Introduction
Jonathan "Jon" Bennett (born May 4, 1965) is an American racing driver with residence in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bennett competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for his own team, CORE Autosport.
Racing career
Bennett competed for CORE Autosport in 2014, in the new United SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 54 PC car with Colin Braun. He and co-drivers Braun, James Gué and Mark Wilkins won the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona in the PC class followed by the 12 Hours of Sebring. Bennett and Braun went on to win races at Kansas Speedway and Watkins Glen International, propelling them to the 2014 PC Drivers' Championship and PC Team Championship as well as the newly created Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup. Bennett and Braun's success continued into 2015, where once again they claimed the PC Driver Championship in conjunction with CORE's PC Team Championship.
Bennett continues to drive for CORE Autosport with Braun in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC class in 2016.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SCCA Southeast Division National Spec Racer Ford | 7 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 8th | |
| 2008 | SCCA Southeast Division National Formula Enterprises | 5 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 6th | |
| SARRC Formula Enterprises | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 9th | ||
| SCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula Enterprises | Inspire Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 2009 | SCCA Southeast Division National Formula Enterprises | 8 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 4th | |
| SCCA Nationwide - Formula Enterprises | 6 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 13th | ||
| IMSA Lites L1 Championship Presented by Frisby Performance Tire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15th | ||
| 54th Annual SCCA Chicago Region June Sprints Formula Enterprises | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th | ||
| 2010 | Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Championship - L1 | Inspire Motorsports w/ CORE Autosport | 15 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 6th |
| SCCA Southeast Division National Formula Enterprises | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6th | ||
| 2011 | American Le Mans Series - LMPC | CORE Autosport | 9 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 2nd |
| 2012 | American Le Mans Series - LMPC | CORE Autosport | 10 | 4 | 7 | 150 | 2nd |
| 2013 | American Le Mans Series - Prototype Challenge | CORE Autosport | 10 | 2 | 8 | 136 | 3rd |
| IMSA GT3 Challenge by Yokohama - Platinum Cup | CORE Autosport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16th | |
| 2014 | United Sports Car Championship - Prototype Challenge | CORE Autosport | 10 | 4 | 8 | 321 | 1st |
| 2015 | United Sports Car Championship - Prototype Challenge | CORE Autosport | 10 | 2 | 6 | 318 | 1st |
| 2016 | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge | CORE Autosport | 9 | 2 | 5 | 245 | 7th |
| 2017 | IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship - GTD | CORE Autosport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 18th |
| 2018 | IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship - Prototype | CORE Autosport | 10 | 2 | 5 | 274 | 2nd |
| Michelin Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | M. Racing - YMR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42nd | |
| 2019 | IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship - DPI | CORE Autosport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 10th |
Motorsports career results
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CORE Autosport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 1 |
SIR 1 |
LGA 7 |
KAN 1 |
WGI 1 |
IMS 3 |
ELK 8 |
VIR 3 |
AUS 2 |
ATL 2 |
1st | 321 | ||
| 2015 | CORE Autosport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 2 |
SIR 2 |
LGA 2 |
DET 4 |
WGI 4 |
MOS 1 |
LRP 4 |
ELK 3 |
AUS 1 |
ATL 4 |
1st | 318 | ||
| 2016 | CORE Autosport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 8 |
SIR 1 |
LBC 7 |
LGA 3 |
DET 2 |
WGI 6 |
MOS 1 |
LRP 8 |
ELK 2 |
AUS | ATL | 7th | 245 | |
| 2017 | CORE Autosport | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 22 |
SEB 16 |
LBH 14 |
COA 14 |
DET 8 |
WGL 13 |
MOS 14 |
LIM 17 |
ELK 7 |
VIR 8 |
LGA 4 |
PET 5 |
18th | 231 |
| 2018 | CORE Autosport | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 3 |
SEB 4 |
LBH 10 |
MDO 13 |
DET 12 |
WGL 2 |
MOS 1 |
ELK 1 |
LGA 2 |
PET 7 |
2nd | 274 | ||
| 2019 | CORE Autosport | DPi | Nissan Onroak DPi | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 | DAY 4 |
SEB 5 |
LBH 11 |
MOH 11 |
BEL 7 |
WGL 11 |
MOS 7 |
ELK 10 |
LGA 7 |
ATL 8 |
10th | 230 |