# Benjamin Pedersen

Benjamin Pedersen (born 11 May 1999) is an American-based Danish racing driver. He last raced in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 55 Chevrolet for A. J. Foyt Racing.

## Personal life

Benjamin Pedersen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. At age four, his family emigrated to the United States, settling in Sammamish, Washington.
After joining A. J. Foyt Racing, Pedersen relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2022.

## Career
### Lower formulae

Pedersen began his single-seater career in 2016, driving for the Leading Edge Grand Prix in cooperation with Global Racing Group, a team set up by his father, Christian Pedersen, in the F4 United States Championship. While he had a strong start with a podium finish at Mid-Ohio, Pedersen ended up tenth in the drivers' standings.
For the 2017 season, Pedersen remained in the F4 US series, partnering with Justin Sirgany and Jacob Loomis at Global Racing Group. This season yielded more success, as the Dane took podiums in the first two events before ending the campaign on a particularly impressive note, winning twice in the penultimate round and once more at the season finale, held as part of the 2017 United States Grand Prix weekend. These results led to Pedersen finishing fourth overall, beating both his teammates.
In 2018, Pedersen returned to tackle the F4 US Championship for the final time, where he won two victories, and placed fifth in the standings.

### Formula Regional & BRDC F3

Parallel to his F4 campaign, Pedersen competed in the inaugural season of the F3 Americas Championship. Despite missing two events, Pedersen finished third overall, beaten by fellow GRG driver Baltazar Leguizamón.
In 2019, Pedersen performed double duties in the F3 Americas and BRDC F3 championships, the latter becoming his first venture into European racing. In the former, Pedersen won seven races, which included a triple of victories at Sebring, which put him second in the standings. Over in British F3, a victory in the reverse-grid race at Silverstone, coupled with a further podium in Snetterton, left the Dane 14th overall.
An entire season of the BRDC British F3 Championship was on the cards for Pedersen in 2020, driving for Double R Racing. He ended the season ninth in the drivers' standings, taking three podiums and another win in Silvestone.

### Indy Lights

Pedersen switched to the Road to Indy ladder for 2021, driving for Global Racing Group in Indy Lights. The season began with a second place at Barber, although he would fail to take any podiums throughout the following three rounds. The Dane, who was racing under an American licence by this stage, bounced back with a podium appearance at Road America before going on to experience a strong second half of the campaign, with four third-placed finishes elevating him to fourth overall.
In 2022, Pedersen returned to Indy Lights for his sophomore season. Having scored five podiums, which contained his first win in the category at Portland, Pedersen took fifth in the championship.

## IndyCar Series

Having tested for Juncos Hollinger Racing at the end of June, it was announced that Pedersen would enter the IndyCar Series in 2023, driving for the A. J. Foyt Racing team alongside Santino Ferrucci. In his first Indianapolis 500, Pedersen was named Rookie of the Year.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2016 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Leading Edge Grand Prix & Global Racing Group | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 10th |
| 2017 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Global Racing Group | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 147 | 4th |
| 2018 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Global Racing Group | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 166 | 5th |
| 2018 | F3 Americas Championship | Global Racing Group | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 183 | 3rd |
| 2019 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Global Racing Group | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 14th |
| 2019 | F3 Americas Championship | Global Racing Group | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 221 | 2nd |
| 2020 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Double R Racing | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 299 | 9th |
| 2020 | Euroformula Open Championship | Double R Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15th |
| 2020 | Formula Regional Americas Championship | Global Racing Group | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12th |
| 2021 | Indy Lights | Global Racing Group with HMD Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 356 | 4th |
| 2022 | Indy Lights | Global Racing Group with HMD Motorsports | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 444 | 5th |
| 2023 | IndyCar Series | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 27th |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Nielsen Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 576 | 5th* |
$^*$ 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 | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2016 | Leading Edge Grand Prix | MDO1 1 3 | MDO1 2 9 | MDO1 3 5 | MDO2 1 Ret | MDO2 2 Ret | MDO2 3 Ret | NJMP 1 9 | NJMP 2 4 | NJMP 3 10 | ATL 1 11 | ATL 2 6 | ATL 3 10 | HMS 1 7 | HMS 2 Ret | HMS 2 Ret | | | | | | 10th | 57 |
| 2017 | Global Racing Group | HMS 1 2 | HMS 2 11 | HMS 2 Ret | IMS 1 18 | IMS 2 15 | IMS 3 3 | MSP 1 25 | MSP 2 16 | MSP 3 14 | MDO 1 16 | MDO 2 8 | MDO 3 10 | VIR 1 5 | VIR 2 9 | VIR 3 7 | COTA1 1 1 | COTA1 2 1 | COTA1 3 3 | COTA2 1 1 | COTA2 2 10 | 4th | 147 |
| 2018 | Global Racing Group | VIR 1 1 | VIR 2 4 | VIR 3 5 | ROA 1 1 | ROA 2 4 | ROA 3 3 | MDO 1 5 | MDO 2 5 | MDO 3 4 | PIT 1 3 | PIT 2 21 | PIT 3 7 | NJMP 1 8 | NJMP 2 Ret | NJMP 3 14 | COTA 1 5 | COTA 2 Ret | | | | 5th | 166 |

### Complete BRDC British Formula 3 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 |
| 2019 | Global Racing Group | OUL 1 Ret | OUL 2 10$^5$ | OUL 3 10 | SNE 1 10 | SNE 2 2$^5$ | SNE 3 8 | SIL1 1 18 | SIL1 2 1 | SIL1 3 10 | DON1 1 9 | DON1 2 5$^1$ | DON1 3 10 | SPA 1 12 | SPA 2 6$^1$ | SPA 3 17 | BRH 1 10 | BRH 2 13 | BRH 3 14 | SIL2 1 Ret | SIL2 2 10$^7$ | SIL2 3 16 | DON2 1 | DON2 2 | DON2 3 | 14th | 200 |
| 2020 | Double R Racing | OUL 1 11 | OUL 2 4 | OUL 3 12 | OUL 4 15 | DON1 1 9 | DON1 2 5$^5$ | DON1 3 7 | BRH 1 8 | BRH 2 6$^1$ | BRH 3 9 | BRH 4 10 | DON2 1 6 | DON2 2 15 | DON2 3 9 | SNE 1 Ret | SNE 2 6$^{11}$ | SNE 3 3 | SNE 4 14 | DON3 1 6 | DON3 2 2$^1$ | DON3 3 5 | SIL 1 15 | SIL 2 1$^2$ | SIL 3 14 | 9th | 299 |

### American open-wheel racing results

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#### Indy Lights

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with $^L$ indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
| 2021 | Global Racing Group w/ HMD Motorsports | ALA 2 | ALA 7 | STP 10 | STP 6 | IMS 10 | IMS 9 | DET 11 | DET 6 | RDA 2 | RDA 7 | MDO 7 | MDO 8 | GTW 3 | GTW 3 | POR 4 | POR 4 | LAG 3 | LAG 5 | MDO 9 | MDO 3 | 4th | 356 |
| 2022 | Global Racing Group w/ HMD Motorsports | STP 2 | ALA 2 | IMS 11 | IMS 4 | DET 2 | DET 6 | RDA 11 | MDO 6 | IOW 9 | NSH 6 | GTW 3 | POR 1$^L$* | LAG 5 | LAG 6 | | | | | | | 5th | 444 |

#### IndyCar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
| 2023 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Dallara DW12 | 55 | Chevrolet | STP 27 | TXS 15 | LBH 24 | ALA 22 | IMS 24 | INDY 21 | DET 20 | ROA 21 | MDO 26 | TOR 27 | IOW 27 | IOW 27 | NSH 23 | IMS 26 | GTW 28 | POR 22 | LAG 16 | 27th | 129 | |

#### Indianapolis 500

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
| 2023 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 11 | 21 | A. J. Foyt Racing |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2024 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | IMO | SPA 13 | MUG 10 | ALG 11 | 22nd | 1 |

### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2025 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 3 | SEB 9 | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | 5th* | 576* |
$^*$ Season still in progress.