Carl Wattana Bennett (born 2 September 2004) is a Thai-American racing driver who competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup for AF Corse. He previously competed in the International GT Open for AF Corse, the FIA World Endurance Championship for Isotta Fraschini and the European Le Mans Series for Cool Racing. Having raced in various Formula 4 series as well as Eurocup-3, Bennett switched to endurance racing in 2023, achieving a podium in the Asian Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class before progressing to Hypercar, the top class of WEC.

Bennett is a member of A14 Management, overseen by two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso.

Racing career Born in the United States but raised in Bangkok, Bennett began his career in motorsport by participating in various karting championships such as the Rotax Max Thailand, the IAME Asia Cup and the IAME International Final.

In 2022, Bennett began his racing season by participating in the American YACademy Winter Series championship in which he drove a Ligier JS F4, a championship which he completed by finishing in 13th place with five points. Then, he again drove a Ligier JS F4 in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing team, a championship which he completed by finishing in 14th place with 24 points with the best performance in the fourth race in eighth place.

In 2023, Bennett joined Fernando Alonso's management company, A14 Management, in order to develop in motorsport. For the second consecutive year, he participated in the Formula 4 United States Championship with the Gonella Racing team, a championship which he completed by finishing in 13th place with 37 points with his best performance in the race, a first place during the round taking place at NOLA Motorsports Park. He also participated in the F4 Brazilian Championship with the Oakberry Bassani F4 team and in the F4 Spanish Championship and the Eurocup-3 championship with the GRS Team. At the end of the season, he joined the French Duqueine Team to participate in the Asian Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category.

In 2024, Bennett extended his commitment with the Duqueine Team to participate in the European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category at the wheel of an Oreca 07 as well as in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar category at the wheel of an Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C. After missing the first two rounds for Duqueine Team in the ELMS, Bennett moved to Cool Racing, replacing Alex García who left the team.

Racing record

Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2022 Formula 4 United States Championship Gonella Racing 18 0 0 0 0 24 14th YACademy Winter Series 6 0 0 0 0 5 13th GB4 Championship Fortec Motorsport300002521st F4 Spanish Championship Saintéloc Racing300000NC†2023 F4 Spanish Championship GRS Team 15 0 0 0 0 0 33rd Eurocup-340000023rd Formula 4 United States Championship Gonella Racing 11 1 0 1 1 37 13th F4 Brazilian Championship Oakberry Bassani F4 6 0 0 1 1 26 14th Formula Winter Series AKM Motorsport400001213th 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team500012910th 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Isotta Fraschini 5 0 0 0 0 0 33rd European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Cool Racing400011620th IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge Amerasian Fragrance Competition Motorsports2000032032nd2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Absolute Racing60000033rd2025 International GT Open AF Corse1441261362ndTSS The Super Series - GT3Amerasian Fragrance by AF Racing200000NC†TSS The Super Series - GTC200000NC†2025–26Asian Le Mans Series - GTAmerasian Fragrance by AF Racing60000034nd2026IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDvan der Steur Racing1000022670thGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup AF Corse1000000NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupRazoon – more than racing100000NC† * Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints 2022 Gonella RacingNOL1NOL2NOL3ROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2MOH3NJM1NJM2NJM3VIR1VIR2VIR3COA1COA2COA3 14th 24 2023 Gonella RacingNOL1NOL2NOL3ROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2MOH3NJM1NJM2NJM3VIR1VIR2VIR3COA1COA2COA3 13th 37

Complete GB4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPoints 2022 Fortec MotorsportSNE11SNE12SNE13OUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13DON11DON12DON13SNE21SNE22SNE23SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON21DON22DON23 21st 25

Complete Formula Winter Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points2023 AKM Motorsport JER1 JER2 CRT1 CRT2 NAV1 NAV2 CAT2 CAT2 13th 12

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2023 GRS TeamSPA1SPA2SPA3ARA1ARA2ARA3NAV1NAV2NAV3JER1JER2JER3EST1EST2EST3CRT1CRT2CRT3CAT1CAT2CAT3 33rd 0

Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678910111213141516DCPoints2023GRS TeamSPA1SPA2ARA1ARA2MNZ1MNZ2ZAN1ZAN2JER1JER2EST1EST2CRT1CRT2CAT1CAT2 23rd 0

Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points2023Oakberry Bassani F4INT11 INT12INT13INT21INT22INT23MOG1MOG2MOG3GYN1GYN2GYN3INT31INT32INT33INT41INT42INT43 14th 26

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine123456Pos.Points 2023–24 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB ABU1 ABU2 10th 29 2024–25 Absolute Racing GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 33rd 0 2025–26 Amerasian Fragrance by AF Racing GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 34th 0

Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2024 Cool Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 20th 16

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 2024 Isotta Fraschini Hypercar Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C Isotta Fraschini 3.0 L Turbo V6 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 29th* 0* * Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2024 Isotta Fraschini Antonio Serravalle Jean-Karl Vernay Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C Hypercar 302 14th 14th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 2026 van der Steur Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET70th226

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results 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 Pos. Points 2026 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 9th 27.5

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance 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 Pos. Points 2026 Razoon - more than racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Pro-Am LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG NC 0

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