James Shead (born 19 August 1965) is a British racing driver.

In 1988 he won class C in the British Touring Car Championship.

He finished eighth overall in the championship in a Volkswagen Golf GTI.

[1] In the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans, he finished third in class C2 and 25th overall for Team Mako alongside Robbie Stirling and Ross Hyett.

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