Ben Green | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Waltham Abbey, Essex, England | 2 February 1998
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Emil Frey Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 14 |
Starts | 4 (4 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
Ben Green (born 2 February 1998) is an English racing driver. [1] He currently drives for Emil Frey Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and competes for Walkenhorst Racing in the Bronze class of the Endurance Cup. [2] [3]
Previously, the Englishman won the 2021 DTM Trophy, having reached European racing following a number of years in Ginetta-based competitions and a stint in the British GT Championship, where he finished second in the 2018 GT4 standings. [4] [5] He also competed in the ADAC GT Masters, scoring a double victory at the Red Bull Ring alongside Niklas Krütten in his debut year. [6] He returned to partner Eduardo Coseteng in 2023, though despite scoring three podiums, the pair finished seventh in the standings, last of all full-time entrants.
In the first race of the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup season at Brands Hatch, which he contested alongside Konsta Lappalainen, Green took pole position before finishing second.
† As Green was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
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2022 | Schubert Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | OSC 1 10 | OSC 2 16 | RBR 1 13 | RBR 2 11 | ZAN 1 18† | ZAN 2 11 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 112 | LAU 1 11 | LAU 2 9 | SAC 1 13 | SAC 2 8 | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 9 | 7th | 118 |
2023 | Schubert Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | HOC1 1 2 | HOC1 2 4 | NOR 1 9 | NOR 2 9 | NÜR 1 8 | NÜR 2 62 | SAC 1 2 | SAC 2 4 | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 9 | HOC2 1 7 | HOC2 2 Ret | 7th | 136 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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2024 | Emil Frey Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Pro | BRH 1 2 | BRH 2 5 | MIS 1 4 | MIS 2 7 | HOC 1 3 | HOC 2 1 | MAG 1 5 | MAG 2 13 | CAT 1 4 | CAT 2 12 | 3rd | 70 |
*Season still in progress.
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