Carl Bennett | |
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Nationality | ![]() ![]() via dual nationality |
Born | United States [1] | 2 September 2004
FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Isotta Fraschini |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Car number | 11 |
Starts | 1 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
European Le Mans Series career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Cool Racing |
Car number | 30 |
Starts | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBA in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2023 2023 2023 2022–23 2022 | Eurocup-3 F4 Brazilian Championship F4 Spanish Championship F4 United States Championship YACademy Winter Series |
Carl Wattana Bennett (born 2 September 2004) is a Thai-American racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Isotta Fraschini and the European Le Mans Series for Cool Racing. Having raced in various Formula 4 series as well as Eurocup-3, Bennett switched to endurance racing in 2023, achieving an overall podium in the Asian Le Mans Series in LMP2 before progressing to Hypercar, the top class of WEC. [2] [3]
He is a member of A14 Management, overseen by two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso.
Born in the United States but raised in Bangkok, Bennett began his career in motorsport by participating in various karting championships such as the Rotax Max Thailand, the IAME Asia Cup and the IAME International Final. [4]
In 2022, Bennett began his racing season by participating in the American YACademy Winter Series championship in which he drove a Ligier JS F4, a championship which he completed by finishing in 13th place with 5 points. [5] Then, he again drove a Ligier JS F4 in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing [6] team, a championship which he completed by finishing in 14th place with 24 points with the best performance in the fourth race in 8th place. [7]
In 2023, Bennett joined Fernando Alonso's management company, A14 Management, in order to develop in motorsport. [8] [9] For the second consecutive year, he participated in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing team, [10] a championship which he completed by finishing in 13th place with 37 points with his best performance in the race, a 1st place during the round taking place at NOLA Motorsports Park. [11] [12] He also participated in the F4 Brazilian Championship with the Oakberry Bassani F4 [13] team and in the F4 Spanish Championship and the Eurocup-3 championship with the GRS Team. [14] At the end of the season, he joined the French Duqueine Team to participate in the Asian Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category. [15]
In 2024, Bennett extended his commitment with the Duqueine Team to participate in the European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category at the wheel of an Oreca 07 [16] [17] as well as in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar category at the wheel of an Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C. [18] After missing the first two rounds for Duqueine Team in the ELMS, Bennett moved to Cool Racing, replacing Alex García who left the team. [19]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2022 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Gonella Racing [20] | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14th |
YACademy Winter Series | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13th | ||
GB4 Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21st | |
2023 | F4 Spanish Championship | GRS Team [21] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
Eurocup-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | ||
Formula 4 United States Championship | Gonella Racing [22] [23] | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 13th | |
F4 Brazilian Championship | Oakberry Bassani F4 [24] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14th | |
Formula Winter Series | AKM Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13th | |
2023–24 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Duqueine Team [25] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10th |
2024 | FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar | Isotta Fraschini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 30th* |
* Season still in progress.
(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 | Pos | Points |
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2022 | Gonella Racing | NOL 1 11 | NOL 2 10 | NOL 3 9 | ROA 1 11 | ROA 2 10 | ROA 3 12 | MOH 1 8 | MOH 2 8 | MOH 3 20 | NJM 1 11 | NJM 2 10 | NJM 3 8 | VIR 1 6 | VIR 2 Ret | VIR 3 7 | COA 1 17 | COA 2 22 | COA 3 20 | 14th | 24 |
2023 | Gonella Racing | NOL 1 1 | NOL 2 8 | NOL 3 21 | ROA 1 6 | ROA 2 11 | ROA 3 13 | MOH 1 | MOH 2 | MOH 3 | NJM 1 15 | NJM 2 19 | NJM 3 11 | VIR 1 Ret | VIR 2 DNS | VIR 3 11 | COA 1 | COA 2 | COA 3 | 13th | 37 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
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2023 | AKM Motorsport | JER 1 7 | JER 2 8 | CRT 1 9 | CRT 2 Ret | NAV 1 | NAV 2 | CAT 2 | CAT 2 | 13th | 12 |
(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 | 21 | DC | Points |
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2023 | GRS Team | SPA 1 14 | SPA 2 15 | SPA 3 24† | ARA 1 20 | ARA 2 16 | ARA 3 19 | NAV 1 17 | NAV 2 22 | NAV 3 22 | JER 1 26 | JER 2 20 | JER 3 Ret | EST 1 27 | EST 2 29 | EST 3 Ret | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 33rd | 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 | DC | Points |
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2023 | GRS Team | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | EST 1 | EST 2 | CRT 1 16 | CRT 2 12 | CAT 1 17 | CAT 2 Ret | 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 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Oakberry Bassani F4 | INT1 1 | INT1 2 | INT1 3 | INT2 1 8 | INT2 2 9 | INT2 3 3 | MOG 1 9 | MOG 2 10 | MOG 3 8 | GYN 1 | GYN 2 | GYN 3 | INT3 1 | INT3 2 | INT3 3 | INT4 1 | INT4 2 | INT4 3 | 14th | 26 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
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2023–24 | Duqueine Team | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 11 | SEP 2 7 | DUB Ret | ABU 1 6 | ABU 2 3 | 10th | 29 |
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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2024 | Cool Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | IMO | SPA | MUG | ALG |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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2024 | Isotta Fraschini | Hypercar | Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C | Isotta Fraschini 3.0 L Turbo V6 | QAT Ret | IMO 17 | SPA 15 | LMS 14 | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | 30th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2024 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C | Hypercar | 302 | 14th | 14th |
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