Ben Barnicoat
Ben Barnicoat (born 20 December 1996) is a British racing driver who is a McLaren Automotive Customer Racing Factory Driver. He was also part of the McLaren young driver programme from 2010 to 2015.
| Ben Barnicoat | |
|---|---|
 Barnicoat at Spa-Francorchamps | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 20 December 1996 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | Carlin Buzz Racing |
| Car number | 27 |
| Starts | 4 (4 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 22nd in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| Championship titles | |
| Awards | |
| 2014 | Autosport Club Driver of the Year |
Career
Karting
Born in Chesterfield, Barnicoat began his racing career in karting at the age of nine. In 2007 he clinched the WTP Cadet Open and Motors TV Cadet Karting Championship titles as well as becoming WTP "Little Green Man" Vice Champion.[1] In 2008 he graduated to KF3 category in which he participated in the MSA Formula Kart Starts championship and Kartmasters GP. He did remarkably well in both, securing 4th in Formula Kart Stars and 7th at Kartmasters. Ben returned the year after and won Kartmasters GP, Formula Kart Stars and finished Vice-Champion in the Super One Junior Championship. By 2012, Barnicoat had claimed the CIK-FIA KF2 European Championship too. In 2015 Barnicoat claimed the Kart Masters GP Trophy in both the Senior Rotax and Iame X30 class, becoming the first driver to take two Kart Masters Championships in one day. Barnicoat has since continued to compete in the Kart Masters event and is now the most successful driver with 9 titles to his name. Claiming Snr X30 in 2017/18/19 and snr rotax too in 2019.[2]
Formula Renault
In 2013 Barnicoat made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup for Fortec Motorsports, and won the cup with two wins.[3]
Barnicoat continued his collaboration with Fortec into 2014, competing in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series.[4]
European Formula 3
On 15 November 2015, it was announced that Barnicoat would race with Prema Powerteam for the 2016 season. However it was later announced that Barnicoat would race with HitechGP after being removed from the Prema Powerteam by Lawrence Stroll.[5]
Sportscar career
Since joining McLaren as a factory driver in 2017, Barnicoat has proven himself to be a GT ace with podiums and race wins across the Intercontinental GT Challenge, GT World Challenge Europe, Pirelli World Challenge & the British GT Championship in both GT3 and GT4 McLaren Machinery. In 2019 Barnicoat also made his LMP2 debut with the Thunderhead Carlin Motorsport where he had pole positions and race wins across the 2019 European Le Mans Series & 2019 Asian Le Mans Series.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
On 30 July 2020, Carlin Buzz Racing announced that Enaam Ahmed and his sponsors had separated from the team, and that Barnicoat would be replacing him at the team.[6]
Racing record
Career summary
† As Barnicoat was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 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 | 29 | 30 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | HitechGP | Mercedes | LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 Ret |
LEC 3 11 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 10 |
HUN 3 1 |
PAU 1 1 |
PAU 2 5 |
PAU 3 11 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 15 |
RBR 3 5 |
NOR 1 5 |
NOR 2 Ret |
NOR 3 DSQ |
ZAN 1 18 |
ZAN 2 8 |
ZAN 3 9 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 11 |
SPA 3 20 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
NÜR 3 10 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 Ret |
IMO 3 13 |
HOC 1 18 |
HOC 2 9 |
HOC 3 7 |
9th | 134 |
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Strakka Racing | McLaren 650S GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 22 |
MIS CR 18 |
BRH QR 6 |
BRH CR 10 |
ZOL QR 10 |
ZOL CR 28 |
HUN QR 20 |
HUN CR 24 |
NÜR QR Ret |
NÜR CR 25 |
29th | 2 |
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Track-Club | McLaren 570S GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 14 |
OUL 2 18 |
ROC 1 28 |
SNE 1 16 |
SNE 2 Ret |
SIL 1 |
SPA 1 DNS |
BRH 1 |
13th | 43 | |
| Balfe Motorsport/PMW Expo Racing | DON 1 Ret |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Thunderhead Carlin Racing | LMP2 | Dallara P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 11 |
MNZ 11 |
CAT 9 |
SIL Ret |
SPA |
ALG Ret |
25th | 3 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Carlin Buzz Racing | RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SIL FEA 20 |
SIL SPR 12 |
SIL FEA 10 |
SIL SPR Ret |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MUG FEA |
MUG SPR |
22nd | 1 |
References
- "Profile". benbarnicoat.com. Ben Barnicoat. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- "CIK-FIA European KF2 Championship 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- "Protyre Formula Renault Championship — Autumn Cup 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- Goddard, Stephen (6 December 2013). "Barnicoat steps up to Formula Renault 2.0 NEC with Fortec". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- Simmons, Marcus (14 January 2016). "Ben Barnicoat seals Hitech European Formula 3 Championship deal". Autosport. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- "Ben Barnicoat joins Carlin Buzz Racing for Round 4 at Silverstone". Formula 3. FIA Formula 3 Championship Limited. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Profile on Racing Steps Foundation site
- Ben Barnicoat career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Seb Morris (Winter Series) |
Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup Champion 2013 |
Succeeded by None (Series ended) |
| Preceded by Matt Parry |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Champion 2014 |
Succeeded by Louis Delétraz |
| Preceded by Will Palmer (Winter Series) |
BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy Champion 2015 |
Succeeded by Enaam Ahmed (BRDC British Formula 3) |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by Daniel Cammish |
Autosport Awards British Club Driver of the Year 2014 |
Succeeded by Will Palmer |