| Rob Bell | |||||||||||
| Nationality: |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 30 April 1979 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||
| Racing Licence: | FIA Platinum | ||||||||||
| Current Series: | British GT Championship | ||||||||||
| First Year: | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Current Team: | Balfe Motorsport | ||||||||||
| Car Number: | 22 | ||||||||||
| Starts: | 12 | ||||||||||
| Wins: | 1 | ||||||||||
| Poles: | 2 | ||||||||||
| Best Finish: | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Year: | 2019 | ||||||||||
| Prev Series: | International GT Open | ||||||||||
| Prev Series Years: | 2017 | ||||||||||
| Titles: | Formula Renault UK (Winter) Formula Renault UK (Winter) Le Mans Series (GT2 class) Le Mans Series (GT2 class) | ||||||||||
| Title Years: | 2001 2002 2007 2008 | ||||||||||
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Robert "Rob" Bell (born 30 April 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British professional racing driver.[1] He has competed in such series as the FIA GT Championship, the British GT Championship and Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, and is best known as the winner of the 2016 Blancpain Endurance Series with Shane van Gisbergen and Côme Ledogar. He has also won the Winter Series of Formula Renault UK in both 2001 and 2002.
Bell was the Le Mans Series GT2 class champion for Virgo Motorsport in the 2007 and 2008 seasons, and vice-champion for JMW in 2009 and 2011. In 2009 he also finished 7th at the FIA GT Championship GT2 class for CRS Racing, collecting a 2nd place at the 24 Hours of Spa. Since 2012, Bell has competed at the Blancpain Endurance Series Pro Cup class with a McLaren MP4-12C for Gulf Racing UK.
Bell also finished 2nd in the GT class at the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona as a Paul Miller Racing driver. He returned to the team for the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring, resulting 5th in the GT class.
Bell competed in the 2019 British GT alongside Shaun Balfe in a McLaren 720S GT3.[2] He finished third in the GT3 standings after winning at the final round at Donington Park.
His brother Matt also races internationally in GT3 and LM prototypes.
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Team LNT | Lawrence Tomlinson Richard Dean | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | GT2 | 308 | 22nd | 5th | |
| 2008 | Virgo Motorsport | Tim Mullen Tim Sugden | Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 289 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2009 | JMW Motorsport | Andrew Kirkaldy Tim Sugden | Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 320 | 23rd | 4th | |
| 2010 | JMW Motorsport | Tim Sugden Bryce Miller | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | GT2 | 71 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2011 | JMW Motorsport | Tim Sugden Xavier Maassen | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE Pro | 290 | 24th | 9th | |
| 2013 | Aston Martin Racing |  Frédéric Makowiecki Bruno Senna | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | GTE Pro | 248 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2015 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro | 110 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2016 |  Clearwater Racing |  Keita Sawa Weng Sun Mok | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GTE Am | 329 | 30th | 4th | |
| 2017 | TF Sport |  Salih Yoluc Euan Hankey | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am | 329 | 35th | 7th |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | SÃO | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 24th | 19 | |
| 2015 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 24th | 10 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
(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 | Pos | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 650S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | ROC 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL 1 | SPA 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | 17th | 10 | |
| 2019 | Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL 1 | DON 1 | SPA 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | 3rd | 126 | |
| 2020 | Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL 1 | NC† | 0† | |
| 2022 | Fox Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SPA 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | 29th | 3 | |
| 2023 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | ALG 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | 10th | 86.5 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 2023 | Garage 59 | GT | McLaren 720S GT3 | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | 13th | 11 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Optimum Motorsport | GT | McLaren 720S GT3 | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SEP 1 | SEP 2 | DUB | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | 5th | 38 |