James Davies (F1RGP2C driver)

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This page is about the F1RGP2C driver James Davies. For the driver who competed in F1RWRS, please visit James Davies (F1RWRS driver).

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James Davies
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png British
Born 14th September 1975
Monmouth, Wales
Current Team West McLaren Mercedes
Car Number 7
Former Teams Sauber
Races 48
Championships 0
Victories 1
Podiums 8
Points 54
Pole Positions 0
Fastest Laps 1
First Race 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
First Victory 1997 Argentinian Grand Prix
Last Victory 1997 Argentinian Grand Prix
Last Race 1997 German Grand Prix
Best Finish 9th (1995)


James Davies is a British racing driver best known for his career in the F1RGP2C, and his various feuds with fellow drivers. The most notable feuds Davies has had include John Zimmer, Daniel Moreno, and Martin McFry. He is no relation to the F1RWRS driver James Davies or his cousin Jordan.

Pre-F1RGP2C Career

Born in Monmouth, Davies got his first taste of racing at the age of 6, at a friend's birthday party. Despite not really having any exposure to motor racing prior to this, Davies won the kart race over his friends comfortably. Pleased at the ease of his win, he pestered his parents to take him karting whenever they could; Davies would regularly win, even against people twice his age. Eventually, his parents realised their son's skill and bought him a kart at the age of 13. Within 2 years he had promptly demolished anything even remotely resembling competition in the domestic kart scene, prompting an offer from West Surrey Racing to move to British F3 for 1991.

Davies was largely overshadowed in his first season of car racing, but he won the last 4 races dominantly and went into 1992 extremely confident. Despite winning 10 races, though, he missed out on the championship to his rival John Zimmer by 2 points. Still, he was chosen to move up to F3000 for 1993, competing for Pacific Racing. Davies promptly won the first two rounds, but only scored once more in the season - another win at Spa - in a season where he was on pole and setting fastest lap most of the time. He was passed up for an F1 drive by most major teams for 1994, though Mercedes were interested in both his potential skill and marketability for Britain, resulting in him signing for Sauber in the F1RGP2C.

F1RGP2C Career

Sauber

McLaren

F1RGP2C Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Pts
1994 Broker Sauber Mercedes Sauber C13 Mercedes-Benz 2175B V10 BRA
Ret
PAC
Ret
SMR
6
MON
Ret
ESP
Ret
CAN
3
FRA
Ret
GBR
6
GER
Ret
HUN
6
BEL
Ret
ITA
7
POR
Ret
EUR
10
JPN
8*
AUS
Ret
14th 7
1995 Malboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/10 Mercedes FO 110 3.0 V10 BRA
7
ARG
Ret
SMR
Ret
MON
3
ESP
6
CAN
9
FRA
6
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
3
ITA
7
POR
6
EUR
Ret
JPN
8
PAC
6
AUS
6
9th 13
1996 Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/11 Mercedes FO 110/3 3.0 V10 AUS
Ret
BRA
Ret
ARG
3
LUX
Ret
SMR
INJ
MON
INJ
ESP
INJ
CAN
INJ
USA
INJ
FRA
INJ
GBR
INJ
GER
INJ
HUN
INJ
BEL
INJ
ITA
INJ
JPN
INJ
12th 4
1997 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/12 Mercedes FO 110/3 3.0 V10 AUS
Ret
BRA
Ret
ARG
1
SMR
2
MON
5
ESP
4
CAN
Ret
USA
6
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
3
HUN
Ret
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
AUT
18*
JPN
3
6th 30