Ben Bargwanna

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Benjamin Bargwanna
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Bargwanna during the 2023 Macau Guia Race
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australian
Born (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23)
Warragul, Victoria
Related to Jason Bargwanna (father)
Harry Bargwanna (grand father)
Alf Bargwanna (great uncle)
Scott Bargwanna (cousin)
Jude Bargwanna (second cousin)
TCR Australia
Years active 2021–current
Teams GRM Hangcha Racing
Starts65
Wins3
Podiums11
Poles3
Fastest laps0
Best finish7th in 2023
Championship titles
2018Victorian Hyundai Excel Series
Awards
2021 TCR Australia Rookie of the year

Benjamin Bargwanna (born 10 April 2001 in Warragul) is a racing driver from Australia. He is the son of Bathurst 1000 winner Jason Bargwanna and grandson to Australian Production Car Champion Harry Bargwanna. [1]

Contents

Junior Career

Ben Bargwanna started in karts as a child finishing second in the Victorian Karting Championship KA3 Junior class [2] before moving into various Hyundai Excel series in 2016. [3] [4] In 2017 he finished third in the Hyundai Excel Nations and in 2018 won the Victorian Series. [5]

In 2019 he moved to Formula Ford driving a Spectrum to second in the Victorian Formula Ford Championship. [6] In 2020, he again raced in the Victorian Formula Ford Championship and was leading the point score when the season was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. [7]

TCR Australia

In 2021, he joined his father Jason Bargwanna [8] in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series driving a Peugeot 308. That year he took the 'Rookie of the Year' award [9] and finished tenth in the standings. 2022 he again raced a Peugeot 308, again finishing tenth and winning his first race at Sandown Raceway.

For 2023 Bargwanna again did the whole Australia series along with six rounds of the TCR World Tour in the aging Peugeot 308. He finished seventh in the Australian Series with a pole position and three podiums his highlights.

S5000

Bargwanna had his first taste of the S5000 at the first round of the 2021 S5000 Tasman Series running in the top ten. [10] His next race was at the Australian Grand Prix support round in the 2022 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship again running in the top ten. His first full season was in the 2022 S5000 Tasman Series where he finished on the podium in race two and ended up fifth in the championship.

In 2023 he joined the series for the final three rounds and the S5000 Tasman Series finishing third in points for the Tasman Series.

Racing record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesPosition
2016Victorian Kart Championships - KA3 Junior2nd

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2016Victorian Hyundai Excel ChampionshipBargwanna Motorsport300000NC
2017Victorian Hyundai Excel ChampionshipBargwanna Motorsport11000113511th
Series X3 New South Wales10002612830th
Australian Hyundai Excel Nationals30003N/A3rd
2018Victorian Hyundai Excel ChampionshipBargwanna Motorsport1100172991st
Series X3 New South Wales3312325019th
2019Australian Formula Ford ChampionshipBargwanna Motorsport120001??
Victorian Formula Ford Championship1500263492nd
Formula Ford Fiesta New South Wales600006513th
2020Victorian Formula Ford ChampionshipBargwanna Motorsport330231001st †
2021 TCR Australia Touring Car Series Burson Auto Parts Racing15010133310th
Supercheap Auto TCR Baskerville Invitational 410021184th
S5000 Tasman Series Garry Rogers Motorsport 300003512th
2022 TCR Australia Touring Car Series Burson Auto Parts Racing20100453510th
S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship Valvoline Garry Rogers Motorsport 300004215th
S5000 Tasman Series Bargwanna Motorsport600011545th
2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series Burson Auto Parts Racing 2101036027th
TCR World Tour 601003517th
Team Clairet Sport 60000
TCR Europe Touring Car Series 400005517th
S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship Bargwanna Motorsport900022248th
S5000 Tasman Series 30002863rd
2024 TCR Australia Touring Car Series GRM Hangcha Racing 920133001st

† Championship cancelled after 3 races due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Complete S5000 results

YearSeriesTeam123456789101112131415161718PositionPoints
2021 Tasman Garry Rogers Motorsport SMP
R1

9
SMP
R2

10
SMP
R3

10
BAT
R4
BAT
R5
BAT
R6
BAT
R7

C
12th35
2022 Australian Garry Rogers Motorsport SYM
R1
SYM
R2
SYM
R3
PHI
R4
PHI
R5
PHI
R6
MEL
R7

9
MEL
R8

9
MEL
R9

9
SMP
R10
SMP
R11
SMP
R12
HID
R13
HID
R14
HID
R15
15th42
2022 TasmanBargwanna Motorsport SUR
R1

4
SUR
R2

3
SUR
R3

4
ADL
R4

6
ADL
R5

5
ADL
R6

8
5th154
2023 AustralianBargwanna Motorsport SYM
R1
SYM
R2
SYM
R3
PHI
R4
PHI
R5
PHI
R6
WIN
R7
WIN
R8
WIN
R9
SMP
R10

4
SMP
R11

4
SMP
R12

4
BEN
R13

6
BEN
R14

6
BEN
R15

5
ADL
R16

4
ADL
R17

3
ADL
R18

3
8th224

TCR Australia results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021PositionPoints
2021 Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308 TCR SYM
R1

13
SYM
R2

10
SYM
R3

14
PHI
R4

8
PHI
R5

9
PHI
R6

6
BAT
R7

12
BAT
R8

12
BAT
R9

17
SMP
R10

21
SMP
R11

9
SMP
R12

8
BAT
R13

2
BAT
R14

Ret
BAT
R15

12
10th333
2022 Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308 TCR SYM
R1

13
SYM
R2

10
SYM
R3

Ret
PHI
R4

10
PHI
R5

2
PHI
R6

3
BAT
R7

2
BAT
R8

7
BAT
R9

6
SMP
R10

19
SMP
R11

19
SMP
R12

8
QLD
R13

Ret
QLD
R14

12
QLD
R15

12
SAN
R16

10
SAN
R17

1
SAN
R18

5
BAT
R19

5
BAT
R20

C
BAT
R21

Ret
10th329
2023 Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308 TCR SYM
R1

4
SYM
R2

Ret
SYM
R3

8
PHI
R4

5
PHI
R5

3
PHI
R6

3
WIN
R7

7
WIN
R8

9
WIN
R9

9
QLD
R13

6
QLD
R14

8
QLD
R15

9
SAN
R16

6
SAN
R17

6
SAN
R18

6
SMP
R19

18
SMP
R20

Ret
SMP
R21

Ret
BAT
R22

Ret
BAT
R23

12
BAT
R24

10
7th602
2024 GRM Hangcha Racing Peugeot 308 TCR SAN
R1

1
SAN
R2

7
SAN
R3

1
SYM
R4

5
SYM
R5

4
SYM
R6

9
PHI
R7

4
PHI
R8

5
PHI
R9

2
BND
R10

BND
R11

BND
R12

QLD
R13

QLD
R14

QLD
R15

SMP
R19

SMP
R20

SMP
R21

BAT
R22

BAT
R23

BAT
R24

1st*300*

* Season still in progress.

TCR Europe results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314PositionPoints
2023 Team Clairet Sport -
Burson Auto Parts Racing
Peugeot 308 TCR ALG
R1

9
ALG
R2

4
PAU
R3
PAU
R4
SPA
R4

Ret
SPA
R6

8
HUN
R7
HUN
R8
CPR
R9
CPR
R10
MNZ
R11
MNZ
R12
BAR
R13
BAR
R14
17th55

TCR World Tour results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920PositionPoints
2023 Team Clairet Sport -
Burson Auto Parts Racing
Peugeot 308 TCR ALG
R1

17
ALG
R2

12
SPA
R3

Ret
SPA
R4

17
VAL
R5
VAL
R6
HUN
R7
HUN
R8
VBF
R9
VBF
R10
JCB
R11
JCB
R12
SMP
R13

18
SMP
R14

NC
SMP
R15

NC
BAT
R16

Ret
BAT
R17

12
BAT
R18

11
MAC
R19

12
MAC
R20

Ret
17th35

Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bargwanna Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jude Bargwanna Volkswagen Golf Mk5 GTI D11619th2nd
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bargwanna Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jude Bargwanna Audi TT RS A11279th2nd
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bargwanna Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jude Bargwanna Audi TT RS A187DNF

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References

  1. https://www.burson.com.au/news/third-generation-bargwanna-family-duo-finish-second-in-class-at-bathurst-six-hour THIRD GENERATION BARGWANNA FAMILY DUO FINISH SECOND IN CLASS AT BATHURST SIX HOUR. Burson Auto Parts webpage.
  2. https://www.kartingvic.net.au/2016-victorian-kart-championship-round-4-elkc-ka3-junior/ KA3 Junior Class – 2016 Victorian Kart Championship Round 4 at ELKC. Karting Victoria.
  3. https://wwos.nine.com.au/motorsport/speedseries-2022-news-how-a-bathurst-1000-winners-son-who-hated-racing-grew-to-love-the-sport/9c6398cd-43a5-4e50-8eed-3a53e46536dc How a Bathurst 1000 winner's son who hated racing grew to love the sport. Wide World of Sports webpage. Sep 9th, 2022
  4. https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/02/22/bargs-junior-ready-car-racing-debut/ Bargs junior ready for car racing debut. SpeedCafe. 22nd February 2017
  5. http://vsrs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/vsrs-final-points-2018.pdf 2018 Victorian Motor Racing Series points score
  6. http://vsrs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2019-vscrc-final.pdf 2019 Victorian Motor Racing Series points score
  7. http://vsrs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/VSRS-Points-2020.pdf 2020 Victorian Motor Racing Series points score
  8. https://au.motorsport.com/tcr-australia/news/father-son-bargwanna-team-tcr/4850235/ Famous father/son duo team up in TCR. Motorsport.com Aug 6, 2020
  9. https://tcraustralia.com/2021/12/07/ben-bargwanna-thrilled-to-receive-tcr-rookie-of-the-year/ BEN BARGWANNA THRILLED TO RECEIVE TCR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. TCR Australia. 7 December 2021
  10. https://autoaction.com.au/2021/10/26/bargwanna-joins-s5000-field BARGWANNA JOINS S5000 FIELD Auto Action October 26, 2021
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Nathan Blight
Victorian Hyundai Excel Series
Champion

2018
Succeeded by
Ben Grice