James Pull

James Pull
Pull in 2025
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Singapore Singapore
Born (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 27)
Singapore
Categorisation FIA Silver (until 2021)
FIA Gold (2022–)
Super GT - GT300 career
Debut season2026
Current teamNilzz Racing
Car number48
Super Taikyu Series career
Debut season2024
Current teamAoyama Gakuin University Automobile Club
Car number8
Former teamsHitotsuyama Racing
Podiums2 (2025)
Previous series
2024-2025
2021
2020
2019
2018
2018
2017
2017

2016

2016

2016
2015		Super Taikyu Series
GT World Challenge Europe
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Lamborghini Super Trofeo
Toyota Racing Series
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy
F4 British Championship
MSA Formula

James Pull (born 5 October 1999) is a British–Singaporean racing driver, living in Japan. He currently is competing in the Super GT in the GT300 class and Super Taikyu Series for Aoyama Gakuin University Automobile Club.‍

Pull made his single-seater debut in Formula 4 during the 2015 MSA Formula Championship, driving for JTR and Fortec Motorsport. In 2016, he joined Carlin Motorsport, and in 2017, he finished as runner-up while winning the rookie title in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.

Sportscar career

Europe

2018–2021

In 2018, Pull competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship, securing five race victories and finishing runner-up in both the Asia and Middle East series.

Transitioning to GT racing in 2019, he claimed a Silver Cup class victory on his debut at the Spa 24 Hours endurance race in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.

Making his GT World Challenge Europe debut in September 2020 with R-Motorsport, Pull won the Silver Cup class in the six-hour race at the Nürburgring in his first race as part of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy.

Pull returned to the GT World Challenge Europe championship in 2021 with ROFGO Racing with Team WRT, where he placed on the podium at Monza.

Japan

2024 – current

In 2024, he relocated to Japan to compete in the Super Taikyu Series with Hitotsuyama Racing in the ST-Z class. He then moved up to the top ST-X class for the 2025 season, where he scored two podiums across the season, including at the 24 Hours of Fuji.

In 2026, James made his debut in the Super GT with Nilzz Racing in the GT300 class #48 GT-R Nismo GT3. He also returned to Super Taikyu Series, racing in the #8 Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo with Aoyama Gakuin University Automobile Club.‍

Early life

Born in Singapore to a Malaysian mother and a British father, Pull began karting in 2008 at the age of eight. He began to compete at a competitive level across Asia from 2009 to 2011, and then in Europe from 2011 to 2014 with Chiesa Corse and the Tony Kart Racing Team respectively.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 MSA Formula Championship JTR 18 0 0 2 4 104 10th
Fortec Motorsports 12 0 0 0 0
2016 F4 British Championship Carlin 30 2 1 4 8 291 4th
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 33 26th
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy 3 0 0 0 0 36 8th
2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 24 0 1 0 14 490 2nd
Formula Renault NEC Arden Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 48 13th
Josef Kaufmann Racing 2 0 0 0 0
2018 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 0 0 0 3 692 6th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro FFF Racing Team 12 0 0 0 10 121 2nd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East 2 2 1 0 2 64 2nd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Bonaldi Motorsport 12 1 0 0 4 65 5th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals 2 0 0 0 1 12 5th
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 5 1 0 1 1 61 4th
Italian GT Championship Imperiale Racing 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC†
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 3 1 0 0 1 40 9th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 5 0 0 0 0 8 24th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 5 0 0 0 1 61 5th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2024 Super Taikyu - ST-Z Hitotsuyama Racing 7 0 0 0 1 75‡ 6th‡
2025 Super Taikyu – ST-X Hitotsuyama Racing 5 0 0 0 2 58.5‡ 5th‡
2026 Super GT - GT300 Nilzz Racing
Super Taikyu - ST-Z Aoyama Gakuin Automobile Club

† As Pull was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete MSA Formula Championship/British F4 Championship results

(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
2015 JTR BHI
1
8		 BHI
2
3		 BHI
3
2		 DON
1
2		 DON
2
7		 DON
3
3		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
11		 THR
3
Ret		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
13		 OUL
3
8		 CRO
1
11		 CRO
2
10		 CRO
3
12		 SNE
1
18		 SNE
2
16		 SNE
3
13		 10th 104
Fortec Motorsports KNO
1
6		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
Ret		 ROC
1
16		 ROC
2
14		 ROC
3
7		 SIL
1
9		 SIL
2
17		 SIL
3
Ret		 BHGP
1
10		 BHGP
2
9		 BHGP
3
6
2016 Carlin BHI
1
3		 BHI
2
3		 BHI
3
3		 DON
1
4		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
4		 THR
1
6		 THR
2
7		 THR
3
4		 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
2		 OUL
3
5		 CRO
1
8		 CRO
2
5		 CRO
3
6		 SNE
1
3		 SNE
2
2		 SNE
3
Ret		 KNO
1
7		 KNO
2
5		 KNO
3
7		 ROC
1
1		 ROC
2
DSQ		 ROC
3
9		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
12		 SIL
3
6		 BHGP
1
1		 BHGP
2
7		 BHGP
3
4		 4th 291

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

(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
2016 Carlin SNE1
1		 SNE1
2		 SNE1
3		 BRH1
1		 BRH1
2		 BRH1
3		 ROC
1		 ROC
2		 ROC
3		 OUL
1		 OUL
2		 OUL
3		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 SNE2
1		 SNE2
2		 SNE2
3		 BRH2
1
11		 BRH2
2
11		 BRH2
3
8		 26th 33
2017 Carlin OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
4		 OUL
3
3		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
2		 SNE1
1
2		 SNE1
2
14		 SNE1
3
3		 SIL
1
3		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
2		 SPA
1
8		 SPA
2
2		 SPA
3
4		 BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
2		 BRH
3
3		 SNE2
1
3		 SNE2
2
13		 SNE2
3
7		 DON
1
4		 DON
2
3		 DON
3
5		 2nd 490

Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results

(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 DC Points
2017 Arden Motorsport MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 ASS
1		 ASS
2		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
9		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 13th 48
Josef Kaufmann Racing HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
7

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

(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 DC Points
2018 M2 Competition RUA
1
5		 RUA
2
11		 RUA
3
3		 TER
1
5		 TER
2
2		 TER
3
6		 HMP
1
7		 HMP
2
7		 HMP
3
5		 TAU
1
2		 TAU
2
8		 TAU
3
7		 MAN
1
8		 MAN
2
8		 MAN
3
10		 6th 692

References

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