James Moffat (racing driver)

James Moffat
James Moffat in 2011
Nationality	Australian
Born	18 June 1984 (1984-06-18) (age 37) Melbourne, Victoria
Supercars Championship career
Car number	TBA
Current team	Tickford Racing (Endurance Race Co-Driver)
Championships	0
Races	231
Wins	2
Podiums	2
Pole positions	1

James Moffat (born 18 June 1984) is an Australian professional racing driver who competed in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. In 2018 he drove for Wall Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship. Moffat also races as a co-driver for Tickford Racing in the Pirtek Enduro Cup in a Ford Mustang GT, alongside Jack Le Brocq.

Biography[]

Moffat, son of touring car legend Allan Moffat, first appeared as a racing driver at club level before moving up to national level racing in a one-make series for Lotus Elise production cars, finishing runner-up in a tight championship fight, before graduating into V8 Utes in 2005.

After a lean 2006, Moffat returned in 2007 in a Sonic Motor Racing Services liveried Mygale in the Australian Formula Ford Championship and despite little previous open wheel experience finished third in the championship in his rookie season. With the same team Moffat progressed to the Carrera Cup where he again ran at the front of the field, competing against his half-brother Andrew Moffat, among others.

Co-inciding with the collapse of Carrera Cup, Moffat moved into Team Sonic's newly established V8 Supercar program and finished second in the 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar series. At the season ending V8 Supercar prizegiving Moffat received the Mike Kable Young Gun Award, recognition of his efforts as a first year V8 Supercar driver.^[1]

In late January 2011, Dick Johnson Racing announced the signing of Moffat to pilot the number 18 car vacated by the HRT-bound James Courtney.^[2] It was the first time in 22 years that the Moffat name has competed in the top level of Australian Touring Car racing.

Moffat remained with DJR for the following year before joining Kelly Racing as the team transitioned to Nissan Motorsport racing Nissan Altimas. Moffat quickly established himself within the new team, coming home first ahead of team-mate Michael Caruso at Winton.^[3]

His second placing with co-driver Taz Douglas at the 2014 Bathurst 1000 is his best finish to date at Mount Panorama—a remarkable achievement considering his Altima made contact with the tyre wall at the top of Mountain Straight on two occasions during the race.

Career results[]

Supercars Championship results[]

Bathurst 1000 results[]

Year	Team	Car	Co-driver	Position	Laps
2010	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	Steven Richards	11th	161
2011	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Matthew Halliday	25th	146
2012	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Alex Davison	10th	161
2013	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	Taz Douglas	18th	161
2014	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	Taz Douglas	2nd	161
2015	Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Altima L33	Taz Douglas	10th	161
2016	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Volvo S60 Mk.2	James Golding	DNF	108
2017	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VF)	Richard Muscat	DNF	141
2018	Tickford Racing	Ford Falcon FG X	Chaz Mostert	4th	161
2019	Tickford Racing	Ford Mustang Mk.6	Chaz Mostert	15th	160
2020	Tickford Racing	Ford Mustang Mk.6	Jack Le Brocq	14th	161

Gallery[]

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  Moffat drove a Ford Falcon (BF) to 2nd place in the 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.

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  Moffat placed 23rd in a Ford Falcon (FG) in the 2011 V8 Supercars Championship.

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  Moffat placed 18th in the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship driving a Nissan L33 Altima.

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  Moffat placed 16th in the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship driving a Nissan L33 Altima.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• James Moffat career summary at DriverDB.com
• James Moffat driver statistics at Racing-Reference