Matthew Richard Bell

Matthew Richard Bell
Bell at Circuit Paul Ricard in 2024
Nationality	British
Born	(1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 35) Winchester, England
Racing licence	FIA Silver (2022) FIA Bronze (2023–2024) [1]

Matthew Richard Bell (born 31 March 1990 ^{[2] [3]} ) is a British racing driver who last competed for EuroInternational in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series. ^[4]

Bell also represented Great Britain in the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships, finishing 13th in the Double Trap Men Junior Individual competition. ^{[5] [6]}

Early career

Following a karting career headlined by winning the 2005 Super 1 National Junior TKM Extreme championship, Bell stepped up to single-seaters in 2007, racing in Formula BMW UK on a part-time basis before racing sporadically in Formula Palmer Audi and Formula BMW Europe until 2012. After competing in the Radical Clubman's Cup in 2012, Bell returned to single-seaters the following year, joining the inaugural season of the BRDC Formula 4 Championship as a privateer with sponsorship from E-Lites. ^{[7] [3]}

Winning the championship's first ever race at Silverstone, ^{[8] [9]} Bell won at Brands Hatch and Oulton Park before joining Douglas Motorsport for the final three rounds of the season. ^{[10] [11] [12]} Finishing no higher than seventh in the last six races, Bell ended the season eighth in points. ^[13]

Prototype career

During 2022, Bell was set to make his LMP3 debut at the 4 Hours of Monza, but was replaced by Jérôme de Sadeleer ahead of the event as it emerged that he was rated as an FIA Silver instead of a Bronze. ^[14]

After being classified as Bronze ahead of the 2023 season, Bell joined EuroInternational to compete in LMP3 class of the 2023 European Le Mans Series alongside Adam Ali. ^[15] Scoring his first LMP3 podium at Spa, ^[16] Bell took his maiden series win at the finale in Portimão and ended the season runner-up in points. ^[17]

In 2024, Bell returned to EuroInternational for his sophomore season in European Le Mans Series alongside Adam Ali. ^[18] Bell won at Imola and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps to once again finish runner-up in the LMP3 standings. ^{[19] [20] [21]}

Bell was originally set to return to EuroInternational for a third season in the European Le Mans Series, ^[22] but was replaced by Fabien Michal before the season started. ^[23]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2002	Super 1 National Championship - TKM Junior		20th
2005	Renault Elite League – Super Libre		13th
	Super 1 National Championship Junior TKM Extreme Championship		1st
2006	Super 1 National Championship Formula TKM Extreme Championship		3rd
Sources: [24]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2007	Formula BMW UK	Motaworld Racing	6	0	0	0	0	90	18th
	Formula BMW World Final		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	15th
2008	Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy		5	0	0	0	0	16	21st
2009	Formula BMW Europe	Motaworld Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	27th
2010	Formula Palmer Audi		3	0	0	0	0	31	20th
2012	Performance Direct Radical Clubman's Cup	RAW Motorsport	13	6	7	6	12	277	3rd
	Radical UK Cup - Supersport		2	1	1	0	2	0	NC
2013	BRDC Formula 4 Championship	MattRBellRacing Team E-Lites	15	3	2	1	3	288	8th
		Douglas Team E-Lites	9	0	0	0	0
2015	Radical Enduro Championship	Nielsen Racing	5	0	0	0	2	267	5th
2021	Radical Challenge Championship - Solo Challenge	RAW Motorsport	15	9	9	7	13	724	1st
2022	Praga Cup UK	RAW Motorsport	3	0	1	0	3	27	27th
2023	European Le Mans Series – LMP3	EuroInternational	6	1	0	1	2	70	2nd
2024	European Le Mans Series – LMP3	EuroInternational	6	2	0	0	4	98	2nd
Sources: [24] [25]

Complete BRDC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Year	Team	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
2013	MattRBellRacing Team E-Lites	SIL1 1 1	SIL1 2 4	SIL1 3 5	BRH1 1 8	BRH1 2 1	BRH1 3 7	SNE1 1 7	SNE1 2 DNS	SNE1 3 Ret	OUL 1 8	OUL 2 1	OUL 3 11	BRH2 1 10	BRH2 2 Ret	BRH2 3 12										8th	288
	Douglas Team E-Lites																SIL2 1 9	SIL2 2 15	SIL2 3 12	SNE2 1 Ret	SNE2 2 15	SNE2 3 7	DON 1 11	DON 2 11	DON 3 8

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2023	EuroInternational	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	CAT 4	LEC 7	ARA 5	SPA 3	PRT 9	ALG 1	2nd	70
2024	EuroInternational	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	CAT 3	LEC 4	IMO 1	SPA 1	MUG 7	ALG 3	2nd	98

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25. "Matt Richard Bell | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

External links

• Matthew Richard Bell career summary at DriverDB.com