Carl Bennett (racing driver)
Carl Wattana Bennett is a Thai-American racing driver who competes in the International GT Open for AF Corse. He previously competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Isotta Fraschini and the European Le Mans Series for Cool Racing. Having raced in various Formula 4 series as well as [2023 2023 Eurocup-3 season|Eurocup-3 season|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.
Bennett 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.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 five points. Then, he again drove a Ligier JS F4 in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing team, a championship which he completed by finishing in 14th place with 24 points with the best performance in the fourth race in eighth place.
In 2023, Bennett joined Fernando Alonso's management company, A14 Management, in order to develop in motorsport. For the second consecutive year, he participated in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing team, a championship which he completed by finishing in 13th place with 37 points with his best performance in the race, a first place during the round taking place at NOLA Motorsports Park. He also participated in the F4 Brazilian Championship with the Oakberry Bassani F4 team and in the F4 Spanish Championship and the Eurocup-3 championship with the GRS Team. At the end of the season, he joined the French Duqueine Team to participate in the Asian Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category.
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 as well as in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar category at the wheel of an Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C. After missing the first two rounds for Duqueine Team in the ELMS, Bennett moved to Cool Racing, replacing Alex García who left the team.
Racing record
Racing career summary
Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 FIA World Endurance Championship results
| 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 14 | SÃO Ret | COA | FUJ | BHR | 29th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.