Carl Bennett (racing driver)
Carl Bennett | |
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Nationality | Thai American via dual nationality |
Born | Bangkok, Thailand | 2 September 2004
FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Isotta Fraschini |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
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 | Duqueine Team |
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 Duqueine Team. 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.[1][2]
He is a member of A14 Management, overseen by two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso.
Racing career[edit]
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.[3]
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.[4] Then, he again drove a Ligier JS F4 in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing[5] 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.[6]
In 2023, Bennett joined Fernando Alonso's management company, A14 Management, in order to develop in motorsport.[7][8] For the second consecutive year, he participated in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing team,[9] 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.[10][11] He also participated in the F4 Brazilian Championship with the Oakberry Bassani F4[12] team and in the F4 Spanish Championship and the Eurocup-3 championship with the GRS Team.[13] At the end of the season, he joined the French Duqueine Team to participate in the Asian Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category.[14]
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[15][16] as well as in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar category at the wheel of an Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C.[17]
Racing record[edit]
Racing career summary[edit]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Gonella Racing[18] | 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[19] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
Eurocup-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | ||
Formula 4 United States Championship | Gonella Racing[20][21] | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 13th | |
F4 Brazilian Championship | Oakberry Bassani F4[22] | 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[23] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10th |
2024 | FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar | Isotta Fraschini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 17th* |
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Duqueine Team |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results[edit]
(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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Complete Formula Winter Series results[edit]
(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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results[edit]
(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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Complete Eurocup-3 results[edit]
(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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results[edit]
(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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results[edit]
(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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results[edit]
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Duqueine Team | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | IMO | SPA | MUG | ALG |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[edit]
(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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Isotta Fraschini | Hypercar | Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C | Isotta Fraschini 3.0 L Turbo V6 | QAT Ret |
IMO | SPA | LMS | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | 17th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
References[edit]
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (February 11, 2024). "#25 APR ORECA Wins Action-Packed Finale As Champions Crowned At Yas Marina (Updated)". Dailysportscar. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Rehman, Mohammed (February 8, 2024). "Youngsters Bennett and Serravalle join Vernay in IFM 2024 lineup". Motorsport Week. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Carl Bennett Biography". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "YACademy Winter Series Presented by Cooper Tires 2022". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Gonella Racing (March 18, 2022). "Carl Bennett joins Gonella Racing for the F4US 2022 championship". www.gonellaracing.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Driver's Points Championship" (pdf). cdn.connectsites.net. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Drivers – A14 Management". Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Fast Five with Carl Bennett". F4 US Championship. January 20, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Gonella Racing (February 10, 2023). "Tyke Durst and Carl Bennett to continue with Gonella Racing for the 2023 F4US Championship". www.gonellaracing.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Ligier Automotive (March 13, 2023). "F4 U.S. Championship : Carl Bennett et Jimmy Lockhart se démarquent de leurs concurrents pour la première à Nola Park". ligierautomotive.com (in French). Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Driver's Points Championship" (pdf). cdn.connectsites.net. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "F4 Brasil terá Carl Bennett no quinto carro da Bassani em SP". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 4, 2023.
- ^ "LISTA DE INSCRITOS – EUROCUP-3 – RONDA 7 CIRCUIT RICARDO TORMO (13 – 15 DE OCTUBRE DE 2023)" (PDF). October 10, 2023.
- ^ Pierre Tassel (November 10, 2023). "Duqueine Team dévoile son trio pour l'Asian Le Mans Series". www.endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Pierre Tassel (December 22, 2023). "ELMS - Allen et Simmenauer têtes de pont de Duqueine Team en 2024". www.endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Forbes, Gonzalo (December 23, 2023). "Duqueine strengthens with the defending champion". AutoHebdo. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Laurent Mercier (February 8, 2024). "WEC - Garcia remplacé par Bennett chez Isotta Fraschini". www.endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Carl Bennett joins Gonella Racing for the F4US 2022 championship". Gonella Racing. March 18, 2022. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Carl Bennett joins GRS Team for the upcoming F4 Spanish Championship season". GRS Team. February 21, 2023.
- ^ Gonella, Ernie (February 10, 2023). "Tyke Durst and Carl Bennett to continue with Gonella Racing for the 2023 F4US Championship". Gonella Racing.
- ^ "Carl Bennett secures his first-career F4 U.S. win in NOLA season opener". Crescent City Sports. March 12, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "F4 Brasil terá Carl Bennett no quinto carro da Bassani em SP". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 4, 2023.
- ^ Tassel, Pierre (November 10, 2023). "Duqueine Team dévoile son trio pour l'Asian Le Mans Series". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved November 10, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Carl Bennett career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Thai racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Bangkok
- Spanish F4 Championship drivers
- United States F4 Championship drivers
- GB4 Championship drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- Duqueine Team drivers