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Carl Bennett
Nationality Thailand Thai
United States American
via dual nationality
Born (2004-09-02) 2 September 2004 (age 19)
Bangkok, Thailand
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current team Isotta Fraschini
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number11
Starts1
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season 2024
Current teamDuqueine Team
Car number30
Starts0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBA in 2024
Previous series
2023
2023
2023
202223
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

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

Racing career summary

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

( 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

( 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

( 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

( 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

( 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

( 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

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

( 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

  1. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (February 11, 2024). "#25 APR ORECA Wins Action-Packed Finale As Champions Crowned At Yas Marina (Updated)". Dailysportscar. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Rehman, Mohammed (February 8, 2024). "Youngsters Bennett and Serravalle join Vernay in IFM 2024 lineup". Motorsport Week. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Carl Bennett Biography". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "YACademy Winter Series Presented by Cooper Tires 2022". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Gonella Racing (March 18, 2022). "Carl Bennett joins Gonella Racing for the F4US 2022 championship". www.gonellaracing.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "2022 Driver's Points Championship" (pdf). cdn.connectsites.net. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Drivers – A14 Management". Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Fast Five with Carl Bennett". F4 US Championship. January 20, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "2023 Driver's Points Championship" (pdf). cdn.connectsites.net. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  12. ^ "F4 Brasil terá Carl Bennett no quinto carro da Bassani em SP". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "LISTA DE INSCRITOS – EUROCUP-3 – RONDA 7 CIRCUIT RICARDO TORMO (13 – 15 DE OCTUBRE DE 2023)" (PDF). October 10, 2023.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Forbes, Gonzalo (December 23, 2023). "Duqueine strengthens with the defending champion". AutoHebdo. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  17. ^ Laurent Mercier (February 8, 2024). "WEC - Garcia remplacé par Bennett chez Isotta Fraschini". www.endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  18. ^ "Carl Bennett joins Gonella Racing for the F4US 2022 championship". Gonella Racing. March 18, 2022. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022.
  19. ^ "Carl Bennett joins GRS Team for the upcoming F4 Spanish Championship season". GRS Team. February 21, 2023.
  20. ^ Gonella, Ernie (February 10, 2023). "Tyke Durst and Carl Bennett to continue with Gonella Racing for the 2023 F4US Championship". Gonella Racing.
  21. ^ "Carl Bennett secures his first-career F4 U.S. win in NOLA season opener". Crescent City Sports. March 12, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  22. ^ "F4 Brasil terá Carl Bennett no quinto carro da Bassani em SP". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 4, 2023.
  23. ^ 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

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carl Bennett
Nationality Thailand Thai
United States American
via dual nationality
Born (2004-09-02) 2 September 2004 (age 19)
Bangkok, Thailand
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current team Isotta Fraschini
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number11
Starts1
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season 2024
Current teamDuqueine Team
Car number30
Starts0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBA in 2024
Previous series
2023
2023
2023
202223
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

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

Racing career summary

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

( 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

( 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

( 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

( 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

( 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

( 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

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

( 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

  1. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (February 11, 2024). "#25 APR ORECA Wins Action-Packed Finale As Champions Crowned At Yas Marina (Updated)". Dailysportscar. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Rehman, Mohammed (February 8, 2024). "Youngsters Bennett and Serravalle join Vernay in IFM 2024 lineup". Motorsport Week. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Carl Bennett Biography". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "YACademy Winter Series Presented by Cooper Tires 2022". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Gonella Racing (March 18, 2022). "Carl Bennett joins Gonella Racing for the F4US 2022 championship". www.gonellaracing.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "2022 Driver's Points Championship" (pdf). cdn.connectsites.net. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Drivers – A14 Management". Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Fast Five with Carl Bennett". F4 US Championship. January 20, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "2023 Driver's Points Championship" (pdf). cdn.connectsites.net. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  12. ^ "F4 Brasil terá Carl Bennett no quinto carro da Bassani em SP". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "LISTA DE INSCRITOS – EUROCUP-3 – RONDA 7 CIRCUIT RICARDO TORMO (13 – 15 DE OCTUBRE DE 2023)" (PDF). October 10, 2023.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Forbes, Gonzalo (December 23, 2023). "Duqueine strengthens with the defending champion". AutoHebdo. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  17. ^ Laurent Mercier (February 8, 2024). "WEC - Garcia remplacé par Bennett chez Isotta Fraschini". www.endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  18. ^ "Carl Bennett joins Gonella Racing for the F4US 2022 championship". Gonella Racing. March 18, 2022. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022.
  19. ^ "Carl Bennett joins GRS Team for the upcoming F4 Spanish Championship season". GRS Team. February 21, 2023.
  20. ^ Gonella, Ernie (February 10, 2023). "Tyke Durst and Carl Bennett to continue with Gonella Racing for the 2023 F4US Championship". Gonella Racing.
  21. ^ "Carl Bennett secures his first-career F4 U.S. win in NOLA season opener". Crescent City Sports. March 12, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  22. ^ "F4 Brasil terá Carl Bennett no quinto carro da Bassani em SP". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 4, 2023.
  23. ^ Tassel, Pierre (November 10, 2023). "Duqueine Team dévoile son trio pour l'Asian Le Mans Series". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved November 10, 2023.

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