John Bennett (racing driver)

Last updated
John Bennett
GB3 2024 Mogyorod Nr. 11 Bennett.jpg
Bennett at the Hungaroring in 2024
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current team Van Amersfoort Racing
Car number14
Starts4 (4 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish28th in 2024

John Andrew Bennett (born 15 September 2003) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. Bennett is the runner up of the 2021 Ginetta GT5 Challenge and the 2024 GB3 Championship for JHR Developments.

Contents

Career

Ginetta GT5

Bennett made his racing debut for Elite Motorsport in the 2020 Ginetta GT5 Challenge where he collected three podiums and a fastest lap in his maiden campaign. In 2021 he came runner-up in the championship with five wins, two pole positions and ten podiums.

GB3 Championship

2022

Bennett made his debut in single-seater machinery in the 2022 GB3 Championship driving for Elite Motorsport. [1] His maiden season went well as he remained consistency throughout the season, including getting his first single-seater podium at the final round in Donington Park. He finished 8th in the championship standings with 262.5 points. [2]

2023

He signed up with multi-championship winning team Rodin Carlin for 2023 where he stated that his goal was to "fight for the championship." He had a difficult campaign, only mustering two pole positions and one podium at the second round at Silverstone Circuit. Bennett ended the season 10th in the championship standings with 217 points to his name. [3] [4]

2024

For his third season in the GB3 Championship, Bennett drove for JHR Developments. [5]

Formula Regional

Formula Regional Middle East Championship

He made his Formula Regional debut in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship for Evans GP, partnering Australian Costa Toparis and Frenchman Edgar Pierre. The young Briton scored a lone point in the final race of the series at the Dubai Autodrome and finished 23rd in the championship standings. [6]

Formula Regional European Championship

Bennett made his Formula Regional European Championship debut for Finnish outfit KIC Motorsport at the third round of the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship at Circuit Zandvoort, replacing his Formula Regional Middle East teammate, Costa Toparis. He came 16th in his debut race, but retired from the second race after he came to a halt on track after lap two. [7]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

In October 2024, Bennett partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season tests with Van Amersfoort Racing. [8]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Bennett stepped up to Formula 2 for the final two rounds of the 2024 season with Van Amersfoort Racing, replacing the outgoing Enzo Fittipaldi. [9]

At the start of the Lusail feature race, Bennett stalled his car, leading him falling a lap behind the rest of the field. Bennett was able to unlap himself during a safety car intervention, and began retaking places. Bennett had an excellent recovery drive, and was able to take 8th in the race, scoring points on his feature race debut. [10] [11]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2020Ginetta GT5 ChallengeElite Motorsport140013 ? ?
2021Ginetta GT5 ChallengeElite Motorsport18524104112nd
2022 GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport240001262.58th
2023 GB3 Championship Rodin Carlin 23020121710th
2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Evans GP 140000123rd
GB3 Championship JHR Developments 23335114562nd
Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport20000030th
FIA Formula 2 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 40000428th

Complete GB3 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2022 Elite Motorsport OUL
1
5		 OUL
2
5		 OUL
3
92		 SIL1
1
6		 SIL1
2
9		 SIL1
3
112		 DON1
1
17		 DON1
2
13		 DON1
3
43		 SNE
1
6		 SNE
2
11		 SNE
3
16		 SPA
1
17		 SPA
2
5		 SPA
3
11		 SIL2
1
5		 SIL2
2
8		 SIL2
3
Ret		 BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
6		 BRH
3
14		 DON2
1
3		 DON2
2
Ret		 DON2
3
161		8th262.5
2023 Rodin Carlin OUL
1
19		 OUL
2
9		 OUL
3
Ret		 SIL1
1
2		 SIL1
2
4		 SIL1
3
118		 SPA
1
15		 SPA
2
12		 SPA
3
95		 SNE
1
10		 SNE
2
11		 SNE
3
20		 SIL2
1
18		 SIL2
2
14		 SIL2
3
C		 BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
16		 BRH
3
108		 ZAN
1
10		 ZAN
2
14		 ZAN
3
75		 DON
1
11		 DON
2
15		 DON
3
18		10th217
2024 JHR Developments OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
1		 OUL
3
14		 SIL1
1
10		 SIL1
2
8		 SIL1
3
C		 SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
2		 SPA
3
Ret		 HUN
1
3		 HUN
2
6		 HUN
3
73		 ZAN
1
1		 ZAN
2
15		 ZAN
3
107		 SIL2
1
1		 SIL2
2
3		 SIL2
3
45		 DON
1
3		 DON
2
7		 DON
3
45		 BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
2		 BRH
3
92		2nd456

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2024 Evans GP YMC1
1
12		 YMC1
2
13		 YMC1
3
19		 YMC2
1
DNS		 YMC2
2
13		 YMC2
3
22		 DUB1
1
18		 DUB1
2
24†		 DUB1
3
19		 YMC3
1
20		 YMC3
2
16		 YMC3
3
Ret		 DUB2
1
18		 DUB2
2
15		 DUB2
3
10		23rd1

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2024 KIC Motorsport HOC
1 		HOC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		ZAN
1
16		 ZAN
2
Ret		 HUN
1 		HUN
2 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		30th0

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728DCPoints
2024 Van Amersfoort Racing BHR
SPR 		BHR
FEA 		JED
SPR 		JED
FEA 		MEL
SPR 		MEL
FEA 		IMO
SPR 		IMO
FEA 		MON
SPR 		MON
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		BAK
SPR 		BAK
FEA 		LSL
SPR
12		 LSL
FEA
8		 YMC
SPR
15		 YMC
FEA
14		28th4

* Season still in progress.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bent Viscaal</span> Dutch racing driver

Bent Max Calvin Viscaal is a Dutch racing driver who is competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Iron Lynx. He previously raced in the European Le Mans Series for Algarve Pro Racing, as well as the Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franco Colapinto</span> Argentine racing driver (born 2003)

Franco Alejandro Colapinto is an Argentine racing driver, who most recently competed in Formula One at nine Grands Prix in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tommy Smith (racing driver)</span> Australian racing driver

Thomas Smith is an Australian racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2023 and 2024 with Van Amersfoort Racing. Prior, he raced with Douglas Motorsport in the 2022 GB3 Championship, having won one race & scoring two podium finishes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jak Crawford</span> American racing driver (born 2005)

Carlton Jakston "Jak" Crawford is an American racing driver who is currently competing in the 2024 Formula 2 Championship for DAMS Lucas Oil, having previously raced for Hitech Pulse-Eight in 2023. Before that, he competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for two years, finish the latter year seventh in 2022 with Prema Racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rafael Villagómez</span> Mexican racing driver

Rafael Villagómez Jr. is a Mexican race car driver who is currently competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing, having previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for three seasons. He won the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy competition in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amaury Cordeel</span> Belgian racing driver

Amaury Cordeel is a Belgian racing driver who is currently competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight, having prior raced for Invicta Virtuosi Racing and Van Amersfoort Racing. He has previously raced in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, Formula Renault Eurocup, Toyota Racing Series and F3 Asian Championship, as well as French, ADAC, Italian, UAE, Spanish and SMP F4. He won the 2018 Spanish F4 champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Bilinski</span> Polish-British racing driver

Roman Henio Piers Biliński is a Polish-British racing driver, set to compete in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Rodin Motorsport. He is the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship winner, recently competing in the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident. He previously raced in the F4 British Championship and won races in the GB3 Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Browning</span> British racing driver (born 2002)

Luke Browning is a British racing driver who is competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship for ART Grand Prix. He previously won the 2022 GB3 Championship and the 2020 F4 British Championship with Hitech and Fortec Motorsports respectively. Browning also finished third in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. He is a member of the Williams Driver Academy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josh Mason</span> British racing driver (born 2002)

Joshua Mason Akinwunmi is a British racing driver who last raced in Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports. He is a race winner in Formula Regional Oceania, as well as both the Euroformula Open and BRDC British F3 Championships. He also completed a partial season of FIA Formula 2 with PHM Racing in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryce Aron</span> American racing driver (born 2003)

Bryce Aron is an American racing driver with Andretti Global competing in the 2024 Indy NXT Championship. Aron raced in the 2023 Euroformula Open Championship with Motopark Academy where he achieved three wins and five podiums, finishing fourth largely as a result of forgoing the final three races. Aron is a 2024 Formula Regional Oceania race winner with M2 Competition and a race winner in the 2022 GB3 Championship with Hitech GP. Bryce is the winner of the 2020 Team USA Scholarship and made history as the first American to finish top 5 in both events receiving a Podium in the Walter Hayes Trophy Grand Final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adam Smalley</span> British racing driver

Adam Smalley is a British racing driver currently competing in the 2024 British GT Championship with Garage 59.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noel León</span> Mexican racing driver (born 2004)

Noel Jesús León Vázquez is a Mexican racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing, having previously raced with Van Amersfoort Racing in 2024. He is the 2019–20 NACAM F4, 2021 F4 US and the 2023 Euroformula Open champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Max Esterson</span> American racing driver (born 2002)

Maxwell Esterson is an American racing driver and sim-racer currently set to compete in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship with Trident. He most recently competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport and in the GB3 Championship with Fortec Motorsports. He is also a former Red Bull athlete.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Dunne</span> Irish racing driver

Alexander Dunne is an Irish racing driver who most recently competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with MP Motorsport. He previously won the 2022 F4 British Championship, and was the 2023 GB3 runner-up with Hitech.

David Morales is an American racing driver who is currently competing in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports. He previously competed in the GB3 Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Callum Voisin</span> British-Swiss racing driver

Callum Voisin is a British-Swiss racing driver who is set to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Motorsport. He is the 2023 GB3 champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Shin</span> South Korean racing driver (born 2004)

Shin Woo-hyun, also known as Michael Shin, is a South Korean racing driver who raced in the 2024 Eurocup-3 season with Campos Racing, having recently competed in the GB3 Championship with Hitech Grand Prix. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">McKenzy Cresswell</span> British racing driver

McKenzy Cresswell is a British racing driver currently set to compete in the GB3 Championship with Elite Motorsport. He was a substitute driver in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz. He is part of the BRDC Rising Star Programme.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Loake</span> British racing driver

Joseph Loake is a British racing driver who most recently competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Motorsport. He is the 2020 BRSCC Fiesta Junior Champion, and a race winner in both the British F4 and GB3 championships. He is also the latest winner of the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Hedley</span> British racing driver (born 2003)

James Hedley is a British racing driver who currently competes in the GB3 Championship with VRD by Arden. He is part of the BRDC Rising Star Programme.

References

  1. ↑ "Single seater debut beckons for Bennett". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Season review: John Bennett". www.gb-3.net. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  3. ↑ "John Bennett joins Carlin for 2023 title assault". www.gb-3.net. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  4. ↑ "John Bennett: "confidence is higher than ever" ahead of Spa GB3 round". 30 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "John Bennett moves to JHR Developments for 2024 GB3 Championship push". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  6. ↑ Evans, Joshua (2023-10-24). "Evans GP Signs John Bennett for 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship". Evans GP | Official Web Site | Motorsport Team. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  7. ↑ "Camara controls race two at Zandvoort for fourth FREC win of 2024". 9 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Wood, Ida (7 October 2024). "VAR to run four drivers in FIA F3 post-season testing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "John Bennett to finish Formula 2 season with Van Amersfoort Racing". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Bennett blasts to points in Formula 2 debut". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  11. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2024-12-01). "Aron profits from Bortoleto penalty to score maiden F2 win in Qatar". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.