Phil Bennett (born 6 October 1971 in Kingswinford) is a British racing driver.
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2005, 2009 |
| Teams | Kruse Motorsport, Team Barazi-Epsilon |
| Best finish | 24th (2005) |
| Class wins | 0 |
He started circuit racing in 1998 with a one make Rover 216GTi, racing in the BRSCC Super Coupe Cup - finishing 2nd. He then finished 3rd in the 1999 Renault Spider Cup. In 2001 he joined Team Egg Sport to race a Vauxhall Astra in the BTCC, in the first year of BTC-Touring regulations. Against a thin field he came 4th overall, behind only the other Vauxhalls of Jason Plato, Yvan Muller and James Thompson. For 2002 and 2003 he raced for Proton's unsuccessful factory team. He also made a one-off appearance in the RenaultSport Clio Trophy at Donington in 2002 [1]
In 2004 Bennett raced in the Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES) in a GTS Saleen S7-R, whilst 2005 he moved to sportscars and a Courage C-65 LMP2 machine, racing in the LMES, Le Mans 24hrs, Sebring 12hr (ALMS) and Petit Le Mans. In 2006 he won a V8Star race at Donington Park.
He has appeared on the TV show Faking It, helping a young man pretend to be a professional racing driver.
He is now a fully qualified flying instructor and owner of Silverstone-based Gyrocopter Flying Club.[1]
Racing record
editComplete British Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap - 1 point awarded) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap - 1 point awarded (2001-2002 just for feature race, 2003 all races)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 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 | Pen. | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | egg:sport | Vauxhall Astra Coupé | T | BRH 1 4† |
BRH 2 3* |
THR 1 4 |
THR 2 3* |
OUL 1 11 |
OUL 2 Ret |
SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 2 |
MON 1 15 |
MON 2 4 |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 Ret |
KNO 1 9 |
KNO 2 2* |
SNE 1 Ret |
SNE 2 6 |
CRO 1 19 |
CRO 2 Ret |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL 1 1 |
SIL 2 Ret* |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 Ret |
BRH 1 6 |
BRH 2 1* |
4th | 173 | |
| 2002 | Petronas Syntium Proton | Proton Impian | T | BRH 1 11 |
BRH 2 6 |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 DNS |
THR 1 14 |
THR 2 Ret |
SIL 1 7 |
SIL 2 13 |
MON 1 8 |
MON 2 9 |
CRO 1 12 |
CRO 2 8 |
SNE 1 8 |
SNE 2 18 |
KNO 1 Ret |
KNO 2 DNS |
BRH 1 7 |
BRH 2 12 |
DON 1 8 |
DON 2 9 |
-25 | 16th | 9 | ||||||
| 2003 | Petronas Syntium Proton | Proton Impian | T | MON 1 Ret |
MON 2 Ret |
BRH 1 10 |
BRH 2 Ret |
THR 1 14 |
THR 2 9 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 Ret |
ROC 1 12 |
ROC 2 8 |
CRO 1 10 |
CRO 2 15 |
SNE 1 9 |
SNE 2 Ret |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 9 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 12 |
OUL 1 9 |
OUL 2 10 |
17th | 14 | |||||||
† Event with 2 races staged for the different classes.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Courage C65-Judd | LMP2 | 268 | 24th | 4th | ||
| 2009 | Zytek 07S/2 | LMP2 | 306 | 28th | 4th | ||
Britcar 24 Hour results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Car No. | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 6 | GT3 | 142 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2010 | Aquila CR1 | 3 | 1 | 178 | DNF | DNF | ||
References
edit- ^ "The Gyrocopter Experience - Silverstone". www.gyrocopterexperience.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Phil Bennett race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Phil Bennett Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Philipp Bennett". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Britcar 24 Hours – Provisional Result". DailySportsCar. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Britcar 24 Hours – Full Result". DailySportsCar. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (Archived)