News

Please click on the links below to follow James' progress throughout the racing season.

LOOKING BACK ON 2011
LOOKING BACK ON 2011
Date Published: 21.12.11

Twelve months ago, James Walker was offered the perfect opportunity and took the decision to switch from single-seater racing to sportscars.  It's a big decision for any y...

WALKER WINS IN PORTUGAL!
WALKER WINS IN PORTUGAL!
Date Published: 26.09.11

James Walker and his JMW Motorsport team-mate Rob Bell took a truly amazing win at Estoril today in the final round of the 2011 Le Mans Series.  This result lifts them to ...

Season finale awaits Walker in Portugal
Season finale awaits Walker in Portugal
Date Published: 21.09.11

The 2011 Le Mans Series reaches its climax this weekend at Estoril in Portugal.  James Walker and his JMW Motorsport team-mate Rob Bell, head to the Portuguese circuit wit...

TOUGH CALL AT HOME EVENT FOR WALKER
TOUGH CALL AT HOME EVENT FOR WALKER
Date Published: 11.09.11

James Walker had to settle for ninth place in the Le Mans Series race at Silverstone this afternoon when an early race encounter with an Audi created a setback for the JMW Moto...

EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR AT SILVERSTONE
EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR AT SILVERSTONE
Date Published: 07.09.11

The UK round of the Le Mans Series - the Autosport 6 Hours of Silverstone - takes place this weekend so James Walker will be on track in the JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458. After t...

BATTLE ENDS IN THE PITS FOR WALKER
BATTLE ENDS IN THE PITS FOR WALKER
Date Published: 07.07.11

James Walker's Le Mans Series race at Imola today ended in retirement when the JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 was struck with a gearbox problem in the latter stages of the race. In...

JAMES HAS COMPETITIVE RUN AT SPA
JAMES HAS COMPETITIVE RUN AT SPA
Date Published: 08.05.11

James Walker and his JMW Motorsport team mate Rob Bell, finished the 1000kms of Spa in seventh place today, despite fighting for the race victory in the opening hours of the ra...

WALKER WINS ON LE MANS SERIES DEBUT
WALKER WINS ON LE MANS SERIES DEBUT
Date Published: 04.04.11

James Walker and his JMW Motorsport team-mate Rob Bell took an outstanding victory in round one of the 2011 Le Mans Series at Paul Ricard this afternoon.  This was Jame...

JAMES TO RACE FERRARI 458
JAMES TO RACE FERRARI 458
Date Published: 14.03.11

James Walker has been signed up to race Ferrari's brand new GT car, the Ferrari 458, in the 2011 Le Mans Series.  He will line-up with double Le Mans Series GT2 Champio...

Walker gets late Daytona call up
Walker gets late Daytona call up
Date Published: 20.01.11

James Walker will travel to America next week after receiving a late call-up to race in one of the world's top endurance races: The Rolex 24 at Daytona.  This will be J...

Walker working with young talent in Jersey
Walker working with young talent in Jersey
Date Published: 12.01.11

It's a fresh new year and, as he continues to make his own racing plans for 2011, James Walker announced today that he has also taken a young driver under his wing in a driv...

Walker and Airtel-Vodafone stick together in 2011
Walker and Airtel-Vodafone stick together in 2011
Date Published: 10.01.11

It was announced today that James Walker's role as Brand Ambassador for Airtel-Vodafone will continue on into 2011. The successful partnership began in 2009 when James tea...

Happy Christmas from James!
Happy Christmas from James!
Date Published: 23.12.10

Happy Christmas everyone and a safe and prosperous New Year! I'll be back soon with news on my 2011 race programme and some other exciting news about a new venture I have ...

TWO IN THE TOP TEN AT BRANDS HATCH
TWO IN THE TOP TEN AT BRANDS HATCH
Date Published: 01.08.10

Jersey racing driver, James Walker, took two top ten finishes at Brands Hatch this weekend in round seven of Superleague Formula by Sonangol. A difficult qualifying session ...

TROUBLED ZOLDER DEBUT FOR WALKER
TROUBLED ZOLDER DEBUT FOR WALKER
Date Published: 18.07.10

James Walker had to be content with a sixth place finish today in his first ever race at Zolder in Belgium. Although the Jerseyman got to grips with the new track very quick...

Girls! Girls! Girls!
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Date Published: 14.07.10

James' Superleague Formula team, Atech Reid, has just announced they will be backed by Eurodiet for the seventh round of the Superleague Formula Championship at Brands Hatch...

TECHNICAL TROUBLES IN GERMANY FOR WALKER
TECHNICAL TROUBLES IN GERMANY FOR WALKER
Date Published: 28.06.10

James Walker took a sixth place finish in the first of the Superleague Formula races at the Nürburgring in Germany on Sunday, despite battling with technical problems throug...

WALKER CARRIES ON UP THE ORDER
WALKER CARRIES ON UP THE ORDER
Date Published: 20.06.10

James Walker continued his rise through the Superleague Formula rankings with a strong drive to fourth place in the second of today's races at Jarama in Spain. The Jersey ra...

JAMES HAS BTCC TEST
JAMES HAS BTCC TEST
Date Published: 30.05.10

James was on track at Rockingham last week to try his hand in the 2009 Championship-winning Vauxhall Vectra BTCC car of Triple Eight Race Engineering. Will we be seeing J...

JAMES LIGHTS IT UP IN LIVERPOOL
JAMES LIGHTS IT UP IN LIVERPOOL
Date Published: 28.05.10

James was in Liverpool earlier this week, demonstrating the Superleague Formula car in the city centre.  The demo was part of the 'Pageant of Power' which saw racing ca...

WALKER MOVES UP THE RANKINGS IN FRANCE
WALKER MOVES UP THE RANKINGS IN FRANCE
Date Published: 23.05.10

James Walker took a leap up the Superleague Formula rankings this weekend after putting in top performances in each of today's three races at Magny Cours in France.  Th...

WALKER OPENS HIS SUPERLEAGUE ACCOUNT
WALKER OPENS HIS SUPERLEAGUE ACCOUNT
Date Published: 16.05.10

James Walker took his first Superleague Formula points of the season with three top finishes at the Assen TT Circuit in Holland this weekend. Driving the Liverpool FC car, t...

WALKER HEADING TO HOLLAND FOR ROUND TWO
WALKER HEADING TO HOLLAND FOR ROUND TWO
Date Published: 11.05.10

James Walker heads to Assen in Holland this weekend for round two of the Superleague Formula by Sonangol series.  The Jersey racer has put the disappointment of his dif...

James visits Jersey Boat Show
James visits Jersey Boat Show
Date Published: 28.04.10

James is proud to be a brand ambassador for Airtel Vodafone and this weekend he will be at the Jersey Boat Show with the Airtel team who are the communications sponsor for t...

WALKER DOWN BUT NOT OUT
WALKER DOWN BUT NOT OUT
Date Published: 04.04.10

James Walker had a tough initiation into the world of Superleague Formula at Silverstone this weekend.  He showed great pace, taking third place in qualifying and runni...

A new chapter opens for James
A new chapter opens for James
Date Published: 29.03.10

A new chapter in James Walker's racing career begins this week with the opening round of the 2010 Superleague Formula by Sonangol at Silverstone.  The Jersey racer rece...

JAMES TO RACE FOR SUPERLEAGUE FORMULA TITLE
JAMES TO RACE FOR SUPERLEAGUE FORMULA TITLE
Date Published: 22.03.10

It was announced today that Jersey racing driver, James Walker, will contest the 2010 Superleague Formula title in the Liverpool Football Club car. After challenging for the...

EARLY EXIT AT DAYTONA
EARLY EXIT AT DAYTONA
Date Published: 22.03.10

James Walker discovered one of the agonies of endurance racing last night when the No.64 JLowe Racing Porsche was forced to retire from the Daytona 24 Hour race after just f...

SUCCESSFUL ROAR BEFORE THE 24
SUCCESSFUL ROAR BEFORE THE 24
Date Published: 22.03.10

James Walker was in Florida last weekend for the 'Roar before the 24', the three-day test ahead of the 24 hour race at the Daytona International Speedway on 30-31 January. ...

James to race at Daytona
James to race at Daytona
Date Published: 22.03.10

James Walker discovered one of the agonies of endurance racing last night when the No.64 JLowe Racing Porsche was forced to retire from the Daytona 24 Hour race after just f...