13 Facts About James Jakes

In 2003 James Jakes continued in T-cars, finishing 2nd in the championship.

James Jakes progressed his skills as a racing driver to the point where he was regularly contending for race wins, helping him to attain 3rd in the championship in 2005.

James Jakes did one round of the 2005 British Formula 3 Championship in the National Class.

In 2006 James Jakes made the move to the British Formula 3 Championship full-time with Hitech Racing where he finished 8th and finished 6th in the Macau Grand Prix.

For 2007 James Jakes moved on to the Formula Three Euroseries with Manor Motorsport.

James Jakes finished fifth in the championship, with one win coming at Magny-Cours.

James Jakes joined fellow Brit Jon Lancaster in the team, with his other team-mates being Frenchman Jules Bianchi, and German Nico Hulkenberg.

James Jakes did lie in fifth place at one point in the season, having won on the street circuit at Pau but tailed off to be thirteenth in the championship.

James Jakes equalled his best finish of third during the first race in Abu Dhabi, but was replaced by the team's 2010 main series driver Marcus Ericsson for the second round.

James Jakes signed to drive for Manor Motorsport in the inaugural GP3 Series season for 2010.

James Jakes had signed with Coloni to race in the GP2 Asia Series in 2011, but in March tested an IndyCar Series car for Dale Coyne Racing at Barber Motorsports Park.

In 2012, James Jakes resulted 10th at Texas Motor Speedway and 8th at the Indy Toronto, repeating his 22nd place in the season standings.

James Jakes switched to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for the 2013 season.