Brad Benavides

Brad Domenico Benavides Agredo (born 20 July 2001) is an American racing driver who most recently competed in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Carlin.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benavides and the second or maternal family name is Agredo.
Brad Benavides
Benavides driving the Dallara F2 2018 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round.
Nationality American
 Guatemalan
 Spanish
via triple nationality[1]
Full nameBrad Domenico Benavides Agredo
Born (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States[2]
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamPHM Racing by Charouz
Car number17
Starts12 (12 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2023
Previous series
2023
2022
2021
2019
2018, 2021		FR Middle East Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
FR European Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
Euroformula Open Championship

Career
Benavides racing in the Euroformula Open in 2021

Karting

Benavides started his karting career in 2017, when he finished ninth in the WSK Final Cup in the KZ2-class. He then finished fourth in the WSK Champions Cup in 2018 and won the IAME Winter Cup the following year in the X30 Shifter class. Two years later he came 11th in the KZ category of the Spanish Karting Championship with two wins, having missed the final two rounds due to his racing commitments.[3]

Lower formulae

The American driver made his single-seater debut in the final round of the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship for Campos Racing. He finished 9th in the first race, however he didn't score any points as he was classed as a guest driver.[4]

Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2019 Benavides raced for FA Racing in the Formula Renault Eurocup. He scored no points, and with a best race result of 13th he finished 23rd in the standings.[5]

Formula Regional European Championship

After a one-year hiatus Benavides made his return to racing in the Formula Regional European Championship with DR Formula RP Motorsport.[6] In the first round of the season at Imola the American retired from the first race,[7] but finished 14th in race two.[8]

FIA Formula 3 Championship
Benavides driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

During the 2021 post-season testing, Benavides tested with Carlin. The following year, it was announced that Benavides would be included in their Formula 3 line-up for the 2022 season.[9] Benavides had a disappointing season, but he scored his first points finish in the seventh round at Spa-Francorchamps in the sprint race, where he finished 8th. He ended the season 23rd in the standings with 3 points, ahead of teammate Enzo Trulli but far from other teammate and Williams Driver Academy member Zak O'Sullivan.

Benavides contested with ART Grand Prix during the final day of post-season testing during September.[10]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In November 2022, the American would compete in the Formula 2 post-season test for Charouz Racing System, partnering Roy Nissany at the Yas Marina Circuit.[11] Shortly after, Benavides was confirmed to drive for the outfit in 2023 alongside Roy Nissany under the new name PHM Racing by Charouz.[12][13] To prepare for his new season, Benavides competed the full season with MP Motorsport in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship.[14] He finished 29th in the standings with one point to his name. On July 27, 2023, it was announced that Benavides would be replaced by Euroformula Open racer Josh Mason for the Spa-Francorchamps round.[15]

Karting record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Position
2016 South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 52nd
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ NC†
2017 South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 65th
Trofeo delle Industrie — KZ2 CPB Sport 27th
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 75th
Coupe de France — KZ2 40th
International Super Cup — KZ2 78th
WSK Final Cup — KZ2 CPB Sport 9th
2018 WSK Champions Cup — KZ2 CPB Sport 4th
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 26th
WSK Open Cup — KZ2 17th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 CPB Sport 39th
International Super Cup — KZ2 104th
2019 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Shifter Campos Racing 1st
2020 Champions of the Future — KZ2 9th
2021 WSK Champions Cup — KZ2 29th
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 50th
Spanish Karting Championship — KZ DMK Racing Team 11th

† As Benavides was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup FA Racing by Drivex 13 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
2021 Formula Regional European Championship DR Formula RP Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 0 26th
Euroformula Open Championship Carlin Motorsport 9 0 0 0 0 39 13th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Carlin 18 0 0 0 0 3 23rd
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP 13 0 0 0 0 1 29th
FIA Formula 2 Championship PHM Racing by Charouz 18 0 0 0 0 0 22nd*

† As Benavides was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 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
2018 Campos Racing EST
1		 EST
2		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 JER
1		 JER
2		 CAT
1
9		 CAT
2
13		 NC† 0
2021 Carlin Motorsport POR
1		 POR
2		 POR
3		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 LEC
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 IMO
3		 RBR
1
10		 RBR
2
9		 RBR
3
8		 MNZ
1
7		 MNZ
2
7		 MNZ
3
7		 CAT
1
8*		 CAT
2
6		 CAT
3
14		 13th 39

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 Pos Points
2019 FA Racing MNZ
1
14		 MNZ
2
Ret		 SIL
1
19		 SIL
2
18		 MON
1
17		 MON
2
14		 LEC
1
14		 LEC
2
18		 SPA
1
19		 SPA
2
13		 NÜR
1
WD		 NÜR
2
WD		 HUN
1
DNS		 HUN
2
16		 CAT
1
14		 CAT
2
14		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 YMC
1		 YMC
2		 23rd 0

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
2021 DR Formula RP Motorsport IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
14		 CAT
1
16		 CAT
2
12		 MCO
1
24		 MCO
2
Ret		 LEC
1
28		 LEC
2
20		 ZAN
1
21		 ZAN
2
20		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 26th 0

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2022 Carlin BHR
SPR
21		 BHR
FEA
20		 IMO
SPR
14		 IMO
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
25		 CAT
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
NC		 SIL
FEA
20		 RBR
SPR
20		 RBR
FEA
20		 HUN
SPR
Ret		 HUN
FEA
22		 SPA
SPR
8		 SPA
FEA
18		 ZAN
SPR
26		 ZAN
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
18		 MNZ
FEA
14		 23rd 3

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2023 Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP DUB1
1
24		 DUB1
2
20		 DUB1
3
15		 KUW1
1
Ret		 KUW1
2
DNS		 KUW1
3
DNS		 KUW2
1
16		 KUW2
2
10		 KUW2
3
Ret		 DUB2
1
11		 DUB2
2
11		 DUB2
3
22†		 ABU
1
18		 ABU
2
15		 ABU
3
10		 29th 2

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 DC Points
2023 PHM Racing by Charouz BHR
SPR
19		 BHR
FEA
18		 JED
SPR
18		 JED
FEA
Ret		 MEL
SPR
Ret		 MEL
FEA
12		 BAK
SPR
10		 BAK
FEA
Ret		 MCO
SPR
11		 MCO
FEA
16		 CAT
SPR
15		 CAT
FEA
22		 RBR
SPR
12		 RBR
FEA
19		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 SIL
FEA
13		 HUN
SPR
18		 HUN
FEA
18		 SPA
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 ZAN
SPR		 ZAN
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 YMC
SPR		 YMC
FEA		 22nd* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References
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  2. "Cinema specialist and racing passion: Getting to know the real Brad Benavides". Formula Motorsport Ltd. 19 June 2023.
  3. "Resultados - Campeonato KZ - CEK 2021" (PDF). Karting - RFEDA (in European Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
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  5. "FA Racing by Drivex announces Brad Benavides and Patrick Schott for 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup campaign". 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  6. Wood, Elliot (2021-02-24). "DR Formula to run Benavides, Bortoleto and Pesce in FREC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
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  14. Wood, Ida (7 January 2023). "MP announces drivers and Hyderabad Blackbirds branding for FRMEC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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