James Hinchcliffe
Nationality	Canadian
Date of birth	December 5, 1986 (1986-12-05) (age 22)
Place of birth	Oakville, Ontario
2009 Firestone Indy Lights Series
Debut season	2009
Current team	Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Car no.	7
Starts	3
Wins	0
Poles	0
Previous series
2006-2008 2006-2007 2005 2004	Atlantic Championship A1 Grand Prix Star Mazda Series Formula BMW USA

James Hinchcliffe (born December 5, 1986) is Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights Series

Contents 1 Racing career 1.1 Early racing 1.2 A1 Grand Prix 1.3 Indy Lights 2 Motorsports career results 2.1 A1 Grand Prix 3 External links

[edit] Racing career

[edit] Early racing

After karting, he started his open-wheel career in 2003, when he finished 3rd in Bridgestone Racing Academy F2000 series. Next year he was top rookie in Formula BMW USA, winning three races. In 2005, he raced in the Star Mazda Series, finishing 3rd overall with three wins. In 2006 he moved to the Champ Car Atlantic Series series with Forsythe Racing. He won one race at Portland and scored two other podiums, but was only able to finish 10th in the overall standings.

[edit] A1 Grand Prix

He then joined A1 Team Canada in A1 Grand Prix. He finished 8th in the sprint race and 13th in the feature in his first race at Zandvoort, then had a stunning weekend in Brno. He scored 2nd in the sprint race at the Czech round and led the feature for the majority of the race, but clashed with eventual winner Alex Yoong dropped him down to 5th. He raced next at the Beijing round, finishing 4th in the sprint race and 10th in the feature (which he could have won but for a team pitstop strategy error), and then returned after two races out at the New Zealand round, where he finished 6th in both races.

'Hinch' once again raced in the Champ Car Atlantic Series in 2007, this time with the Sierra Sierra team. He finished 4th in points without a win. During the season he was also a guest commentator on the international feed for Champ Car World Series races. He returned to Forsythe Racing for the 2008 Atlantic Championship season, again finishing 4th in points but this time capturing a win in the second race of the season at Laguna Seca.

[edit] Indy Lights

For 2009 he will compete in the Firestone Indy Lights Series for perennial powerhouse team Sam Schmidt Motorsports in their #7 car.

[edit] Motorsports career results

[edit] A1 Grand Prix

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (sr = sprint race, fr = feature race)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
2006-07	Canada	NED sr: 8 fr: 13	CZE sr: 2 fr: 5	BEJ sr: 4 fr: 10	MAL	IND	NZE sr: 6 fr: 6	AUS sr: 13 fr: dnf	ZAF sr: 13 fr: dnf	MEX sr: 13 fr: 15	SHA	GBR

[edit] External links

• Official website