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Ben Devlin (racing driver)

Benjamin John Devlin (born 8 April 1982) is a British businessman and racing driver. A mainstay of the LMP675 and LMP2 classes of the American Le Mans Series in the 2000s, he went on to become a Mazda factory driver in IMSA's premier prototype category.

Ben Devlin
Devlin in 2008
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1982-04-08) 8 April 1982 (age 44)
Norwich, England
Categorisation FIA Gold

Business ventures

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In 2010, Devlin and Norwich Slot Racing opened up a purpose-built slot car track in his hometown.[1] Three years later, Devlin became the landlord of Ox and Plough, a pub founded by his grandfather Ted in 1977.[2][3]

Racing career

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Devlin made his car racing debut in 2000, racing in the Autobytel Lotus Sport Elise series,[4] in which he scored a lone win at Snetterton en route to a sixth-place points finish.[5] The following year, Devlin joined Hayles Racing to compete in the GTO class of the British GT Championship, scoring a lone class podium at Donington Park before leaving he series ahead of the eighth race of the season.[6] Moving to America for the rest of the year, Devlin joined Archangel Motorsport Services to race in the final four races of the Grand American Road Racing Championship in SRPII.[7] In those races, Devlin won on debut at Road America and two races later at Watkins Glen, as well as finishing second in the other two races en route to a sixth-place points finish.[8][9] In late 2001, Devlin also raced with the same team at Petit Le Mans, finishing second in LMP675.[10]

Devlin's K2 Race Pilbeam at the 2004 Silverstone 1000 km.

Returning to Archangel to race in the American Le Mans Series in LMP675 the following year, Devlin won at Sonoma and Road America, as well as five other podiums to secure runner-up honors in class despite missing one race.[11][12] Devlin then made one-off appearances in the series across the following two years, racing for Marshall Cooke Racing at the 2003 12 Hours of Sebring in LMP675 and for Van der Steur Racing at the 2004 Petit Le Mans in LMP2.[13][14] During 2004, Devlin also made his debut in the Le Mans Endurance Series for K2 Race Engineering at the 1000 km of Silverstone.[15]

Continuing with Van der Steur Racing for a part-time schedule in the following year's American Le Mans Series,[16] Devlin scored a pair of second-place finishes in class at Lime Rock and Road America, as well as a third-place at Road Atlanta as he ended the year sixth in the LMP2 standings.[17][18] Remaining with the team for 2006,[19] Devlin scored a best result of fourth at Houston in his first of five starts for the team.[20] During 2006, Devlin also made a one-off return to the Le Mans Series for Team Bruichladdich Radical at the 1000 km of Donington.[21]

Devlin made his only Le Mans 24h start in 2008 at the wheel of a Bruichladdich Radical LMP2.

Across the following two years, Devlin drove for Mazda-engined B-K Motorsports in the LMP2 class of the American Le Mans Series,[22][23] scoring a best result of fourth at the 2007 Grand Prix of Mosport and ending both years ninth and 13th in points,[24] before the team ceased operations at the end of 2008.[25] During 2008, Devlin also tested the Lola B08/86 ahead of its debut at that year's Petit Le Mans,[26] as well as racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Team Bruichladdich Radical, finishing sixth in LMP2 in his only start at the event.[27] Joining Dyson Racing Team for select races of the following year's American Le Mans Series,[28] Devlin won at Petit Le Mans and finished second at Laguna Seca to take ninth in the LMP2 standings.[29][30]

The Skyactiv Mazda Prototype, as raced by Devlin in 2014.

After finishing fourth in LMP1 at the 2010 Petit Le Mans for Intersport Racing,[31] Devlin took a long hiatus from racing, eventually returning for select rounds of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship with Mazda factory outfit SpeedSource in the Prototype class.[32] After scoring a best result of eighth at Petit Le Mans, Devlin returned to the team for a similar program the following year, in which he took a best result of fifth at the 6 Hours of The Glen.[33] Devlin continued on as Mazda brought the Lola B12/80 effort in-house for 2016,[34] in which he also scored a best result of fifth at the 6 Hours of The Glen.[35] Following that, Devlin made a one-off appearance in the 2019 British GT Championship at Snetterton for Multimatic Motorsports in GT4,[36] and also raced in the 2021 6 Hours of The Glen for D3+ Transformers-Dawson Racing in LMP3.[37]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2000 Autobytel Lotus Sport Elise 12 1 2 3 3 120 6th
2001 British GT Championship – GTO Hayles Racing 5 0 0 0 1 28 12th
Grand American Road Racing Championship – SRPII Archangel Motorsport Services 4 2 0 0 4 147 6th
American Le Mans Series – LMP675 Archangel Motorsports 1 0 0 0 1 26 9th
2002 American Le Mans Series – LMP675 Archangel Motorsports 9 2 0 0 5 199 2nd
2003 American Le Mans Series – LMP675 Marshall Cooke Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2004 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 Marshall Cooke Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Van der Steur Racing 1 0 0 0 0
Le Mans Endurance Series – LMP2 K2 Race Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2005 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 Van der Steur Racing 6 0 0 0 3 58 6th
2006 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 Van der Steur Racing 5 0 0 0 0 18 10th
Le Mans Series – LMP2 Team Bruichladdich Radical 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2007 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 B-K Motorsports 12 0 0 0 0 48 9th
2008 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 B-K Motorsports 8 0 0 0 0 40 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 Team Bruichladdich Radical 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 6th
2009 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 Dyson Racing Team 3 1 0 0 2 30 9th
2010 American Le Mans Series – LMP Intersport Racing 1 0 0 0 0 30 15th
2012 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 Dempsey Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2014 United SportsCar Championship – Prototype SpeedSource 3 0 0 0 0 46 39th
2015 United SportsCar Championship – Prototype SpeedSource 3 0 0 0 0 69 15th
2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype Mazda Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 70 20th
2019 British GT Championship – GT4 Pro-Am Multimatic Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 16 15th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3 D3+ Transformers-Dawson Racing 1 0 0 0 0 276 28th
Sources:[38][39]

Complete British GT Championship results

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(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 10 11 12 13 Pos Points
2001 Hayles Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTO SIL1
Ret		 SNE
8		 DON1
6		 OUL
DNS		 CRO
7		 ROC
11		 CAS
DNS		 BRH1
 DON2
 KNO
 THR
 BRH2
 SIL2
 12th 28
2019 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 GT4 Pro-Am OUL
1		 OUL
2		 SNE
1
30		 SNE
2
25		 SIL DON1 SPA BRH DON2 15th 16

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2001 Archangel Motorsport Services SRPII Lola B2K/40 Nissan 3.0 L V6 DAY
 MIA
 PHX
 WGL
 LIM
 MOH
 ELK
1		 TRO
2		 WGL
1		 DAY
2		 6th 147

Complete American Le Mans Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2001 Archangel Motorsports LMP675 Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 TEX
 SEB
 DON
 JAR
 SON
 POR
 MOS
 MOH
 MON
 PET
2		 9th 26
2002 Archangel Motorsports LMP675 Lola B2K/40 Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4 SEB
 SON
1		 MOH
2		 ELK
1		 WAS
3		 TRO
2		 MOS
3		 LGA
4		 MIA
4		 PET
2		 2nd 199
2003 Marshall Cooke Racing LMP675 Lola B2K/40 Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4 SEB
Ret		 ATL SON TRO MOS ELK LGA MIA PET NC 0
2004 Marshall Cooke Racing LMP2 Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 SEB MOH LIM SON POR MOS ELK PET
DNS		 NC 0
Van der Steur Racing PET
Ret		 LGA
DNS
2005 Van der Steur Racing LMP2 Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 SEB
 ATL
3		 MOH
DNS		 LIM
2		 SON
 POR
 ELK
2		 MOS
Ret		 PET
Ret		 LGA
4		 6th 58
2006 Van der Steur Racing LMP2 Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 SEB TEX
4		 MOH
5		 LIM
Ret		 UTA POR ELK MOS 10th 18
Radical SR9 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 PET
Ret		 LGA
Ret
2007 B-K Motorsports LMP2 Lola B07/46 Mazda MZR-R 2.0L Turbo I4 SEB
Ret		 STP
Ret		 LBH
8		 TEX
8		 UTA
Ret		 LIM
8		 MOH
Ret		 ELK
8		 MOS
4		 DET
6		 PET
7		 LGA
7		 9th 48
2008 B-K Motorsports LMP2 Lola B07/46 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4

(E85 ethanol)

 SEB
DNS		 STP
6		 LBH
8		 UTA
8		 LIM
DNS		 MOH
8		 ROA
5		 MOS
9		 DET
7		 13th 40
Lola B08/86 PET
DNS		 LAG
10
2009 Dyson Racing Team LMP2 Lola B08/86 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 SEB
Ret		 STP
 LBH
WD		 UTA
 LIM
 MOH
 ROA
 MOS
 PET
1		 9th 30
Lola B09/86 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
(Butanol)		 LAG
2
2010 Intersport Racing LMP Lola B06/10 AER P32T 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEB
 LBH
 LAG
 UTA
 LIM
 MOH
 ELK
 MOS
 PET
4		 15th 30
2012 Dempsey Racing P2 Lola B12/87 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 SEB
 LBH
 LAG
 LIM
 MOS
 MOH
 ELK
WD		 BAL
 VIR
 PET
 NC 0

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 Rank Points
2004 K2 Race Engineering LMP2 Pilbeam MP91 Judd KV675 3.4L V8 MNZ
 NUR
 SIL
Ret		 SPA
 NC 0
2006 Team Bruichladdich Radical LMP2 Radical SR9 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 IST
 SPA
 NUR
 DON
Ret		 JAR
 NC 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2008 United Kingdom Team Bruichladdich Radical France Marc Rostan
United States Gunnar Jeannette		 Radical SR9-AER LMP2 297 31st 6th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Points
2014 SpeedSource P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel) DAY
 SEB
11		 LBH
 LGA
 DET
 WGL
13†		 MOS
 IND
 ELK
 COA
 PET
8		 39th 46
2015 SpeedSource P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel) DAY
11		 SEB
11		 LBH
 LGA
 DET
 WGL
5		 MOS
 ELK
 COA
 PET
 15th 69
2016 Mazda Motorsports P Mazda Prototype Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo DAY
13		 SEB
8		 LBH
 LAG
 DET
 WGL
5		 MOS
 ELK
 COA
 PET
 20th 70
2021 D3+ Transformers-Dawson Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MOH WGL
6		 WGL ELK PET 28th 276

References

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  1. ↑ "New slot car circuit opened by Norwich racing driver". eveningnews24.co.uk. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Racing driver opens pub in Old Buckenham". edp24.co.uk. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Racing driver and pub landlord Ben Devlin puts out wedding marquee fire which could have destroyed couple's big day". edp24.co.uk. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Motor racing: Mixed luck for Tee and Fullalove". 7 June 2000. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Motor racing: Fullalove seventh at Snetterton". gazette-news.co.uk. 14 July 2000. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "British GT Championship Donington". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Road America preview notes". motorsport.com. 5 July 2001. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
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  9. ↑ "Watkins Glen race report". motorsport.com. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Biela and Pirro score Petit Le Mans triumph". motorsport.com. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
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  12. ↑ "Road America: Kristensen, Capello win". autosport.com. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
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  14. ↑ "Intersport Lola wins LMP2 at Petit Le Mans". racecar.com. 18 September 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "K2 Will Be At Silverstone". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "ALMS Sportsbook.com GP Preview". racecar.com. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
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  20. ↑ "Houston: Race results". motorsport.com. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "Devlin, McRae join Bruichladdich". crash.net. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  22. ↑ "Sports Car Briefs: Corvettes In, All change for B-K, Enge switches - Castroneves for Sebring, Sports Car Danica, GXP.R debuting, Aschenbach moves". autoweek.com. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
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  28. ↑ "12H Sebring : Andy Lally renforce le Dyson Racing". endurance-info.com (in French). 13 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  29. ↑ "Peugeot wins rain-shortened Petit Le Mans". autoweek.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  30. ↑ "De Ferran wins ALMS finale to end driving career". autoweek.com. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  31. ↑ "Peugeots sweep to 1-2 finish at Petit Le Mans". autoweek.com. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  32. ↑ "Devlin Completes SpeedSource Mazda Lineup for Sebring". sportscar365.com. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  33. ↑ "TUSCC News Round-Up: Bomarito To Mazda, Miller Focuses On NAEC". dailysportscar.com. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  34. ↑ "Pigot, Devlin Confirmed for Mazda at Daytona". sportscar365.com. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  35. ↑ "Action Express Corvette Daytona Prototype wins IMSA race at Watkins Glen". autoweek.com. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  36. ↑ "Snetterton : Multimatic Motorsports change l'équipage de la Ford Mustang GT4 #19". endurance-info.com (in French). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  37. ↑ "D3+ Transformers Set for Long-Awaited Debut". sportscar365.com. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  38. ↑ "Ben Devlin Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  39. ↑ "Ben Devlin | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
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