Ben Hanley
Ben Hanley is a British racing driver who competed in the first part of the 2008 GP2 Series season. He was a member of the Renault F1 team's young driver program until 2008. He is currently racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and IndyCar Series
Ben Hanley | |
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Hanley at the 2019 Indianapolis 500 | |
Nationality | British |
Born | Manchester, England | 22 January 1985
FIA WEC career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | Team LNT |
Car number | 5 |
Former teams | TDS Racing G-Drive Racing CEFC Manor TRS Racing DragonSpeed |
Starts | 17 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 17th in 2017 |
Finished last season | 17th |
Previous series | |
2005 2006–07 2008 2008 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Formula Renault 3.5 Series GP2 Asia Series GP2 Series |
Career
Hanley had a successful career in karting, winning a number of championships and individual races and coming close to winning the Karting World Championship. Hanley raced in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2006 and 2007, and he finished as runner-up in the championship in 2007. He was signed to drive for Campos Racing in early 2008.[1] He will be partnered by Vitaly Petrov. He also joined the team for the second round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, scoring a podium finish in his first GP2 race. After three races of the season Hanley and Campos parted company, but he secured a drive with Durango before the next race.[2] He replaced Marcello Puglisi, who was in turn deputising for the injured Davide Valsecchi. However, this was only a one-off drive, as Valsecchi returned to racing action at the next round of the championship.[3] He began 2009 without a drive, but joined the Euroseries 3000 mid-season and won during his first event in the category. He also returned to karting in 2009, finishing third in the Karting World Championship.[4]
IndyCar
On December 17, 2018, it was announced that Hanley would compete in 5 IndyCar races, including the 103rd Indianapolis 500, with DragonSpeed in 2019. Only three of those races were fulfilled.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2005 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | Cram Competition | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 264 | 3rd |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
Formula Renault UK | Team AKA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28th | |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Cram Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th | |
2006 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Cram Competition | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 8th |
2007 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Prema Powerteam | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 102 | 2nd |
2008 | GP2 Asia Series | Barwa International Campos Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15th |
GP2 Series | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th | ||
Durango | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2009 | Euroseries 3000 | Fisichella Motor Sport | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6th |
2010 | Superleague Formula | Olympiacos CFP | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 653 | 4th |
2016 | European Le Mans Series | DragonSpeed | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 4th |
2017 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 | TDS Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17th |
G-Drive Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
CEFC Manor TRS Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
European Le Mans Series | DragonSpeed | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 11th | |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 39th | ||
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | Dragonspeed - 10 Star | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | |
2018 | European Le Mans Series | DragonSpeed | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.5 | 7th |
24 Hours of Le Mans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
2018–19 | FIA World Endurance Championship | DragonSpeed | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 28th |
2019 | European Le Mans Series | DragonSpeed | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 8th |
IndyCar Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 30th | ||
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13th | ||
24 Hours of Le Mans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
2019-20 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP1 | Team LNT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.5 | 6th* |
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | DragonSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0† | NC†* | |
2020 | European Le Mans Series | DragonSpeed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 15th* |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | DragonSpeed USA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35* | 6th* |
* Season still in progress.
† – As Hanley was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Cram Competition | ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
MON 1 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
LMS 1 |
LMS 2 |
BIL 1 |
BIL 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
EST 1 17 |
EST 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
39th | 0 |
2006 | Cram Competition | ZOL 1 10 |
ZOL 2 17† |
MON 1 Ret |
IST 1 Ret |
IST 2 4 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 2 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 7 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 13 |
DON 1 10 |
DON 2 6 |
LMS 1 10 |
LMS 2 20† |
CAT 1 16 |
CAT 2 7 |
8th | 55 |
2007 | Prema Powerteam | MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 9 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 7 |
MON 1 6 |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 4 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 2 |
DON 1 16 |
DON 2 Ret |
MAG 1 1 |
MAG 2 14 |
EST 1 Ret |
EST 2 23 |
CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 1 |
2nd | 102 |
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results 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 | DC | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Barwa International Campos Team | CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 9 |
IST FEA 17 |
IST SPR 6 |
MON FEA 16 |
MON SPR 14 |
24th | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Durango | MAG FEA Ret |
MAG SPR Ret |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HOC FEA |
HOC SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
VAL FEA |
VAL SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Barwa International Campos Team | DUB1 FEA |
DUB1 SPR |
SEN FEA 3 |
SEN SPR 16 |
SEP FEA Ret |
SEP SPR 14 |
BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 10 |
DUB2 FEA Ret |
DUB2 SPR Ret |
15th | 6 |
Superleague Formula
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | NC | 11 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010 | Olympiacos CFP | GU-Racing International | SIL | ASS | MAG | JAR | NÜR | ZOL | BRH | ADR | POR | ORD | BEI † | NAV | 4th | 653 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | C | 12 | 8 | X |
† Non-championship event.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 05 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL Ret |
IMO 3 |
RBR Ret |
LEC 3 |
SPA 1 |
EST 2 |
4th | 76 |
2017 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 10 |
MNZ 2 |
RBR Ret |
LEC 7 |
SPA 5 |
ALG 9 |
11th | 40 |
2018 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC Ret |
MNZ 4 |
RBR 5 |
SIL 2 |
SPA 2‡ |
ALG 13 |
7th | 50.5 |
2019 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 1 |
MNZ | CAT 10 |
SIL 4 |
SPA 7 |
ALG 9 |
8th | 47 |
2020 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 8 |
SPA 14 |
CAT |
MNZ |
ALG |
15th* | 4.5* |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. * Season still in progress.
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | DragonSpeed | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 10 |
SEB | LBH | COA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 39th | 21 |
2019 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 3 |
SEB | MDO | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 13th | 30 | ||
2020 | DragonSpeed USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 1 |
SEB | ELK 1 |
ATL |
PET |
LGA |
SEB |
6th* | 35* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | TDS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL | SPA 9 |
LMS | 17th | 53 | ||||||
G-Drive Racing | NÜR 6 |
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CEFC Manor TRS Racing | MEX 3 |
COA 6 |
FUJ 5 |
SHA 9 |
BHR 6 | ||||||||||
2018–19 | DragonSpeed | LMP1 | BR Engineering BR1 | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | SPA DNS |
LMS Ret |
SIL 25 |
FUJ Ret |
SHA 6 |
SEB Ret |
SPA | LMS Ret |
28th | 8.5 | |
2019–20 | Team LNT | LMP1 | Ginetta G60-LT-P1 | AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6 | SIL 3 |
FUJ 11 |
SHA 4 |
BHR Ret |
SPA |
LMS |
BHR |
6th* | 27.5* | ||
DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | COA 9 |
0* | NC†* | |||||||||
* Season still in progress. † Not eligible for points.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 343 | 14th | 12th | ||
2018 | BR Engineering BR1-Gibson | LMP1 | 244 | DNF | DNF | ||
2019 | BR Engineering BR1-Gibson | LMP1 | 76 | DNF | DNF |
American open-wheel racing results
(key)
IndyCar Series
(key)
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | DragonSpeed | Dallara DW12 | Chevrolet | STP 18 |
COA | ALA 21 |
LBH | IMS | INDY 32 |
DET | DET | TXS | RDA | TOR | IOW | MDO | POC | GTW | POR | LAG | 30th | 31 |
2020 | TXS |
IMS |
ROA |
ROA |
IOW |
IOW |
INDY TBD |
GTW |
GTW |
IMS | IMS | STP |
-* | 0* |
References
- "Campos sign Hanley to partner Petrov". autosport.com. 10 January 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
- "Hanley grabs last-gasp Durango drive". autosport.com. 20 June 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- "Valsecchi returns to Durango seat". autosport.com. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
- "CIK-FIA World Karting Championship for Drivers 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 12 December 2009.