James Roe Jr. (born 11 October 1998) is an Irish racing driver. He competes in Indy NXT for Chip Ganassi Racing. He previously drove for TJ Speed Motorsports in 2022. Roe previously competed in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Turn 3 Motorsport. 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. 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.

Roe competed again in the 2015 Ginetta Junior Ireland series. He was on the podium ten times and won five races, finishing second overall.

In 2018, Roe moved from Ireland to the United States to further pursue a career in motorsport, and has been living there ever since.

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. 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.

Indy NXT

For the 2022 season, Roe moved to TJ Speed Motorsports to compete in the Indy Lights series. 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.

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. Having fought for the win at the Indianapolis Road Course, Roe scored his first podium in the series, finishing second. He ended the season seventh in the championship, finishing ahead of Jamie Chadwick but behind Hunter McElrea and Louis Foster in the teammate battle.

In 2024, Roe remained in Indy NXT and once again partnered Chadwick and Foster at Andretti. During a patchy first half of the season, which included three retirements, Roe managed to score a sole podium at Barber, finishing third. 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. Having led the vast majority of the race, Roe was passed by teammate Foster late on and finished second.

Roe continued driving for Andretti Autosport for the 2025 Indy NXT season. He finished 12th in the standings and failed to score a better finish than seventh in Iowa.

Roe switched to Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2026 season.

Endurance racing During 2025, Roe also raced in the four Michelin Endurance Cup rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Pratt Miller Motorsports. Partnering Pietro Fittipaldi and gentleman driver Chris Cumming, he claimed a season-best result of seventh at Petit Le Mans. 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.

Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2016-17 Formula 4 UAE Championship Rasgaira Motorsports400014911th 2018 F2000 Championship Series ArmsUp Motorsports1430374142nd U.S. F2000 National Championship Swan-RJB Motorsports200002630th 2019 F3 Americas Championship Global Racing Group1610011475th 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship170000927th 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport1811012437th 2022 Indy Lights TJ Speed Motorsports9000021912th HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing20000 Italian GT Championship - GT3 Pro-Am Imperiale Racing310020NC† International GT Open20000423rd 2023 Indy NXT Andretti Autosport1400013357th2024 Indy NXT Andretti Global1401023166th2025 Indy NXT Andretti Global14000023512th IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Pratt Miller Motorsports4000097030th2025-26Asian Le Mans Series - GTTF Sport60000424th 2026 Indy NXT Chip Ganassi Racing17000021420thIMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDLone Star Racing 5 0 0 0 0 1372 21st † 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) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints 2016-17 Rasgaira MotorsportsDUB1DUB2DUB3ABU1ABU2ABU3ABU4DUB1DUB2DUB3ABU1ABU2ABU3ABU4ABU1ABU2ABU3ABU4 11th 49

American open-wheel results

F2000 Championship Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints2018 ArmsUp MotorsportsATLATLWGLWGLVIRVIRMOHMOHPITPITSPMSPMNJMNJM2nd414

U.S. F2000 National Championship Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints2018 Swan-RJB MotorsportsSTP1STP2IMS1IMS2LOSROA1ROA2TOR1TOR2MOH1MOH2MOH3POR1POR230th26

F3 / Formula Regional Americas Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints2019 Global Racing GroupBAR1BAR2ATL1ATL2ATL3PIT1PIT2PIT3VIR1VIR2VIR3ROA1ROA2SEB1SEB2SEB3 5th 1472020 Global Racing GroupMOH1MOH2VIR1VIR2VIR3BAR1BAR2BAR3SEB1SEB2SEB3HMS1HMS2HMS3COA1COA2COA3 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) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints2021 Turn 3 MotorsportALA1ALA2STP1STP2IMS1IMS2IMS3LORROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2GMPNJM1NJM2NJM3MOH1MOH27th243

Indy Lights / NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints 2022 TJ Speed Motorsports STP BAR IMS IMS DET DET RDA MOHIOW 12th 219 HMD Motorsports withDale Coyne Racing NSHGMPPORLAGLAG 2023 Andretti Autosport STP BAR IMS DET DET RDA MOH IOW NSH IMS STL POR LAG LAG 7th 335 2024 Andretti Global STP BAR IMS IMS DET RDA LAG LAG MOH IOW GMP POR MIL NSH 6th 316 2025 Andretti Global STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MOH IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH 12th 235 2026 Chip Ganassi Racing STP ARL BAR BAR IMS IMS DET GAT ROA ROA MOH MOH NSS POR MIL LAG LAG 20th 214 * 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 Points 2026 Lone Star Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 21st 1372

References

External links

Official website