Tom Lebbon
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.
Tom Lebbon | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom | 16 May 2005
GB3 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2021 |
Current team | Elite Motorsport |
Car number | 34 |
Starts | 27 (27 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 9th in 2021 |
Previous series | |
2020 | Ginetta Junior Championship |
Championship titles | |
2020 | Ginetta Junior 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.[1] 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.[2] Through that he became the first ever driver to win the overall championship whilst being classed as a rookie.[3]
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.[4][5] 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.[6]
2022
Lebbon remained with Elite Motorsport for the 2022 GB3 Championship getting multiple wins and finishing P3 in champs.[7]
Formula Regional
Lebbon made the step up to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2023, teaming up with Arden Motorsport.[8]
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 |
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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 |
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2020 | Elite Motorsport | DON 1 5 |
DON 2 2 |
DON 3 9 |
BHGP 1 2 |
BHGP 2 3 |
BHGP 3 1 |
KNO 1 2 |
KNO 2 3 |
KNO 3 2 |
THR 1 3 |
THR 2 2 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 (13) |
CRO 1 2 |
CRO 2 1 |
SNE 1 1 |
SNE 2 1 |
SNE 3 1 |
BHI 1 2 |
BHI 2 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 |
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2021 | Elite Motorsport | BRH 1 9 |
BRH 2 7 |
BRH 3 101 |
SIL1 1 Ret |
SIL1 2 8 |
SIL1 3 62 |
DON1 1 6 |
DON1 2 10 |
DON1 3 37 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 12 |
SNE 1 16 |
SNE 2 4 |
SNE 3 54 |
SIL2 1 14 |
SIL2 2 14 |
SIL2 3 52 |
OUL 1 10 |
OUL 2 7 |
OUL 3 8 |
DON2 1 5 |
DON2 2 20 |
DON2 3 58 |
9th | 288 |
2022 | Elite Motorsport | OUL 1 14 |
OUL 2 6 |
OUL 3 DSQ |
SIL1 1 3 |
SIL1 2 1 |
SIL1 3 136 |
DON1 1 5 |
DON1 2 8 |
DON1 3 14 |
SNE 1 5 |
SNE 2 5 |
SNE 3 20 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 Ret |
SPA 3 121 |
SIL2 1 6 |
SIL2 2 1 |
SIL2 3 133 |
BRH 1 6 |
BRH 2 1 |
BRH 3 18 |
DON2 1 4 |
DON2 2 1 |
DON2 3 127 |
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 |
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2023 | Arden Motorsport | IMO 1 30 |
IMO 2 23 |
CAT 1 27 |
CAT 2 25 |
HUN 1 25 |
HUN 2 23 |
SPA 1 18 |
SPA 2 31 |
MUG 1 21 |
MUG 2 20 |
LEC 1 17 |
LEC 2 22 |
RBR 1 14 |
RBR 2 15 |
MNZ 1 12 |
MNZ 2 32 |
ZAN 1 20 |
ZAN 2 18 |
HOC 1 21 |
HOC 2 22 |
27th | 0 |
References
- "Scholarship winner Lebbon confirmed at Elite Motorsport". Ginetta Junior Update. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "2020 Ginetta Junior calendar released". Ginetta Junior Update. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "Reigning Ginetta Junior Champion Lebbon graduates to Formula 3 with Elite - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Allen, Peter (9 November 2020). "Elite Motorsport to replace Lanan Racing on BRDC British F3 grid". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- Wood, Ida (11 February 2021). "Ginetta Junior champion Tom Lebbon follows Elite into BRDC British F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Woollard, Craig (11 July 2021). "Mikkel Grundtvig beats Max Marzorati for maiden British F3 win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Wood, Ida (18 November 2021). "Tom Lebbon sticks with Elite Motorsport for second GB3 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- "Arden complete 2023 Formula Regional line-up with Tom Lebbon". arden-motorsport.com. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
External links
- Tom Lebbon career summary at DriverDB.com