James Roe (racing driver)
| James Roe | |
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| Nationality |  Irish |
| Born | James Roe Jr. 11 October 1998 Naas, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Car number | 29 |
| Starts | 39 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2024 |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Pratt Miller Motorsports |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 73 |
| Starts | 1 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2025 (LMP2) |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2020 2019 2018 2018 2016-17 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship FR Americas Championship F3 Americas Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship F2000 Championship Series F4 UAE Championship |
James Roe Jr. (born 11 October 1998) is an Irish racing driver.[1] He currently competes in Indy NXT driving the No. 8 Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing. He previously drove for TJ Speed Motorsports in 2022.[2] Roe previously competed in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Turn 3 Motorsport.[3] Roe is a nephew of former racing driver Michael Roe.
Racing career
Early career
Roe started racing at the age of fifteen, later than most of his peers.[4] He and his family saved up funds and purchased his first race car, a Ginetta G20, allowing him to take part in the 2014 Ginetta Junior Ireland series.[5][6]
Roe competed again in the 2015 Ginetta Junior Ireland series. He was on the podium ten times and won five races, finishing second overall.[6]
In 2018, Roe moved from Ireland to the United States to further pursue a career in motorsport, and has been living there ever since.[4]
Indy Pro 2000
On February 22, 2021, it was announced that Roe would be joining Turn 3 Motorsport to compete in the 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship.[7] Roe managed to get his first win of the season at the final race in Mid-Ohio, finishing ahead of Enaam Ahmed and 2021 series champion, Christian Rasmussen.[8]
Indy NXT
For the 2022 season, Roe moved to TJ Speed Motorsports to compete in the Indy Lights series.[2] He scored three top ten finishes in his nine races with the team before contesting two rounds with HMD. As Roe missed the final three races, he ended up twelfth in the standings.[citation needed]
On January 4, 2023, it was announced that Roe would compete full-time in the 2023 Indy NXT season for Andretti Autosport after impressing the team during a test session at Barber Motorsports Park.[9][4] Having fought for the win at the Indianapolis Road Course, Roe scored his first podium in the series, finishing second.[10] He ended the season seventh in the championship, finishing ahead of Jamie Chadwick but behind Hunter McElrea and Louis Foster in the teammate battle.[11]
In 2024, Roe remained in Indy NXT and once again partnered Chadwick and Foster at Andretti.[12] During a patchy first half of the season, which included three retirements, Roe managed to score a sole podium at Barber, finishing third.[13] At the first oval race in Iowa, Roe took the first pole position of his NXT career, setting the series' lap record at the track in the process.[14] Having led the vast majority of the race, Roe was passed by teammate Foster late on and finished second.[15]
Roe continued driving for Andretti Autosport for the 2025 Indy NXT season.[4] He finished 12th in the standings and failed to score a better finish than seventh in Iowa.[citation needed]
Roe switched to Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2026 season.[16]
Endurance racing
During 2025, Roe also raced in the four Michelin Endurance Cup rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Pratt Miller Motorsports.[17][18] Partnering Pietro Fittipaldi and gentleman driver Chris Cumming, he claimed a season-best result of seventh at Petit Le Mans.[19] At the end of the year, Roe joined TF Sport to race a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series alongside Matt Bell and Blake McDonald.[20]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Rasgaira Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 11th |
| 2018 | F2000 Championship Series | ArmsUp Motorsports | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 414 | 2nd |
| U.S. F2000 National Championship | Swan-RJB Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30th | |
| 2019 | F3 Americas Championship | Global Racing Group | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 5th |
| 2020 | Formula Regional Americas Championship | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 7th | |
| 2021 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Turn 3 Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 243 | 7th |
| 2022 | Indy Lights | TJ Speed Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 12th |
| HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Italian GT Championship - GT3 Pro-Am | Imperiale Racing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |
| International GT Open | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23rd | ||
| 2023 | Indy NXT | Andretti Autosport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 335 | 7th |
| 2024 | Indy NXT | Andretti Global | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 316 | 6th |
| 2025 | Indy NXT | Andretti Global | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 12th |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Pratt Miller Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 970 | 30th | |
| 2025-26 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | TF Sport | |||||||
| 2026 | Indy NXT | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Lone Star Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 6th* |
† As Roe Jr. was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. *Season still in progress.
Motorsports career results
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Rasgaira Motorsports | DUB 1 4 |
DUB 2 4 |
DUB 3 3 |
ABU 1 5 |
ABU 2 DNS |
ABU 3 DNS |
ABU 4 DNS |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
ABU 4 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
ABU 4 |
11th | 49 |
American open-wheel results
F2000 Championship Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ArmsUp Motorsports | ATL 6 |
ATL 3 |
WGL 8 |
WGL 1 |
VIR 15 |
VIR 1 |
MOH 8 |
MOH 3 |
PIT Ret |
PIT 5 |
SPM 3 |
SPM Ret |
NJM 1 |
NJM 3 |
2nd | 414 |
U.S. F2000 National Championship Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Swan-RJB Motorsports | STP 1 |
STP 2 |
IMS 1 12 |
IMS 2 5 |
LOS |
ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 2 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
MOH 3 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
30th | 26 |
F3 / Formula Regional Americas Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Global Racing Group | BAR 1 4 |
BAR 2 7 |
ATL 1 4 |
ATL 2 Ret |
ATL 3 6 |
PIT 1 5 |
PIT 2 7 |
PIT 3 6 |
VIR 1 8 |
VIR 2 5 |
VIR 3 5 |
ROA 1 1 |
ROA 2 6 |
SEB 1 6 |
SEB 2 5 |
SEB 3 5 |
5th | 147 | |
| 2020 | Global Racing Group | MOH 1 5 |
MOH 2 12 |
VIR 1 Ret |
VIR 2 8 |
VIR 3 9 |
BAR 1 8 |
BAR 2 9 |
BAR 3 8 |
SEB 1 9 |
SEB 2 7 |
SEB 3 4 |
HMS 1 5 |
HMS 2 6 |
HMS 3 9 |
COA 1 7 |
COA 2 5 |
COA 3 6 |
7th | 92 |
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Turn 3 Motorsport | ALA 1 15 |
ALA 2 11 |
STP 1 13 |
STP 2 16 |
IMS 1 8 |
IMS 2 10 |
IMS 3 11 |
LOR 11 |
ROA 1 6 |
ROA 2 10 |
MOH 1 8 |
MOH 2 11 |
GMP 4 |
NJM 1 6 |
NJM 2 10 |
NJM 3 5 |
MOH 1 11 |
MOH 2 1* |
7th | 243 |
Indy Lights / NXT
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TJ Speed Motorsports | STP 13 |
BAR 13 |
IMS 13 |
IMS 13 |
DET 7 |
DET 9 |
RDA 7 |
MOH 12 |
IOW 13 |
12th | 219 | |||||||
| HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing |
NSH 12 |
GMP 8 |
POR |
LAG |
LAG |
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| 2023 | Andretti Autosport | STP 17 |
BAR 5 |
IMS 7 |
DET 10 |
DET 6 |
RDA 5 |
MOH 12 |
IOW 9 |
NSH 4 |
IMS 2 |
STL 15 |
POR 8 |
LAG 9 |
LAG 15 |
7th | 335 | ||
| 2024 | Andretti Global | STP 16 |
BAR 3 |
IMS 15 |
IMS 4 |
DET 16 |
RDA 18 |
LAG 5 |
LAG 19 |
MOH 15 |
IOW 2* |
GMP 10 |
POR 16 |
MIL 6 |
NSH 4 |
6th | 316 | ||
| 2025 | Andretti Global | STP 20 |
BAR 10 |
IMS 19 |
IMS 11 |
DET 13 |
GMP 18 |
RDA 14 |
MOH 13 |
IOW 7 |
LAG 14 |
LAG 13 |
POR 18 |
MIL 9 |
NSH 10 |
12th | 235 | ||
| 2026 | Chip Ganassi Racing | STP 21 |
BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | DET | GAT | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | NSS | POR | MIL | LAG | LAG | 21st* | 9* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lone Star Racing | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB |
LBH |
LGA |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
VIR |
IMS |
PET |
6th* | 273* |
References
- ^ "James Roe Jr | Motor Sport in Ireland | Kildare | Motor Racing". jamesroejr.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b "James Roe Joins TJ Speed Indy Lights Program for 2022". Tjspeedmotorsports C (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "James Roe Jr | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "James Roe on Racing Indy NXT with Andretti and his Driver Mindset | FanAmp Insider". www.fanamp.com. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Topcon Positioning Systems (4 August 2020). James Roe Jr | Driver Profile. Retrieved 4 October 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "James Roe, Jr". Driver Database. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (22 February 2021). "James Roe makes Road to Indy move with Turn 3 in Indy Pro 2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Rasmussen secures Indy Pro 2000 title as Roe wins Mid-Ohio finale". RACER. 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Andretti Autosport | James Roe Signs with Andretti Autosport for the 2023 INDY NXT by Firestone Season". Andretti Autosport. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Roe Brims with Confidence as Steady Climb Reaches Podium". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "2023 Final Points Standings for Indy NXT, Indy Pro 2000 and USF2000". indymotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (9 October 2023). "Bogle and Roe back in Indy NXT in 2024". Racer.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Abel Earns First Career Victory after Perfect Weekend". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Roe rockets to first Indy NXT pole at Iowa, at track-record speed". RACER. 12 July 2024. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Foster continues string of Indy NXT success with victory in Iowa". RACER. 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Chip Ganassi Racing Signs James Roe, Carson Etter to Join Bryce Aron, Niels Koolen in INDY NXT". Chip Ganassi Racing. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ Newbold, James (15 November 2024). "Pratt Miller returns to prototypes with LMP2 entry for 2025 IMSA season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Pratt Miller returns to prototypes with LMP2 entry for 2025 IMSA season". Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Race Official Results" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. Alkamel Systems. 17 October 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Roe to Make Series Debut in TF Sport Corvette – Sportscar365". 14 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
External links
- Official website
- James Roe career summary at DriverDB.com
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