James Hinchcliffe
| James Hinchcliffe | |||||||
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Hinchcliffe at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2021 | |||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||
| Born | December 5, 1986 North York, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2014 | ||||||
| Current team | Pfaff Motorsports | ||||||
| Racing licence | FIA Gold | ||||||
| Car number | 9 | ||||||
| Former teams | Mazda Motorsports, SpeedSource, Starworks Motorsport | ||||||
| Starts | 9 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 20th in 2025 | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2009–10 2006–08 2006–07 2005 2004 | Indy Lights Atlantic Championship A1 Grand Prix Star Mazda Series Formula BMW USA | ||||||
| Awards | |||||||
| 2010 2011 2024 | Greg Moore Legacy Award IndyCar Rookie of the Year Tony Renna Rising Star Award CMHF Inductee | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 161 races run over 11 years | |||||||
| 2020 position | 23rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 8th (2012, 2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Barber) | ||||||
| Last race | 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach) | ||||||
| First win | 2013 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
| Last win | 2018 Iowa Corn 300 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 77 (Spire Motorsports) | ||||||
| First race | 2026 OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
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James Douglas Meredith Hinchcliffe (born December 5, 1986) is a Canadian racing driver. He is best known for competing in the IndyCar Series from 2011 until 2021. He is also a commentator for IndyCar broadcasts on FOX Sports and occasional Formula One broadcasts on F1TV.
Hinchcliffe won the 2011 IndyCar Rookie of the Year award driving for Newman/Haas Racing, and six race wins for Andretti Autosport and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. In 2015, his first year driving for Schmidt Peterson, he suffered life-threatening blood loss when he was impaled in a crash when his suspension failed while practicing for the Indianapolis 500. He would recover and win the pole position for the following year's race and finished in seventh position.
Also, in 2016, Hinchcliffe appeared on season 23 of the ABC series Dancing with the Stars, finishing in second place. He is often called by his nicknames "Hinch" and "the Mayor of Hinchtown".