# Bent Viscaal

Bent Max Calvin Viscaal (born 18 September 1999 in Almelo) is a Dutch racing driver who is competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Iron Lynx. He previously raced in the European Le Mans Series for Algarve Pro Racing, as well as the Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 championships.
He is the runner-up of the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship as well as the 2017 F4 Spanish Championship. Viscaal resides in a small Dutch town called Albergen.

## Early career
### Karting career

Viscaal made his motor racing debut in karting in 2010 in the Dutch Mini Juniors Championship. In 2011, he became champion in the Mini Juniors class of the Euro Wintercup, and in 2012 he finished second in the Dutch KF3 Championship. From that season he also participated in foreign races, especially in Germany. In 2014 he made his debut in international karting in the European KF Junior Championship. In 2015 he became champion in the German Junior Championship. In 2016, he drove his last season in karts, in which he finished sixth in the OK class of the European Championship.

### Lower formulae

In 2017, Viscaal made the switch to formula racing and made his debut in Formula 4 in both the SMP and Spanish Formula 4 Championships for MP Motorsport. In the SMP championship, he won four races at the Ahvenisto Race Circuit, the Auto24ring and the TT Circuit Assen (twice), finishing second in the final standings with 218 points behind Christian Lundgaard. In the Spanish championship, he won five races at the Circuito de Navarra, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, the Circuit Paul Armagnac (twice) and the Autódromo do Estoril, yet again finishing second in this championship behind Lundgaard with a 266 points deficit.

### Euroformula Open Championship

In 2018, Viscaal switched to the Euroformula Open Championship to make his Formula 3 debut for the Teo Martín Motorsport team. In a season dominated by Felipe Drugovich, he won a race at Silverstone and finished on the podium in eleven other races, finishing second behind Drugovich with 246 points. He did win the rookie championship with fourteen wins, one second place and one retirement in sixteen races. The Euroformula Open also hosted the Spanish Formula 3 championship, in which Viscaal was also second behind Drugovich with five second places.

### FIA Formula 3 Championship

In 2019, Viscaal switched to the new FIA Formula 3 Championship, where he raced for the HWA Racelab team. He had a reasonable debut season, but only managed to score a fifth place at the Circuit Paul Ricard. With 10 points, he finished fifteenth in the championship. At the end of the year, he drove in a race weekend of the MRF Challenge at the Bahrain International Circuit, winning two of the four races and finishing on the podium in another.
In 2020, Viscaal remained in FIA F3, but this time with MP Motorsport. At the Hungaroring he earned his first podium finish after a time penalty from Logan Sargeant. In the second race of this weekend, he originally took victory, but after two time penalties of five seconds each and a late safety car phase, he was classified seventeenth in the final results. At Silverstone Viscaal scored his first victory after a last-lap battle with Lirim Zendeli. With 40 points, the Dutchman finished thirteenth in the final standings.

### FIA Formula 2 Championship

In 2021, Viscaal switched to the Formula 2 Championship with Trident, partnering Marino Sato. He scored his first points in round three at the Baku Street Circuit where he finished fourth, giving Trident their best race finish in the modern F2 era. Following a point-less round at Silverstone Viscaal finished seventh after having started from 18th in a chaotic first sprint race at Monza, thus propelling him to fourth on the starting grid for the second race. He managed to move up to second by the checkered flag and scored his first ever Formula 2 podium, which was also Trident's first in the FIA Formula 2 era. The following round at the Sochi Autodrom Viscaal was forced to retire in both races after collisions in the opening laps. After a two-month break Viscaal returned to race in the final two rounds of the series. Having stated that the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, which hosted the penultimate round of the season, was "[...] one of the best tracks [he'd] ever driven", Viscaal finished the sprint race in ninth place and ended race 2 in second place. Viscaal left Trident and the series following the season.

## Endurance racing career
### 2022: First LMP2 podium

For 2022, Viscaal switched to endurance racing, citing the high costs of running in formula cars as his main reason. Viscaal starred in his debut race, the opening race of the 2022 European Le Mans Series season, by finishing in second position, despite having no more endurance experience than a handful of testing laps. Due to his outstanding performances, Viscaal was invited to participate in the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans with ARC Bratislava, recording the fastest 50-lap average pace of all 24 Hours race debutants.

### 2023: WEC campaign

In 2023, Viscaal participated in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Prema Racing in the LMP2 category, teaming up with Juan Manuel Correa, Andrea Caldarelli and Filip Ugran in the No.9 car. With a best race result of fourth, the Dutchman helped his team to ninth in the teams' standings.

### 2024: GTP debut & ELMS

Viscaal returned to the ELMS on a full-time basis in 2024, partnering René Binder and Giorgio Roda at Proton Competition in the LMP2 Pro-Am class. He would also return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Proton Competition w/ Iron Lynx in the LMP2 class which would return to the World Endurance Championship for a one-off
In May, it was announced that Viscaal would be making his GTP debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Laguna Seca, driving a Proton-fielded Porsche 963 with Gianmaria Bruni.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2010 | Dutch Championship — Mini Juniors | | 6th |
| 2011 | Euro Wintercup — Mini Junior | | 1st |
| 2012 | Euro Wintercup — KF3 | | 20th |
| 2012 | Dutch Championship — KF3 | | 2nd |
| 2012 | German Karting Championship — Junior | | 30th |
| 2013 | Trofeo delle Industrie — KF3 | | 28th |
| 2013 | German Karting Championship — Junior | | 19th |
| 2014 | WSK Champions Cup — KFJ | CRG Holland | 36th |
| 2014 | German Karting Championship — Junior | CRG Holland | 19th |
| 2014 | CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ | Zanardi | 48th |
| 2015 | South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | | 6th |
| 2015 | CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ | Viscaal, Jeroen | 11th |
| 2015 | German Karting Championship — Junior | KSM Racing Team | 1st |
| 2015 | CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ | KSM Racing Team | 19th |
| 2015 | WSK Final Cup — KF | KSM Racing Team | 10th |
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | KSM Schumacher Racing Team | 9th |
| 2016 | South Garda Winter Cup — OK | KSM Schumacher Racing Team | 9th |
| 2016 | German Karting Championship — DSKM | KSM Schumacher Racing Team | 22nd |
| 2016 | German Karting Championship — Senior | KSM Schumacher Racing Team | 8th |
| 2016 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | KSM Schumacher Racing Team | 21st |
| 2016 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | KSM Schumacher Racing Team | 6th |
| 2016 | CIK-FIA International Super Cup — KZ2 | CRG Holland | 26th |

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2017 | SMP F4 Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 218 | 2nd |
| 2017 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 266 | 2nd |
| 2018 | Euroformula Open Championship | Teo Martín Motorsport | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 240 | 2nd |
| 2018 | Spanish Formula 3 Championship | Teo Martín Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 104 | 2nd |
| 2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | HWA Racelab | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15th |
| 2019–20 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 11th |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | MP Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 13th |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Trident | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 14th |
| 2022 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9th |
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | ARC Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | ARC Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 21st |
| 2023 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Prema Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 10th |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Prema Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th |
| 2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am | Algarve Pro Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14th |
| 2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am | Proton Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14th |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am | Proton Competition | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 3rd |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Proton Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP | Proton Competition Mustang Sampling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1577 | 11th |

### Complete SMP F4 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2017 | MP Motorsport | SOC 1 2 | SOC 2 8 | SOC 3 2 | SMO 1 8 | SMO 2 5 | SMO 3 8 | AHV 1 1 | AHV 2 Ret | AHV 3 8 | AUD 1 9 | AUD 2 14 | AUD 3 1 | MSC1 1 4 | MSC1 2 4 | MSC1 3 7 | MSC2 1 5 | MSC2 2 6 | MSC2 3 3 | ASS 1 1 | ASS 2 1 | ASS 3 2 | 2nd | 218 |

### 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2017 | MP Motorsport | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 3 | ALC 3 8 | NAV1 1 6 | NAV1 2 2 | NAV1 3 1 | CAT 1 1 | CAT 2 2 | JER 1 7 | JER 2 7 | JER 3 4 | NAV2 1 2 | NAV2 2 3 | NAV2 3 2 | NOG 1 1 | NOG 2 1 | NOG 3 2 | EST 1 1 | EST 2 2 | EST 3 DNS | 2nd | 266 |

### Complete Euroformula Open 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 | DC | Points |
| 2018 | Teo Martín Motorsport | EST 1 5 | EST 2 3 | LEC 1 2 | LEC 2 7 | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 3 | HUN 1 2 | HUN 2 2 | SIL 1 2 | SIL 2 1 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 2 | JER 1 2 | JER 2 2 | CAT 1 3 | CAT 2 2 | 2nd | 246 |

### Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 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 | DC | Points |
| 2019–20 | MRF Racing | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | DUB 4 | DUB 5 | BHR 1 1 | BHR 2 2 | BHR 3 1 | BHR 4 Ret | CHE 1 | CHE 2 | CHE 3 | CHE 4 | CHE 5 | CHE 6 | 11th | 72 |

### Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
| 2019 | HWA Racelab | CAT FEA 13 | CAT SPR 13 | LEC FEA 5 | LEC SPR 20 | RBR FEA 13 | RBR SPR Ret | SIL FEA 22 | SIL SPR 20 | HUN FEA 19 | HUN SPR 10 | SPA FEA 20 | SPA SPR 14 | MNZ FEA 17 | MNZ SPR 27† | SOC FEA Ret | SOC SPR 17 | | | 15th | 10 |
| 2020 | MP Motorsport | RBR FEA 11 | RBR SPR 11 | RBR FEA 20 | RBR SPR 16 | HUN FEA 3 | HUN SPR 17 | SIL FEA Ret | SIL SPR 16 | SIL FEA 8 | SIL SPR 1 | CAT FEA Ret | CAT SPR 20 | SPA FEA 23 | SPA SPR 16 | MNZ FEA 8 | MNZ SPR DSQ | MUG FEA Ret | MUG SPR 20 | 13th | 40 |

### Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| 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 | DC | Points |
| 2021 | Trident | BHR SP1 13 | BHR SP2 12 | BHR FEA 17 | MCO SP1 14 | MCO SP2 11 | MCO FEA 11 | BAK SP1 10 | BAK SP2 4 | BAK FEA 17 | SIL SP1 16 | SIL SP2 Ret | SIL FEA 13 | MNZ SP1 7 | MNZ SP2 2 | MNZ FEA 15† | SOC SP1 Ret | SOC SP2 C | SOC FEA Ret | JED SP1 9 | JED SP2 2 | JED FEA 12 | YMC SP1 13 | YMC SP2 10 | YMC FEA 12 | 14th | 34 |
$^†$ Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2022 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 2 | IMO 8 | MNZ 10 | CAT 12 | SPA 8 | ALG 5 | 9th | 37 |
| 2023 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | ARA 4 | SPA 6 | | | 14th | 27 |
| 2023 | Proton Competition | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | | | | | ALG Ret | ALG 7 | 14th | 27 |
| 2024 | Proton Competition | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 5 | LEC 2 | IMO 8 | SPA 2 | MUG 3 | ALG 1 | 3rd | 95 |

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
| 2022 | ARC Bratislava | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB | SPA Ret | LMS 12 | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | | 26th | 0 |
| 2023 | Prema Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 7 | ALG 5 | SPA 4 | LMS 10 | MNZ 9 | FUJ 8 | BHR 4 | 10th | 57 |

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2022 | ARC Bratislava | Miroslav Konôpka Tristan Vautier | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 360 | 26th | 21st |
| 2023 | Prema Racing | Juan Manuel Correa Filip Ugran | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 310 | 34th | 16th |
| 2024 | Proton Competition | Macéo Capietto Jonas Ried | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 86 | DNF | DNF |

### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
| 2024 | Proton Competition Mustang Sampling | GTP | Porsche 963 | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA 10 | DET 9 | WGL 7 | ELK 5 | IMS 5 | PET 6 | 11th | 1577 |