# Carl Bennett (racing driver)

Carl Wattana Bennett (born 2 September 2004) is a Thai-American racing driver, who 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.
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.
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. 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 8th 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 1st 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

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2022 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Gonella Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14th |
| 2022 | YACademy Winter Series | Gonella Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13th |
| 2022 | GB4 Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21st |
| 2022 | F4 Spanish Championship | Saintéloc Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | F4 Spanish Championship | GRS Team | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
| 2023 | Eurocup-3 | GRS Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 2023 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Gonella Racing | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 13th |
| 2023 | F4 Brazilian Championship | Oakberry Bassani F4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14th |
| 2023 | Formula Winter Series | AKM Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13th |
| 2023–24 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Duqueine Team | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10th |
| 2024 | FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar | Isotta Fraschini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 30th* |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Cool Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 20th |
| 2024 | 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 11 | MUG 13 | ALG 3 | 20th | 16 |

### 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 | Isotta Fraschini | Antonio Serravalle Jean-Karl Vernay | Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C | Hypercar | 302 | 14th | 14th |