Brad Benavides | |
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Nationality | American Guatemalan Spanish via triple nationality [1] |
Full name | Brad Domenico Benavides Agredo |
Born | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States [2] | 20 July 2001
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Car number | 17 |
Former teams | PHM Racing by Charouz |
Starts | 18 (18 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 22nd 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 |
Brad Domenico Benavides Agredo (born 20 July 2001) is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan racing driver who last raced for 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Carlin.
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]
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 result of 13th he finished 23rd in the standings. [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, [7] but finished 14th in race two. [8]
During the 2021 post-season testing, Benavides tested with Carlin. The following year, it was announced that Benavides would be included in their Formula 3 line-up for the 2022 season. [9] Benavides had a disappointing season, but he scored his first points finish in the seventh round at Spa-Francorchamps in the sprint race, where he finished 8th. 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.
Benavides contested with ART Grand Prix during the final day of post-season testing during September. [10]
In November 2022, the American would compete in the Formula 2 post-season test for Charouz Racing System, partnering Roy Nissany at the Yas Marina Circuit. [11] Shortly after, Benavides was confirmed to drive for the outfit in 2023 alongside Roy Nissany under the new name PHM Racing by Charouz. [12] [13] To prepare for his new season, Benavides competed the full season with MP Motorsport in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship. [14] He finished 29th in the standings with one point to his name. On July 27, 2023, it was announced that Benavides would be replaced by Euroformula Open racer Josh Mason for the Spa-Francorchamps round. [15]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2016 | South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 52nd | |
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | NC† | ||
2017 | South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 | 65th | |
Trofeo delle Industrie — KZ2 | CPB Sport | 27th | |
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 | 75th | ||
Coupe de France — KZ2 | 40th | ||
International Super Cup — KZ2 | 78th | ||
WSK Final Cup — KZ2 | CPB Sport | 9th | |
2018 | WSK Champions Cup — KZ2 | CPB Sport | 4th |
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 | 26th | ||
WSK Open Cup — KZ2 | 17th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 | CPB Sport | 39th | |
International Super Cup — KZ2 | 104th | ||
2019 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Shifter | Campos Racing | 1st |
2020 | Champions of the Future — KZ2 | 9th | |
2021 | WSK Champions Cup — KZ2 | 29th | |
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 | 50th | ||
Spanish Karting Championship — KZ | DMK Racing Team | 11th |
† As Benavides was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2018 | Euroformula Open Championship | Campos Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
2019 | Formula Renault Eurocup | FA Racing by Drivex | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | DR Formula RP Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
Euroformula Open Championship | Carlin Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13th | |
2022 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd |
2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29th |
FIA Formula 2 Championship | PHM Racing by Charouz | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | |
2024 | Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark |
† As Benavides was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
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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 | 13th | 39 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
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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 | 23rd | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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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 | 26th | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
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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 | 23rd | 3 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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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 | 29th | 2 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | DC | Points |
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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 | 22nd | 0 |
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