Brad Benavides

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Brad Benavides
FIA F2 Austria 2023 Nr. 17 Benavides (1).jpg
Benavides driving the Dallara F2 2018 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round.
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  American
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemalan
Flag of Spain.svg  Spanish
via triple nationality [1]
Full nameBrad Domenico Benavides Agredo
Born (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 (age 23)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States [2]
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season 2023
Car number17
Former teams PHM Racing by Charouz
Starts18 (18 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish22nd in 2023
Previous series
2023
2023
2022
2021
2019
2018, 2021 		FIA Formula 2 Championship
FR Middle East Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
FR European Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
Euroformula Open Championship
Championship titles
2024 Euroformula Open Championship

Brad Domenico Benavides Agredo (born 20 July 2001) is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan racing driver who currently competes in the 2024 Euroformula Open with Team Motopark. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz and the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Carlin.

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Career

Benavides racing in the Euroformula Open in 2021 Euroformula Open 2021 Spielberg Nr. 71 Benavides (1).jpg
Benavides racing in the Euroformula Open in 2021

Karting

Benavides started his karting career in 2017, when he finished ninth in the WSK Final Cup in the KZ2-class. He then finished fourth in the WSK Champions Cup in 2018 and won the IAME Winter Cup the following year in the X30 Shifter class. Two years later he came 11th in the KZ category of the Spanish Karting Championship with two wins, having missed the final two rounds due to his racing commitments. [3]

Lower formulae

The American driver made his single-seater debut in the final round of the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship for Campos Racing. He finished 9th in the first race, however he didn't score any points as he was classed as a guest driver. [4]

In 2019 Benavides raced for FA Racing in the Formula Renault Eurocup. He scored no points, and with a best race finish of 6th in Spa but later being deemed out of the points due to a post race penalty. He finished 23rd in the standings having participated in 6 out of the 10 rounds. [5]

After a one-year hiatus Benavides made his return to racing in the Formula Regional European Championship with DR Formula RP Motorsport. [6] In the first round of the season at Imola the American retired from the first race, but finished 14th in race two. [7] He then raced in four more rounds until he left the championship midway through the ten rounds. [8]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Benavides driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round. FIA F3 Austria 2022 Nr. 27 Benavides.jpg
Benavides driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

Having tested for Carlin during the 2021 post-season test, Benavides joined the team for the 2022 FIA Formula 3 season. [9] The American generally struggled to score points, though mixed weather during qualifying at Spa allowed him to start near the front during the sprint race, from where he would go on to finish eighth. [10] He ended the season 23rd in the standings with 3 points, ahead of teammate Enzo Trulli but far from other teammate and Williams Driver Academy member Zak O'Sullivan. [11] During September, Benavides contested the final day of post-season testing with ART Grand Prix. [12]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In November 2022, the American would compete in the Formula 2 post-season test for Charouz Racing System, partnering F2 veteran Roy Nissany at the Yas Marina Circuit. [13] Shortly after, Benavides was confirmed to drive for the outfit in 2023 alongside Nissany under the new name PHM Racing by Charouz. [14] [15] Having prepared for the season by competing in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship at the start of the year, taking two points finishes and notably being involved in a crash at Kuwait Motor Town where his car flipped over several cars, Benavides narrowly outqualified teammate Nissany during his Formula 2 debut. [16] [17] The year would become a struggle, as Benavides failed to score points throughout the campaign. In addition, the American would become involved in multiple incidents, namely a collision with Amaury Cordeel in Jeddah, crashes at Melbourne and Baku, and a retirement on the opening lap of the Silverstone sprint race after being spun around by Clément Novalak. [18] [19] [20] [21] Before the round at Spa, it was announced that Benavides would be replaced by Euroformula Open racer Josh Mason. [22] Benavides did not return that year, finishing 22nd in points.

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2016South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 52nd
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ NC†
2017South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 65th
Trofeo delle Industrie — KZ2 CPB Sport27th
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 75th
Coupe de France — KZ2 40th
International Super Cup — KZ2 78th
WSK Final Cup — KZ2 CPB Sport9th
2018 WSK Champions Cup — KZ2 CPB Sport4th
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 26th
WSK Open Cup — KZ2 17th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 CPB Sport39th
International Super Cup — KZ2 104th
2019IAME Winter Cup — X30 Shifter Campos Racing 1st
2020Champions of the Future — KZ2 9th
2021 WSK Champions Cup — KZ2 29th
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 50th
Spanish Karting Championship — KZ DMK Racing Team11th

† As Benavides was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018 Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 200000NC†
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup FA Racing by Drivex 130000023rd
2021 Formula Regional European Championship DR Formula RP Motorsport 100000026th
Euroformula Open Championship Carlin Motorsport 900003913th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Carlin 180000323rd
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP 130000129th
FIA Formula 2 Championship PHM Racing by Charouz 180000022nd
2024 Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 249410194311st

† As Benavides was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2018 Campos Racing EST
1 		EST
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		JER
1 		JER
2 		CAT
1
9		 CAT
2
13		NC†0
2021 Carlin Motorsport POR
1 		POR
2 		POR
3 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		RBR
1
10		 RBR
2
9		 RBR
3
8		 MNZ
1
7		 MNZ
2
7		 MNZ
3
7		 CAT
1
8*		 CAT
2
6		 CAT
3
14		13th39
2024 Team Motopark PRT
1
2*		 PRT
2
1*		 PRT
3
2		 HOC
1
1		 HOC
2
2		 HOC
3
5		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
1*		 SPA
3
3*		 HUN
1
1		 HUN
2
3*		 HUN
3
2*		 LEC
1
3		 LEC
2
1*		 LEC
3
2*		 RBR
1
1		 RBR
2
5		 RBR
3
2		 CAT
1
1		 CAT
2
3		 CAT
3
5		 MNZ
1
6		 MNZ
2
1		 MNZ
3
4		1st431

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2019 FA Racing MNZ
1
14		 MNZ
2
Ret		 SIL
1
19		 SIL
2
18		 MON
1
17		 MON
2
14		 LEC
1
14		 LEC
2
18		 SPA
1
19		 SPA
2
13		 NÜR
1
WD		 NÜR
2
WD		 HUN
1
DNS		 HUN
2
16		 CAT
1
14		 CAT
2
14		 HOC
1 		HOC
2 		YMC
1 		YMC
2 		23rd0

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2021 DR Formula RP Motorsport IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
14		 CAT
1
16		 CAT
2
12		 MCO
1
24		 MCO
2
Ret		 LEC
1
28		 LEC
2
20		 ZAN
1
21		 ZAN
2
20		 SPA
1 		SPA
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		26th0

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2022 Carlin BHR
SPR
21		 BHR
FEA
20		 IMO
SPR
14		 IMO
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
25		 CAT
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
NC		 SIL
FEA
20		 RBR
SPR
20		 RBR
FEA
20		 HUN
SPR
Ret		 HUN
FEA
22		 SPA
SPR
8		 SPA
FEA
18		 ZAN
SPR
26		 ZAN
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
18		 MNZ
FEA
14		23rd3

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2023 Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP DUB1
1
24		 DUB1
2
20		 DUB1
3
15		 KUW1
1
Ret		 KUW1
2
DNS		 KUW1
3
DNS		 KUW2
1
16		 KUW2
2
10		 KUW2
3
Ret		 DUB2
1
11		 DUB2
2
11		 DUB2
3
22†		 ABU
1
18		 ABU
2
15		 ABU
3
10		29th2

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526DCPoints
2023 PHM Racing by Charouz BHR
SPR
19		 BHR
FEA
18		 JED
SPR
18		 JED
FEA
Ret		 MEL
SPR
Ret		 MEL
FEA
12		 BAK
SPR
10		 BAK
FEA
Ret		 MCO
SPR
11		 MCO
FEA
16		 CAT
SPR
15		 CAT
FEA
22		 RBR
SPR
12		 RBR
FEA
19		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 SIL
FEA
13		 HUN
SPR
18		 HUN
FEA
18		 SPA
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		ZAN
SPR 		ZAN
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		22nd0

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