Ben Green (racing driver)

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Ben Green
GT World Challenge Europe 2024 Nurburg Nr. 36 Creswick, Green, Jansen (1).jpg
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 26)
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup career
Debut season 2024
Current team Emil Frey Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number14
Starts4 (4 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD 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]

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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.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014Ginetta Junior Winter SeriesSupergreen400003311th
2015 Ginetta Junior Championship Super Green Racing20000010218th
2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Super Green Racing2200032828th
V de V Endurance Series - PFV Century Motorsport 100010NC†
2017 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Century Motorsport 23721135282nd
24H Series - SP3-GT4 10001282nd
V de V Endurance Series - PFV ???????
2018 British GT Championship - GT4 Century Motorsport 912021232nd
2019 British GT Championship - GT3 Century Motorsport 8000035.517th
2020 DTM Trophy FK Performance1110141204th
British GT Championship - GT4 Century Motorsport 100012713th
2021 DTM Trophy FK Performance Motorsport14545102471st
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2 221020NC†
2022 ADAC GT Masters Schubert Motorsport 1420221187th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10 FK Performance Motorsport11001N/A1st
2023 ADAC GT Masters Schubert Motorsport 1200131367th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Walkenhorst Motorsport10000431st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro-Am PROsport Racing10001N/A3rd
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Emil Frey Racing 101213703rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Racing100000*NC*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze 00000*NC*
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 PROsport-Racing10000N/ADNF

† As Green was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
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		7th118
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		7th136

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
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		3rd70

*Season still in progress.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ben Green | Racing career profile | Driver Database". legacy.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  2. ↑ Euwema, Davey (15 December 2023). "Walkenhorst Sets Bronze Cup Lineup for Aston Switch". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Plümer, Jonas (6 March 2024). "GT World Challenge Europe: Emil Frey Racing mit zwei Autos im Sprint Cup". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ben Green is crowned 2021 DTM Trophy champion on Hankook race tires". hankook-motorsports.com. 13 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Plümer, Jonas (2021-10-10). "DTM Trophy: Sieg und Titel für Ben Green". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  6. ↑ "Schubert One-Two Completes Perfect Weekend For Krütten & Green". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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