James Shead (born 19 August 1965) is a British auto racing driver. His father, Don was also a 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. 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.