Rob Bell (racing driver)

Robert Bell (born 30 April 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British former professional racing driver.^[1] He has competed in such series as the FIA GT Championship, the British GT Championship and Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, and is best known as the winner of the 2016 Blancpain Endurance Series with Shane van Gisbergen and Côme Ledogar. He has also won the Winter Series of Formula Renault UK in both 2001 and 2002.^{[citation needed]}

Nationality British

BornRobert Bell
(1979-04-30) 30 April 1979 (age 47)

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

RelativesMatt Bell (brother)

Debutseason2018

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Rob Bell
Bell on the podium at Donington Park
Nationality	British
Born	Robert Bell (1979-04-30) 30 April 1979 (age 47) Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Relatives	Matt Bell (brother)
British GT Championship career
Debut season	2018
Current team	Balfe Motorsport
Categorisation	FIA Platinum
Car number	22
Starts	12
Wins	1
Poles	2
Best finish	3rd in 2019
Previous series
2017	International GT Open
Championship titles
2001 2002 2007 2008	Formula Renault UK (Winter) Formula Renault UK (Winter) Le Mans Series (GT2 class) Le Mans Series (GT2 class)
24 Hours of Le Mans career Years 2007–2011, 2013, 2015– Teams Team LNT Virgo Motorsport JMW Motorsport Best finish 23rd (2007, 2009) Class wins 0

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Bell was the Le Mans Series GT2 class champion for Virgo Motorsport in the 2007 and 2008 seasons, and vice-champion for JMW in 2009 and 2011. In 2009, he also finished seventh at the FIA GT Championship GT2 class for CRS Racing, collecting a second place at the 24 Hours of Spa. Since 2012, Bell has competed at the Blancpain Endurance Series Pro Cup class with a McLaren MP4-12C for Gulf Racing UK.^{[citation needed]}

Bell also finished second in the GT class at the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona as a Paul Miller Racing driver. He returned to the team for the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring, resulting fifth in the GT class.^{[citation needed]}

Bell competed in the 2019 British GT alongside Shaun Balfe in a McLaren 720S GT3.^[2] He finished third in the GT3 standings after winning at the final round at Donington Park.^{[citation needed]} In 2021 Bell also set the fastest time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed shootout with his McLaren 720S GT3X recording a time of 45.01 seconds.

Bell's brother Matt also races internationally in GT3 and LM prototypes.^{[citation needed]}