1. James Alan Broadbent was born on 13 June 1991 and is an English social media personality, commentator, and racing driver.
22 Facts About Jimmy Broadbent
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Jimmy Broadbent has over 950,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, with content related to gaming, sim racing, and real life racing.
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Jimmy Broadbent's popularity has been partially attributed to his modest background, having lived in a shed in his mother's garden for a long period of time, and his honesty with personal struggles, both traits in stark contrast with the trend of internet celebrities portraying an artificial idyllic life.
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Jimmy Broadbent began uploading content for YouTube in 2012, his first video being published in May of that year.
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Jimmy Broadbent reached 10,000 subscribers in 2017; by 2018, he had around 86,000 subscribers.
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In 14 April 2018, Jimmy Broadbent was temporarily banned by YouTube while viewing Michael Dunlop's then-lap record from 2016 on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course on his stream.
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Jimmy Broadbent's stream was terminated for use of copyrighted content, as entertainment distributor Duke Video held the rights to all Isle of Man TT content.
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Jimmy Broadbent's ban was lifted the following day after Duke Video had lifted the claim on his livestream.
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On 4 June 2018, Jimmy Broadbent reached 100,000 subscribers on YouTube.
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Jimmy Broadbent was invited by Polyphony Digital, the creators of the Gran Turismo video game series, to work as a commentator on their FIA-Certified Gran Turismo Championships.
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In 2019, Jimmy Broadbent took part in the annual iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans in the iRacing video game, with teammates Adam David Hodgkinson and Nate Lupson with the 2016 Audi R18 LMP1 prototype sports car, and won their race overall.
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On May 16,2020, Jimmy Broadbent won his split in the annual iRacing Indy 500.
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Jimmy Broadbent fought McLaren driver Lando Norris for 4th place at the final lap of the race, with Broadbent ultimately taking the position at the final corner after a collision with Norris.
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Jimmy Broadbent later participated in the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual esports event in the rFactor 2 video game, piloting an Aston Martin Vantage GTE for Mahle Racing alongside former IndyCar Series driver Robert Wickens, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters driver Ferdinand Habsburg and sim racer Kevin Rotting.
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Jimmy Broadbent returned to the event in 2022, racing a Porsche 911 RSR GTE for Team Project 1 x BPM, alongside Rene Buttler, Bram Beelen and Tim Neuendorf.
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In 2021, it was announced that Jimmy Broadbent would take part in the 2021 Britcar Endurance Championship with Team J2 Praga, driving the Praga R1 alongside Jem Hepworth in the Praga class.
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In December 2022, it was announced that Jimmy Broadbent would be taking part in testing of the 2023 BMW M4 GT4 in the Circuito de Almeria in Spain with BMW Motorsport.
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On 3 June, Jimmy Broadbent released a video on YouTube announcing that he would be participating in the Nurburgring Endurance Series for 2023 alongside sim racing YouTubers Misha Charoudin and Steve Alvarez Brown.
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Broadbent's father, Alan, died by suicide when Jimmy was only 13 years old after struggling from alcoholism and depression.
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Jimmy Broadbent lost his job, his house and his fiancee broke up with him.
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In 2021, Jimmy Broadbent bought his own house and currently lives there.
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Jimmy Broadbent owns 5 cars, a Nissan Skyline GT-R, Nissan 350Z, Nissan GT-R, first-generation Subaru Impreza WRX RA, and a modified Mazda MX-5.