Jim Pla

Jim Pla
Jim Pla
	Pla in 2022
Nationality	French
Born	6 October 1992 (age 33); Béziers (France)
Porsche Carrera Cup France career
Debut season	2013
Current team	Nourry Competition
Racing licence	FIA Silver (until 2021); FIA Gold (2022–)
Previous series
2010; 2010; 2009; 2008–09; 2007	Formula 3 Euro Series; GP3 Series; Formula BMW Pacific; Formula BMW Europe; FR Campus France

Jim Pla (born 6 October 1992 in Béziers) is a French racing driver.

Career

Formula Renault Campus France

Pla began his formula racing career in the 2007 Formula Renault Campus France season. He finished sixth overall in the championship, with one win and 70.5 points.

Formula BMW

The following season, Pla competed in the Formula BMW Europe for DAMS. He finished seventeenth in standings, taking five points-scoring positions in sixteen races. For 2009, Pla remained in the series, staying with DAMS. He finished fifth behind Danish driver Michael Christensen in the championship with four wins in row at Valencia Street Circuit,^[2]^[3] and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.^[4]^[5]

Formula Three

2010 saw Pla move to the Formula 3 Euro Series, competing for multiple champions ART Grand Prix, joining Valtteri Bottas and Alexander Sims at the team.^[6] He finished 10th in the championship with one win and four points finishes out of 18 races. For 2011, Pla was set to switch to the Signature Team.

GP3 Series

Pla made his debut in GP3 Series at Istanbul Park round replacing his fellow Formula Renault Campus rival Jean-Éric Vergne.^[7]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2007	Formula Campus Renault	Formule Campus	13	1	3	2	4	70.5	6th
2008	Formula BMW Europe	DAMS	16	0	0	0	0	54	17th
2008	Formula BMW World Final	DAMS	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2009	Formula BMW Europe	DAMS	16	4	3	2	6	222	5th
2009	Formula BMW Pacific	EuroInternational	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	NC†
2010	Formula 3 Euro Series	ART Grand Prix	18	1	0	0	1	13	10th
	British Formula 3 International Series		6	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Masters of Formula 3		0	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	GP3 Series	Tech 1 Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	36th
2013	Porsche Carrera Cup France	Nourry Competition	12	0	1	1	3	171	3rd
2014	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	TECE MRS Racing	12	0	0	0	0	32	21st
2015	Porsche Carrera Cup France	Racing Technology	12	0	0	2	5	149	5th
2016	Porsche Carrera Cup France	Racing Technology	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2017	GT4 European Series Southern Cup – Pro-Am	Racing Technology	12	1	0	0	1	72	6th
2018	French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am	AKKA ASP Team	12	2	0	1	5	139	2nd
2018	FIA GT Nations Cup	Team France	3	0	0	1	0	N/A	DNF
2019	French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am	AKKA ASP Team	11	1	2	4	2	80	8th
	GT World Challenge Europe		10	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe – Pro-Am		10	1	4	3	5	96.5	3rd
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup	Team France	3	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	AKKA ASP Team	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		9	0	0	0	0	14	17th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver		9	1	1	0	3	66.5	5th
	GT4 European Series – Pro-Am		2	0	1	2	0	0	NC†
	French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am		12	3	2	3	3	112	5th
2021	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	GetSpeed Performance
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	AKKA ASP Team	10	0	0	0	0	23	12th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver		10	3	1	2	5	82.5	3rd
	International GT Open		2	0	1	1	2	0	NC†
	GT4 European Series – Pro-Am		12	1	3	3	5	164	2nd
	French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am		12	0	1	1	2	92	7th
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	GetSpeed Performance	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	AKKodis ASP Team	10	0	0	2	3	54	5th
	GT4 European Series – Pro-Am	AKKODIS ASP	11	3	1	5	6	153	1st
2023	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	AKKodis ASP Team	6	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze	AKKodis ASP Team	6	0	0	0	0	10.5	12th
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am	Scuderia Villorba Corse
	GT4 European Series – Pro-Am	Team Speedcar	2	0	1	0	0	7	24th
2024	International GT Open	Scuderia Villorba Corse	9	0	0	0	0	0	39th
	International GT Open	Saintéloc Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	39th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Saintéloc Racing	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am	L'Espace Bienvenue
	Ultimate Cup Series GT Endurance Cup – UCS3	Signatech Alpine	1	1	0	0	1	25	3rd
2025	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	CSA Racing	8	0	0	0	0	0.5	28th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	CSA Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	International GT Open	Saintéloc Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Points
2010	ART Grand Prix	Dallara F308/070	Mercedes	LEC 1 7	LEC 2 11	HOC1 1 13	HOC1 2 6	VAL 1 DNS	VAL 2 8	NOR 1 Ret	NOR 2 8	NÜR 1 8	NÜR 2 4	ZAN 1 10	ZAN 2 13	BRH 1 13	BRH 2 12	OSC 1 9	OSC 2 1	HOC2 1 12	HOC2 2 11	10th	13

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
2019	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Pro-Am	BRH 1 17	BRH 2 15	MIS 1 19	MIS 2 24	ZAN 1 23	ZAN 2 22	NÜR 1 27	NÜR 2 21	HUN 1 21	HUN 2 24	3rd	96.5
2020	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Silver	MIS 1 19	MIS 2 Ret	MIS 3 DNS	MAG 1 12	MAG 2 20	ZAN 1 18	ZAN 2 9	CAT 1 4	CAT 2 6	CAT 3 9	5th	66.5
2021	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Silver	MAG 1 17	MAG 2 5	ZAN 1 6	ZAN 2 19	MIS 1 6	MIS 2 Ret	BRH 1 11	BRH 2 7	VAL 1 10	VAL 2 6	3rd	82.5
2022	AKKodis ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Pro	BRH 1 4	BRH 2 3	MAG 1 10	MAG 2 2	ZAN 1 2	ZAN 2 4	MIS 1 10	MIS 2 6	VAL 1 13	VAL 2 12	5th	54
2023	AKKodis ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Bronze	BRH 1	BRH 2	MIS 1 33	MIS 2 31	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 31	VAL 1 27	VAL 2 Ret	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	12th	10.5
2025	CSA Racing	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	Pro	BRH 1 16	BRH 2 28	ZAN 1 20	ZAN 2 17	MIS 1 14	MIS 2 12	MAG 1 10	MAG 2 38	VAL 1	VAL 2	28th	0.5

^* Season still in progress.

Personal life

He is of no relation to fellow French driver Olivier Pla. Pla list his hobbies as skiing, cinema, quad biking and soccer,^[8] while his favourite circuit is Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, where he won twice during the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season.

References

^ Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021). "Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
^ "Formula BMW Europe Valencia Race 1" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Formula BMW Europe Valencia Race 2" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Formula BMW Europe Spa Race 1" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Formula BMW Europe Spa Race 2" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Costa, Massimo (13 November 2009). "Carlin e Manor via dal campionato". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
^ "GP3 Series – Istanbul: Round 2 Preview". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
^ "Formula BMW Europe. 2009 Championship Guide" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.

External links

Official website
Jim Pla career summary at DriverDB.com
Jim Pla on Twitter

[1] Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021). "Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

[2] "Formula BMW Europe Valencia Race 1" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Formula BMW Europe Valencia Race 2" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Formula BMW Europe Spa Race 1" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Formula BMW Europe Spa Race 2" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] Costa, Massimo (13 November 2009). "Carlin e Manor via dal campionato". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2009.

[7] "GP3 Series – Istanbul: Round 2 Preview". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.

[personallife-8] "Formula BMW Europe. 2009 Championship Guide" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.