Brad Benavides
| Brad Benavides | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Benavides driving the Dallara F2 2018 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round. | |
| Nationality |  American Guatemalan Spanishvia triple nationality[1] |
| Full name | Brad Domenico Benavides Agredo |
| Born | 20 July 2001 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States[2] |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Car number | 17 |
| Former teams | PHM Racing by Charouz |
| Starts | 18 (18 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 22nd in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018, 2021 | FIA Formula 2 Championship FR Middle East Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship FR European Championship Formula Renault Eurocup Euroformula Open Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 | Euroformula Open Championship |
Brad Domenico Benavides Agredo (born 20 July 2001) is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan racing driver who currently competes in the 2024 Euroformula Open with Team Motopark. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz and the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Carlin.
Career
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Karting
[edit]Benavides started his karting career in 2017, when he finished ninth in the WSK Final Cup in the KZ2-class. He then finished fourth in the WSK Champions Cup in 2018 and won the IAME Winter Cup the following year in the X30 Shifter class. Two years later he came 11th in the KZ category of the Spanish Karting Championship with two wins, having missed the final two rounds due to his racing commitments.[3]
Lower formulae
[edit]The American driver made his single-seater debut in the final round of the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship for Campos Racing. He finished 9th in the first race, however he didn't score any points as he was classed as a guest driver.[4]
In 2019 Benavides raced for FA Racing in the Formula Renault Eurocup. He scored no points, and with a best race finish of 6th in Spa but later being deemed out of the points due to a post race penalty. He finished 23rd in the standings having participated in 6 out of the 10 rounds.[5]
After a one-year hiatus Benavides made his return to racing in the Formula Regional European Championship with DR Formula RP Motorsport.[6] In the first round of the season at Imola the American retired from the first race, but finished 14th in race two.[7] He then raced in four more rounds until he left the championship midway through the ten rounds.[8]
FIA Formula 3 Championship
[edit]
Having tested for Carlin during the 2021 post-season test, Benavides joined the team for the 2022 FIA Formula 3 season.[9] The American generally struggled to score points, though mixed weather during qualifying at Spa allowed him to start near the front during the sprint race, from where he would go on to finish eighth.[10] He ended the season 23rd in the standings with 3 points, ahead of teammate Enzo Trulli but far from other teammate and Williams Driver Academy member Zak O'Sullivan.[11] During September, Benavides contested the final day of post-season testing with ART Grand Prix.[12]
FIA Formula 2 Championship
[edit]In November 2022, the American would compete in the Formula 2 post-season test for Charouz Racing System, partnering F2 veteran Roy Nissany at the Yas Marina Circuit.[13] Shortly after, Benavides was confirmed to drive for the outfit in 2023 alongside Nissany under the new name PHM Racing by Charouz.[14][15] Having prepared for the season by competing in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship at the start of the year, taking two points finishes and notably being involved in a crash at Kuwait Motor Town where his car flipped over several cars, Benavides narrowly outqualified teammate Nissany during his Formula 2 debut.[16][17] The year would become a struggle, as Benavides failed to score points throughout the campaign. In addition, the American would become involved in multiple incidents, namely a collision with Amaury Cordeel in Jeddah, crashes at Melbourne and Baku, and a retirement on the opening lap of the Silverstone sprint race after being spun around by Clément Novalak.[18][19][20][21] Before the round at Spa, it was announced that Benavides would be replaced by Euroformula Open racer Josh Mason.[22] Benavides did not return that year, finishing 22nd in points.
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 52nd | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | NC† | ||
| 2017 | South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 | 65th | |
| Trofeo delle Industrie — KZ2 | CPB Sport | 27th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 | 75th | ||
| Coupe de France — KZ2 | 40th | ||
| International Super Cup — KZ2 | 78th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — KZ2 | CPB Sport | 9th | |
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup — KZ2 | CPB Sport | 4th |
| WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 | 26th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — KZ2 | 17th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 | CPB Sport | 39th | |
| International Super Cup — KZ2 | 104th | ||
| 2019 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Shifter | Campos Racing | 1st |
| 2020 | Champions of the Future — KZ2 | 9th | |
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup — KZ2 | 29th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 | 50th | ||
| Spanish Karting Championship — KZ | DMK Racing Team | 11th |
† As Benavides was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Euroformula Open Championship | Campos Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2019 | Formula Renault Eurocup | FA Racing by Drivex | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | DR Formula RP Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| Euroformula Open Championship | Carlin Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13th | |
| 2022 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29th |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship | PHM Racing by Charouz | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | |
| 2024 | Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 24 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 431 | 1st |
† As Benavides was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Campos Racing | EST 1 |
EST 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 13 |
NC† | 0 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Carlin Motorsport | POR 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 9 |
RBR 3 8 |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 7 |
MNZ 3 7 |
CAT 1 8* |
CAT 2 6 |
CAT 3 14 |
13th | 39 |
| 2024 | Team Motopark | PRT 1 2* |
PRT 2 1* |
PRT 3 2 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 2 |
HOC 3 5 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 1* |
SPA 3 3* |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 3* |
HUN 3 2* |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 1* |
LEC 3 2* |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
1st* | 321* |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
[edit](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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | FA Racing | MNZ 1 14 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
SIL 1 19 |
SIL 2 18 |
MON 1 17 |
MON 2 14 |
LEC 1 14 |
LEC 2 18 |
SPA 1 19 |
SPA 2 13 |
NÜR 1 WD |
NÜR 2 WD |
HUN 1 DNS |
HUN 2 16 |
CAT 1 14 |
CAT 2 14 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
YMC 1 |
YMC 2 |
23rd | 0 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
[edit](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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DR Formula RP Motorsport | IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 14 |
CAT 1 16 |
CAT 2 12 |
MCO 1 24 |
MCO 2 Ret |
LEC 1 28 |
LEC 2 20 |
ZAN 1 21 |
ZAN 2 20 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
26th | 0 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Carlin | BHR SPR 21 |
BHR FEA 20 |
IMO SPR 14 |
IMO FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 25 |
CAT FEA Ret |
SIL SPR NC |
SIL FEA 20 |
RBR SPR 20 |
RBR FEA 20 |
HUN SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 22 |
SPA SPR 8 |
SPA FEA 18 |
ZAN SPR 26 |
ZAN FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 18 |
MNZ FEA 14 |
23rd | 3 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
[edit](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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP | DUB1 1 24 |
DUB1 2 20 |
DUB1 3 15 |
KUW1 1 Ret |
KUW1 2 DNS |
KUW1 3 DNS |
KUW2 1 16 |
KUW2 2 10 |
KUW2 3 Ret |
DUB2 1 11 |
DUB2 2 11 |
DUB2 3 22† |
ABU 1 18 |
ABU 2 15 |
ABU 3 10 |
29th | 2 |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PHM Racing by Charouz | BHR SPR 19 |
BHR FEA 18 |
JED SPR 18 |
JED FEA Ret |
MEL SPR Ret |
MEL FEA 12 |
BAK SPR 10 |
BAK FEA Ret |
MCO SPR 11 |
MCO FEA 16 |
CAT SPR 15 |
CAT FEA 22 |
RBR SPR 12 |
RBR FEA 19 |
SIL SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 13 |
HUN SPR 18 |
HUN FEA 18 |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
ZAN SPR |
ZAN FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
YMC SPR |
YMC FEA |
22nd | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Brad Benavides moves into Formula 3 with Carlin for 2022". Formula Scout. 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Cinema specialist and racing passion: Getting to know the real Brad Benavides". Formula Motorsport Ltd. 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Resultados - Campeonato KZ - CEK 2021" (PDF). Karting - RFEDA (in European Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Circuit BARCELONA- CATALUNYA" (PDF). circuitcat.com. GT Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (2021-02-24). "DR Formula to run Benavides, Bortoleto and Pesce in FREC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Imola, Race 1 report: Vidales, Quinn and David". formularegionaleubyalpine.com. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "Saucy scores first car racing win in second Imola FREC race". formulascout.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "American-Spanish rookie Benavides joins Carlin". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ Southwell, Hazel (2022-08-27). "Bearman seizes first F3 win after huge crash interrupts Spa sprint race". RaceFans. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Magazine, Speedsport. "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2022: Point standings". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Jerez post-season testing Day 3 entry list". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Charouz Racing System announces the drivers lineup for FIA Formula 2 post-season tests at Abu Dhabi". Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "PHM Racing take over Charouz Racing System's FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 entries". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "PHM Racing by Charouz sign Benavides and Nissany for 2023". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Moxon, Daniel (2023-01-27). "Horror 10-car crash sees racer flip upside down and land on another vehicle". The Mirror. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 1 : Sakhir, Bahrain 3–5 March 2023". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ Noble, Caitlin (2023-03-19). "Vesti Claims Win in F2 Jeddah Feature Race". EverythingF1 - Formula 1 News and Updates. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Walsh, Fergal (2023-04-01). "Hauger prevails in Melbourne F2 Sprint Race ahead of Crawford". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-04-30). "Bearman completes brilliant Baku double with F2 feature race triumph". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Vesti dominates in wet Silverstone F2 Sprint Race". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "PHM Racing by Charouz confirms Joshua Mason for Spa-Francorchamps". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Brad Benavides career summary at DriverDB.com
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