# Ben Hanley

Benjamin Michael Hanley (born 22 January 1985) is a British racing driver who was a part of Renault F1 Team's Renault Driver Development Program from 2006 to 2008. He raced two seasons part time in the NTT IndyCar Series. Currently he is racing in the European Le Mans Series and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with United Autosports.

## Career

Hanley had a successful career in karting, winning a number of championships and individual races and coming close to winning the Karting World Championship. He made his debut in Single-seater cars in the 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia series, and finished 3rd driving for Cram Competition. He then raced in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2006 and in 2007 he finished as runner-up in the championship, driving for Prema Powerteam. He was signed to drive for Campos Racing in early 2008, partnering Vitaly Petrov. He also joined the team for the second round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, scoring a podium finish in his first GP2 race. After three races of the season Hanley and Campos parted company, but he secured a drive with Durango before the next race. He replaced Marcello Puglisi, who was in turn deputising for the injured Davide Valsecchi. However, this was only a one-off drive, as Valsecchi returned to racing action at the next round of the championship. He began 2009 without a drive, but joined the Euroseries 3000 mid-season and won during his first event in the category. He also returned to karting in 2009, finishing third in the Karting World Championship.

### IndyCar

On 17 December 2018, it was announced that Hanley would compete in 5 IndyCar races, including the 103rd Indianapolis 500, with DragonSpeed in 2019. Only three of those races were fulfilled because of visa issues, and he could not compete in the Championship beyond the Indianapolis 500. The No. 81 qualified 27th and then Finished 32nd in the race after a mechanical issue.
In January 2020 it was confirmed that he would return with Dragonspeed. The team planned to enter 6 races, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the St. Petersburg, Long Beach, Mid-Ohio and Laguna Seca races were cancelled, and the team did not field an entry for Texas. On 8 August, the team announced that Hanley would drive their entry for the Indianapolis 500, which was held on 23 August. With little preparation time, the team had numerous mechanical issues in practice, resulting in qualifying in the 33rd and last position. The car finished the race in 23rd place.
On 28 October 2020 the team shuttered their IndyCar Series program and sold their IndyCar assets to Meyer Shank Racing, citing the team "being taken back two years" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Team Owner Elton Julian left open the possibility of returning to the series when "the next big thing happens for IndyCar" if the resources were available.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2005 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | Cram Competition | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 264 | 3rd |
| 2005 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Cram Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2005 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Cram Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th |
| 2005 | Formula Renault UK | Team AKA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28th |
| 2006 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Cram Competition | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 8th |
| 2007 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Prema Powerteam | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 102 | 2nd |
| 2008 | GP2 Asia Series | Barwa International Campos Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15th |
| 2008 | GP2 Series | Barwa International Campos Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th |
| 2008 | GP2 Series | Durango | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |
| 2009 | Euroseries 3000 | Fisichella Motor Sport | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6th |
| 2010 | Superleague Formula | Olympiacos CFP | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 653 | 4th |
| 2016 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | DragonSpeed | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 4th |
| 2017 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 | TDS Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17th |
| 2017 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 | G-Drive Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17th |
| 2017 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 | CEFC Manor TRS Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 17th |
| 2017 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | DragonSpeed | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 11th |
| 2017 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype | DragonSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 39th |
| 2017 | 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | Dragonspeed - 10 Star | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th |
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | DragonSpeed | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.5 | 7th |
| 2018 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | DragonSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2018–19 | FIA World Endurance Championship | DragonSpeed | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 28th |
| 2019 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | DragonSpeed | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 8th |
| 2019 | IndyCar Series | DragonSpeed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 30th |
| 2019 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | DragonSpeed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13th |
| 2019 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | DragonSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2019–20 | FIA World Endurance Championship | Team LNT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.5 | 15th |
| 2019–20 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | DragonSpeed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2020 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | DragonSpeed with Racing Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 23rd |
| 2020 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | DragonSpeed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 23rd |
| 2020 | IndyCar Series | DragonSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 33rd |
| 2020 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | DragonSpeed USA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 13th |
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | DragonSpeed USA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.5 | 11th |
| 2021 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | DragonSpeed USA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33rd |
| 2021 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | DragonSpeed USA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC‡ |
| 2021 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | DragonSpeed USA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th |
| 2022 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Nielsen Racing | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 1st |
| 2022 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Nielsen Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16th |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Nielsen Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1958 | 2nd |
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Nielsen Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 6th |
| 2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am | Nielsen Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 4th |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Nielsen Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2023 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | United Autosports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 13th |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | United Autosports | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | United Autosports USA | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1962 | 5th |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | United Autosports USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 9th* |
$^†$ As Hanley was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. $^‡$ Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. $^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 | DC | Points |
| 2005 | Cram Competition | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | BIL 1 | BIL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | DON 1 3 | DON 2 10 | EST 1 | EST 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | NC† | 0 |
† As Hanley was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

### Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
| 2005 | Cram Competition | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | MON 1 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | BIL 1 | BIL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | EST 1 17 | EST 2 Ret | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 39th | 0 |
| 2006 | Cram Competition | ZOL 1 10 | ZOL 2 17† | MON 1 Ret | IST 1 Ret | IST 2 4 | MIS 1 1 | MIS 2 2 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 7 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 13 | DON 1 10 | DON 2 6 | LMS 1 10 | LMS 2 20† | CAT 1 16 | CAT 2 7 | 8th | 55 |
| 2007 | Prema Powerteam | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 9 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 7 | MON 1 6 | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 4 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 2 | DON 1 16 | DON 2 Ret | MAG 1 1 | MAG 2 14 | EST 1 Ret | EST 2 23 | CAT 1 9 | CAT 2 1 | 2nd | 102 |

### Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results 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 | Pts |
| 2008 | Barwa International Campos Team | CAT FEA Ret | CAT SPR 9 | IST FEA 17 | IST SPR 6 | MON FEA 16 | MON SPR 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 1 |
| 2008 | Durango | | | | | | | MAG FEA Ret | MAG SPR Ret | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HOC FEA | HOC SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | 24th | 1 |

#### Complete GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
| 2008 | Barwa International Campos Team | DUB1 FEA | DUB1 SPR | SEN FEA 3 | SEN SPR 16 | SEP FEA Ret | SEP SPR 14 | BHR FEA Ret | BHR SPR 10 | DUB2 FEA Ret | DUB2 SPR Ret | 15th | 6 |

### Superleague Formula

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | NC | NC | NC | 11 | 11 | 11 | Position | Points |
| 2010 | Olympiacos CFP | GU-Racing International | SIL | SIL | SIL | ASS | ASS | ASS | MAG | MAG | MAG | JAR | JAR | JAR | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | ZOL | ZOL | ZOL | BRH | BRH | BRH | ADR | ADR | ADR | POR | POR | POR | ORD | ORD | ORD | BEI † | BEI † | BEI † | NAV | NAV | NAV | 4th | 653 |
| 2010 | Olympiacos CFP | GU-Racing International | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 3 | | | | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | C | 12 | 8 | X | 4th | 653 |
† Non-championship event.

### 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 |
| 2016 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 05 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL Ret | IMO 3 | RBR Ret | LEC 3 | SPA 1 | EST 2 | 4th | 76 |
| 2017 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 10 | MNZ 2 | RBR Ret | LEC 7 | SPA 5 | ALG 9 | 11th | 40 |
| 2018 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC Ret | MNZ 4 | RBR 5 | SIL 2 | SPA 2‡ | ALG 13 | 7th | 50.5 |
| 2019 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 1 | MNZ | CAT 10 | SIL 4 | SPA 7 | ALG 9 | 8th | 47 |
| 2020 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 8 | SPA 14 | | MNZ DSQ | ALG | | 23rd | 5.5 |
| 2020 | DragonSpeed with Racing Engineering | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | | | LEC 10 | | | | 23rd | 5.5 |
| 2021 | DragonSpeed USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT Ret | RBR 12 | LEC WD | MNZ 17 | SPA | ALG | 33rd | 1 |
| 2022 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 13 | IMO 12 | MNZ 6 | CAT 7 | SPA 11 | ALG 10 | 16th | 15 |
| 2023 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 4 | LEC 4 | ARA 2 | SPA Ret | ALG 2 | ALG 3 | 4th | 75 |
| 2024 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 3 | LEC 5 | IMO 11 | SPA 9 | MUG 11 | ALG 10 | 10th | 29 |
$^‡$ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
| 2017 | DragonSpeed | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 10 | SEB | LBH | COA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 39th | 21 |
| 2019 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 3 | SEB | MDO | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | | | 13th | 30 |
| 2020 | DragonSpeed USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 1† | SEB | ELK 1 | ATL | PET | LGA | SEB | | | | 13th | 35 |
| 2021 | DragonSpeed USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 10† | SEB | WGL | WGL | ELK | LGA | PET | | | | NC† | 0† |
| 2023 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 2† | SEB 5 | LGA 3 | WGL 1 | ELK 7 | IMS 3 | PET 1 | | | | 2nd | 1958 |
| 2024 | United Autosports USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 6 | SEB 10 | WGL 8 | MOS 4 | ELK 1 | IMS 9 | PET 10 | | | | 5th | 1962 |
| 2025 | United Autosports USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 11 | SEB 5 | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | | | | 9th* | 520* |
$^†$ Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. $^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship 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 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
| 2017 | TDS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL | SPA 9 | LMS | | | | | | | 17th | 53 |
| 2017 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | | | | NÜR 6 | | | | | | 17th | 53 |
| 2017 | CEFC Manor TRS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | | | | | MEX 3 | COA 6 | FUJ 5 | SHA 9 | BHR 6 | 17th | 53 |
| 2018–19 | DragonSpeed | LMP1 | BR Engineering BR1 | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | SPA DNS | LMS Ret | SIL 25 | FUJ Ret | SHA 6 | SEB Ret | SPA | LMS Ret | | 28th | 8.5 |
| 2019–20 | Team LNT | LMP1 | Ginetta G60-LT-P1 | AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6 | SIL 3 | FUJ 11 | SHA 4 | BHR Ret | | | | | | 15th | 27.5 |
| 2019–20 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | | | | | COA 9 | SPA | LMS 12 | BHR | | NC† | 0 |
| 2021 | DragonSpeed USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA 7 | ALG 8 | MNZ 6 | LMS 5 | BHR 11 | BHR 10 | | | | 11th | 42.5 |
| 2022 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB | SPA | LMS 16 | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | | | | NC† | 0† |
| 2023 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB | ALG 2 | SPA | LMS | MNZ 6 | FUJ 4 | BHR | | | 13th | 38 |
$^†$ Not eligible for points.

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2017 | Dragonspeed - 10 Star | Henrik Hedman Felix Rosenqvist | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 343 | 14th | 12th |
| 2018 | DragonSpeed | Henrik Hedman Renger van der Zande | BR Engineering BR1-Gibson | LMP1 | 244 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | DragonSpeed | Henrik Hedman Renger van der Zande | BR Engineering BR1-Gibson | LMP1 | 76 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | DragonSpeed USA | Henrik Hedman Renger van der Zande | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 361 | 16th | 12th |
| 2021 | DragonSpeed USA | Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 356 | 15th | 10th |
| 2021 | DragonSpeed USA | Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 Pro-Am | 356 | 15th | 1st |
| 2022 | Nielsen Racing | Matt Bell Rodrigo Sales | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 362 | 20th | 16th |
| 2023 | Nielsen Racing | Mathias Beche Rodrigo Sales | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 18 | DNF | DNF |
| 2023 | Nielsen Racing | Mathias Beche Rodrigo Sales | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 Pro-Am | 18 | DNF | DNF |
| 2024 | United Autosports USA | Filipe Albuquerque Ben Keating | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 272 | 42nd | 13th |
| 2024 | United Autosports USA | Filipe Albuquerque Ben Keating | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 Pro-Am | 272 | 42nd | 6th |

### American open-wheel racing results

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#### IndyCar Series

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| 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 |
| 2019 | DragonSpeed | Dallara DW12 | 81 | Chevrolet | STP 18 | COA | ALA 21 | LBH | IMS | INDY 32 | DET | DET | TXS | RDA | TOR | IOW | MDO | POC | GTW | POR | LAG | 30th | 31 | |
| 2020 | DragonSpeed | Dallara DW12 | 81 | Chevrolet | TXS | IMS | ROA | ROA | IOW | IOW | INDY 23 | GTW | GTW | MDO | MDO | IMS | IMS | STP | | | | 33rd | 14 | |

#### Indianapolis 500

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
| 2019 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 27 | 32 | DragonSpeed |
| 2020 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 33 | 23 | DragonSpeed |