James Hinchcliffe – Bio, Net Worth, Career, Family, Wife, Facts, Wiki

James Douglas Meredith Hinchcliffe, professionally known as James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver and commentator. He comes to light for competing in the IndyCar Series. He started car racing in 2003 when he finished third in the Bridgestone Racing Academy F2000 series. He was the top rookie in Formula BMW USA, winning three races as well as he won one race at Portland and scoring two other podiums, but was only able to finish 10th in the overall standings. Also, he provided commentary for the Eurosport coverage of Champ Car events during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Besides, James starred in season 23 of the ABC series “Dancing with the Stars” in 2016, finishing in second place. Additionally, Andretti Autosport announced on 26th July 2021 that he would drive the No 29 car full-time for the 2021 season. He was later replaced in the team by Devlin DeFrancesco for the 2022 season.

James Hinchcliffe famous for

• He is a Canadian race car driver and commentator.
• He competes in the IndyCar Series.

Where is James Hinchcliffe from?

James Hinchcliffe stepped for the very first time into the world on 5th December 1986 in North York, Ontario, Canada. His real name is James Douglas Meredith Hinchcliffe and his religious belief is in the Christian religion. He is Canadian by nationality and Canadian-white by ethnicity. James celebrated his 36th birthday back in 2021 and as per his birthdate, his zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Thus, his race is white. His father, Jeremy Hinchcliffe is a Business Manager and Former Amateur Racer and his mother’s name is Arlene Hinchcliffe. He has two siblings a sister named Rebecca Hinchcliffe and a brother named Christopher Hinchcliffe.
Moving to James’s education, he attended Oakville Trafalgar High School. Then he went to McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. But, it is not clear whether he completed his university studies as two years after admission, Hinchcliffe was offered a full-time job with Forsythe Racing. 

James Hinchcliffe Racing Car Driver Career

• James Hinchcliffe kicks off his racing career in 2003 when he finished third in the Bridgestone Racing Academy F2000 series after which he became the top rookie in Formula BMW USA, winning three races. 
• He moved to the Champ Car Atlantic Series with Forsythe Racing in 2006 and won one race at Portland and scored two other podiums, but was only able to finish 10th in the overall standings.
• Also, he provided commentary for the Eurosport coverage of Champ Car events during the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
• Then he joined A1 Team Canada in A1 Grand Prix and finished eighth in the sprint race and 13th in the feature in his first race at Zandvoor.
• He also raced in the Champ Car Atlantic Series in 2007 and finished fourth in points without a win.
• He apparently returned to Forsythe Racing for the 2008 Atlantic Championship season, again finishing fourth in points but this time capturing a win in the second race of the season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
• James competed in Indy Lights for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in their No. 7 car for the 2009 season and finished fourth in points without a win or pole position.
• He signed on with the less historically-successful Team Moore Racing in their No.2 entry in the 2010 season.
• As well, he served as the driver analyst for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network for the 2010 Indianapolis 500 as regular driver analyst Davey Hamilton was competing in the race.
• Later he signed with Newman/Haas Racing to compete in the remainder of the 2011 IndyCar Series in April 2011 and made his debut at Barber Motorsports Park and failed to finish after making contact with a spinning E. J. Viso.
• Hinchcliffe picked up his first career Top 5 finish in just his second start in the series on the Streets of Long Beach with a fourth-place finish as well as he collected a top ten on the Streets of Sao Paulo in Brazil.
• He went veered down, making wheel-to-wheel contact with Wade Cunningham during the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship on lap 12.
• It was announced on 10th January 2012 that he would succeed Danica Patrick as the driver of the GoDaddy car for Andretti Autosport.
• He qualified 2nd overall while carrying a pair of gloves inside his driving suit at the 2012 Indianapolis 500, which belonged to the late Greg Moore.
• He returned to Andretti for 2013, and began the season by winning the season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida, for his first series victory.
• Happily, he won the race in Brazil for the Sao Paulo Indy 300, with a last-turn overtake under Takuma Sato, breaking the winning sequence of Will Power.
• Subsequently, he was hit by debris in the 2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis, and a CT scan revealed he had suffered a concussion, and needed medical clearance before racing again. He was cleared to return to racing on 15th May.
• It was announced on 7th October 2014 that James would join Schmidt Peterson Motorsports for the 2015 season and drive the No. 5 car, filling the open seat left by Simon Pagenaud.
• He won his first race with the team in the second race of the year in New Orleans but sadly,  he sustained serious injuries in a crash caused by a suspension failure during practice for the 2015 Indianapolis 500, on 18th May.
• Also, he won the pole position for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, a year after his near-fatal crash at the track on 22nd May 2016, and finished seventh in the race.
• He won his first race of the season at the Long Beach Grand Prix on 9yj April 2017 and Leena Gade became his lead race engineer for the 2018 season, becoming the first female lead race engineer in Indycar.
• He signed 2019 Indy Lights champion Oliver Askew and former Carlin driver and 2018 Indy Lights champion Patricio O’Ward to fill their two seats.
• Later Andretti Autosport announced on 9th February 2020 that they have signed James to a three-race deal for the 2020 season which will be his second stint with the team.
• He was scheduled to compete in the GMR Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500, and the Genesys 600 as he finished 18th at the first race of the season at Texas Motor Speedway. 
• James finished 11th in the Indy GP and 7th in the Indy 500 and then replace Zach Veach for the final three races of the season in the No 26 car after the latter was fired by Andretti.
• Andretti Autosport announced on 26th January 2021 that James would drive the No 29 car full-time for the 2021 season. He was replaced in the team by Devlin DeFrancesco for the 2022 season.
• Apart from car racing, James starred in an episode of “Celebrity Family Feud” featuring IndyCar drivers competing against swimsuit models on 30th August 2016.
• He also maintained his podcast “The Mayor on Air with James Hinchcliffe” from 2015 through 2017 as well as James and fellow IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi host a podcast together called “Off Track with Hinch and Rossi”.
• He joined NBC Sports as an analyst for IndyCar races and select IMSA races when he did not enter as a driver in 2020 and rejoined NBC Sports as a full-time analyst joining play-by-play voice Leigh Diffey and analyst Townsend Bell in 2022.
• He joined the crew of F1’s “Weekend Warmup” in October 2022 for its ‘grand-prix week’ editions for the United States Grand Prix and the Mexico City Grand Prix. 
• Moreover, he was announced as one of the celebrity contestants for season 23 of “Dancing with the Stars” on 30th August 2016 as he finished in second place to Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez on 22nd November 2016.
• Furthermore, if James did not succeed as a professional racing driver, Hinchcliffe wanted to be a motorsports journalist.

Who is James Hinchcliffe married to?

James Hinchcliffe is a married man. He tied the knot with his beautiful wife Rebecca Dalton at the Muskoka Bay Club Resort in Gravenhurst, Ontario on 3rd August 2019. She is a Canadian actress who is well known for her roles in the TV series “Good Witch” and “Spun Out”. The couple met each other at a high school prom in 2004. He shares a beautiful relationship with his wife and therefore they are less likely to separate in the future ahead. Concerning Hinchcliffe’s sexual orientation, he is straight.

What is James Hinchcliffe worth?

James Hinchcliffe has established an identity already. He has a net worth of $11 million as of 2023 whereas his exact amount of salary has not been disclosed yet. He has been signed up by domain registrar giant GoDaddy since his early days as a professional racer. James has also appeared in a number of TV commercials for the automobile giant, “Honda”. In addition, his major source of income is his car racing career and he is sincere in his work. 

How tall is James Hinchcliffe?

James Hinchcliffe is a charming, successful, and popular racer who stands at an ideal height of 5 ft 9 in or 175 cm with a balanced body weight of 71 kg or 156.5 lbs. He has good-looking light brown hair and eyes color. Hinchcliffe’s body build type is athletic and his body measurements are 39-33-13.5 inches.