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Encyclopedia > James Thompson (racing driver)
James Thompson

2007 BTCC driver
Nationality
Nickname Jimmy/Thommo
Car # 14
Car SEAT León
Drivers championships 2
Wins 33
Podium finishes 109
Poles 29
Fastest laps 27
Debut season 1994
Best championship result 1st (2002, 2004)
2006 position 6th (162 points)
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James Thompson (born April 26, 1974) is a British auto racing driver from York. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship. In 2005 he raced away from the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for the first time in over a decade, joining Alfa Romeo for the World Touring Car Championship. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 451 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (738 × 981 pixel, file size: 174 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Other versions http://www. ... The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season will be the 49th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... The SEAT León (pronounced Leh-On) is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT since 1999. ... The title of BTCC champion is awarded to the driver who scores the most points overall in a British Touring Car Championship season. ... The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season will be the 49th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Racing cars redirects here. ... York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... The current BTCC logo The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ... The current BTCC logo The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ... During its history, Alfa Romeo has competed successfully in many different categories of motorsport, including Formula One, sportscar racing, touring car racing and rallies. ... WTCC redirects here. ...


He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered Peugeot in 1994, his performances earning him a factory Vauxhall drive for 1995. He became the youngest ever race-winner that year, also taking 2 pole positions, before his season was cut short by a crash at Knockhill. 1996 was a transitional year with the new Vectra car, although James took a victory at Oulton Park, moving up from 5th in a 2-lap burst in which Roberto Ravaglia and Rickard Rydell collided, Joachim Winkelhock spun, and Alain Menu broke down. Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën. ... For information about the football team see Vauxhall Motors F.C. Vauxhall Motors is a UK car company. ... The Opel Vectra is a large family car produced by Opel, the main European subsidiary of General Motors. ... Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, northwest England,about 5 miles from Winsford, 13 miles to Chester City Center, 8 miles to Northwich and 17 miles to Warrington with nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line set in rolling... Italian Roberto Ravaglia currently runs BMWs Team Italy-Spain in the WTCC, who took Alessandro Zanardi to a famous race victory at Oschersleben. ... Rickard Rydell (born 22 September 1967) is a Swedish racing driver. ... Joachim Winkelhock (born 24 October 1960), a German motor racing driver. ... Switzerlands Alain Menu was one of the most successful Touring Car drivers of the 90s, and has continued to race well into the 2000s. ...


In 1997 James joined Honda, finishing 5th in 1997, 3rd in the championship in 1998, and 4th in 1999. He missed two rounds through injury in 2000, but still finnished 9th. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


When Honda pulled out for 2001 James joined Team Egg Sport, racing their Vauxhall to 4 wins and 3rd overall - enough to earn him a return to the factory Vauxhall team for 2002, and a titanic 3-year battle against team-mate Yvan Muller in their dominant Astra. James was BTCC champion in both 2002 and 2004, and was 2nd in 2003, before seeking a new challenge in World Touring Cars for 2005 with Alfa Romeo. Yvan Muller (born August 16, 1969) is a French auto racing driver. ... Vauxhall Astra is a model-name which has been used by Vauxhall, the British subsidiary of General Motors (GM), on their small family car ranges since 1979. ...


His first WTCC season opened with a win, but was not a huge success overall. On November 13, 2005 it was confirmed that he would be moving to SEAT Sport for 2006. After 8 2006 races he lies 4th overall. November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


He also competed in 18 of the 30 races of the BTCC. For most of the season he raced in the second SEAT Sport UK car, but at Silverstone for the final round he used his Red Bull-backed WTCC car. After competing in the first 9 races, he was actually ahead of BTCC team leader Jason Plato. Despite having to yield the victory to Plato at Croft, he finished 6th overall, socring more points per entry than any other SEAT driver (although Plato failed to start 2 races due to accident damage). In 2007, Thompson will join Alfa Romeo in WTCC. The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ... Map sources for Silverstone at grid reference SP670440 Silverstone is a medium sized village in Northamptonshire, England. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Jason Plato is a British auto racing driver, born in 1968 in Oxford and currently living in Monte Carlo. ... During its history, Alfa Romeo has competed successfully in many different categories of motorsport, including Formula One, sportscar racing, touring car racing and rallies. ... The World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) is an international Touring Car championship organized by the FIA. The WTCC was first held in 1987 to replace the long-running ETCC (European Touring Car Championship) in a Group A format, with races held in Bathurst and Mount Fuji. ...


Race of Champions

After Jenson Button had to pull out of the 2006 Race of Champions Thompson was announced as his replacement on December 13, 2006. He will be competing for the English team with Andy Priaulx on December 16, 2006. Jenson Alexander Lyons Button (born 19 January 1980) is a British Formula One racing driver from England. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Andrew Priaulx (born Guernsey, 8 August 1976) is a racing driver. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


External links

  • Profile from btccinfo.co.uk
  • btcc:action profile
  • Media on James Thompson (racing driver) in the Wikicommons.
BTCC 2006
Drivers Neal | Plato | Chilton | Turkington | Collard | G. Smith | Giovanardi | Proctor | Thompson | Bell | Marsh | Murray | Leason | Kaye | A. Jones | Turner | Howell | Hughes | O'Neill | Dowling | Stockton | Shedden | Pinkney | M. Smith | Jordan | M. Jones | Leggate | Kizilirmak
Teams VXR | SEAT | RAC | Halfords | Fast-Tec | Geoff Steel | Farécla | Quest | Daniels | Synchro | Xero | Kartworld | BTC | Motorbase | InFront | Eurotech | Forward | Tech-Speed
Circuits Brands Hatch | Mondello | Oulton | Thruxton | Croft | Donington | Snetterton | Knockhill | Silverstone
Preceded by
Jason Plato		 British Touring Car Championship champion
2002		 Succeeded by
Yvan Muller
Preceded by
Yvan Muller		 British Touring Car Championship champion
2004		 Succeeded by
Matt Neal

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