{{Short description|French racing driver (born 1992)}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Jim Pla | image = File:Jim Pla @ 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Magny-Cours (52127865143) (cropped).png | imagesize = | caption = Pla in 2022 | nationality = {{flagicon|FRA}} French | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|10|06}} | birth_place = Béziers (France) | relatives = | racing_licence = 12px FIA Silver {{small|(until 2021)}}<br>12px FIA Gold {{small|(2022–)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/11/10/fia-publish-provisional-2021-driver-rankings-2.html|title=Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published|website=Dailysportscar|last=Goodwin|first=Graham|date=10 November 2021|access-date=21 February 2025}}</ref> | current_series = Porsche Carrera Cup France | first_year = 2013 | current_team = Nourry Competition | car_number = | former_teams = | starts = | wins = | poles = | fastest_laps = | best_finish = | year = | prev_series = Formula 3 Euro Series<br>GP3 Series<br>Formula BMW Pacific<br>Formula BMW Europe<br>FR Campus France | prev_series_years = 2010<br>2010<br>2009<br>2008–09<br>2007 | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = }} '''Jim Pla''' (born 6 October 1992 in Béziers) is a French racing driver.
==Career==
===Formula Renault Campus France=== Pla began his formula racing career in the 2007 Formula Renault Campus France season. He finished sixth overall in the championship, with one win and 70.5 points.
===Formula BMW=== The following season, Pla competed in the Formula BMW Europe for DAMS. He finished seventeenth in standings, taking five points-scoring positions in sixteen races. For 2009, Pla remained in the series, staying with DAMS. He finished fifth behind Danish driver Michael Christensen in the championship with four wins in row at Valencia Street Circuit,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/races/fbmw/formula_europe/results/pdf/12/4/Formula_BMW_Europe_Valencia_Race_1_Provisional.pdf |title=Formula BMW Europe Valencia Race 1 |publisher=Formula BMW |work=bmw-motorsport.com |date=2009-08-22 |accessdate=2009-12-06 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/races/fbmw/formula_europe/results/pdf/12/4/Formula_BMW_Europe_Valencia_Race_2_Provisional.pdf |title=Formula BMW Europe Valencia Race 2 |publisher=Formula BMW |work=bmw-motorsport.com |date=2009-08-23 |accessdate=2009-12-06 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/races/fbmw/formula_europe/results/pdf/13/4/Race_1_Classification_Amended.pdf |title=Formula BMW Europe Spa Race 1 |publisher=Formula BMW |work=bmw-motorsport.com |date=2009-08-29 |accessdate=2009-12-06 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/races/fbmw/formula_europe/results/pdf/13/4/Formula_BMW_Europe_Spa_Race_2_provisional.pdf |title=Formula BMW Europe Spa Race 2 |publisher=Formula BMW |work=bmw-motorsport.com |date=2009-08-30 |accessdate=2009-12-06 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
===Formula Three=== [[File:Formel3 Dallara F308 Pla 2010 amk.jpg|thumb|left|Pla competing at the second round of the 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series at Hockenheim.]] 2010 saw Pla move to the Formula 3 Euro Series, competing for multiple champions ART Grand Prix, joining Valtteri Bottas and Alexander Sims at the team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=25534&cat=7 |title=Carlin e Manor via dal campionato |last=Costa |first=Massimo |date=2009-11-13 |work=ItaliaRacing.net |publisher=Inpagina |language=Italian |accessdate=2009-12-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612062457/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=25534&cat=7 |archivedate=12 June 2010 }}</ref> He finished 10th in the championship with one win and four points finishes out of 18 races. For 2011, Pla was set to switch to the Signature Team.
===GP3 Series=== Pla made his debut in GP3 Series at Istanbul Park round replacing his fellow Formula Renault Campus rival Jean-Éric Vergne.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gp3series.com/news/2010-Istanbul/Istanbul-round-2-preview-/ |title=GP3 Series – Istanbul: Round 2 Preview |date=2010-05-27 |work=GP3 Series |publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited |accessdate=2010-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531174600/http://www.gp3series.com/news/2010-Istanbul/Istanbul-round-2-preview-/ |archivedate=31 May 2010 }}</ref>
==Racing record==
===Career summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" ! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |- ! 2007 |align=left| Formula Campus Renault |align=left| Formule Campus | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 70.5 | 6th |- !rowspan=2| 2008 |align=left| Formula BMW Europe |align=left rowspan=2| DAMS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 17th |- |align=left| Formula BMW World Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th |- !rowspan=2| 2009 |align=left| Formula BMW Europe |align=left| DAMS | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 222 | 5th |- |align=left| Formula BMW Pacific |align=left| EuroInternational | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | NC† |- ! rowspan="4" | 2010 |align=left| Formula 3 Euro Series | rowspan="3" align="left" | ART Grand Prix | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10th |- |align=left| British Formula 3 International Series |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC† |- | align="left" | Masters of Formula 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |- |align=left| GP3 Series |align=left| Tech 1 Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |- ! 2013 |align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup France |align=left| Nourry Competition | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 171 |style="background:#ffdf9f;" | '''3rd''' |- ! 2014 |align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |align=left| TECE MRS Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21st |- ! 2015 |align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup France |align=left| Racing Technology | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 149 | 5th |- ! 2016 |align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup France |align=left| Racing Technology |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC† |- ! 2017 |align=left| GT4 European Series Southern Cup – Pro-Am |align=left| Racing Technology | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 6th |- ! rowspan="2" | 2018 |align=left| French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am |align=left| AKKA ASP Team | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 139 |style="background:#dfdfdf;" | '''2nd''' |- |align=left| FIA GT Nations Cup |align=left| Team France |3 |0 |0 |1 |0 |N/A |DNF |- ! rowspan="5" | 2019 | align="left" | French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am | rowspan="4" align="left" | AKKA ASP Team | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 8th |- |align=left | GT World Challenge Europe |rowspan="2"| 10 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- |align=left | GT World Challenge Europe – Pro-Am |1 |4 |3 |5 |96.5 ! style="background:#FFDF9F"| 3rd |- |align=left| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- | align="left" | FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup | align="left" | Team France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |- ! rowspan="5" | 2020 |align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | rowspan="5" align=left| AKKA ASP Team |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- |style="text-align:left"| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup |rowspan="2"| 9 |0 |0 |0 |0 |14 |17th |- | style="text-align:left" | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver |1 |1 |0 |3 |66.5 |5th |- |align=left| GT4 European Series – Pro-Am |2 |0 |1 |2 |0 |0 |NC† |- |align=left| French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am |12 |3 |2 |3 |3 |112 |5th |- ! rowspan="6" | 2021 |align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |align=left| GetSpeed Performance | | | | | | | |- |align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup |align=left rowspan=5| AKKA ASP Team | rowspan="2" | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12th |- |align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 82.5 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' |- |align=left| International GT Open |2 |0 |1 |1 |2 |0 |NC† |- |align=left| GT4 European Series – Pro-Am |12 |1 |3 |3 |5 |164 |style="background:#dfdfdf;" | '''2nd''' |- |align=left| French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am |12 |0 |1 |1 |2 |92 |7th |- ! rowspan="3" | 2022 |align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |align=left| GetSpeed Performance |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- |align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup |align=left| AKKodis ASP Team |10 |0 |0 |2 |3 |54 |5th |- |align=left| GT4 European Series – Pro-Am |align=left| AKKODIS ASP |11 |3 |1 |5 |6 |153 |style="background:#ffffbf;" |'''1st''' |- ! rowspan="4" | 2023 |align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup |rowspan="2" align=left| AKKodis ASP Team |rowspan="2" |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- |align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze |0 |0 |0 |0 |10.5 |12th |- |align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am |align=left| Scuderia Villorba Corse | | | | | | | |- |align=left| GT4 European Series – Pro-Am |align=left| Team Speedcar |2 |0 |1 |0 |0 |7 |24th |- ! rowspan="6" |2024 | rowspan="2" align="left" | International GT Open |align=left| Scuderia Villorba Corse |9 |0 |0 |0 |0 | rowspan="2" |0 | rowspan="2" |39th |- |rowspan=3 align=left| Saintéloc Racing |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- |align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- |align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold |5 |3 |1 |0 |5 |140 |style="background:#ffffbf;" |'''1st''' |- |align=left| French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am |align=left| L'Espace Bienvenue | | | | | | | |- |align=left| Ultimate Cup Series GT Endurance Cup – UCS3 |align=left| Signatech Alpine |1 |1 |0 |0 |1 |25 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd''' |- ! rowspan="3" |2025 |align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | rowspan="2" align="left" | CSA Racing |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0.5 |28th |- | align="left" |GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |- | align="left" |International GT Open | align="left" |Saintéloc Racing |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC† |- ! rowspan="3" |2026 | align="left" |GT3 Revival Series | align="left" |Storic and Race Cars | | | | | | | |- | align="left" |International GT Open | align="left" |Saintéloc Racing | | | | | | | |- | align="left" |GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | align="left" |CSA Racing | | | | | | | |}
===Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results=== (key) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! DC ! Points |- | 2010 ! nowrap| ART Grand Prix ! nowrap| Dallara F308/070 ! nowrap| Mercedes |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC<br>1<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LEC<br>2<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC1<br>1<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC1<br>2<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| VAL<br>1<br>{{small|DNS}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL<br>2<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NOR<br>1<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR<br>2<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR<br>1<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR<br>2<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN<br>1<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN<br>2<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC<br>1<br>{{small|9}} |style="background:#FBFFBF;"| OSC<br>2<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC2<br>1<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC2<br>2<br>{{small|11}} ! 10th ! 13 |}
===Complete GT World Challenge Europe results=== ==== GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ==== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! Pos. ! Points |- | 2019 !nowrap|AKKA ASP Team !nowrap| Mercedes-AMG GT3 !nowrap| Pro-Am |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''MNZ''<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br>{{small|35}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''LEC''<br>{{small|23}} |style="background:#;"| SPA<br>6H |style="background:#;"| SPA<br>12H |style="background:#;"| SPA<br>24H |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''CAT'''<br>{{small|36}} ! 9th ! 48 |- |2020 !AKKA ASP Team !Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo !Pro-Am | style="background:#EFCFFF;"|IMO<br>{{small|Ret}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''''NÜR'''''<br>{{small|21}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SPA<br>6H<br>{{small|53}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SPA<br>12H<br>{{small|42}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SPA<br>24H<br>{{small|Ret}} |LEC | !16th !21 |- | 2021 !nowrap| GetSpeed Performance !nowrap| Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ! Pro-Am |style="background:#;"| MNZ |style="background:#;"| LEC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA<br>6H<br>{{small|39}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA<br>12H<br>{{small|28}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA<br>24H<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR<br>{{small|29}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT<br>{{small|41}} !25th !12 |- |2022 !nowrap| GetSpeed Performance !nowrap| Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ! Gold | IMO | style="background:#;" |LEC | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SPA<br>6H<br>{{small|48}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SPA<br>12H<br>{{small|41}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SPA<br>24H<br>{{small|31}} | style="background:#;" |HOC | style="background:#;" |CAT ! 22nd ! 11 |- |2024 !nowrap| Saintéloc Racing !nowrap| Audi R8 LMS Evo II ! Gold |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LEC<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPA<br>6H<br>{{small|37}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SPA<br>12H<br>{{small|21}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA<br>24H<br>{{small|15}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''NÜR'''''<br>{{small|15}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MNZ<br>{{small|26}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| JED<br>{{small|18}} !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 140 |- | 2025 ! nowrap| CSA Racing ! nowrap| McLaren 720S GT3 Evo ! Gold | style="background:#;"|LEC | style="background:#;"|MNZ | style="background:#DFDFDF;"|SPA<br>6H<br>{{small|14}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"|SPA<br>12H<br>{{small|13}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"|''SPA<br>24H''<br>{{small|13}} | style="background:#;"|NÜR | style="background:#;"|CAT ! 8th ! 33 |}
====GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup==== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! Pos. ! Points |- | 2019 !nowrap| AKKA ASP Team !nowrap| Mercedes-AMG GT3 !nowrap| Pro-Am |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|17}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''BRH<br>2'''<br>{{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIS<br>1<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''''MIS<br>2'''''<br>{{small|24}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN<br>1<br>{{small|23}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''ZAN<br>2'''<br>{{small|22}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR<br>1<br>{{small|27}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NÜR<br>2<br>{{small|21}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''HUN<br>1''<br>{{small|21}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''''HUN<br>2'''''<br>{{small|24}} !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 96.5 |- | 2020 ! AKKA ASP Team ! Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ! Silver |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIS<br>1<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIS<br>2<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MIS<br>3<br>{{small|DNS}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAG<br>1<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAG<br>2<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''ZAN<br>1'''<br>{{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN<br>2<br>{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAT<br>1<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAT<br>2<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT<br>3<br>{{small|9}} ! 5th ! 66.5 |- | 2021 ! nowrap| AKKA ASP Team ! nowrap| Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ! Silver |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAG<br>1<br>{{small|17}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAG<br>2<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN<br>1<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN<br>2<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MIS<br>1<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIS<br>2<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''BRH<br>1''<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ''BRH<br>2''<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| VAL<br>1<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''VAL <br>2'''<br>{{small|6}} !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 82.5 |- | 2022 ! AKKodis ASP Team ! Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ! Pro | style="background:#DFFFDF"|BRH<br>1<br>{{small|4}} | style="background:#FFDF9F"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|3}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAG<br>1<br>{{small|10}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAG<br>2<br>{{small|2}} | style="background:#DFDFDF"| ZAN<br>1<br>{{small|2}} | style="background:#DFFFDF"|''ZAN<br>2''<br>{{small|4}} | style="background:#DFFFDF"|MIS<br>1<br>{{small|10}} | style="background:#DFFFDF"| MIS<br>2<br>{{small|6}} | style="background:#CFCFFF"| VAL<br>1<br>{{small|13}} | style="background:#CFCFFF"| ''VAL <br>2''<br>{{small|12}} ! 5th ! 54 |- | 2023 !nowrap| AKKodis ASP Team ! Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ! Bronze | BRH<br>1 | BRH<br>2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MIS<br>1<br>{{small|33}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MIS<br>2<br>{{small|31}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | HOC<br>1<br>{{small|Ret}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | HOC<br>2<br>{{small|31}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | VAL<br>1<br>{{small|27}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | VAL<br>2<br>{{small|Ret}} | ZAN<br>1 | ZAN<br>2 ! 12th ! 10.5 |- | 2025 !nowrap| CSA Racing !nowrap| McLaren 720S GT3 Evo ! Pro |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|28}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN<br>1<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN<br>2<br>{{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIS<br>1<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIS<br>2<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAG<br>1<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG<br>2<br>{{small|38}} |VAL<br>1 |VAL<br>2 ! 28th ! 0.5 |} <sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.
==Personal life== He is of no relation to fellow French driver Olivier Pla. Pla list his hobbies as skiing, cinema, quad biking and soccer,<ref name=personallife>{{cite web|url=http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/de/races/fbmw/background/pdf/Formula_BMW_2009_Europe_ComM_Championship_Guide.pdf?lity=tn_ms_ep_6_2_R|title=Formula BMW Europe. 2009 Championship Guide.|publisher=Formula BMW|work=bmw-motorsport.com|accessdate=2009-12-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920102821/http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/de/races/fbmw/background/pdf/Formula_BMW_2009_Europe_ComM_Championship_Guide.pdf?lity=tn_ms_ep_6_2_R|archivedate=20 September 2009}}</ref> while his favourite circuit is Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, where he won twice during the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100717142745/http://www.jim-pla.com/en/home.html Official website] *{{DriverDB driver|<!-- 5333 -->jim-pla}} * {{Twitter}}
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