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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
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamVan 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.

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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2022

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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]

2023

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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

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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]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

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

FIA Formula 2 Championship

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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

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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
FIA Formula 2 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 4 0 0 0 0 4 28th

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

Complete FIA Formula 2 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 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DC Points
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 		28th 4

* Season still in progress.

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.
  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.
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