James Grunwell

James Dominic Grunwell (born 4 February 1989) is a British racing driver, who has lived most of his life in Thailand.

He drove a specially designed Thai built car that ran with 12 valve, 1600cc, Toyota racing engines that produces top speeds of up to 160 km/h.

In December 2004, James was invited for a test drive in a Formula BMW, with the Meritus Racing Team in Malaysia.

At the end of 2005, James again joined the Formula BMW Asia scholarship program and this time – having matured a little and with some more experience – passed with flying colors.

He won one of 4 prestigious BMW Scholarship prizes worth USD 50,000 and managed to get bonus points for setting the fastest lap out of 20 competitors.

In 2007, The Pizza Company became one of the main sponsors for James in the Formula BMW Asia Series followed by Comcon Services Thailand and Image Makers Asia, and James has been actively promoting both companies in Thailand and abroad.