Ben Bargwanna
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AustralianHarry Bargwanna (grand father)
Alf Bargwanna (great uncle)
Scott Bargwanna (cousin)
Jude Bargwanna (second cousin)
| Benjamin Bargwanna | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Bargwanna during the 2023 Macau Guia Race | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 10 April 2001 |
| Relatives | Jason Bargwanna (father) Harry Bargwanna (grand father) Alf Bargwanna (great uncle) Scott Bargwanna (cousin) Jude Bargwanna (second cousin) |
| TCR Australia | |
| Years active | 2021–current |
| Teams | GRM Hangcha Racing |
| Starts | 77 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 11 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2023 & 2024 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2018 | Victorian Hyundai Excel Series |
| Awards | |
| 2021 | TCR Australia Rookie of the year |
Benjamin Bargwanna (born 10 April 2001 in Warragul) is a racing driver from Australia. He is the son of Bathurst 1000 winner Jason Bargwanna and grandson to Australian Production Car Champion Harry Bargwanna.[1]
Ben Bargwanna started in karts as a child finishing second in the Victorian Karting Championship KA3 Junior class[2] before moving into various Hyundai Excel series in 2016.[3][4] In 2017 he finished third in the Hyundai Excel Nations and in 2018 won the Victorian Series.[5]
In 2019 he moved to Formula Ford driving a Spectrum to second in the Victorian Formula Ford Championship.[6] In 2020, he again raced in the Victorian Formula Ford Championship and was leading the point score when the season was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.[7]
TCR Australia
In 2021, he joined his father Jason Bargwanna[8] in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series driving a Peugeot 308. That year he took the 'Rookie of the Year' award[9] and finished tenth in the standings. 2022 he again raced a Peugeot 308, again finishing tenth and winning his first race at Sandown Raceway.
For 2023 Bargwanna again did the whole Australia series along with six rounds of the TCR World Tour in the aging Peugeot 308. He finished seventh in the Australian Series with a pole position and three podiums his highlights.
S5000
Bargwanna had his first taste of the S5000 at the first round of the 2021 S5000 Tasman Series running in the top ten.[10] His next race was at the Australian Grand Prix support round in the 2022 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship again running in the top ten. His first full season was in the 2022 S5000 Tasman Series where he finished on the podium in race two and ended up fifth in the championship.
In 2023 he joined the series for the final three rounds and the S5000 Tasman Series finishing third in points for the Tasman Series.