Robert Bell (racing driver)

Rob Bell
Rob Bell
Born	April 30, 1979 (age 47); Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Occupation	Professional racing driver (retired)
Known for	Winning the 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup; British Formula Renault Winter Series champion (2001, 2002)

Robert "Rob" Bell (born 30 April 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a retired British professional racing driver. Throughout his career, he has participated in competitions such as the FIA GT Championship, British GT Championship, and Formula Renault V6 Eurocup. Bell gained notable recognition for clinching the 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup title alongside teammates Shane van Gisbergen and Côme Ledogar. He also earned the Winter Series championship in the British Formula Renault Championship in both 2001 and 2002.

Bell claimed the GT2 class championship in the Le Mans Series driving for Virgo Motorsport during 2007 and 2008, and finished as runner-up with JMW Motorsport in 2009 and 2011. In 2009, he ranked seventh in the FIA GT Championship GT2 category while racing with CRS Racing, highlighted by a second-place finish at the 24 Hours of Spa. From 2012 onwards, Bell competed in the Blancpain Endurance Series Pro Cup division piloting a McLaren MP4-12C for Gulf Racing UK.

Additionally, he secured second place in the GT category at the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona with Paul Miller Racing and returned for the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring, where he finished fifth in his class.

During the 2019 British GT Championship, Bell teamed up with Shaun Balfe behind the wheel of a McLaren 720S GT3. He achieved third place overall after winning the final event at Donington Park.

His brother, Matt Bell, also competes internationally in GT3 and Le Mans prototype racing.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2007	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Team LNT	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Lawrence Tomlinson Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Richard Dean	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	GT2	308	22nd	5th
2008	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Virgo Motorsport	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Mullen Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Sugden	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	289	DNF	DNF
2009	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall JMW Motorsport	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Andrew Kirkaldy Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Sugden	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	320	23rd	4th
2010	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall JMW Motorsport	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Sugden United States Bryce Miller	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2	GT2	71	DNF	DNF
2011	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall JMW Motorsport	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Sugden Template:Country data NLD Template:Namespace detect showall Xavier Maassen	Ferrari 458 Italia GTC	GTE Pro	290	24th	9th
2013	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Aston Martin Racing	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Frédéric Makowiecki Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Bruno Senna	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2	GTE Pro	248	DNF	DNF
2015	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Aston Martin Racing	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Darren Turner Germany Stefan Mücke	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	GTE Pro	110	DNF	DNF
2016	Template:Country data SGP Template:Namespace detect showall Clearwater Racing	Template:Country data JPN Template:Namespace detect showall Keita Sawa Template:Country data MYS Template:Namespace detect showall Weng Sun Mok	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	GTE Am	329	30th	4th
2017	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall TF Sport	Template:Country data TUR Template:Namespace detect showall Salih Yoluc Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Euan Hankey	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	GTE Am	329	35th	7th

Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final Position	Points
2013	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	SIL	SPA 2	LMS Ret	SÃO Ret	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	24th	19
2015	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	SIL	SPA 5	LMS Ret	NÜR	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	24th	10

Full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Record

(key) (Events in bold denote pole positions)

Year	Team	Category	Manufacturer	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Overall Rank	Total Points
2014	SRT Motorsports	GTLM	SRT Viper GTS-R	Dodge 8.0L V10	DAY 6	SEB 2	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	IMS	ELK	VIR	COT	PET 6	20th	85

Full FIA GT Series Results

Year	Team Name	Vehicle Model	Category	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10	Race 11	Race 12	Final Standing	Points Scored
2013	Hexis Racing	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Pro Class	NOG QR	NOG CR	ZOL QR	ZOL CR	ZAN QR	ZAN CR	SVK QR	SVK CR	NAV QR	NAV CR	BAK QR 3	BAK CR 3	NC	0‡

‡ — Participated as guest driver, thus ineligible for points.

Full British GT Championship Record

(key) (Pole positions in bold; fastest laps in italics)

Year	Team Name	Vehicle Model	Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2018	Balfe Motorsport	McLaren 650S GT3	GT3 Class	OUL 1 8	OUL 2 12	ROC 1 Ret	SNE 1	SNE 2	SIL 1 8	SPA 1 Ret	BRH 1	DON 1	17th	10	-	2019	Balfe Motorsport	McLaren 720S GT3	GT3	OUL 1 WD	OUL 2 WD	SNE 1 31	SNE 2 3	SIL 1 11	DON 1 2	SPA 1 4	BRH 1 2	DON 1 1	3rd	126	-	2020	Balfe Motorsport	McLaren 720S GT3	GT3	OUL 1	OUL 2	DON 1	DON 2	BRH 1	DON 1	SNE 1	SNE 2	SIL 1 Retired	NC†	0†	-	2022	Fox Motorsport	McLaren 720S GT3	GT3	OUL 1	OUL 2	SIL 1	DON 1 9	SNE 1	SNE 2	SPA 1	BRH 1	DON 1	29th	3	-	2023	Optimum Motorsport	McLaren 720S GT3	GT3	OUL 1 7	OUL 2 10	style="background:#FFDF9F;" SIL 1 3	style="background:#dfffdf;" DON 1 8	style="background:#FFDF9F;" SNE 1 3	style="background:#cfcfff;" SNE 2 11	style="background:#dfdfdf;" ALG 1 2	style="background:#dfffdf;" BRH 1 7	DON 1	10th	86.5

† Not eligible for championship points.
^* Current season ongoing.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Entries shown in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap)


Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	Final Position	Points
2023	Garage 59	GT	McLaren 720S GT3	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	DUB 1 12	DUB 2 5	ABU 1 11	ABU 2 10		13th	11
2024	Optimum Motorsport	GT	McLaren 720S GT3	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	SEP 1 17	SEP 2 3	DUB 6	ABU 1 3	ABU 2 14	6th	38