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Career rundown:
2006: BTCC. SEAT Sport UK, SEAT Leon. Five of ten rounds (those which do not clash with WTCC).
WTCC. SEAT Leon.
2005: 8th - FIA World Touring Car Championship with Alfa Romeo, with one win (at Monza ) and two 2nd places.
2004: British Touring Car Champion (with VX Racing). Selected European Touring Car Championship rounds with Alfa Romeo - finished 9th in the series with one race win at Donington Park.
2003 Runner-up, BTCC (with VX Racing). Vauxhall Astra Coupé. Selected rounds of the European Touring Car Championship with Alfa Romeo (finished 12th in the series with one race win at Monza) and rounds of the British Rally Championship.
2002: BTCC Champion, Vauxhall Astra Coupé. Contested the Rally of Great Britain in a privately-entered Mitsubishi, finishing 19th overall and 2nd in class.
2001: 3rd, BTCC. Egg Sport. Vauxhall Astra Coupé. Selected European Touring Car Championship rounds with Honda, with two 2nd place finishes.
2000: 9th, BTCC. Honda Accord (works). Selected DTM races with Audi.
1999: 4th, BTCC. Honda Accord, West Surrey Racing.
1998: 3rd, BTCC. Prodrive Honda. 4 wins. 2 pole positions.
1997: BTCC. Prodrive Honda. 1 race win. 1 pole position.
1996: 10th, BTCC. Vauxhall. 26 races. 1 win.
1995: 7th, BTCC. Vauxhall A violent crash during testing at Knickhill cut his season short. 15 races. 1 win. 1 fastest lap. 2 poles.
1994: 23rd, BTCC. Privateer Peugeot 405. 18 races.
1993: National Saloon Car Cup. Honda Scholarship Civic V-Tec. 9 pole positions. 7 wins. 8 fastest laps.
1992: 4th, Formula Vauxhall Junior.
1991: Formula Vauxhall Junior.
Pre-1991: James had rally tuition from Malcolm Wilson and a brief karting career.