Jonathan Bennett (born May 4, 1965) is an American racing driver with residence in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1][2] Bennett competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for his own team, CORE Autosport.
Racing career[]
Bennett competed for CORE Autosport in 2014, in the new United SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 54 PC car with Colin Braun.[3] He and co-drivers Braun, James Gué and Mark Wilkins won the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona in the PC class[4] followed by the 12 Hours of Sebring.[5] Bennett and Braun went on to win races at Kansas Speedway and Watkins Glen International, propelling them to the 2014 PC Drivers' Championship and PC Team Championship as well as the newly created Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup.[6] Bennett and Braun's success continued into 2015, where once again they claimed the PC Driver Championship in conjunction with CORE's PC Team Championship.[7]
Bennett continues to drive for CORE Autosport with Braun in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC class in 2016.[8]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SCCA Southeast Division National - Spec Racer Ford | 7 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 8th | |
| 2008 | SCCA Southeast Division National - Formula Enterprises | 5 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 6th | |
| SARRC - Formula Enterprises | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 9th | ||
| SCCA National Championship Runoffs - Formula Enterprises | Inspire Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 2009 | SCCA Southeast Division National - Formula Enterprises | 8 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 4th | |
| SCCA Nationwide - Formula Enterprises | 6 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 13th | ||
| IMSA Prototype Lites - Lites 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15th | ||
| SCCA Chicago Region June Sprints - Formula Enterprises | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th | ||
| 2010 | IMSA Prototype Lites - Lites 1 | Inspire Motorsports w/ CORE Autosport | 15 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 6th |
| SCCA Southeast Division National - Formula Enterprises | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6th | ||
| 2011 | American Le Mans Series - LMPC | CORE Autosport | 9 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 2nd |
| 2012 | American Le Mans Series - LMPC | CORE Autosport | 10 | 4 | 7 | 150 | 2nd |
| 2013 | American Le Mans Series - Prototype Challenge | CORE Autosport | 10 | 2 | 8 | 136 | 3rd |
| IMSA GT3 Challenge by Yokohama - Platinum Cup | CORE Autosport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16th | |
| 2014 | United Sports Car Championship - Prototype Challenge | CORE Autosport | 10 | 4 | 8 | 321 | 1st |
| 2015 | United Sports Car Championship - Prototype Challenge | CORE Autosport | 10 | 2 | 6 | 318 | 1st |
| 2016 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge | CORE Autosport | 9 | 2 | 5 | 245 | 7th |
| 2017 | IMSA Sportscar Championship - GTD | CORE Autosport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 18th |
| 2018 | IMSA Sportscar Championship - Prototype | CORE Autosport | 10 | 2 | 5 | 274 | 2nd |
| Michelin Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | M. Racing - YMR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42nd | |
| 2019 | IMSA Sportscar Championship - DPI | CORE Autosport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 10th |
| 2021 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 | CORE Autosport | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1990 | 2nd |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 | CORE Autosport | |||||
| IMSA Prototype Challenge | CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 43rd | |
| CORE Autosport | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Motorsports career results[]
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[]
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)
References[]
- ↑ "JONATHAN BENNETT". 2019-12-02. https://www.imsa.com/driver/jonathan-bennett. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ↑ "JON BENNETT". 2019-12-02. http://coreautosport.com/bennett/. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ↑ DiZinno, Tony. "TUSC: Braun, Huff earn PC class rides". NBC Sports. http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/30/tusc-braun-huff-earn-pc-class-rides/. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Inside CORE’s Double Rolex 24 Win - Sportscar365". http://sportscar365.com/features/inside-cores-double-rolex-24-win/.
- ↑ "Ganassi Wins Twelve Hours of Sebring - Sportscar365". http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ganassi-wins-twelve-hours-of-sebring/.
- ↑ "Complete list of 2014 season champions: IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship". http://autoweek.com/article/united-sportscar/complete-list-2014-season-champions-imsa-tudor-united-sportscar.
- ↑ "IMSA Celebrates 2015 Season At TUDOR Night Of Champions". http://www.imsa.com/articles/imsa-celebrates-2015-season-tudor-night-champions.
- ↑ "Braun, Bennett back for CORE". http://www.highlandstoday.com/hi/sports/braun-bennett-back-for-core-20151223/.
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