Robert Bell

Robert Bell (born 30 April 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British former professional racing driver. He has competed in such series as the FIA GT Championship, the British GT Championship and Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, and is best known as the winner of the 2016 Blancpain Endurance Series with Shane van Gisbergen and Côme Ledogar. He has also won the Winter Series of Formula Renault UK in both 2001 and 2002.

Bell was the Le Mans Series GT2 class champion for Virgo Motorsport in the 2007 and 2008 seasons, and vice-champion for JMW in 2009 and 2011. In 2009, he also finished seventh at the FIA GT Championship GT2 class for CRS Racing, collecting a second place at the 24 Hours of Spa. Since 2012, Bell has competed at the Blancpain Endurance Series Pro Cup class with a McLaren MP4-12C for Gulf Racing UK.

Bell also finished second in the GT class at the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona as a Paul Miller Racing driver. He returned to the team for the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring, resulting fifth in the GT class.

Bell competed in the 2019 British GT alongside Shaun Balfe in a McLaren 720S GT3. He finished third in the GT3 standings after winning at the final round at Donington Park. In 2021 Bell also set the fastest time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed shootout with his McLaren 720S GT3X recording a time of 45.01 seconds. Bell at the wheel of a McLaren 720S GT3 in the lead of the race at Donington Park.

Bell's brother Matt also races internationally in GT3 and LM prototypes.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2007 Team LNT Lawrence Tomlinson Richard Dean Panoz Esperante GT-LM GT2 308 22nd 5th 2008 Virgo Motorsport Tim Mullen Tim Sugden Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 289 DNF DNF 2009 JMW Motorsport Andrew Kirkaldy Tim Sugden Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 320 23rd 4th 2010 JMW Motorsport Tim Sugden Bryce Miller Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 GT2 71 DNF DNF 2011 JMW Motorsport Tim Sugden Xavier Maassen Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTEPro 290 24th 9th 2013 Aston Martin Racing Frédéric Makowiecki Bruno Senna Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 GTEPro 248 DNF DNF 2015 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEPro 110 DNF DNF 2016 Clearwater Racing Keita Sawa Weng Sun Mok Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTEAm 329 30th 4th 2017 TF Sport Salih Yoluc Euan Hankey Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 329 35th 7th

Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) † Not eligible for points.

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

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ‡ — Guest driver – Not eligible for points.

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 2013 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ SHA BHR 24th 19 2015 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 24th 10

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points 2014 SRT Motorsports GTLM SRT Viper GTS-R Dodge 8.0L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COT PET 20th 85

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