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John Bennett
Bennett at the Hungaroring in 2024
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
GB3 Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamJHR Developments
Former teamsRodin Carlin, Elite Motorsport
Starts47 (48 entries)
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles2
Fastest laps0
Best finish8th in 2022

John Andrew Bennett (born 15 September 2003) is a British racing driver who most recently competed in the 2024 GB3 Championship for JHR Developments, where he finished as the runner up. He is also the runner up of the 2021 Ginetta GT5 Challenge.

Career

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Ginetta GT5

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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

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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]

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]

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

Formula Regional

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Formula Regional Middle East Championship

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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

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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]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Elite Motorsport 14 0 0 1 3 ? ?
2021 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Elite Motorsport 18 5 2 4 10 411 2nd
2022 GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport 24 0 0 0 1 262.5 8th
2023 GB3 Championship Rodin Carlin 23 0 2 0 1 217 10th
2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Evans GP 14 0 0 0 0 1 23rd
GB3 Championship JHR Developments 23 3 3 5 11 456 2nd
Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 30th

Complete GB3 Championship results

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(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 22 23 24 DC Points
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 		8th 262.5
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 		10th 217
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 		2nd 456

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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(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
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 		23rd 1

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(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
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 		30th 0

References

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  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.
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