Carl Bennett (racing driver)

Carl Bennett
NationalityThailand Thai
United States American
via dual nationality
Born (2004-09-02) 2 September 2004 (age 20)
United States[1]
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamIsotta Fraschini
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number11
Starts5
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2024
Current teamCool Racing
Car number30
Starts0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD 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 race car driver who’s currently competes in the European Le Mans Series for Cool Racing. He previously competed for Isotta Fraschini in the FIA World Endurance Championship. 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.[2][3]

He is a member of A14 Management, overseen by two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso.

Racing career

Born in the United States but raised in Bangkok, 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.[4]

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.[5] Then, he again drove a Ligier JS F4 in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing[6] 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.[7]

In 2023, Bennett joined Fernando Alonso's management company, A14 Management, in order to develop in motorsport.[8][9] For the second consecutive year, he participated in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing team,[10] 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.[11][12] He also participated in the F4 Brazilian Championship with the Oakberry Bassani F4[13] team and in the F4 Spanish Championship and the Eurocup-3 championship with the GRS Team.[14] At the end of the season, he joined the French Duqueine Team to participate in the Asian Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category.[15]

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[16][17] as well as in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar category at the wheel of an Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C.[18] After missing the first two rounds for Duqueine Team in the ELMS, Bennett moved to Cool Racing, replacing Alex García who left the team.[19]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 Formula 4 United States Championship Gonella Racing[20] 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[21] 15 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
Eurocup-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
Formula 4 United States Championship Gonella Racing[22][23] 11 1 0 1 1 37 13th
F4 Brazilian Championship Oakberry Bassani F4[24] 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[25] 5 0 0 0 1 29 10th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Isotta Fraschini 4 0 0 0 0 0* 30th*
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Cool Racing 4 0 0 0 1 16 20th
IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge Amerasian Fragrance Competition Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 320 32nd
2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Absolute Racing

* 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 GB4 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 22 23 24 Pos Points
2022 Fortec Motorsport SNE1
1 		SNE1
2 		SNE1
3 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		SIL1
1 		SIL1
2 		SIL1
3 		DON1
1 		DON1
2 		DON1
3 		SNE2
1 		SNE2
2 		SNE2
3 		SIL2
1 		SIL2
2 		SIL2
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		DON2
1
12 		DON2
2
9 		DON2
3
12 		21st 25

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 Cool Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO
10 		SPA MUG ALG 17th* 1*

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
17 		SPA
15 		LMS
13 		SÃO
Ret 		COA FUJ BHR 29th* 0*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2024 Italy Isotta Fraschini Canada Antonio Serravalle
France Jean-Karl Vernay 		Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C Hypercar 302 14th 14th

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