Benjamin Pedersen

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Benjamin Pedersen
24BenjaminPedersen F3Americas RoadAmerica.jpg
Nationality Flag of Denmark.svg Danish
Born (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Related toChristian Pedersen (CEO-Global Racing Group)
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
IndyCar Series career
17 races run over 1 year
Best finish16th (2023)
First race 2023 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Last race 2023 Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca)
WinsPodiums Poles
000
Previous series
2021-2022
2019-2020
2018-2020
2016-2018 		Indy Lights
BRDC British F3
F3 Americas Championship
F4 United States Championship

Benjamin Pedersen (born 11 May 1999) is a Danish racing driver. He last raced in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 55 Chevrolet for A. J. Foyt Racing. [1]

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Personal life

Benjamin Pedersen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the age of four, his family emigrated to the United States, settling in Sammamish, Washington. [2] [3]

After joining A. J. Foyt Racing, Pedersen relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana in 2022. [2]

Career

Lower formulae

Pedersen began his single-seater career in 2016, driving for the Leading Edge Grand Prix in cooperation with Global Racing Group, a team set up by his father Christian Pedersen, [4] [5] [6] in the F4 United States Championship. [7] While he had strong start with a podium finish at Mid-Ohio, Pedersen ended up tenth in the drivers' standings.

For the 2017 season, Pedersen remained in the F4 US series, partnering Justin Sirgany and Jacob Loomis at Global Racing Group. [8] [9] This season yielded more success, as the Dane took podiums in the first two events, [10] before ending the campaign on a particularly impressive note, winning twice in the penultimate round and once more at the season finale, held as part of the 2017 United States Grand Prix weekend. These results led to Pedersen finishing fourth overall, beating both of his teammates.[ citation needed ]

In 2018, Pedersen returned to tackle the F4 US Championship for the final time, where he took two victories, placing fifth in the standings. [11] [12]

Formula Regional & BRDC F3

Parallel to his F4 campaign, Pedersen competed in the inaugural season of the F3 Americas Championship. [13] Despite missing two events, Pedersen finished third overall, being beaten by fellow GRG driver Baltazar Leguizamón. [14]

In 2019, Pedersen performed double-duties in the F3 Americas and BRDC F3 championships, the latter becoming his first venture into European racing. [15] [16] In the former, Pedersen won seven races, which included a triple of victories at Sebring, which put him second in the standings. [17] Over in British F3, a victory in the reverse-grid race at Silverstone, coupled with a further podium in Snetterton, left the Dane 14th overall. [18]

A full season of the BRDC British F3 Championship was on the cards for Pedersen in 2020, driving for Double R Racing. [19] He ended the season ninth in the drivers' standings, having taken three podiums including another win in Silvestone. [20]

Indy Lights

Pedersen switched to the Road to Indy ladder for 2021, driving for Global Racing Group in Indy Lights. [21] The season began with a second place at Barber, although he would fail to take any podiums throughout the following three rounds. [22] The Dane, who by this stage was racing under an American licence, bounced back with a podium appearance at Road America before going on to experience a strong second half of the campaign, with four third-placed finishes elevating him to fourth overall. [23] [24]

In 2022, Pedersen returned to Indy Lights for his sophomore season. [25] [26] Having scored five podiums, which contained his first win in the category at Portland, Pedersen took fifth in the championship. [27]

IndyCar Series

Pedersen competing in the 2023 Indianapolis 500. Benjamin pedersen (52959116295) (cropped).jpg
Pedersen competing in the 2023 Indianapolis 500.

Having tested for Juncos Hollinger Racing at the end of June, [28] it was announced that Pedersen would be entering the IndyCar Series in 2023, driving for the A. J. Foyt Racing team alongside Santino Ferrucci. [29] [30] In his first Indianapolis 500, Pedersen was named Rookie of the Year. [31]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2016 Formula 4 United States Championship Leading Edge Grand Prix & Global Racing Group1500015710th
2017 Formula 4 United States Championship Global Racing Group2032261474th
2018 Formula 4 United States Championship Global Racing Group1721241665th
F3 Americas Championship 11001101833rd
2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Global Racing Group21100220014th
F3 Americas Championship 1073292212nd
2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Double R Racing [32] 2410022999th
Euroformula Open Championship 300001415th
Formula Regional Americas Championship Global Racing Group500003012th
2021 Indy Lights Global Racing Group with HMD Motorsports 2000163564th
2022 Indy Lights Global Racing Group with HMD Motorsports 1411154445th
2023 IndyCar Series A.J. Foyt Enterprises 17000012927th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Nielsen Racing30000122nd

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2016 Leading Edge Grand Prix MDO1
1
3		 MDO1
2
9		 MDO1
3
5		 MDO2
1
Ret		 MDO2
2
Ret		 MDO2
3
Ret		 NJMP
1
9		 NJMP
2
4		 NJMP
3
10		 ATL
1
11		 ATL
2
6		 ATL
3
10		 HMS
1
7		 HMS
2
Ret		 HMS
2
Ret		10th57
2017 Global Racing Group HMS
1
2		 HMS
2
11		 HMS
2
Ret		 IMS
1
18		 IMS
2
15		 IMS
2
3		 MSP
1
25		 MSP
2
16		 MSP
3
14		 MDO
1
16		 MDO
2
8		 MDO
3
10		 VIR
1
5		 VIR
2
9		 VIR
3
7		 COTA1
1
1		 COTA1
2
1		 COTA1
3
3		 COTA2
1
1		 COTA2
2
10		4th147
2018 Global Racing Group VIR
1
1		 VIR
2
4		 VIR
3
5		 ROA
1
1		 ROA
2
4		 ROA
3
3		 MDO
1
5		 MDO
2
5		 MDO
3
4		 PIT
1
3		 PIT
2
21		 PIT
3
7		 NJMP
1
8		 NJMP
2
Ret		 NJMP
3
14		 COTA
1
5		 COTA
2
Ret		5th166

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPoints
2019 Global Racing Group OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
105		 OUL
3
10		 SNE
1
10		 SNE
2
25		 SNE
3
8		 SIL1
1
18		 SIL1
2
1		 SIL1
3
10		 DON1
1
9		 DON1
2
51		 DON1
3
10		 SPA
1
12		 SPA
2
61		 SPA
3
17		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
13		 BRH
3
14		 SIL2
1
Ret		 SIL2
2
107		 SIL2
3
16		 DON2
1 		DON2
2 		DON2
3 		14th200
2020 Double R Racing OUL
1
11		 OUL
2
4		 OUL
3
12		 OUL
4
15		 DON1
1
9		 DON1
2
55		 DON1
3
7		 BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
61		 BRH
3
9		 BRH
4
10		 DON2
1
6		 DON2
2
15		 DON2
3
9		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
611		 SNE
3
3		 SNE
4
14		 DON3
1
6		 DON3
2
21		 DON3
3
5		 SIL
1
15		 SIL
2
12		 SIL
3
14		9th299

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920RankPoints
2021 Global Racing Group w/ HMD Motorsports ALA
2		 ALA
7		 STP
10		 STP
6		 IMS
10		 IMS
9		 DET
11		 DET
6		 RDA
2		 RDA
7		 MDO
7		 MDO
8		 GTW
3		 GTW
3		 POR
4		 POR
4		 LAG
3		 LAG
5		 MDO
9		 MDO
3		4th356
2022 Global Racing Group w/ HMD Motorsports STP
2		 ALA
2		 IMS
11		 IMS
4		 DET
2		 DET
6		 RDA
11		 MDO
6		 IOW
9		 NSH
6		 GTW
3		 POR
1L*		 LAG
5		 LAG
6		5th444

IndyCar Series

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

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine1234567891011121314151617RankPointsRef
2023 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara DW12 55 Chevrolet STP
27		 TXS
15		 LBH
24		 ALA
22		 IMS
24		 INDY
21		 DET
20		 ROA
21		 MDO
26		 TOR
27		 IOW
27		 IOW
27		 NSH
23		 IMS
26		 GTW
28		 POR
22		 LAG
16		27th129 [33]

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
2023 Dallara Chevrolet 1121 A. J. Foyt Racing

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2024 Nielsen RacingLMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA
13		 MUG
10		 ALG
11		22nd1

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