James Brian Weaver[1] (born 4 March 1955 in London) is a British former racing driver.
In 1978 Weaver started racing in Formula Ford with Scorpion Racing School. He then began his professional career in the European F3. In 1982 he was the Eddie Jordan Racing team's primary driver, but in 1983 he returned to the European F3. He debuted in the British Touring Car Championship in 1989 at the Oulton Park circuit in March that year. He finished second overall in the British Touring Car Championship that year behind the winner John Cleland. He won Class B that year.
In 1987, Weaver joined Dyson Racing, for whom he drove for twenty years. He resulted IMSA GT Championship runner-up in 1995, won the 1998 United States Road Racing Championship and the 2000 and 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series, and collected two vice-championships in the 2004 and 2006 American Le Mans Series.Among his wins, he triumphed at the 1997 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1997, 2000 and 2002 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. He also finished second at the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1999 12 Hours of Sebring.
Weaver officially retired after the 2006 American Le Mans Series season.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1984–1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Pts | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | BMW GB Ltd. | BMW 635CSi | DON 8 | SIL 6 | OUL 1 | THR Ret | THR DNS | SIL 4 | SNE Ret | BRH 2 | BRH 4 | DON Ret | SIL 4 | 13th | 26 | 4th | ||||||
| 1988 | BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1 | BMW M3 | SIL | OUL DNS | THR | DON 7‡ | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | SNE | BRH | BIR C | DON 11 | SIL | 20th | 15 | 6th | ||||
| 1989 | BMW Team Finance | BMW M3 | OUL 6 | SIL 13 | THR 8 | DON 11 | THR 8 | SIL 13 | SIL 13 | BRH 9 | SNE 12 | BRH 7 | BIR 11 | DON 12 | SIL 10 | 2nd | 109 | 1st | ||||
| 1992 | Nissan Janspeed Racing | Nissan Primera eGT | SIL | THR | OUL | SNE | BRH | DON 1 | DON 2 | SIL | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | PEM | BRH 1 13 | BRH 2 11 | DON 8 | SIL Ret | 22nd | 3 |
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |  Jeff Allam Steve Soper | Mazda 717C | C Jr. | 267 | 18th | 2nd |
| 1985 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Richard Lloyd Jonathan Palmer | Porsche 956 GTi | C1 | 371 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 1986 | Nissan Motorsport | Masahiro Hasemi Takao Wada | Nissan R85V | C1 | 285 | 16th | 10th |
| 1987 | Liqui Moly Equipe |  Price Cobb Jonathan Palmer | Porsche 962C GTi | C1 | 112 | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Derek Bell Tiff Needell | Porsche 962C GTi | C1 | 339 | DNF | DNF |
| 1990 | Richard Lloyd Racing |  JJ Lehto Manuel Reuter | Porsche 962C GTi | C1 | 181 | DNF | DNF |
| 1991 | Team Salamin Primagaz Team Schuppan | Hurley Haywood Wayne Taylor | Porsche 962C | C2 | 316 | NC | NC |
| 1995 | PC Automotive Jaguar | Tiff Needell Richard Piper | Jaguar XJ220 | LMGT1 | 135 | DNF | DNF |
| 1996 | Gulf Racing | Ray Bellm JJ Lehto | McLaren F1 GTR | LMGT1 | 323 | 9th | 7th |
| 1997 | David Price Racing | Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | LMGT1 | 236 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 | Porsche AG | David Murry Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Porsche LMP1-98 | LMP1 | 218 | DNF | DNF |
| 1999 | Audi Sport UK | Perry McCarthy Andy Wallace | Audi R8C | LMGTP | 198 | DNF | DNF |