John Bennett (racing driver)


John Andrew Bennett is a British racing driver who is set to drive in the Formula 2 Championship for Trident, having last raced for Van Amersfoort Racing.
Bennett is the runner up of the 2021 Ginetta GT5 Challenge and the GB3 Championship for JHR Developments.

Career

Ginetta GT5

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

2022

Bennett made his debut in single-seater machinery in the 2022 GB3 Championship driving for Elite Motorsport. 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.

2023

Bennett 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.

2024

For his third season in the GB3 Championship, Bennett drove for JHR Developments. He scored his maiden GB3 race win on the opening weekend at Oulton Park, before adding further victories at Zandvoort and Silverstone. He took the title fight down to the final weekend, finishing as overall vice-champion with 11 podium finishes to his name.

Formula Regional

Formula Regional Middle East Championship

Bennett made his Formula Regional debut in the 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.

Formula Regional European Championship

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.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

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

FIA Formula 2 Championship

2024

Bennett stepped up to Formula 2 for the final two rounds of the 2024 season with Van Amersfoort Racing, replacing Enzo Fittipaldi.
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. He was then able to take eighth in the race, scoring points on his feature race debut.

2025

In 2025, Bennett remained with Van Amersfoort Racing for the full 2025 season, becoming the first driver to directly step up to F2 from GB3.

2026

Bennett switched to Trident for the season, partnering Laurens van Hoepen.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season still in progress.

Complete GB3 Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2022Elite MotorsportOUL
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		8th262.5
2023Rodin CarlinOUL
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		10th217
2024JHR DevelopmentsOUL
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		2nd456

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2024Evans GPYMC1
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		23rd1

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2024KIC MotorsportHOC
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		30th0

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728DCPoints
Van Amersfoort RacingBHR
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		28th4
Van Amersfoort RacingMEL
SPR
18		MEL
FEA
C		BHR
SPR
17		BHR
FEA
20		JED
SPR
20		JED
FEA
20		IMO
SPR
19		IMO
FEA
20		MON
SPR
Ret		MON
FEA
11		CAT
SPR
Ret		CAT
FEA
18		RBR
SPR
15†		RBR
FEA
14		SIL
SPR
15		SIL
FEA
12		SPA
SPR
9		SPA
FEA
12		HUN
SPR
20		HUN
FEA
Ret		MNZ
SPR
14		MNZ
FEA
10		BAK
SPR
13		BAK
FEA
14		LSL
SPR
15		LSL
FEA
17		YMC
SPR
Ret		YMC
FEA
16		22nd1
TridentMEL
SPR
MEL
FEA
BHR
SPR
BHR
FEA
JED
SPR
JED
FEA
MON
SPR
MON
FEA
CAT
SPR
CAT
FEA
RBR
SPR
RBR
FEA
SIL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SPA
SPR
SPA
FEA
HUN
SPR
HUN
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MAD
SPR
MAD
FEA
BAK
SPR
BAK
FEA
LSL
SPR
LSL
FEA
YMC
SPR
YMC
FEA
TBDTBD

Season still in progress.