| James Cole | |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birth Date: | 1988 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Southport (England) |
| Current Series: | British Touring Car Championship |
| First Year: | 2013 |
| Current Team: | Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher |
| Car Number: | 20 |
| Former Teams: | RCIB Insurance Racing, United Autosports, Adrian Flux Subaru Racing |
| Starts: | 145 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Poles: | 1 |
| Fastest Laps: | 2 |
| Best Finish: | 16th |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Prev Series: | FIA Formula Two Championship British Formula 3 Formula BMW Pacific British Formula Ford BRSCC North West Formula Ford |
| Prev Series Years: | 2011 2010 2009 2008–09 2007 |
| Titles: | British Formula Ford BRSCC North West Formula Ford |
| Title Years: | 2009 2007 |
James Cole (born 16 August 1988) is a British racing driver from Southport, Merseyside. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut in 2013.
Cole began his racing career in 2007, taking part in BRSCC North West Formula Ford. He won this regional championship,[1] and in 2008 moved to the main British Formula Ford Championship. He finished tenth. He continued another year in the series, and won the 2009 championship,[2] taking seven wins and fifteen podiums in the twenty-four races.
He was nominated for the 2009 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.
He changed series to the British Formula 3 National Class for the 2010 season,[3] driving for T-Sport alongside Alex Brundle and Menasheh Idafar. He finished second in the class.
He moved to Formula Two for the start of the 2011 season[4] with British Formula 3 teammate Brundle.
After a year out of racing, Cole joined Team HARD. for the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season to drive an NGTC Vauxhall Insignia.[5] He was allowed to drive the car for the first time on the Friday before the Brands Hatch round to shake down the car.[6] In July 2013, Cole announced he had left Team HARD. to focus on securing a drive for 2014.[7]
For the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season, Cole joined United Autosports who will be making their debut in the series.[8]
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)