Ben is a driver who stormed through the ranks of motorsport, becoming multiple British & European Karting Champion in the Cadet, Junior and Senior KF2 classes - before graduating to single seaters in 2014.
He was immediately successful, backed by the RSF - he won the Formula Renault NEC Championship, the BRDC F3 Autumn Trophy and was a multiple race winner in the Formula Renault Eurocup and FIA Formula 3 European Championship.
2017 saw Ben join the McLaren GT Driver Academy, making a transition into GT Racing - which has seen him compete and win, on some of the biggest stages in motorsport.
This year will see Ben continue as a McLaren GT Driver, as well as competing in the European Le Mans Series with Carlin Thunderhead Racing in LMP2 - making his debut in Le Mans Prototypes.
Ben joined the Lexus Racing USA factory driver roster for the 2022 season. The move to the US saw him contest the full IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship at the wheel of the Lexus RC F GT3. His strong results since this move have included a first IMSA victory and first IMSA title for Lexus in the championship.
As a graduate of the Racing Steps Foundation, Ben has established himself as a mercurial winner across a range of different series, and is a genuine rising star in the world of motorsport. Making his competitive debut at age eight, Ben has stormed through the ranks of motorsport, becoming multiple British and European karting champion in the Cadet, Junior and Senior KF2 classes. He is one of the most decorated racers of his generation, with 15 major karting championship titles to his name. Graduating to single seaters, he continued to be successful, winning the Formula Renault NEC Championship the BRDC F3 Autumn Trophy, and was a multiple race winner in the Formula Renault Eurocup and FIA Formula 3 European Championship. He was selected for the McLaren Formula 1 Young Driver Programme between 2010 and 2016, and a finalist in the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award two years running, in 2014 and 2015.
Moving to GT racing in 2017, he hasn’t looked back. The following seasons have seen him compete - and win - on some of the biggest stages in motorsport. Appointed Factory Driver with McLaren, Ben took on the pivotal role in the development of the brand’s range of GT racing cars. He also proved himself on the GT world stage, competing at the highest levels in the World Endurance Championship, Intercontinental GT Challenge, GT World Challenge, Gulf 12 Hours and Asian Le Mans Series.
In parallel to his GT commitments, Ben has shown significant versatility behind the wheel, successfully competing across a variety of different formulae. He has also been become a regular in the simulator, working as Mercedes-AMG F1 sim driver, and successfully competing in simulator racing, finishing runner up in the SRO's inaugural Esport GT Series.
Further standalone GT3 competition saw more strong results. He opened his 2025 campaign with victory in Dubai for the second round of the Asian Le Mans series, and followed this up with with a heroic effort at the Suzuka 10 Hours to help claim Pro-Am victory. Ben also returned to the Gulf 12 Hours to sign off the 2025 season, bringing home a top-4 finish.
His season concluded with an invitation from TOYOTA Gazoo Racing to join the team for the official FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test, experiencing the GR010 HYBRID hypercar for a second time in three years.
Running in Europe in the LMP2 category, Ben also claimed the European Le Mans Series Pro Am title, helping secure the team entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship for the following season.
His impressive performances throughout the year saw him also invited to join the FIA World Endurance Championship Rookie Test with a debut run in the GR010 HYBRID hypercar, along with a successful one-off entry into a Super Formula race weekend in Japan.
The move Stateside saw him contest the full IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship at the wheel of the Lexus RC F GT3, scoring three race wins in his debut season to finish as runner-up. The wins were the first ever recorded for Lexus in the championship.
From this strong foundation, he set himself up for a championship run in 2023, and has contested the championship for each of the subsequent seasons with the Vasser Sullivan team.
Ben has also continued to contest several other events and championships, most notably taking part in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMP2 category, and several other standalone GT3 competitions. Highlights include victory at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans and a second consecutive Gulf 12 Hours win.
He would deliver some of the best results for McLaren and its new GT3 competitor over the first few years of its competitive life. A front row qualifying and 2nd place finish at the Bathurst, a dominant victory at the Gulf 12 Hours and a top-7 finish at the 24 Hours of Spa were among the highlights.
Alongside his GT3 and GT4 racing commitments, Ben’s development role saw him playing a key role in the development of the new McLaren 720S GT3 during the season. Extensive track testing across Europe and the Middle East culminated with Ben being part of the driver line up for the car’s global competitive debut at the Gulf 12 Hours, starting from the front row and putting in a dominant race performance to secure a top-5 finish.
His experience of competing in different machinery saw a successful debut LMP2 campaign with further strong results, standing on the podium in a first campaign. He also returned to his karting roots, writing his name in the record books with his eighth and ninth Grand Prix victory.
Despite his lack of GT experience, Ben scored top-10 finishes and fastest laps as he campaigned in the full Blancpain GT Series across Europe, while he also took on the Pirelli World Challenge where he and his teammate Alvaro Parente secured three podium finishes and a further top-3 result at the Intercontinental GT Challenge event at Laguna Seca.
Ben kept his race skills sharp between events competing at the highest levels in karting, finishing 2nd in the SKUSA Supernationals in Las Vegas in 2017, and returning to the British Kartmasters Grand Prix with Mick Barret racing to take overall honours for a seventh time. 2017 saw Ben join the McLaren GT Academy, racing the 650S GT3 on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ben contested the Formula Renault Northern European Cup in 2014 with backing from the Racing Steps Foundation as he moved into single-seat formula racing. Two victories and three further podiums secured the title in his debut season, while he also claimed top-5 finishes in selected rounds of the Formula Renault ALPS Championship against more experienced competition.
Following the successful maiden season, Ben progressed to the Formula Renault 2.0 EuroCup Championship taking a debut podium followed by back-to-back top-5 results in the opening half of the season. The final run-in saw him finish outside the top-5 just once in the remaining six events, including victory at the season finale to finish 4th in the championship. Beyond this , Ben also contested six races of the Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS Championship, winning twice and taking two further podiums, and he also took victory in the BRDC F4 Autumn Trophy beating future Formula One Driver Lando Norris.
Capping off his strong season, he completed an unprecedented double victory at the British Kartmasters Grand Prix, taking wins in the Senior Rotax and Senior X30 Classes - a feat that had never been accomplished before, and has only been seen once since when Ben took both titles again in 2019.
2016 saw Ben take the step up to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, continuing with his backing from the Racing Steps Foundation. A 4th-place finish on his debut event was quickly followed by dominant back-to-back victories in rain-soaked Hungaroring and Pau. From here, he secured three further podium finishes on his way to 9th overall in the championship.
The end of the season saw Ben offered the opportunity to gain his first experience in a GT3 car, testing the Audi R8 GT3. An impressive performance lead to an approach from McLaren in their GT driver academy programme, setting up a change in direction for his career.
His karting career started with him finishing a brilliant 4th in the British Kartmasters Grand Prix. He would take 2nd overall in the Little Green Man WTP Cadet Championship in 2007, moving into the Super 1 Cadet Championship and the MSA British Cadet Championship the following season - finishing 3rd and 5th overall respectively.
Ben moved into Junior Karting in 2009 in the KF3 class, where he finished 4th in the Formula Kart Stars Championship.Racing Steps Foundation began to become involved in Ben's career from 2010, which saw him combine British Championship Karting with European Karting. The following year, Ben won the 2010 British Kartmasters Grand Prix, the Formula Kart Stars Championship and finished as Vice-Champion in the MSA British Junior Karting Championship.
He remained in Juniors the next season, finishing 2nd in the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy, 3rd overall in the MSA British Junior Championship and won his second British Kartmasters Title in 2011.
A move to Seniors in 2012 saw him as teammate to now Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Driver Charles Leclerc. During that season, Ben won the Super One KF2 British Championship, the CIK-FIA European KF2 Championship, finished 4th in the WSK Euro Series and 6th in CIK-FIA KF2 World Cup.
2013 was Ben's final year in karting and saw him finish 3rd in the WSK Euro Series and 2nd in the WSK SuperMasters Series. He signed off the 2013 season with his debut single-seater event, taking victory and a 2nd-place finish to claim the Formula Renault Autumn Cup championship title.
