Robert Bell (racing driver)
Introduction '''Robert 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.Bell was the Le Mans Series GT2 class champion for Virgo Motorsport 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 McLaren 720S GT3.He finished third in the GT3 standings after winning at the final round at Donington Park.Bell at the wheel of a McLaren 720S GT3 in the lead of the race at Donington Park.His brother Matt also races Internationally in GT3 and LM prototypes.
Racing record ===24 Hours of Le Mans results=== Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps   2007  Team LNT  Lawrence Tomlinson Richard Dean Panoz Esperante GT-LM GT2 308 22nd 5th 2008  Virgo Motorsport  Tim Mullen Tim Sugden Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 289 DNF DNF 2009  JMW Motorsport  Andrew Kirkaldy Tim Sugden Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 320 23rd 4th 2010  JMW Motorsport  Tim Sugden Bryce Miller Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 GT2 71 DNF DNF 2011  JMW Motorsport  Tim Sugden Xavier Maassen Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTEPro 290 24th 9th 2013  Aston Martin Racing  Frédéric Makowiecki Bruno Senna Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 GTEPro 248 DNF DNF 2015  Aston Martin Racing  Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEPro 110 DNF DNF 2016  Clearwater Racing  Keita Sawa Weng Sun Mok Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTEAm 329 30th 4th 2017  TF Sport  Salih Yoluc Euan Hankey Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 329 35th 7th===Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results=== Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2013 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL '''SPA''' '''LMS''' SÃO COA FUJ SHA BHR 24th 19 2015 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 24th 10===Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  10 11 Rank Points 2014 SRT Motorsports GTLM SRT Viper GTS-R Dodge 8.0L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COT PET 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 2013 Hexis Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Pro NOGQR NOGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR ZANQR ZANCR SVKQR SVKCR NAVQR NAVCR BAKQR BAKCR NC 0‡‡ — Guest driver – Not eligible for points.===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 Pos Points 2018 Balfe Motorsport McLaren 650S GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 ROC1 SNE1 SNE2 SIL1 SPA1 BRH1 DON1 17th 10 2019 Balfe Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SNE1 SNE2 SIL1 DON1 SPA1 '''BRH1''' '''DON1''' 3rd 126 2020 '''Balfe Motorsport''' McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 DON1 DON2 BRH1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 SIL1 NC† 0† 2022 '''Fox Motorsport''' McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 SPA1 BRH1 DON1 29th 3 2023 '''Optimum Motorsport''' McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 ALG1 BRH1 DON1 8th* 86.5*† Not eligible for points. * Season still in progress.===Complete Asian Le Mans Series results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)+ Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points 2023 Garage 59 GT McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 13th 11
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