# John Bennett (racing driver)

John Andrew Bennett (born 15 September 2003) is a British racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing.
He previously stood in for Enzo Fittipaldi for the last two rounds in 2024, driving for the same team. Bennett is the runner up of the 2021 Ginetta GT5 Challenge and the 2024 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

He 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

He made his Formula Regional debut in the 2024 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 the outgoing 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. Bennett had an excellent recovery drive, and was able to take 8th 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.

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2020 | Ginetta GT5 Challenge | Elite Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 191 | 7th |
| 2021 | Ginetta GT5 Challenge | Elite Motorsport | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 411 | 2nd |
| 2022 | GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 262.5 | 8th |
| 2023 | GB3 Championship | Rodin Carlin | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 217 | 10th |
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Evans GP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd |
| 2024 | GB3 Championship | JHR Developments | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 456 | 2nd |
| 2024 | Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| 2024 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28th |
| 2025 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 19th* |
* Season still in progress.

### Complete GB3 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 | DC | Points |
| 2022 | Elite Motorsport | OUL 1 5 | OUL 2 5 | OUL 3 9$^2$ | SIL1 1 6 | SIL1 2 9 | SIL1 3 11$^2$ | DON1 1 17 | DON1 2 13 | DON1 3 4$^3$ | 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 16$^1$ | 8th | 262.5 |
| 2023 | Rodin Carlin | OUL 1 19 | OUL 2 9 | OUL 3 Ret | SIL1 1 2 | SIL1 2 4 | SIL1 3 11$^8$ | SPA 1 15 | SPA 2 12 | SPA 3 9$^5$ | 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 10$^8$ | ZAN 1 10 | ZAN 2 14 | ZAN 3 7$^5$ | DON 1 11 | DON 2 15 | DON 3 18 | 10th | 217 |
| 2024 | JHR Developments | OUL 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 7$^3$ | ZAN 1 1 | ZAN 2 15 | ZAN 3 10$^7$ | SIL2 1 1 | SIL2 2 3 | SIL2 3 4$^5$ | DON 1 3 | DON 2 7 | DON 3 4$^5$ | BRH 1 2 | BRH 2 2 | BRH 3 9$^2$ | 2nd | 456 |

### Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Evans GP | YMC1 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 | 23rd | 1 |

### Complete Formula Regional European 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 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | KIC Motorsport | HOC 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 | 30th | 0 |

### Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Van Amersfoort Racing | BHR 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 | 28th | 4 |
| 2025 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MEL SPR 18 | MEL FEA C | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | JED SPR | JED FEA | IMO SPR | IMO 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 | BAK SPR | BAK FEA | LSL SPR | LSL FEA | YMC SPR | YMC FEA | 19th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.