Ben Tuck

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Ben Tuck
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Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 28)
Sandy, Bedfordshire, England
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver

Ben William Matthew Robert Tuck (born 3 March 1997 in Sandy [1] ) is a British racing driver currently competing for Proton Competition in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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He is the 2025 Dubai 24 Hour winner. [2]

Early career

Tuck raced in karts from 2009 to 2012, mainly competing in Rotax competitions in England. [3]

Stepping up to car racing in 2014, Tuck raced in the BRSCC Mazda MX-5 for two years, before moving to the Caterham Supersport Championship, where his performances earned him a one-off appearance at the Pembrey round of the 2016 Swift Sport Rallycross Championship. [4]

GT career

Tuck made his full-time debut in the 2018 British GT Championship, codriving a BMW M4 GT4 with Ben Green for Century Motorsport. [5] Scoring one overall win in GT4 at Snetterton, [6] Tuck ended the season second overall in GT4, one point behind Jack Mitchell. [7]

Following a 2019 season largely spent in the Nürburgring-based VLN Series, Tuck remained with Walkenhorst Motorsport to compete in the inaugural season of the DTM Trophy. [8] At the first round of the season at Spa, Tuck qualified on pole and won the series' first-ever race. [9] [10] Over the rest of the season, Tuck scored four more podiums to end the year 3rd in the standings. [11] In 2021, Tuck mainly competed in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie again for Walkenhorst. [12] In six races contested in the SP9 class, Tuck won the sixth race of the season, which would turn out to be his only podium of the season. [13] [14]

Tuck returned to full-time racing in 2023, joining TF Sport to compete in the LMGT3 class of the European Le Mans Series, aboard an Aston Martin Vantage AMR. [15] At the second round of the season at Le Castellet, Tuck finished third, scoring his only podium of the season. [16] In the winter of 2023, Tuck returned to TF Sport to compete in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series. [17] Tuck scored a lone podium at the finale in Yas Marina and finished 11th in points. [18]

Tuck stayed in the newly-restyled LMGT3 class, but switched to JMW Motorsport for his second season in the European Le Mans Series, now driving a Ferrari 296 GT3. [19] As the only full-time driver for JMW throughout the season, Tuck scored a best result of sixth at Mugello. [20] During 2024, Tuck also raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Proton Competition, sharing a Ford Mustang GT3 with factory driver Christopher Mies and John Hartshorne. [21] On his first race at the French enduro he finished 4th in class. [22] At the end of the year, Tuck joined Ferrari customer Kessel Racing to race in the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series alongside Dennis Marschall and Dustin Blattner. [23] The Briton took his first podium of the season in race one at Dubai by finishing third, [24] and ended the season with another third place finish at the season-ending Yas Marina round. [25]

In early 2025, Tuck returned to Proton Competition in LMGT3 to compete in his first season in the FIA World Endurance Championship with the Ford Mustang. [26] Tuck also returned to the European Le Mans Series, joining Kessel Racing alongside Takeshi Kimura and Daniel Serra in the team's Ferrari 296. [27] In addition to his WEC and ELMS commitments, Tuck won the Dubai 24 Hour for WRT in the BMW M4 GT3 Evo's race debut, and later joined the team in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside Jens Klingmann and Al Faisal Al Zubair. [28]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014BRSCC Mazda MX-5 ChampionshipAB Motorsport10000070025th
2015BRSCC Mazda MX-5 ChampionshipAB Motorsport19233715173rd
Race of Remembrance – Class AMX-5 Owners Club10000N/A8th
2016Caterham Supersport ChampionshipPT Motorsport1420252406th
2017Caterham Supersport ChampionshipPT Motorsport [29] [30] 800030NC
GT Cup UK – GTA210020NC
24H Proto Series – P2 2????????681st
British GT Championship – GT3 Century Motorsport 10000024th
2018 British GT Championship – GT4 Century Motorsport 912021232nd
2019 VLN Series – Cup 5 Walkenhorst Motorsport300006.6758th
VLN Series – SP10 6000323.696th
24 Hours of Nürburgring – BMW M240i Cup FK Performance Motorsport10001N/A3rd
2020 DTM Trophy Walkenhorst Motorsport1211041333rd
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP10 300006.2618th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP8T 100002.1423rd
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP8T 10000N/A4th
British GT Championship – GT4 Century Motorsport [31] 200001416th
2021 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am Walkenhorst Motorsport [32] 610010NC
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – Cup 5 100000NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 10000N/A11th
DTM Trophy 20000222nd
2022 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro Walkenhorst Motorsport [33] 100000NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 10000N/A7th
2023 European Le Mans Series – LMGTE TF Sport 60001289th
GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am TRG-AMR [34] 100000NC
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series – GT TF Sport 500012611th
2024 European Le Mans Series – LMGT3 JMW Motorsport600001114th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Kessel Racing [35] 300001028th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGT3 Proton Competition 10000N/A4th
2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Kessel Racing 60202544th
2025 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Pro AlManar Racing by Team WRT [36] 110010NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AlManar Racing by WRT **
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 Proton Competition 100000*15th*
European Le Mans Series – LMGT3 Kessel Racing 1001118*2nd*
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Conquest Racing 10000228*59th*
Sources: [37]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2023 TF Sport LMGTE Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 CAT
9
LEC
3
ARA
11
SPA
9
ALG
10
ALG
6
9th28
2024 JMW MotorsportLMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 CAT
Ret
LEC
10
IMO
10
SPA
Ret
MUG
6
ALG
10
14th11
2025 Kessel Racing LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 CAT
2
LEC
IMO
SPA
SIL
ALG
2nd*18*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

YearTeamClassCarEngine123456Pos.Points
2023–24 TF Sport GT Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEP
1

15
SEP
2

9
DUB
10
ABU
1

6
ABU
2

3
11th26
2024–25 Kessel Racing GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 SEP
1

6
SEP
2

12
DUB
2

3
DUB
2

10
ABU
1

4
ABU
2

3
4th54

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)

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
2024 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze LEC
26
SPA
6H

54
SPA
12H

49
SPA
24H

45†
NÜR
MNZ
JED
28th10
2025 AlManar Racing by WRT BMW M4 GT3 Evo Gold LEC
10
MNZ
4
SPA
6H

17
SPA
12H

21
SPA
24H

20
NÜR BAR 2nd*69*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2024 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hartshorne
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies
Ford Mustang GT3 LMGT328031st4th
2025 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barker
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Bernardo Sousa
Ford Mustang GT3 LMGT333841st9th
Source: [1]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassCarEngine12345678RankPoints
2025 Proton Competition LMGT3 Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 QAT
Ret
IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 15th*0*

* Season still in progress.

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