James Cottingham
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Cottingham driving the #59 McLaren 720S GT3 at the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 1984 Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |||||||||||||||
| Debut season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Racing licence | FIA Silver (until 2016) FIA Bronze (2017–) | ||||||||||||||
| Car number | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| Former teams | United Autosports | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Best finish | 2nd in 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous series | |||||||||||||||
| 2021-23 | British GT Championship | ||||||||||||||
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James Roderick Cottingham (born 21 January 1984) is a British businessman and racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for United Autosports. He was the 2023 British GT Championship runner-up. In addition to being a racing driver, Cottingham is also a director of DK Engineering, a car restoration company founded by his family in 1977.