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Ben Hanley
Hanley at the2019 Indianapolis 500
Nationality	British
Born	(1985-01-22)22 January 1985 (age 40) Manchester,England
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2017
Current team	DragonSpeed
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	21
Former teams	TDS Racing G-Drive Racing CEFC Manor TRS Racing Team LNT
Starts	26
Championships	0
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	11th in2021
Finished last season	13th
Previous series
2005 2006–07 2008 2008	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Formula Renault 3.5 Series GP2 Asia Series GP2 Series
Championship titles
2023 2022	Michelin Endurance Cup - LMP2 Asian Le Mans Series

Benjamin Michael Hanley (born 22 January 1985) is a British racing driver who was a part ofRenault F1 Team'sRenault Driver Development Program from 2006 to 2008.^[1] He raced two seasons part time in theNTT IndyCar Series.^[2] Currently he is racing in theEuropean Le Mans Series and theIMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship withUnited Autosports.

Hanley had a successful career inkarting, winning a number of championships and individual races and coming close to winning the Karting World Championship. He made his debut inSingle-seater cars in the2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia series, and finished third driving forCram Competition. He then raced in theFormula Renault 3.5 Series in 2006 and in 2007 he finished as runner-up in the championship, driving forPrema Powerteam.^[1] He was signed to drive for Campos Racing in early 2008, partneringVitaly Petrov.^[3] He also joined the team for the second round of the2008GP2 Asia Series, scoring a podium finish in his first GP2 race. After three races of the season Hanley and Campos parted company, but he secured a drive withDurango before the next race.^[4] He replacedMarcello Puglisi, who was in turn deputising for the injuredDavide Valsecchi. However, this was only a one-off drive, as Valsecchi returned to racing action at the next round of the championship.^[5] He began 2009 without a drive, but joined theEuroseries 3000 mid-season and won during his first event in the category. He also returned to karting in 2009, finishing third in theKarting World Championship.^[6]

On 17 December 2018, it was announced that Hanley would compete in five IndyCar races, including the103rd Indianapolis 500, withDragonSpeed in 2019. Only three of those races were fulfilled because of visa issues, and he could not compete in the Championship beyond theIndianapolis 500. The No. 81 qualified 27th and then Finished 32nd in the race after a mechanical issue.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2020, it was confirmed that he would return with Dragonspeed.^[7] The team planned to enter 6 races, but due to theCOVID-19 pandemic the St. Petersburg, Long Beach, Mid-Ohio and Laguna Seca races were cancelled, and the team did not field an entry for Texas. On 8 August, the team announced that Hanley would drive their entry for the Indianapolis 500, which was held on 23 August. With little preparation time, the team had numerous mechanical issues in practice, resulting in qualifying in the 33rd and last position. The car finished the race in 23rd place.^{[citation needed]}

On 28 October 2020, the team shuttered their IndyCar Series program and sold their IndyCar assets toMeyer Shank Racing, citing the team "being taken back two years" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Team Owner Elton Julian left open the possibility of returning to the series when "the next big thing happens for IndyCar" if the resources were available.^[8]

^† As Hanley was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.^‡ Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

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† As Hanley was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

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^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

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^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

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^† Not eligible for points.

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2017	Dragonspeed - 10 Star	Henrik Hedman Felix Rosenqvist	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	343	14th	12th
2018	DragonSpeed	Henrik Hedman Renger van der Zande	BR Engineering BR1-Gibson	LMP1	244	DNF	DNF
2019	DragonSpeed	Henrik Hedman Renger van der Zande	BR Engineering BR1-Gibson	LMP1	76	DNF	DNF
2020	DragonSpeed USA	Henrik Hedman Renger van der Zande	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	361	16th	12th
2021	DragonSpeed USA	Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	356	15th	10th
				LMP2 Pro-Am			1st
2022	Nielsen Racing	Matt Bell Rodrigo Sales	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	362	20th	16th
2023	Nielsen Racing	Mathias Beche Rodrigo Sales	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	18	DNF	DNF
				LMP2 Pro-Am
2024	United Autosports USA	Filipe Albuquerque Ben Keating	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	272	42nd	13th
				LMP2 Pro-Am			6th
2025	United Autosports	Oliver Jarvis Daniel Schneider	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	363	28th	11th
				LMP2 Pro-Am			6th

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• Ben Hanley driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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