James Golding (racing driver)
| James Golding | |
|---|---|
James Golding in 2025 | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | James Bodee Golding 19 January 1996 (age 30) |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver (until 2023) FIA Gold (2024–) |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Current team | Blanchard Racing Team |
| Championships | 0 |
| Races | 178 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Pole positions | 2 |
| 2024 position | 7th (1991 pts) |
James Bodee Golding (born 19 January 1996) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the Repco Supercars Championship driving the No. 7 Ford Mustang S650 for Blanchard Racing Team.
Career
Early career
A multiple Victorian karting champion, Golding moved into the Victorian Formula Ford championship in 2013, finishing fourth. He then stepped up to the national series in 2014, where he finished third despite only being eight points shy of the overall winner, Thomas Randle.
Supercars
Golding caught the attention of Garry Rogers, who signed him into his Dunlop Series team for the 2015 season. In his debut season, he finished tenth in the overall standings, beating season regulars such as Aaren Russell and Paul Morris, as well as other rising talents like Macauley Jones.
In 2016, Golding was drafted into the main series for the endurance events, driving alongside James Moffat in the Volvo S60.[1] In his debut race, the 2016 Wilson Security Sandown 500, Golding crashed heavily on the first lap after the front right tyre deflated at high speed.
Racing record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Queensland Sprint Kart Championship - Rookies | 10th |
| City of Melbourne Kart Titles - Rookies | 5th | |
| Albury/Wodonga Victorian Closed Titles - Rookies | 2nd | |
| TradeInMyCar Enduro - Rookies | 6th | |
| 2010 | City of Melbourne Kart Titles - Junior National Light | 1st |
| Victorian Open Kart Titles - Junior National Light | 3rd | |
| Champion of Champions Junior Classic - Junior Pro | 1st | |
| Champion of Champions Junior Classic - Junior National Light | 3rd | |
| Oakleigh Kart Club Top Guns - Junior National Light | 6th | |
| 2011 | Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Light | 1st |
| Australian Rotax Nationals - Formula JMA Light | 2nd | |
| City of Melbourne Kart Titles - Junior National Light | 5th | |
| City of Melbourne Kart Titles - Junior Rotax | 5th | |
| 2012 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Junior | 7th |
| Australian Rotax Nationals - Rotax Junior | 3rd | |
| 2017 | Australian Kart Championship - KZ2 | 7th |
| 2019 | SP Tools Australian Kart Championship - KZ2 | 4th |
| 2022 | SP Tools Australian Kart Championship - KZ2 | 6th |
| SKUSA SuperNations - Pro Shifter | 36th | |
| 2023 | SP Tools Australian Kart Championship - KZ2 | 4th |
| SKUSA SuperNations - Pro Shifter | 24th | |
| 2025 | Stars of Karting - KZ2 | 2nd |
| SKUSA SuperNations - Pro Shifter | 24th |
Circuit career results
Complete Super2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | No. | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 99 | Holden VF Commodore | ADE R1 19 |
ADE R2 Ret |
BAR R3 11 |
BAR R4 6 |
BAR R5 9 |
WIN R6 5 |
WIN R7 Ret |
WIN R8 11 |
TOW R9 Ret |
TOW R10 8 |
QLD R11 11 |
QLD R12 19 |
QLD R13 20 |
BAT R14 7 |
SYD R15 4 |
SYD R16 9 |
10th | 938 |
| 2016 | ADE R1 13 |
ADE R2 2 |
PHI R3 2 |
PHI R4 1 |
PHI R5 2 |
BAR R6 10 |
BAR R7 2 |
BAR R8 4 |
TOW R9 9 |
TOW R10 4 |
SAN R11 13 |
SAN R12 6 |
SAN R13 1 |
BAT R14 Ret |
SYD R15 2 |
SYD R16 2 |
4th | 1404 |
Supercars Championship results
| Supercars results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | Position | Points | ||
| 2016 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 34 | Volvo S60 | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
ADE R3 |
SYM R4 |
SYM R5 |
PHI R6 |
PHI R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
HID R12 |
HID R13 |
TOW R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 PO |
QLD R17 PO |
SMP R18 |
SMP R19 |
SAN Q 7 |
SAN R20 Ret |
BAT R21 Ret |
SUR R22 5 |
SUR R23 12 |
PUK R24 |
PUK R25 |
PUK R26 |
PUK R27 |
SYD R28 |
SYD R29 |
52nd | 180 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 31 | Holden VF Commodore | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
SYM R3 |
SYM R4 |
PHI R5 |
PHI R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
WIN R9 16 |
WIN R10 25 |
HID R11 |
HID R12 |
TOW R13 |
TOW R14 |
QLD R15 24 |
QLD R16 21 |
SMP R17 |
SMP R18 |
26th | 624 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | SAN Q 8 |
SAN R19 4 |
BAT R20 18 |
SUR R21 13 |
SUR R22 17 |
PUK R23 |
PUK R24 |
NEW R25 |
NEW R26 |
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| 2018 | 34 | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 Ret |
ADE R2 19 |
MEL R3 21 |
MEL R4 17 |
MEL R5 24 |
MEL R6 Ret |
SYM R7 24 |
SYM R8 18 |
PHI R9 25 |
PHI R10 19 |
BAR R11 22 |
BAR R12 25 |
WIN R13 21 |
WIN R14 25 |
HID R15 26 |
HID R16 22 |
TOW R17 16 |
TOW R18 16 |
QLD R19 18 |
QLD R20 15 |
SMP R21 13 |
BEN R22 21 |
BEN R23 24 |
SAN QR 24 |
SAN R24 18 |
BAT R25 8 |
SUR R26 24 |
SUR R27 C |
PUK R28 14 |
PUK R29 21 |
NEW R30 20 |
NEW R31 25 |
22nd | 1418 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ADE R1 14 |
ADE R2 19 |
MEL R3 16 |
MEL R4 23 |
MEL R5 18 |
MEL R6 18 |
SYM R7 15 |
SYM R8 16 |
PHI R9 13 |
PHI R10 22 |
BAR R11 14 |
BAR R12 13 |
WIN R13 17 |
WIN R14 19 |
HID R15 Ret |
HID R16 17 |
TOW R17 15 |
TOW R18 7 |
QLD R19 13 |
QLD R20 15 |
BEN R21 18 |
BEN R22 18 |
PUK R23 23 |
PUK R24 10 |
BAT R25 11 |
SUR R26 16 |
SUR R27 Ret |
SAN QR 16 |
SAN R28 Ret |
NEW R29 22 |
NEW R30 20 |
20th | 1521 | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Team 18 | 18 | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
MEL R3 C |
MEL R4 C |
MEL R5 C |
MEL R6 C |
SMP1 R7 |
SMP1 R8 |
SMP1 R9 |
SMP2 R10 |
SMP2 R11 |
SMP2 R12 |
HID1 R13 |
HID1 R14 |
HID1 R15 |
HID2 R16 |
HID2 R17 |
HID2 R18 |
TOW1 R19 |
TOW1 R20 |
TOW1 R21 |
TOW2 R22 |
TOW2 R23 |
TOW2 R24 |
BEN1 R25 |
BEN1 R26 |
BEN1 R27 |
BEN2 R28 PO |
BEN2 R29 PO |
BEN2 R30 PO |
BAT R31 8 |
33rd | 180 | ||||||||
| 2021 | 20 | BAT1 R1 |
BAT1 R2 |
SAN R3 |
SAN R4 |
SAN R5 |
SYM R6 |
SYM R7 |
SYM R8 |
BEN R9 |
BEN R10 |
BEN R11 |
HID R12 |
HID R13 |
HID R14 |
TOW1 R15 |
TOW1 R16 |
TOW2 R17 |
TOW2 R18 |
TOW2 R19 |
SMP1 R20 |
SMP1 R21 |
SMP1 R22 |
SMP2 R23 |
SMP2 R24 |
SMP2 R25 |
SMP3 R26 |
SMP3 R27 |
SMP3 R28 |
SMP4 R29 PO |
SMP4 R30 PO |
BAT2 R31 Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | PremiAir Racing | 31 | Holden ZB Commodore | SYD R1 |
SYD R2 |
SYM R6 |
SYM R7 |
SYM R8 |
MEL R6 |
MEL R7 |
MEL R8 |
MEL R9 |
WAN R10 |
WAN R11 |
WAN R12 |
WIN R13 |
WIN R14 |
WIN R15 |
HID R16 |
HID R17 |
HID R18 |
TOW R19 23 |
TOW R20 21 |
BEN R21 19 |
BEN R22 23 |
BEN R23 14 |
SAN R24 13 |
SAN R25 9 |
SAN R26 19 |
PUK R27 17 |
PUK R28 10 |
PUK R29 11 |
BAT R30 12 |
SUR R31 19 |
SUR R32 Ret |
ADE R33 Ret |
ADE R34 10 |
25th | 708 | |||||
| 2023 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 | NEW R1 18 |
NEW R2 4 |
MEL R3 22 |
MEL R4 21 |
MEL R5 19 |
MEL R6 16 |
BAR R7 14 |
BAR R8 11 |
BAR R9 11 |
SYM R10 14 |
SYM R11 9 |
SYM R12 16 |
HID R13 14 |
HID R14 6 |
HID R15 20 |
TOW R16 20 |
TOW R17 12 |
SMP R18 12 |
SMP R19 16 |
BEN R20 14 |
BEN R21 23 |
BEN R22 15 |
SAN R23 15 |
BAT R24 10 |
SUR R25 17 |
SUR R26 6 |
ADE R27 13 |
ADE R28 20 |
16th | 1569 | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | BAT1 R1 18 |
BAT1 R2 5 |
MEL R3 23 |
MEL R4 16 |
MEL R5 12 |
MEL R6 11 |
TAU R7 7 |
TAU R8 5 |
BAR R9 14 |
BAR R10 16 |
HID R11 4 |
HID R12 4 |
TOW R13 16 |
TOW R14 10 |
SMP R15 14 |
SMP R16 9 |
SYM R17 14 |
SYM R18 13 |
SAN R19 3 |
BAT2 R20 6 |
SUR R21 16 |
SUR R22 13 |
ADE R23 15 |
ADE R24 8 |
7th | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | SYD R1 22 |
SYD R2 9 |
SYD R3 8 |
MEL R4 23 |
MEL R5 13 |
MEL R6 23 |
MEL R7 C |
TAU R8 9 |
TAU R9 18 |
TAU R10 10 |
SYM R11 8 |
SYM R12 6 |
SYM R13 4 |
BAR R14 13 |
BAR R15 14 |
BAR R16 22 |
HID R17 16 |
HID R18 15 |
HID R19 20 |
TOW R20 18 |
TOW R21 Ret |
TOW R22 13 |
QLD R23 14 |
QLD R24 14 |
QLD R25 9 |
BEN R26 25 |
BAT R27 3 |
SUR R28 12 |
SUR R29 17 |
SAN R30 10 |
SAN R31 20 |
ADE R32 15 |
ADE R33 14 |
ADE R34 17 |
14th | 1458 | ||||||||
| 2026 | Blanchard Racing Team | 7 | Ford Mustang S650 | SMP R1 3 |
SMP R2 10 |
SMP R3 24 |
MEL R4 4 |
MEL R5 13 |
MEL R6 19 |
MEL R7 5 |
TAU R8 |
TAU R9 |
TAU R10 |
CHR R11 |
CHR R12 |
CHR R13 |
SYM R14 |
SYM R15 |
SYM R16 |
BAR R17 |
BAR R18 |
BAR R19 |
HID R20 |
HID R21 |
HID R22 |
TOW R23 |
TOW R24 |
TOW R25 |
QLD R26 |
QLD R27 |
QLD R28 |
BEN R28 |
BAT R30 |
SUR R31 |
SUR R32 |
SAN R33 |
SAN R34 |
ADE R35 |
ADE R36 |
ADE R37 |
9th | 286 | ||
Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Volvo S60 | James Moffat | DNF | 108 |
| 2017 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | Garth Tander | 18th | 152 |
| 2018 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Richard Muscat | 8th | 161 |
| 2019 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Richard Muscat | 11th | 161 |
| 2020 | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Mark Winterbottom | 8th | 161 |
| 2021 | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Scott Pye | DNF | 6 |
| 2022 | PremiAir Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Dylan O'Keeffe | 12th | 161 |
| 2023 | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | Dylan O'Keeffe | 10th | 161 |
| 2024 | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | David Russell | 6th | 161 |
| 2025 | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | David Russell | 3rd | 161 |
Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Position | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PremiAir Racing | Brad Schumacher Frédéric Vervisch |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro-Am | 243 | DNF | |
| 2026 | Team BRM | Steve Brooks Alex Peroni Mark Rosser |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro-Am | 148 | DNF | |
Complete S5000 results
| Year | Series | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Exhibition | Garry Rogers Motorsport | SAN R1 3 |
SAN R2 1 |
SAN M 1 |
BMP R1 4 |
BMP R2 2 |
BMP M Ret |
N/C | - | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | Australian | APC R1 PO |
APC R2 PO |
SMP R3 C |
SMP R4 C |
WIN R5 C |
WIN R6 C |
BMP R7 C |
BMP R8 C |
PHI R9 C |
PHI R10 C |
SAN R11 C |
SAN R12 C |
N/C | - | |||||||
| 2021 | Australian | SYM R1 3 |
SYM R2 5 |
SYM R3 Ret |
PHI R4 4 |
PHI R5 6 |
PHI R6 2 |
SAN R7 1 |
SAN R8 Ret |
SAN R9 4 |
SMP R10 1 |
SMP R11 4 |
SMP R12 1 |
4th | 344 | |||||||
| 2021 | Tasman | SMP R1 3 |
SMP R2 8 |
SMP R3 6 |
BAT R4 1 |
BAT R5 5 |
BAT R6 1 |
BAT R7 C |
3rd | 136 | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Australian | SYM R1 2 |
SYM R2 3 |
SYM R3 5 |
PHI R4 1 |
PHI R5 5 |
PHI R6 2 |
MEL R7 8 |
MEL R8 7 |
MEL R9 5 |
SMP R10 Ret |
SMP R11 2 |
SMP R12 3 |
HID R13 7 |
HID R14 2 |
HID R15 4 |
2nd | 375 | ||||
| 2023 | Australian | SYM R1 5 |
SYM R2 2 |
SYM R3 3 |
PHI R4 3 |
PHI R5 2 |
PHI R6 3 |
WIN R7 7 |
WIN R8 2 |
WIN R9 2 |
SMP R10 |
SMP R11 |
SMP R12 |
BEN R13 |
BEN R14 |
BEN R15 |
ADL R16 |
ADL R17 |
ADL R18 |
7th | 282 | |
Australian TransAm Series results
| Year | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ford Mustang | SAN R1 2 |
SAN R2 14 |
SAN R3 10 |
SYM R1 5 |
SYM R2 3 |
SYM R3 1 |
SYM R4 1 |
PHI R1 2 |
PHI R2 3 |
PHI R3 1 |
BEN R1 14 |
BEN R2 5 |
BEN R3 4 |
BEN R4 3 |
QLD R1 4 |
QLD R2 4 |
QLD R3 20 |
QLD R4 6 |
BAT R1 1 |
BAT R2 1 |
ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
ADE R3 |
4th | 646 |
| 2025 | Ford Mustang | SYM R1 4 |
SYM R2 2 |
SYM R3 14 |
SYM R4 24 |
BAT R1 1 |
BAT R2 4 |
HID R1 |
HID R2 |
HID R3 |
SAN R1 1 |
SAN R2 2 |
SAN R3 1 |
BEN R1 |
BEN R2 |
BEN R3 |
MAL R1 3 |
MAL R2 2 |
MAL R3 1 |
ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
ADE R3 |
3rd | 346 | ||
References
- ^ "Rogers confirms Pirtek Enduro Cup pairings". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
External links
- James Golding career summary at DriverDB.com
- James Golding driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Profile on Supercars webpage
- News, pictures & videos on Motorsport.com