Benjamin Pedersen

Benjamin Pedersen (born 11 May 1999) is a Danish racing driver who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports. He previously raced in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 55 Chevrolet for A. J. Foyt Racing.

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 he 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 Pedersen 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. Pedersen, 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.

Personal life 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. 24 1 0 0 2 299 9th

3 0 0 0 0 14 15th

5 0 0 0 0 30 12th 2021

20 0 0 1 6 356 4th 2022

14 1 1 1 5 444 5th 2023

17 0 0 0 0 129 27th 2024

3 0 0 0 0 1 22nd

7 0 0 0 1 1826 10th

3 0 0 0 0 1 18th 2026

8 1 1 0 2 2217* 4th* 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 151617181920 DC Points 2016 Leading Edge Grand Prix MOH11 MOH12 MOH13 MOH21 MOH22 MOH23 NJMP1 NJMP2 NJMP3 ATL1 ATL2 ATL3 HMS1 HMS2 HMS2 10th 57 2017 Global Racing Group HMS1 HMS2 HMS2 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 MSP1 MSP2 MSP3 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 VIR1 VIR2 VIR3 COTA11 COTA12 COTA13 COTA21 COTA22 4th 147 2018 Global Racing Group VIR1 VIR2 VIR3 ROA1 ROA2 ROA3 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 PIT1 PIT2 PIT3 NJMP1 NJMP2 NJMP3 COTA1 COTA2 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 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 DON11 DON12 DON13 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 DON21 DON22 DON23 14th 200 2020 Double R Racing OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 OUL4 DON11 DON12 DON13 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 BRH4 DON21 DON22 DON23 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SNE4 DON31 DON32 DON33 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 9th 299

American open-wheel racing results (key)

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 Groupwith HMD Motorsports ALA ALA STP STP IMS IMS DET DET RDA RDA MOH MOH GTW GTW POR POR LAG LAG MOH MOH 4th 356 2022 Global Racing Groupwith HMD MotorsportsSTPALAIMSIMS DET DET RDA MOH IOW NSH GTW POR LAG LAG5th444

IndyCar Series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team No. Chassis 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 55 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet STP TXS LBH ALA IMS INDY DET ROA MOH TOR IOW IOW NSH IMS GTW POR LAG 27th 129

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2023 Dallara Chevrolet1121 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 MUG ALG 22nd 1 2025 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 18th 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 8 9 10 Points 2025 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 10th 1826 2026 Vasser Sullivan Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 4th* 2217* Season still in progress.