
KNO 1 Ret |
KNO 2 5 |
KNO 3 5 |
THR 1 1 |
THR 2 1 |
THR 3 1 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 2 |
SIL 3 Ret |
CRO 1 8 |
CRO 2 5 |
SNE 1 9 |
SNE 2 7 |
SNE 3 3 |
BHI 1 8 |
BHI 2 5 |
BHI 3 9 |
5th | 249 | ||||
| 2021 | Fortec Motorsport | THR1 1 1 |
THR1 2 1 |
THR1 3 3 |
SNE 1 2 |
SNE 2 11 |
SNE 3 4 |
BHI 1 15 |
BHI 2 1 |
BHI 3 5 |
OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 127 |
OUL 3 6 |
KNO 1 10 |
KNO 2 DNS |
KNO 3 11 |
THR2 1 Ret |
THR2 2 33 |
THR2 3 8 |
CRO 1 12 |
CRO 2 5 |
CRO 3 12 |
SIL 1 15 |
SIL 2 6 |
SIL 3 Ret |
DON 1 7 |
DON 2 48 |
DON 3 8 |
BHGP 1 12 |
BHGP 2 24 |
BHGP 3 13 |
5th | 226 |
Complete GB3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Elite Motorsport | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
SIL1 1 |
SIL1 2 |
SIL1 3 |
DON1 1 |
DON1 2 |
DON1 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
SIL2 1 |
SIL2 2 |
SIL2 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
DON2 1 10 |
DON2 2 12 |
DON2 3 13 |
26th | 23 |
| 2022 | Elite Motorsport | OUL 1 13 |
OUL 2 10 |
OUL 3 12 |
SIL1 1 5 |
SIL1 2 7 |
SIL1 3 18 |
DON1 1 6 |
DON1 2 4 |
DON1 3 14 |
SNE 1 16 |
SNE 2 14 |
SNE 3 32 |
17th | 156 | ||||||||||||
| JHR Developments | SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 13 |
SPA 3 14 |
SIL2 1 15 |
SIL2 2 DSQ |
SIL2 3 Ret |
BRH 1 11 |
BRH 2 16 |
BRH 3 Ret |
DON2 1 WD |
DON2 2 WD |
DON2 3 WD | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Arden VRD | OUL 1 4 |
OUL 2 1 |
OUL 3 1110 |
SIL1 1 9 |
SIL1 2 20 |
SIL1 3 104 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 46 |
SNE 1 1 |
SNE 2 3 |
SNE 3 136 |
SIL2 1 11 |
SIL2 2 11 |
SIL2 3 C |
BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 8 |
BRH 3 138 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 4 |
ZAN 3 Ret |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 6 |
DON 3 117 |
6th | 347 |
| 2024 | VRD by Arden | OUL 1 17 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 156 |
SIL1 1 8 |
SIL1 2 7 |
SIL1 3 C |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
SIL2 1 |
SIL2 2 |
SIL2 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
BHR 3 |
10th* | 39* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[edit]
(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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jenzer Motorsport | BHR SPR |
BHR FEA |
MEL SPR |
MEL FEA |
IMO SPR |
IMO FEA |
MON SPR |
MON FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
_* | _* |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "James Hedley". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "James Hedley | Young Drivers | British Racing Drivers' Club". www.brdc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ MarkWalkerFord. "Ginetta Junior Championship". James Hedley Racing. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (3 March 2022). "Elite Motorsort signs James Hedley for GB3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b Waring, Bethonie (5 March 2020). "Ginetta Junior champion James Hedley moves into British F4 with JHR". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (11 December 2020). "British F4 season review: Fortec's Browning wins in closest action yet". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (27 April 2021). "James Hedley secures second season in British F4 with move to Fortec". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Allen, Peter (26 August 2021). "British F4 title contender Hedley makes mid-season Carlin switch". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (27 September 2021). "Hedley: British F4 title "life or death" for career". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b Whitfield, Steve (12 October 2021). "Elite Motorsport adds British F4's Hedley for GB3 finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (21 July 2022). "Hedley leaves Elite Motorsport for JHR Developments in GB3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b Whitfield, Steve (4 May 2023). "James Hedley to contest full GB3 season with Arden VRD". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (10 April 2023). "Hedley wins rain-affected GB3 race two at Oulton Park". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (17 June 2023). "Hedley surges to victory at Snetterton as Voisin takes GB3 points lead". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (26 March 2024). "Hedley returns to VRD by Arden for first two GB3 rounds". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "James Hedley Set to Race in First Two GB3 Rounds with VRD Racing by Arden | Arden Motorsport". www.arden-motorsport.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Costa, Massimo (10 December 2023). "Test at Le Castellet Lacorte leads with Trident". italiaracing.net. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (1 April 2024). "Arden confirms rumoured FREC exit as Monolite races to fill seats". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Scout, Formula (23 May 2024). "Hedley describes "crazy" circumstances around F3 debut in Monaco". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Jenzer Motorsport confirms James Hedley for Monte Carlo". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (22 May 2024). "James Hedley replaces Matias Zagazeta at Jenzer for Monaco F3 round". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
External links[edit]
James Hedley career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2003 births
- Living people
- British racing drivers
- Ginetta Junior Championship drivers
- British F4 Championship drivers
- BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Jenzer Motorsport drivers
- Arden International drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- Carlin racing drivers
- JHR Developments drivers