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Ben Hanley

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Benjamin Michael Hanley
Born (1985-01-22) January 22, 1985 (age 41)
United Kingdom
OccupationRacing driver
Years active2005–present

Benjamin Michael Hanley (born 22 January 1985) is a British professional racing driver who was enrolled in the Renault F1 Team's Renault Driver Development Program from 2006 until 2008. He has competed part-time in the NTT IndyCar Series and currently participates in the European Le Mans Series along with the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship representing United Autosports.

Career

Hanley's motorsport journey began in karting, where he secured several championship titles and narrowly missed winning the Karting World Championship. His transition to single-seaters came in 2005 when he raced in the 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia championship, finishing third while driving for Cram Competition. The following year, he advanced to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, achieving second place overall in 2007 with Prema Powerteam.

In early 2008, Hanley joined Campos Racing for the GP2 Series, sharing the team with Vitaly Petrov. During the same year, he also took part in the GP2 Asia Series, earning a podium finish in his debut race. After competing in three rounds with Campos, he departed but later secured a temporary seat at Durango, substituting for an injured driver.

Starting 2009 without a racing contract, Hanley entered the Euroseries 3000 mid-season and won on his first outing. That year, he also returned to karting, finishing third in the Karting World Championship.

IndyCar

On 17 December 2018, it was announced that Hanley would participate in five IndyCar events during 2019, including the prestigious 103rd Indianapolis 500, driving for DragonSpeed. Due to visa complications, he only competed in three races, restricting his involvement beyond the Indianapolis 500. In that event, his No. 81 car qualified 27th but was forced to retire with mechanical issues, finishing 32nd.

Hanley rejoined DragonSpeed in January 2020 with plans for a six-race schedule. However, cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic affected races at St. Petersburg, Long Beach, Mid-Ohio, and Laguna Seca; additionally, no entry was made for Texas. On 8 August, DragonSpeed confirmed Hanley’s participation at the Indianapolis 500 on 23 August. Despite limited preparation and encountering multiple mechanical problems during practice sessions, he qualified last (33rd) and completed the race in 23rd place.

On 28 October 2020, DragonSpeed announced its withdrawal from IndyCar competition and sold its assets to Meyer Shank Racing, attributing the decision to pandemic-related challenges. Team owner Elton Julian indicated that a future return could be possible if circumstances and resources allow.

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
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 3.5 Series 2 0 0 0 0 0 39th
Formula Renault UK Team AKA 2 0 0 0 0 21 28th
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

... [table continues unchanged except minor spacing adjustments] ...

† Guest driver; not eligible for points. ‡ Points counted solely for Michelin Endurance Cup. * Season ongoing.

Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; those in italics signify fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final Position Points Scored
2005 Cram Competition ZOL
1
 ZOL
2
 VAL
1
 VAL
2
 LMS
1
 LMS
2
 BIL
1
 BIL
2
 OSC
1
 OSC
2
 DON
1
3 		DON
2
10 		EST
1
 EST
2
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 NC† 0

† Points were not awarded as Hanley participated as a guest driver.

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

(key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions; results in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Standing Points Accumulated
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 		Circuit de la Sarthe#Bugatti Circuit  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS  LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS   LMS < br > {{ small !8th !55 |-


Full GP2 Series Results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions; results in italics represent fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Final Position Points
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

Full GP2 Asia Series Results

(key) (Pole positions shown in bold; fastest laps indicated by italics)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Position Points Total
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) (Bold text highlights pole positions; italic text indicates fastest laps)

Year Club Team Racing Operator 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round 4th Round 5th Round 6th Round 7th Round 8th Round 9th Round 10th Round Non-Championship Round 11th Round Overall Position Total Points
2010 Olympiacos CFP GU-Racing International SIL ASS MAG JAR NÜR ZOL BRH ADR POR ORD BEI † NAV 4th 653

style="background:#ffdf9f;" |3

style="background:#dfffdf;" |10

style="background:#ffdf9f;" 3

style="background:#ffffbf;" 1

style="background:#dfffdf;" 4

style="background:#efcfff;" 5

style="background:#cfcfff;" 9

style="background:#efcfff;" 14

style="background:#ffffff;" C

style="background:#dfffdf;" 12

style="background:#dfffdf;" 8

style="background:#ffcfcf;" X

† Event not counting towards championship standings.

Comprehensive European Le Mans Series Results

(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position; results shown in italics represent fastest lap)

Year Entrant Category Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Final Position Points Earned
2016 DragonSpeed LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
Retired 		IMO
3rd 		RBR
Retired 		LEC
3rd 		SPA
1st 		EST
2nd 		4th overall 76 points
2017 DragonSpeed LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
10th 		MNZ
2nd 		RBR
Retired 		LEC
7th 		SPA
5th 		ALG
9th 		11th place 40 points
2018 DragonSpeed LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
Retired 		MNZ
4th 		RBR
5th 		SIL
2nd 		SPA
'2‡' 		ALG
13 		7th 50.5
style = "background: #DFFFDF;" |LEC
8 | style = "background: #DFFFDF;" |SPA
14 |
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
DragonSpeed LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

style = "background: #FFFFBF;" |LEC
1 | MNZ | style = "background: #DFFFDF;" |CAT
10 | style = "background: #DFFFDF;" |SIL
4 | style = "background: #DFFFDF;" |SPA
7 | style = "background: #DFFFDF;" |ALG
9 !8th !47 |-

style = "background: #000000; color:white" |MNZ
DSQ | ALG |

23rd !rowspan=2 |5.5 |- !nowrap |DragonSpeed with
Racing Engineering

style = "background: #DFFFDF;" |LEC
10

nowrap | DragonSpeed USA

LMP2 ! nowrap | Oreca 07

nowrap | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | style = "background: #EFCFFF;" | CAT
Retired | style = "background: #DFFFDF;" | RBR
12 | style = "background: #FFFFFF;" | LEC
Withdrawn | style = "background: #DFFFDF;" | MNZ
17 | SPA

ALG

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- Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Rank Points
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- Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine
Race1
Race2
Race3
Race4
Race5
Race6
Rank
Points
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Year !! Entrant !! Class !! Chassis !! Engine !! Round_01 !! Round_02 !! Round_03 !! Round_04 !! Round_05 !! Round_06 !! Rank !! Points

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Full IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are marked in italics)

Year Team Name Category Car Make Engine Type Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round10 Championship Standing Total Points
2017 DragonSpeed P (Prototype) Oreca 07 Gibson Technology GK428, V8, 4.2 L displacement DAY
"10th" 		SEB" LBH" COA" DET" WGL" MOS" ELK" LGA" PET" "39th" "21"

{...additional years similarly formatted...}

† Michelin Endurance Cup points only, not counted towards overall LMP2 standings. * Current season ongoing.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship Results

(key) (Bold indicates pole position, italics denote fastest lap)

Season Team Entry Category Chassis Model Power Unit Event One Event Two ...!-- Additional rounds --...! ...!-- Final Ranking --...! ...!-- Total Points --...!

{...detailed yearly results as per original data...}

† Not eligible for championship points.

Complete Results at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

[[ 2017 to current years entries with corresponding results formatted similarly as above... ]]
Year Team Name Co-Drivers Vehicle Model Category Number of Laps Completed Overall Finish Position

(!) Class Finish Position (!)

American Open-Wheel Racing Results

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IndyCar Series

(Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend#Key)

important Year

Team!! Chassis!! Car Number!! Engine!! R1!! R2!! R3!! R4!! R5!! R6!! R7!! R8!! R9!! R10!! ...!-- Additional rounds --... Rank!! Total Points

2019 DragonSpeed Dallara DW12 81 Chevrolet 18th
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg		 Circuit of the Americas 21st
Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama		 Grand Prix of Long Beach IndyCar Grand Prix 32nd
Indianapolis 500		 Detroit Grand Prix Race 1 Detroit Grand Prix Race 2 DXC Technology 600 REV Group Grand Prix 30th 31 points
2020 23rd
Indianapolis 500		 33rd 14 points

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStarting PositionFinishing PositionTeam Name
2019 Indianapolis 500DallaraChevrolet2732nd (DNF)DragonSpeed
2020 Indianapolis 500DallaraChevrolet3323rdDragonSpeed
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