Tom Lebbon

Tom Lebbon is a British racing driver currently competing in the GB3 Championship for Elite Motorsport. He is the current champion of the 2020 Ginetta Junior Championship.

Tom Lebbon
Nationality British
BornBury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
GB3 Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamElite Motorsport
Car number34
Starts27 (27 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2021
Previous series
2020Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2020Ginetta Junior Championship

Career

Karting

Lebbon started competing in national karting competitions in 2016. The Brit would stay in karts until 2019, when he finished second to Joshua McLean in the LGM Series.

Ginetta Junior Championship

After racing in the Ginetta Junior Winter Championship at the end of 2019, Lebbon signed up to race for Elite Motorsport in the 2020 Ginetta Junior Championship.[1] Despite being a series rookie, Lebbon won five races, four of which he won consecutively, and won the title with a nine-point gap to the experienced Josh Rattican.[2] Through that he became the first ever driver to win the overall championship whilst being classed as a rookie.[3]

GB3 Championship

For 2021, Lebbon elected to skip Formula 4, the standard entry point for upstarting single-seater drivers, and re-joined Elite Motorsport in the GB3 Championship, partnering Javier Sagrera and José Garfias.[4][5] The Brit enjoyed a strong debut campaign, as he regularly finished in the top ten in races and even scored his first podium in the reversed-grid race at Donington Park.[6]

Karting record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Position
2016 Super 1 National Championship — Cadet 13th
British Open Championship — Cadet 9th
2018 LGM Series — Junior X30 8th
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior 13th
2019 LGM Series — Junior X30 2nd
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior MLR 4th
Motorsport UK Kartmasters Grand Prix — X30 Junior 29th
British Kart Championship — X30 Junior 7th
IAME International Final — X30 Junior NC

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 Ginetta Junior Winter Championship Elite Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 Ginetta Junior Championship Elite Motorsport 21 5 5 2 15 528 1st
2021 GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport 24 0 0 0 1 288 9th
2022 GB3 Championship Elite Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 24* 12th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior 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
2020 Elite Motorsport DON
1
5		 DON
2
2		 DON
3
9		 BHGP
1
2		 BHGP
2
3		 BHGP
3
1		 KNO
1
2		 KNO
2
3		 KNO
3
2		 THR
1
3		 THR
2
2		 SIL
1
11		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
(13)		 CRO
1
2		 CRO
2
1		 SNE
1
1		 SNE
2
1		 SNE
3
1		 BHI
1
2		 BHI
2
2		 1st 528

Complete GB3 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 22 23 24 DC Points
2021 Elite Motorsport BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
7		 BRH
3
101		 SIL1
1
Ret		 SIL1
2
8		 SIL1
3
62		 DON1
1
6		 DON1
2
10		 DON1
3
37		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
8		 SPA
3
12		 SNE
1
16		 SNE
2
4		 SNE
3
54		 SIL2
1
14		 SIL2
2
14		 SIL2
3
52		 OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
7		 OUL
3
8		 DON2
1
5		 DON2
2
20		 DON2
3
58		 9th 288
2022 Elite Motorsport OUL
1
14		 OUL
2
6		 OUL
3
DSQ		 SIL1
1		 SIL1
2		 SIL1
3		 DON1
1		 DON1
2		 DON1
3		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 SNE
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 SIL2
1		 SIL2
2		 SIL2
3		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 DON2
1		 DON2
2		 DON2
3		 12th* 24*

References
  1. "Scholarship winner Lebbon confirmed at Elite Motorsport". Ginetta Junior Update. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. "2020 Ginetta Junior calendar released". Ginetta Junior Update. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "Reigning Ginetta Junior Champion Lebbon graduates to Formula 3 with Elite - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. Allen, Peter (9 November 2020). "Elite Motorsport to replace Lanan Racing on BRDC British F3 grid". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. Wood, Ida (11 February 2021). "Ginetta Junior champion Tom Lebbon follows Elite into BRDC British F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. Woollard, Craig (11 July 2021). "Mikkel Grundtvig beats Max Marzorati for maiden British F3 win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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