Robert Bell (racing driver)
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Robert "Rob" Bell (born 30 April 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British professional racing driver.[1] 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.
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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.[2] He finished third in the GT3 standings after winning at the final round at Donington Park.
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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 | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2007 | ![]() |
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Panoz Esperante GT-LM | GT2 | 308 | 22nd | 5th |
2008 | ![]() |
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Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 289 | DNF | DNF |
2009 | ![]() |
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Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 320 | 23rd | 4th |
2010 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | GT2 | 71 | DNF | DNF |
2011 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 458 Italia GTC
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GTE Pro |
290 | 24th | 9th |
2013 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | GTE Pro |
248 | DNF | DNF |
2015 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro |
110 | DNF | DNF |
2016 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
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GTE Am |
329 | 30th | 4th |
2017 | ![]() |
Euan Hankey | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
329 | 35th | 7th |
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
(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 |
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2014 | SRT Motorsports
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GTLM | SRT Viper GTS-R | Dodge 8.0L V10 | DAY 6 |
SEB 2 |
LBH |
LGA |
WGL |
MOS |
IMS |
ELK |
VIR |
COT |
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
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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
(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 |
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2018 | Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 650S GT3 | 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 | McLaren 720S GT3 | 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 | McLaren 720S GT3 | 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 | McLaren 720S GT3 | 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 | McLaren 720S GT3 | 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
(key) (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 720S GT3 | 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 720S GT3 | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SEP 1 17 |
SEP 2 3 |
DUB 6 |
ABU 1 3 |
ABU 2 14 |
5th | 38 |
References
- ^ "Driver Biography – Rob Bell". 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