John Bennett

John Andrew Bennett (born 15 September 2003) is a British-Irish racing driver who currently competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Trident, having last raced for Van Amersfoort Racing.

Bennett is the runner-up of the 2021 Ginetta GT5 Challenge and the 2024 GB3 Championship for JHR Developments, and is a Formula 2 race winner.

Career Ginetta GT5 Bennett made his racing debut for Elite Motorsport in the 2020 Ginetta GT5 Challenge where he collected three podiums and a fastest lap in his maiden campaign. In 2021, he came runner-up in the championship with five wins, two pole positions and ten podiums.

GB3 Championship 2022 Bennett made his debut in single-seater machinery in the 2022 GB3 Championship driving for Elite Motorsport. His maiden season went well as he remained consistency throughout the season, including getting his first single-seater podium at the final round in Donington Park. He finished eighth in the championship standings with 262.5 points.

2023 Bennett signed up with multi-championship winning team Rodin Carlin for 2023, where he stated that his goal was to "fight for the championship." He had a difficult campaign, only mustering two pole positions and one podium at the second round at Silverstone Circuit. Bennett ended the season tenth in the championship standings with 217 points to his name.

2024

For his third season in the GB3 Championship, Bennett drove for JHR Developments. He scored his maiden GB3 race win on the opening weekend at Oulton Park, before adding further victories at Zandvoort and Silverstone. He took the title fight down to the final weekend, finishing as overall vice-champion with 11 podium finishes to his name.

Formula Regional Formula Regional Middle East Championship Bennett made his Formula Regional debut in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship for Evans GP, partnering Australian Costa Toparis and Frenchman Edgar Pierre. He scored a lone point in the final race of the series at the Dubai Autodrome and finished 23rd in the championship standings.

Formula Regional European Championship Bennett made his Formula Regional European Championship debut for Finnish outfit KIC Motorsport at the third round of the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship at Circuit Zandvoort, replacing his Formula Regional Middle East teammate, Costa Toparis. He came 16th in his debut race, but retired from the second race after he came to a halt on track after lap two.

FIA Formula 3 Championship In October 2024, Bennett partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season tests with Van Amersfoort Racing.

FIA Formula 2 Championship 2024

Bennett stepped up to Formula 2 for the final two rounds of the 2024 season with Van Amersfoort Racing, replacing Enzo Fittipaldi.

At the start of the Lusail feature race, Bennett stalled his car, leading him falling a lap behind the rest of the field. Bennett was able to unlap himself during a safety car intervention, and began retaking places. He was then able to take eighth in the race, scoring points on his feature race debut.

2025

In 2025, Bennett remained with Van Amersfoort Racing for the full 2025 season, becoming the first driver to directly step up to F2 from GB3. He secured his second points finish in the championship in the Monza feature race and finished 22nd in the final standings.

2026 Bennett switched to Trident for the season, partnering Laurens van Hoepen. He claimed his maiden FIA Formula 2 win in the sprint race at Austria.

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2020 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Elite Motorsport 14 0 0 1 3 191 7th 2021 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Elite Motorsport 18 5 2 4 10 411 2nd 2022 GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport 24 0 0 0 1 262.5 8th 2023 GB3 Championship Rodin Carlin 23 0 2 0 1 217 10th 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Evans GP 14 0 0 0 0 1 23rd GB3 Championship JHR Developments 23 3 3 5 11 456 2nd Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 30th FIA Formula 2 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 4 0 0 0 0 4 28th 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 27 0 0 0 0 1 22nd 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 11 1 0 1 1 17 14th* Season still in progress.

Complete GB3 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 DC Points 2022 Elite Motorsport OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 DON11 DON12 DON13 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON21 DON22 DON23 8th 262.5 2023 Rodin Carlin OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 DON1 DON2 DON3 10th 217 2024 JHR Developments OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 2nd 456

Complete Formula Regional Middle East 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 DC Points 2024 Evans GP YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 23rd 1

Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points 2024 KIC Motorsport HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 30th 0

Complete FIA Formula 2 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DC Points Van Amersfoort Racing BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA MELSPR MELFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 28th 4 Van Amersfoort Racing MELSPR MELFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 22nd 1 Trident MELSPR MELFEA MIASPR MIAFEA MTLSPR MTLFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 18th* 18* Season still in progress.