Ryan Thomas Bensley (born 17 July 1984) is a British racing driver and mortgage broker who competes in the British Touring Car Championship for Speedworks Corolla Racing.
Bensley won the 2008 750 Motor Club Classic Stock Hatch Championship, in his first year of car racing. During his early career, he raced against Lewis Hamilton.
Personal life Bensley's father, Steve "Beano" Bensley, served as one of his engineers during his four-year stint in the Civic Cup Championship.
Alongside his racing career, Bensley works as a director for Mortgage Synergy, a company he founded in late 2023.
Racing career In 2008, Bensley made his car racing debut in the 750 Motor Club Classic Stock Hatch Championship. In his maiden season in cars, Bensley clinched the series title ahead of Jeff Humphries. In 2009, Bensley moved over to the Sport Maxx Cup, only racing at the Snetterton finale for AmD SEAT Cupra, taking two wins and ending the season 12th overall.
Following an 11-year sabbatical from racing, Bensley competed in the Civic Cup Championship as a privateer in 2020. Spending four seasons in the series, Bensley was tenth overall for Concept Motorsport in 2021, ninth in 2022 for Zest Racecar Engineering and fourth the following year for Pro Alloys Racing.
In 2024, Bensley was set to join the TCR UK grid with Pro Alloys Racing, but after the team's withdrawal, he ended up racing at the Silverstone finale with Motion Motorsport. Continuing in the series for 2025, Bensley dabbled between Maximum Motorsport and Motion Motorsport, taking a best result of fifth with the former at Donington Park. During 2025, Bensley made his BTCC debut for Team VERTU in a cameo appearance at Snetterton.
After spending most of 2026 on the sidelines, Bensley returned to the BTCC grid, replacing Max Buxton at Speedworks Corolla Racing from Thruxton onwards. In his 12th career start at Donington Park, Bensley scored his maiden points by finishing 13th in race three at Donington Park. During 2026, Bensley also raced in the Citroën C1 Endurance Series, in which he won the Silverstone 24 Hours, as well as making a one-off appearance in the Britcar Endurance Series for Paul O'Neill's Project 29:7 Racing.
Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2008750 Motor Club Classic Stock Hatch Championship? 14 6 ? ? ? 5621st 2009Sport Maxx CupAmD SEAT Cupra 3 2 1 1 3 ? 12th 2020Civic Cup ChampionshipPrivateer 2 0 0 0 0 11 17th 2021Civic Cup ChampionshipConcept Motorsport 13 0 0 0 0 111 10th 2022Civic Cup ChampionshipZest Racecar Engineering 16 0 0 1 1 112 9th 2023Civic Cup ChampionshipPro Alloys Racing 4 1 0 0 1 340 4th 2024TCR UK Touring Car ChampionshipMotion Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 26 22nd2025TCR UK Touring Car ChampionshipMaximum Motorsport with BSR 2 0 0 0 06217thMotion Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0C1 Endurance SeriesWRC Developments with CB Autoservices 3 3 0 1 3British Touring Car ChampionshipTeam VERTU 3 0 0 0 0 0 29th2026British Touring Car ChampionshipSpeedworks Corolla Racing 15 0 0 0 0 9* 24th*Britcar Endurance Championship – TrophyProject 29:7 Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0† NC†* * Season still in progress. † As Bensley was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete TCR UK Touring Car Championship results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2024 Motion Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 OUL1 OUL2 CRO1 CRO1 CRO1 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 22nd 26 2025 Maximum Motorsport with BSR Lynk & Co 03 TCR DON1 DON2 DON3 DON1 DON2 17th 62Motion Motorsport SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 OUL1 OUL2 SNE1 SNE2 BRH1 BRH2
Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key)Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just in first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races; Superscript number indicates points-scoring qualifying race position)
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points 2025 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 29th 0 2026 Speedworks Corolla Racing Toyota Corolla GR Sport DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 THR1 THR2 THR3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 24th* 9*
* Season still in progress.
Complete Britcar Endurance Series results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points 2026 Project 29:7 Racing Ginetta G56 GTA DON OUL SPA1 SPA2 SNE DON SNE SIL BRH1 BRH2 NC†* 0†*
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