Brad Benavides

Brad Domenico Benavides Agredo (born 20 July 2001) is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan racing driver of Colombian descent who currently races in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Carlin.

Brad Benavides
Benavides in Euroformula Open in 2021
Nationality American
Spanish
Guatemalan
via triple nationality
Full nameBrad Domenico Benavides Agredo
Born (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001
Florida, United States
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2022
Car number27
Best finishTBD in 2022
Previous series
2019
2018		Formula Renault Eurocup
Euroformula Open Championship

Career

Karting

Benavides started his karting career in 2017, when he finished ninth in the WSK Final Cup in the KZ2-class. He then finished fourth in the WSK Champions Cup in 2018 and won the IAME Winter Cup the following year in the X30 Shifter class. Two years later he came 11th in the KZ category of the Spanish Karting Championship with two wins, having missed the final two rounds due to his racing commitments.[1]

Lower formulae

The American driver made his single-seater debut in the final round of the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship for Campos Racing. He finished 9th in the first race, however he didn't score any points as he was classed as a guest driver.[2]

Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2019 Benavides raced for FA Racing in the Formula Renault Eurocup. He scored no points, and with a best race result of 13th he finished 23rd in the standings.[3]

Formula Regional European Championship

After a one-year hiatus Benavides made his return to racing in the Formula Regional European Championship with DR Formula RP Motorsport.[4] In the first round of the season at Imola the American retired from the first race,[5] but finished 14th in race two.[6]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

During the 2021 post-season testing, Benavides tested with Carlin. The following year, it was announced that Benavides would be included in their Formula 3 line-up for the 2022 season.[7]

Racing record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Position
2017 WSK Final Cup — KZ2 CPB Sport 9th
Trofeo delle Industrie — KZ2 CPB Sport 27th
2018 CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 CPB Sport 39th
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 CPB Sport 26th
WSK Champions Cup — KZ2 CPB Sport 4th
2019 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Shifter Campos Racing 1st
2021 Spanish Karting Championship — KZ DMK Racing Team 11th

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup FA Racing by Drivex 13 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
2021 Formula Regional European Championship DR Formula RP Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 0 26th
Euroformula Open Championship Carlin Motorsport 9 0 0 0 0 39 13th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Carlin 4 0 0 0 0 0 26th*

† As Benavides was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2018 Campos Racing EST
1		 EST
2		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 JER
1		 JER
2		 CAT
1
9		 CAT
2
13		 NC† 0
2021 Carlin Motorsport POR
1		 POR
2		 POR
3		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 LEC
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 IMO
3		 RBR
1
10		 RBR
2
9		 RBR
3
8		 MNZ
1
7		 MNZ
2
7		 MNZ
3
7		 CAT
1
8*		 CAT
2
6		 CAT
3
14		 13th 39

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 Pos Points
2019 FA Racing MNZ
1
14		 MNZ
2
Ret		 SIL
1
19		 SIL
2
18		 MON
1
17		 MON
2
14		 LEC
1
14		 LEC
2
18		 SPA
1
19		 SPA
2
13		 NÜR
1
WD		 NÜR
2
WD		 HUN
1
DNS		 HUN
2
16		 CAT
1
14		 CAT
2
14		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 YMC
1		 YMC
2		 23rd 0

Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points
2021 DR Formula RP Motorsport IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
14		 CAT
1
16		 CAT
2
12		 MCO
1
24		 MCO
2
Ret		 LEC
1
28		 LEC
2
20		 ZAN
1
21		 ZAN
2
20		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 26th 0

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2022 Carlin BHR
SPR
21		 BHR
FEA
20		 IMO
SPR
14		 IMO
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 RBR
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 ZAN
SPR		 ZAN
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 26th* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. "Resultados - Campeonato KZ - CEK 2021" (PDF). Karting - RFEDA (in European Spanish).
  2. "Circuit BARCELONA- CATALUNYA" (PDF). circuitcat.com. GT Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. "FA Racing by Drivex announces Brad Benavides and Patrick Schott for 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup campaign". 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. Wood, Elliot (2021-02-24). "DR Formula to run Benavides, Bortoleto and Pesce in FREC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  5. "Imola, Race 1 report: Vidales, Quinn and David". formularegionaleubyalpine.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  6. "Saucy scores first car racing win in second Imola FREC race". formulascout.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  7. Allen, Peter (18 February 2022). "Brad Benavides moves into Formula 3 with Carlin for 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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