Introduction
Thomas Lebbon (born 16 May 2005) is a British racing driver who last raced in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship with Arden Motorsport. He was the champion of the 2020 Ginetta Junior Championship and finished third in the 2022 GB3 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. 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. Through that he became the first ever driver to win the overall championship whilst being classed as a rookie.
GB3 Championship
2021
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. 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.
2022
Lebbon remained with Elite Motorsport for the 2022 GB3 Championship getting multiple wins and finishing P3 in champs.
Formula Regional
Lebbon made the step up to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2023, teaming up with Arden Motorsport.
Personal life
Tom is in a relationship with F1 Academy driver Chloe Grant. Lebbon attended Culford School, located near Bury St. Edmunds.
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 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 363.5 | 3rd |
| 2023 | Formula Regional European Championship | Arden Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| GT4 European Series - Silver | Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering |
* 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 | DON1 5 |
DON2 2 |
DON3 9 |
BHGP1 2 |
BHGP2 3 |
BHGP3 1 |
KNO1 2 |
KNO2 3 |
KNO3 2 |
THR1 3 |
THR2 2 |
SIL1 11 |
SIL2 Ret |
SIL3 (13) |
CRO1 2 |
CRO2 1 |
SNE1 1 |
SNE2 1 |
SNE3 1 |
BHI1 2 |
BHI2 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 | BRH1 9 |
BRH2 7 |
BRH3 10 |
SIL11 Ret |
SIL12 8 |
SIL13 6 |
DON11 6 |
DON12 10 |
DON13 3 |
SPA1 4 |
SPA2 8 |
SPA3 12 |
SNE1 16 |
SNE2 4 |
SNE3 5 |
SIL21 14 |
SIL22 14 |
SIL23 5 |
OUL1 10 |
OUL2 7 |
OUL3 8 |
DON21 5 |
DON22 20 |
DON23 5 |
9th | 288 |
| 2022 | Elite Motorsport | OUL1 14 |
OUL2 6 |
OUL3 DSQ |
SIL11 3 |
SIL12 1 |
SIL13 13 |
DON11 5 |
DON12 8 |
DON13 14 |
SNE1 5 |
SNE2 5 |
SNE3 20 |
SPA1 6 |
SPA2 Ret |
SPA3 12 |
SIL21 6 |
SIL22 1 |
SIL23 13 |
BRH1 6 |
BRH2 1 |
BRH3 18 |
DON21 4 |
DON22 1 |
DON23 12 |
3rd | 363.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arden Motorsport | IMO1 30 |
IMO2 23 |
CAT1 27 |
CAT2 25 |
HUN1 25 |
HUN2 23 |
SPA1 18 |
SPA2 31 |
MUG1 21 |
MUG2 20 |
LEC1 17 |
LEC2 22 |
RBR1 14 |
RBR2 15 |
MNZ1 12 |
MNZ2 32 |
ZAN1 20 |
ZAN2 18 |
HOC1 21 |
HOC2 22 |
27th | 0 |