Carl Bennett

Carl Wattana Bennett (born 2 September 2004) is a Thai-American racing driver who competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup for AF Corse. He previously competed in the International GT Open for AF Corse, the FIA World Endurance Championship for Isotta Fraschini and the European Le Mans Series for Cool Racing. Having raced in various Formula 4 series as well as Eurocup-3, Bennett switched to endurance racing in 2023, achieving a podium in the Asian Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class before progressing to Hypercar, the top class of WEC.

Bennett is a member of A14 Management, overseen by two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso.

Racing career Born in the United States but raised in Bangkok, Bennett began his career in motorsport by participating in various karting championships such as the Rotax Max Thailand, the IAME Asia Cup and the IAME International Final.

In 2022, Bennett began his racing season by participating in the American YACademy Winter Series championship in which he drove a Ligier JS F4, a championship which he completed by finishing in 13th place with five points. Then, he again drove a Ligier JS F4 in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing team, a championship which he completed by finishing in 14th place with 24 points with the best performance in the fourth race in eighth place.

In 2023, Bennett joined Fernando Alonso's management company, A14 Management, in order to develop in motorsport. For the second consecutive year, he participated in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing team, a championship which he completed by finishing in 13th place with 37 points with his best performance in the race, a first place during the round taking place at NOLA Motorsports Park. He also participated in the F4 Brazilian Championship with the Oakberry Bassani F4 team and in the F4 Spanish Championship and the Eurocup-3 championship with the GRS Team. At the end of the season, he joined the French Duqueine Team to participate in the Asian Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category.

In 2024, Bennett extended his commitment with the Duqueine Team to participate in the European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category at the wheel of an Oreca 07 as well as in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar category at the wheel of an Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C. After missing the first two rounds for Duqueine Team in the ELMS, Bennett moved to Cool Racing, replacing Alex García who left the team.

Racing record

Racing career summary Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GB4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Winter Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points2023 AKM Motorsport JER1 JER2 CRT1 CRT2 NAV1 NAV2 CAT2 CAT2 13th 12

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2024 Cool Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 20th 16

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2024 Isotta Fraschini Hypercar Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C Isotta Fraschini 3.0 L Turbo V6 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 29th* 0* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2024 Isotta Fraschini Antonio Serravalle Jean-Karl Vernay Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C Hypercar 302 14th 14th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 2026 van der Steur Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET11th*226*

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2026 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 9th* 14.5*

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)