Robert "Rob" Bell (born 30 April 1979 in (Newcastle upon Tyne)) is a British professional racing driver. He has competed in such series as the (FIA GT Championship), the (British GT Championship) and (Formula Renault V6 Eurocup), and is best known as the winner of the (2016 Blancpain Endurance Series) with (Shane van Gisbergen) and Côme Ledogar. He has also won the Winter Series of (Formula Renault UK) in both 2001 and 2002.
Rob Bell | |||||||||||
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||
Born | (Newcastle upon Tyne), England, United Kingdom | 30 April 1979||||||||||
(British GT Championship) career | |||||||||||
Debut season | (2018) | ||||||||||
Current team | (Balfe Motorsport) | ||||||||||
Racing licence | (FIA Platinum) | ||||||||||
Car number | 22 | ||||||||||
Starts | 12 | ||||||||||
Wins | 1 | ||||||||||
Poles | 2 | ||||||||||
Best finish | 3rd in 2019 | ||||||||||
Previous series | |||||||||||
(2017) | (International GT Open) | ||||||||||
Championship titles | |||||||||||
2001 2002 2007 2008 | (Formula Renault UK) (Winter) (Formula Renault UK) (Winter) (Le Mans Series) (GT2 class) (Le Mans Series) (GT2 class) | ||||||||||
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Bell was the (Le Mans Series) GT2 class champion for in the (2007) and (2008) seasons, and vice-champion for JMW in (2009) and (2011). In 2009 he also finished 7th at the (FIA GT Championship) GT2 class for (CRS Racing), collecting a 2nd place at the (24 Hours of Spa). Since 2012, Bell has competed at the (Blancpain Endurance Series) Pro Cup class with a (McLaren MP4-12C) for Gulf Racing UK.
Bell also finished 2nd in the GT class at the (2011 24 Hours of Daytona) as a Paul Miller Racing driver. He returned to the team for the (2012 12 Hours of Sebring), resulting 5th in the GT class.
Bell competed in the (2019 British GT) alongside (Shaun Balfe) in a . He finished third in the GT3 standings after winning at the final round at (Donington Park).
His brother Matt also races Internationally in GT3 and LM prototypes.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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(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 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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(2014) | GTLM | (SRT Viper GTS-R) | (Dodge) 8.0L (V10) | (DAY) 6 | (SEB) 2 | (LBH) | (MOS) | (PET) 6 | 20th | 85 |
Complete FIA GT Series results
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
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(2013) | (Hexis Racing) | (McLaren MP4-12C GT3) | Pro | 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‡ |
‡ — Guest driver – Not eligible for points.
Complete British GT Championship results
() (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 | Pos | Points |
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(2018) | (Balfe Motorsport) | GT3 | 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) | 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 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL 1 Ret | NC† | 0† | |
(2022) | Fox Motorsport | 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) | GT3 | OUL 1 7 | OUL 2 10 | SIL 1 3 | DON 1 8 | SNE 1 3 | SNE 2 11 | ALG 1 2 | BRH 1 7 | DON 1 | 10th | 86.5 |
† Not eligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
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(2023) | Garage 59 | GT | (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) M840T 4.0 L Turbo (V8) | SEP 1 17 | SEP 2 3 | (DUB) 6 | ABU 1 3 | ABU 2 14 | 5th | 38 |
References
- . Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- "Balfe Motorsport To Race 720S GT3 in British GT". Dailysportscar. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Robert Bell career summary at DriverDB.com
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