Brad Benavides
Benavides driving theDallara F2 2018 during the2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round.
Nationality	American  Guatemalan  Spanish via triple nationality[1]
Full name	Brad Domenico Benavides Agredo
Born	(2001-07-20)20 July 2001 (age 23) Fort Lauderdale,Florida, United States[2]
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season	2023
Car number	17
Former teams	PHM Racing byCharouz
Starts	18 (18 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	22nd in2023
Previous series
2023 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018,2021	FIA Formula 2 Championship FR Middle East Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship FR European Championship Formula Renault Eurocup Euroformula Open Championship
Championship titles
2024	Euroformula Open Championship

Brad Domenico Benavides Agredo (born 20 July 2001) is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan racing driver who most recently raced in the2024 Euroformula Open withTeam Motopark, ultimately winning the championship that season. He previously competed in theFIA Formula 2 Championship withPHM Racing byCharouz and theFIA Formula 3 Championship withCarlin.

Benavides started his karting career in 2017, when he finished ninth in theWSK Final Cup in theKZ2-class. He then finished fourth in theWSK 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 theKZ category of theSpanish Karting Championship with two wins, having missed the final two rounds due to his racing commitments.^[3]

The American driver made his single-seater debut in the final round of the2018 Euroformula Open Championship forCampos Racing. He finished 9th in the first race, however he didn't score any points as he was classed as a guest driver.^[4]

In 2019 Benavides raced for FA Racing in theFormula Renault Eurocup. He scored no points, and with a best race finish of 6th in Spa but later being deemed out of the points due to a post race penalty. He finished 23rd in the standings having participated in 6 out of the 10 rounds.^[5]

After a one-year hiatus Benavides made his return to racing in theFormula Regional European Championship withDR Formula RP Motorsport.^[6] In the first round of the season atImola the American retired from the first race, but finished 14th in race two.^[7] He then raced in four more rounds until he left the championship midway through the ten rounds.^[8]

Having tested forCarlin during the 2021 post-season test, Benavides joined the team for the2022 FIA Formula 3 season.^[9] The American generally struggled to score points, though mixed weather during qualifying atSpa allowed him to start near the front during the sprint race, from where he would go on to finish eighth.^[10] He ended the season 23rd in the standings with 3 points, ahead of teammateEnzo Trulli but far from other teammate andWilliams Driver Academy memberZak O'Sullivan.^[11] During September, Benavides contested the final day of post-season testing withART Grand Prix.^[12]

In November 2022, the American would compete in theFormula 2 post-season test forCharouz Racing System, partnering F2 veteranRoy Nissany at theYas Marina Circuit.^[13] Shortly after, Benavides was confirmed to drive for the outfit in2023 alongside Nissany under the new name PHM Racing by Charouz.^[14][15] Having prepared for the season by competing in theFormula Regional Middle East Championship at the start of the year, taking two points finishes and notably being involved in a crash atKuwait Motor Town where his car flipped over several cars, Benavides narrowly outqualified teammate Nissany during his Formula 2 debut.^[16][17] The year would become a struggle, as Benavides failed to score points throughout the campaign. In addition, the American would become involved in multiple incidents, namely a collision withAmaury Cordeel inJeddah, crashes atMelbourne andBaku, and a retirement on the opening lap of theSilverstone sprint race after being spun around byClément Novalak.^{[18][19][20][21]} Before the round atSpa, it was announced that Benavides would be replaced byEuroformula Open racerJosh Mason.^[22] Benavides did not return that year, finishing 22nd in points.

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

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

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• Official website
• Brad Benavides career summary at DriverDB.com

• 2001 births
• Living people
• Euroformula Open Championship drivers
• Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
• Formula Regional European Championship drivers
• Carlin racing drivers
• FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
• FA Racing drivers
• Campos Racing drivers
• Drivex drivers
• RP Motorsport drivers
• Spanish racing drivers
• FIA Formula 2 Championship drivers
• Charouz Racing System drivers
• MP Motorsport drivers
• PHM Racing drivers
• Formula Regional Middle East Championship drivers
• Racing drivers from Florida
• Guatemalan racing drivers
• Racing drivers from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Motopark Academy drivers
• 21st-century American sportsmen

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