29 Facts About James Courtney

James Courtney has raced and was successful in several other categories, most of which are regarded as the stepping stones to Formula One.

James Courtney was World Junior Karting Champion in 1995 and world Formula A Champion in 1997.

James Courtney was British Formula Ford champion in 2000 and broke the record for winning the most Formula Ford races in one season.

James Courtney drove for the Jaguar Junior Formula Three team in 2001, impressively winning his first F3 race on his F3 debut.

James Courtney was a test driver for Jaguar's Formula One team.

James Courtney appeared in the 2007 season of Dancing with the Stars, on the Seven Network.

James Courtney "freaked out" when he found that he could not move the right side of his body and was bleeding from his eyes.

James Courtney debuted in V8 Supercars in 2005 with the Holden Racing Team in the endurance races with co-driving with Jim Richards but enjoyed limited success.

James Courtney crashed the car on debut in Adelaide but recovered to finished third in the 2006 Bathurst 1000 and followed it up with a second place in the 2007 Bathurst 1000.

On 19 July 2008, James Courtney collected his first V8 Supercar race win, taking out race one of the City of Ipswich 400 at Queensland Raceway.

James Courtney was given a brand new Triple Eight Race Engineering built Ford FG Falcon and was regarded by many as a serious threat for the title.

James Courtney took wins at the new events at Townsville and Sydney and finished the year in seventh.

James Courtney won the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series, ahead of 2009 V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup.

Since joining Walkinshaw Andretti United, James Courtney has had limited success, taking just one race win at the 2011 Yas V8 400.

James Courtney finished tenth in the 2011 championship with 1869 points, while his teammate Garth Tander finished fifth with 2574 points and 2011 Champion Jamie Whincup amassed 3168 points.

James Courtney retained his seat at the Holden Racing Team for 2012 alongside Garth Tander.

James Courtney's season started with a crash at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide in race 1 and a 25th in race 2.

James Courtney then finished 18th in the first race of Symmons Plains but recorded an impressive 8th in race 2.

James Courtney now sits 21st in the championship with 171 points while Tander is in 6th with 368 points.

James Courtney sat out the final four races of the 2013 Championship Series after a severe incident during Race 32 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

James Courtney suffered a tear in his right quad muscle and a fractured tibia.

James Courtney withdrew from the 2015 Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint after sustaining chest injuries whilst standing in pit lane when he was hit by an airborne piece of metal signage blown through the air by a low flying Navy helicopter.

James Courtney was admitted to hospital with two broken ribs and a punctured lung.

On 26 August 2015, James Courtney confirmed that he would not participate in the Sandown 500 to recover from his injuries.

James Courtney is divorced and has a daughter named Zara, a younger son named Cadel, and a daughter named Opal.

James Courtney was born with a twin sister, and resides near the Gold Coast, Queensland.

James Courtney has done so since driving for Stone Brothers Racing in 2006.

James Courtney is an enthusiast of quality watches and drives a HSV GTS.

James Courtney described the car as "crazy" and that it would "spin the rear wheels in fifth gear, no problem".