Robert Bell (born 30 April 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British former 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 seventh at the FIA GT Championship GT2 class for CRS Racing, collecting a second 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 second 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 fifth 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. In 2021 Bell also set the fastest time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed shootout with his McLaren 720S GT3X recording a time of 45.01 seconds.

Bell's 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 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 10 11 12 13 Pos. Points 2010 United Autosports Ginetta G50 G4 OUL1 OUL2 KNO1 KNO2 SPA1 ROC1 ROC2 SIL1 SNE1 SNE2 BRH1 BRH2 DON1 12th 20 2016 Black Bull Ecurie Ecosse McLaren 650S GT3 GT3 BRH1 ROC1 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 DON17th95.5 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 Evo GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 ALG1 BRH1 DON1 10th 86.5 † Not eligible for points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamCarClass12345678Pos.Points 2011 McLaren GT McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Pro MNZ NAV SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H MAG SIL NC 0 2012 Gulf Racing UK McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC NÜR NAV NC 0 Pro SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H 33rd 1 2013 Gulf Racing UK McLaren MP4-12C GT3 ProMNZSILLECSPA24HSPA24HSPA24HNÜR 14th 25 2014 Von Ryan Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 ProMNZSILLEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24HNÜR NC 0 2015 Von Ryan Racing McLaren 650S GT3 ProMNZSILLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜR 4th 54 2016 Garage 59 McLaren 650S GT3 Pro MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR 1st 68 2017 Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 Pro MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 28th 2 2020 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Pro IMO NÜR SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H LEC 24th 5 2021 Jota Sport McLaren 720S GT3 Pro MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 18th 13 2022 Jota Sport McLaren 720S GT3 Pro IMO LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H HOC CAT 27th 10 2024 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo BronzeLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜRMNZJED 25th 14

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (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 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2013 Hexis Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Pro NOGQR NOGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR ZANQR ZANCR SVKQR SVKCR NAVQR NAVCR BAKQR BAKCR NC‡ 0‡ 2014 Boutsen Ginion McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Pro NOGQR NOGCR BRHQR BRHCR ZANQR ZANCR SVKQR SVKCR ALGQR ALGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR BAKQR BAKCR NC‡ 0‡ 2015 Attempto Racing McLaren 650S GT3 Pro NOGQR NOGCR BRHQR BRHCR ZOLQR ZOLCR MOSQR MOSCR ALGQR ALGCR MISQR MISCR ZANQR ZANCR 16th 22 2016 Garage 59 McLaren 650S GT3 Pro MISQR MISCR BRHQR BRHCR NÜRQR NÜRCR HUNQR HUNCR CATQR CATCR 6th 56 2017 Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 Pro MISQR MISCR BRHQR BRHCR ZOLQR ZOLCR HUNQR HUNCR NÜRQR NÜRCR 21st 6 2022 Jota Sport McLaren 720S GT3 Pro BRH1 BRH2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 VAL1 VAL 2 23rd 0.5 ‡ — Guest driver – Not eligible for points.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) 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 IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Car 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 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 45 Pos. Points 2015–16 Clearwater Racing GT McLaren 650S GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8 L Turbo V8 FUJ SEP BUR SEP 1st 78 2023 Garage 59 GT McLaren 720S GT3 McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 13th 112023–24Optimum MotorsportGTMcLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB ABU1 ABU26th38

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