Edward James Thompson (born 26 April 1974 in York, England) is a British auto racing driver.

Thompson started racing in the BTCC in a privately entered Peugeot 405 in 1994, his performances earning him a factory Vauxhall drive for 1995.

He became the youngest ever race-winner that year, also taking two pole positions, before his season was cut short by a crash at Knockhill giving him an eye injury.

1996 was a transitional year with the new Vauxhall Vectra, although Thompson took a victory at Snetterton, moving up from fifth in a two-lap burst in which Roberto Ravaglia and Rickard Rydell collided, Joachim Winkelhock spun, and Alain Menu broke down.

He missed two rounds through a concussion sustained in a 12G backwards accident at Brands Hatch in 2000,[1][2] but returned to racing at Knockhill,[2] and was able to finish ninth, having been pre-season favourite for the title.

For 2009, rumours had placed Thompson with a possible return to the BTCC after discussions with Team Dynamics to race one of their Honda Civics.

After the round at Knockhill, Thompson was replaced by ex-Formula One driver Johnny Herbert due to clashes with his commitments in the WTCC and V8 Supercars.

Although his aged Alfa Romeo 156 was not as well developed as his works-backed rivals, he fought for the championship title until the final race and ended the season in third place.

Thompson was unable to participate in the final event at Macau following a heavy collision in qualifying with the stationary car of Stefano D'Aste.

He set the ninth fastest time which would give him a front row start when the grid was reversed for race two.

He left the team in the middle of season, citing differences in the development direction of the car as the reason for the departure.