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Ben Tuck
Tuck in 2024
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 28)
Sandy, Bedfordshire, England
Racing licence FIA Silver

Ben William Matthew Robert Tuck (born 3 March 1997 in Sandy[1]) is a British racing driver currently competing for Proton Competition in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

He is the 2025 Dubai 24 Hour winner.[2]

Early career

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Tuck raced in karts from 2009 to 2012, mainly competing in Rotax competitions in England.[3]

Stepping up to car racing in 2014, Tuck raced in the BRSCC Mazda MX-5 for two years, before moving to the Caterham Supersport Championship, where his performances earned him a one-off appearance at the Pembrey round of the 2016 Swift Sport Rallycross Championship.[4]

GT career

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Tuck made his full-time debut in the 2018 British GT Championship, codriving a BMW M4 GT4 with Ben Green for Century Motorsport.[5] Scoring one overall win in GT4 at Snetterton,[6] Tuck ended the season second overall in GT4, one point behind Jack Mitchell.[7]

Following a 2019 season largely spent in the Nürburgring-based VLN Series, Tuck remained with Walkenhorst Motorsport to compete in the inaugural season of the DTM Trophy.[8] At the first round of the season at Spa, Tuck qualified on pole and won the series' first-ever race.[9][10] Over the rest of the season, Tuck scored four more podiums to end the year 3rd in the standings.[11] In 2021, Tuck mainly competed in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie again for Walkenhorst.[12] In six races contested in the SP9 class, Tuck won the sixth race of the season, which would turn out to be his only podium of the season.[13][14]

Tuck returned to full-time racing in 2023, joining TF Sport to compete in the LMGT3 class of the European Le Mans Series, aboard an Aston Martin Vantage AMR.[15] At the second round of the season at Le Castellet, Tuck finished third, scoring his only podium of the season.[16] In the winter of 2023, Tuck returned to TF Sport to compete in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series.[17] Tuck scored a lone podium at the finale in Yas Marina and finished 11th in points.[18]

Tuck stayed in the newly-restyled LMGT3 class, but switched to JMW Motorsport for his second season in the European Le Mans Series, now driving a Ferrari 296 GT3.[19] As the only full-time driver for JMW throughout the season, Tuck scored a best result of sixth at Mugello.[20] During 2024, Tuck also raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Proton Competition, sharing a Ford Mustang GT3 with factory driver Christopher Mies and John Hartshorne.[21] On his first race at the French enduro he finished 4th in class.[22] At the end of the year, Tuck joined Ferrari customer Kessel Racing to race in the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series alongside Dennis Marschall and Dustin Blattner.[23] The Briton took his first podium of the season in race one at Dubai by finishing third,[24] and ended the season with another third place finish at the season-ending Yas Marina round.[25]

In early 2025, Tuck returned to Proton Competition in LMGT3 to compete in his first season in the FIA World Endurance Championship with the Ford Mustang.[26] Tuck also returned to the European Le Mans Series, joining Kessel Racing alongside Takeshi Kimura and Daniel Serra in the team's Ferrari 296.[27] In addition to his WEC and ELMS commitments, Tuck won the Dubai 24 Hour for WRT in the BMW M4 GT3 Evo's race debut, and later joined the team in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside Jens Klingmann and Al Faisal Al Zubair.[28]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 BRSCC Mazda MX-5 Championship AB Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 700 25th
2015 BRSCC Mazda MX-5 Championship AB Motorsport 19 2 3 3 7 1517 3rd
Race of Remembrance – Class A MX-5 Owners Club 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
2016 Caterham Supersport Championship PT Motorsport 14 2 0 2 5 240 6th
2017 Caterham Supersport Championship PT Motorsport[29][30] 8 0 0 0 3 0 NC
GT Cup UK – GTA 2 1 0 0 2 0 NC
24H Proto Series – P2 2 ?? ?? ?? ?? 68 1st
British GT Championship – GT3 Century Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 24th
2018 British GT Championship – GT4 Century Motorsport 9 1 2 0 2 123 2nd
2019 VLN Series – Cup 5 Walkenhorst Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 6.67 58th
VLN Series – SP10 6 0 0 0 3 23.69 6th
24 Hours of Nürburgring – BMW M240i Cup FK Performance Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2020 DTM Trophy Walkenhorst Motorsport 12 1 1 0 4 133 3rd
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP10 3 0 0 0 0 6.26 18th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP8T 1 0 0 0 0 2.14 23rd
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP8T 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
British GT Championship – GT4 Century Motorsport[31] 2 0 0 0 0 14 16th
2021 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am Walkenhorst Motorsport[32] 6 1 0 0 1 0 NC
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – Cup 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
DTM Trophy 2 0 0 0 0 2 22nd
2022 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro Walkenhorst Motorsport[33] 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2023 European Le Mans Series – LMGTE TF Sport 6 0 0 0 1 28 9th
GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am TRG-AMR[34] 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series – GT TF Sport 5 0 0 0 1 26 11th
2024 European Le Mans Series – LMGT3 JMW Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 11 14th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Kessel Racing[35] 3 0 0 0 0 10 28th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGT3 Proton Competition 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Kessel Racing 6 0 2 0 2 54 4th
2025 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Pro AlManar Racing by Team WRT[36] 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AlManar Racing by WRT * *
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 Proton Competition 1 0 0 0 0 0* 15th*
European Le Mans Series – LMGT3 Kessel Racing 1 0 0 1 1 18* 2nd*
Sources:[37]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2023 TF Sport LMGTE Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 CAT
9 		LEC
3 		ARA
11 		SPA
9 		ALG
10 		ALG
6 		9th 28
2024 JMW Motorsport LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 CAT
Ret 		LEC
10 		IMO
10 		SPA
Ret 		MUG
6 		ALG
10 		14th 11
2025 Kessel Racing LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 CAT
2 		LEC
 IMO
 SPA
 SIL
 ALG
 2nd* 18*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2024 Germany Proton Competition United Kingdom John Hartshorne
Germany Christopher Mies 		Ford Mustang GT3 LMGT3 280 31st 4th
Source:[1]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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(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
2025 Proton Competition LMGT3 Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 QAT
Ret 		IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 15th* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  2. ^ "WRT Gives M4 GT3 EVO Debut Win in 24H Dubai". sportscar365.com. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Kart ace Ben moves into second spot". biggleswadetoday.co.uk. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Swift invite in Ben's maiden season". biggleswadetoday.co.uk. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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  7. ^ "Haigh & Adam Win 2018 Title At Donington". dailysportscar.com. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  8. ^ "DTM Trophy: Walkenhorst Motorsport steigt ein". gt-place.com. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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  10. ^ "Ben Tuck gewinnt Debütrennen der DTM Trophy". gt-place.com. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  11. ^ "DTM Trophy Standings". dtm.com. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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  13. ^ "Walkenhorst Take NLS 6 Win After Titanic Battle With Phoenix Audi". dailysportscar.com. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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  24. ^ "Algarve Pro Wins Red-Flag-Interrupted Race 1 In Dubai". dailysportscar.com. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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