[go: up one dir, main page]
Jump to content

Ben Barker (racing driver)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ben Barker
Barker in 2023
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1991-04-23) 23 April 1991 (age 33)
Cambridge, United Kingdom
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2016
Current teamProton Competition
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number77
Co-driverRyan Hardwick, Zacharie Robichon
Former teamsGR Racing
Starts45 (45 entries)
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps3
Best finish6th (LMGTE Am) in 2017
Championship titles
2010Australian Drivers' Championship

Benjamin William "Ben" Barker[1] (born 23 April 1991) is a British professional racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[2] A Porsche stalwart for over a decade, he is an Australian Formula 3 champion, a Porsche Carrera Cup GB runner-up, a four-time Bathurst 12 Hour class winner and a Dubai 24 Hour overall winner. Despite limited success in the FIA World Endurance Championship, Barker is considered one of the strongest GTE Am drivers, having broken the lap record for the category at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans.[3][4]

In 2023, Barker finished on the 24 Hours of Le Mans class podium, having played an instrumental role in his team's charge towards the front.[5] Ahead of the 2024 season, Barker left GR Racing after eight seasons to become a Ford factory driver, moving to Proton Competition.[6]

Early career

[edit]

Having started his career in karts in 2004, Barker would step into the British Formula Ford Championship in 2009 with Fluid Motorsport Development.[7] Following a year in which he scored one win at Knockhill, the Brit would migrate to Australia for a season in the 2010 Australian Formula 3 Championship.[8] He won the title by one point versus Mitch Evans, having taken six race wins.

Barker in 2010, his Australian Formula 3 title-winning season

Sportscar career

[edit]

National Porsche Cups

[edit]

Barker moved into the Australian Porsche Carrera Cup in 2011, remaining with Team BRM, where he would finish fifth in the standings. The following year saw him return to Britain, partaking in a full-time campaign in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB.[9] Despite having to wait for his first victory until the round at Knockhill, Barker would finish second in the championship, having won five races in a row in the latter half of the season.[10][11]

Porsche Supercup

[edit]

In 2013, Barker graduated to the Porsche Supercup as part of Team Bleekemolen.[12] With a best result of fourth at the final round, Barker finished tenth in the overall standings and third in the rookie classification.[13][14] At the end of the year, Barker would receive a silver ranking by the FIA.[15]

Remaining in the Supercup for 2014, Barker would score one podium for the Lechner Racing Team.[16] As well as this, 2014 also saw Barker pair up with businessman Michael Wainwright at his team Gulf Racing in the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series, driving a Porsche 911 RSR.[17] Finally, Barker made six appearances for GB Autosport in the United SportsCar Championship.[18]

At the start of 2015, Barker would be upgraded to gold by the FIA.[19] He switched to MOMO-Megatron Team PARTRAX in the Porsche Supercup, where a podium at Monaco helped him to ninth in the standings. He also appeared in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, in which the Briton scored two podiums.[20]

Tenure with GR Racing

[edit]

Before the 2016 season, it was announced that Barker would partner Michael Wainwright and Adam Carroll at Gulf Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[21][22] Driving in the LMGTE Am category, the trio scored four fourth places and finished fifth in class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, thereby ending up sixth in the teams' championship. Barker partook in a round of the ELMS with Proton Competition, scoring a pole position at Estoril.[23]

Barker remained with Wainwright and Gulf Racing for the 2017 season, this time being partnered by Nick Foster.[24] Their results improved, as Barker was able to guide the team to third place at Mexico and to second in Shanghai, though the team would once again finish the championship as the lowest full-time entrant with fifth place overall.

For the 2018–19 WEC "super-season", Barker and Wainwright were joined by Alex Davison for the first three rounds and by Thomas Preining during subsequent events.[25] The season itself brought few peaks, with the team failing to score a podium, though their consistency of finishing every race would bring Gulf Racing sixth in the standings. Barker managed to stand out, setting a new lap record for his category at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans.[4] During these two years Barker would also win the Bathurst 12 Hour race in the GT3 Cup class, having previously won this race in 2014 driving in the same category.[26][27]

In the 2019–20 WEC campaign, Barker, Wainwright, and new teammate Andrew Watson managed to score a lone podium in Bahrain, finishing third.[28] They ended up seventh in the standings, having once again completed every race. At the start of 2020, Barker would attain overall victory at the Dubai 24 Hours and took another Bathurst victory, this one coming in the GT3 Pro-Am class.[29][30]

The 2021 season proved to be a disappointment, as the team dropped to twelfth and last of all full-time LMGTE Am entries with a best race result of sixth place.[31][32]

Having started his 2022 season by leading Dinamic Motorsport in the Asian Le Mans Series, Barker returned to GR Racing with Wainwright and new silver-ranked driver Riccardo Pera.[33][34][35] Even though they missed the opening round, the team improved by scoring a then-record fourth place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and rising to eighth in the teams' standings.[36][37] Barker would play his part, setting two overall fastest laps in class at Spa and Monza.

The team retained their lineup for the 2023 WEC season, the last of the LMGTE era.[38] The year proved to be the team's magnum opus, as Barker helped GR to finish third at the Centenary Le Mans 24 Hours, where Barker proved to be the fastest LMGTE driver, before managing another third place in Monza.[39][40][41] These two podiums helped the team to sixth in the championship. Barker concluded his tenure with GR Racing by racing in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series, stating that Wainwright and the team had "put [him] on a pedestal" by giving him the chance to race in the WEC for seven seasons.[42]

Ford factory driver

[edit]

At the end of 2023, it was announced that Barker would become part of the Ford factory driver lineup in the WEC and join the Canada-based Multimatic Motorsports operation.[43][44] He would migrate to Proton Competition, driving a Ford Mustang GT3 alongside Zacharie Robichon and Ryan Hardwick in 2024.[45]

Racing record

[edit]

Racing career summary

[edit]
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 British Formula Ford Championship Fluid Motorsport Development 24 1 1 1 1 272 8th
Formula Ford Festival 3 0 0 0 1 N/A 4th
2010 Australian Formula 3 Championship - Gold Star Team BRM 20 6 1 10 12 220 1st
Australian Formula 3 Championship - East Coast Shootout 8 3 0 5 6 101 1st
Australian Formula Ford Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series MW Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 156 31st
2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Team BRM 21 2 2 3 6 755 5th
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Parr Motorsport 4 0 0 1 2 45 17th
Radical Australia Cup Excaliber Racing 2 1 0 1 2 0 NC†
PSCRAA Enduro Championship Quintessence Construction 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Parr Motorsport 20 5 5 5 9 282 2nd
Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - F3 pre-1985 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
2013 Porsche Supercup Team Bleekemolen 9 0 0 0 0 66 10th
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Team BetterLife 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2014 Porsche Supercup VERVA Lechner Racing Team 10 0 0 0 1 96 6th
European Le Mans Series - GTC Gulf Racing UK 4 0 0 0 0 26 12th
United Sports Car Championship - GTD GB Autosport 6 0 0 0 0 139 26th
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Parr Motorsport 3 3 1 2 3 22 19th
Porsche Carrera Cup 24H Le Mans Support Race - Class A 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class B Grove Motorsport[46] 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2015 Porsche Supercup MOMO-Megatron Team PARTRAX 9 0 0 0 1 69 9th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany - Class A Land Motorsport 17 0 0 0 2 101 12th
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class B Grove Group 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Gulf Racing 9 0 0 0 0 106 7th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
Porsche Supercup MOMO-Megatron Team PARTRAX 4 0 0 0 0 43 12th
European Le Mans Series - GTE Proton Competition 1 0 1 0 0 11 18th
GT3 Le Mans Cup Mentos Racing 1 0 0 0 1 18 11th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD TRG-AMR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Gulf Racing[3][47] 9 0 0 0 2 97 6th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
Le Mans Cup - GT3 4 1 1 3 2 44.5 6th
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class B (GT3 Cup) Grove Motorsport 1 0 1 1 0 0 NC†
2018 European Le Mans Series - GTE Gulf Racing[4] 2 0 0 0 0 10 12th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 10th
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class B (GT3 Cup) Grove Racing[48][49] 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Gulf Racing UK 8 0 0 1 0 79 7th
2019 Bathurst 12 Hour - Class B (GT3 Cup) Grove Racing 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Gulf Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Gulf Racing 8 0 0 0 1 85 9th
2020 European Le Mans Series - GTE Gulf Racing UK 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
24H GT Series Continents' - GT3 Pro Black Falcon 1 1 0 0 1 30 3rd
Dubai 24 Hour - GT3 Pro 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class A (GT3 Pro/Am) Grove Racing[50][51] 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am GR Racing 6 0 0 0 0 23 15th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
International GT Open - Pro Cup Lechner Racing 2 0 1 0 2 18 13th
British GT Cup Championship - GTH In2 Racing 4 2 0 0 3 0 NC†
2022 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Dinamic Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 5.5 13th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am GR Racing 5 0 0 2 0 50 10th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Barwell Motorsport 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Pro-Am 0 0 1 0 0 1 7th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Allied Racing 1 0 0 0 0
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Barwell Motorsport[52] 1 0 0 0 0 18 15th
Allied Racing 1 0 0 1 0
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class A (GT3 Pro/Am) Grove Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Dinamic GT 0 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
Kessel Racing 1 0 0 0 0
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am GR Racing 7 0 0 0 2 64 6th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Dinamic GT Huber Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Dinamic GT 2 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT GR Racing 4 0 0 0 0 6 25th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Proton Competition 1 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2-FWD Walkenhorst Motorsport
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2-R+4WD

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


Complete Porsche Supercup results

[edit]

(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 Pos. Points
2013 Team Bleekemolen CAT
10 		MON
9 		SIL
9 		GER
6 		HUN
16 		SPA
9 		MNZ
12 		UAE
4 		UAE
9 		10th 66
2014 Verva Lechner Racing Team CAT
3 		MON
5 		RBR
8 		SIL
9 		GER
10 		HUN
8 		SPA
7 		MNZ
9 		USA
7 		USA
4 		6th 96
2015 MOMO Megatron Team PARTRAX CAT
9 		MON
3 		RBR
19 		SIL
4 		HUN
12 		SPA
6 		SPA
8 		MNZ
Ret 		MNZ
DNS 		USA
C 		USA
6 		9th 69

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2016 Gulf Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
Ret 		SPA
5 		LMS
3 		NÜR
5 		MEX
4 		COA
4 		FUJ
4 		SHA
6 		BHR
4 		7th 106
2017 Gulf Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
4 		SPA
Ret 		LMS
5 		NÜR
5 		MEX
3 		COA
Ret 		FUJ
4 		SHA
2 		BHR
5 		6th 97
2018–19 Gulf Racing UK LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SPA
7 		LMS
6 		SIL
6 		FUJ
4 		SHA
9 		SEB
4 		SPA
7 		LMS
4 		7th 79
2019–20 Gulf Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
4 		FUJ
8 		SHA
9 		BHR
3 		COA
6 		SPA
10 		LMS
5 		BHR
5 		9th 85
2021 GR Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SPA
Ret 		ALG
8 		MNZ
8 		LMS
9 		BHR
6 		BHR
9 		15th 23
2022 GR Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SEB SPA
6 		LMS
3 		MNZ
12 		FUJ
12 		BHR
6 		10th 50
2023 GR Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SEB
7 		PRT
11 		SPA
12 		LMS
3 		MNZ
3 		FUJ
8 		BHR
8 		6th 64
2024 Proton Competition LMGT3 Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 QAT
11 		IMO
9 		SPA
9 		LMS
14 		SÃO
7 		COA FUJ BHR 21st* 10*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

[edit]
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2016 United Kingdom Gulf Racing United Kingdom Adam Carroll
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Am 		328 33rd 5th
2017 United Kingdom Gulf Racing UK Australia Nick Foster
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Am 		328 38th 10th
2018 United Kingdom Gulf Racing Australia Alex Davison
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Am 		283 40th 10th
2019 United Kingdom Gulf Racing Austria Thomas Preining
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Am 		331 38th 8th
2020 United Kingdom Gulf Racing United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
United Kingdom Andrew Watson 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Am 		337 29th 5th
2021 United Kingdom GR Racing United Kingdom Tom Gamble
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am 		322 43rd 14th
2022 United Kingdom GR Racing Italy Riccardo Pera
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am 		340 37th 4th
2023 United Kingdom GR Racing Italy Riccardo Pera
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am 		312 29th 3rd
2024 Germany Proton Competition United States Ryan Hardwick
Canada Zacharie Robichon 		Ford Mustang GT3 LMGT3 227 46th 17th

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Benjamin William Barker". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (10 February 2022). "GR Racing Signs Pera to Porsche GTE-Am Crew". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (18 March 2017). "Ben Barker On 2017 As Lead Driver For Gulf Racing, "It's A Real Privilege To Be A Part Of It"". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Ben Barker catches the eye with a new lap record at Le Mans". Cambridge Independent. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ^ Pettit, Vince (13 June 2023). "GR Racing Achieves Lifelong Ambition with Podium Finish at Le Mans 24 Hours". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (23 February 2024). "Barker Ready For Life As A Ford Factory Driver". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Ben Barker | BRDC Members | British Racing Drivers' Club". www.brdc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ^ "AUS: Ben Barker steps up for 2010 Gold Star Battle". us.motorsport.com. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  9. ^ Unknown. "Ben Barker back from Australia in Porsche Carrera Cup". Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Barker at the double in Porsche Carrera Cup". www.fleetnews.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  11. ^ Paice, Simon (8 October 2012). "Meadows Claims Title After Silverstone Win". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  12. ^ "The big step – Team Bleekemolen in 2 Cups". racecam.de. racecam GmbH. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  13. ^ Barnett, Josh (1 November 2013). "911 in Motorsport: Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Abu Dhabi preview". Total 911. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  14. ^ Barnett, Josh (16 December 2013). "Ben Barker interview: "It was a really big learning curve"". Total 911. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  15. ^ Laurent Mercier (5 September 2013). "Plusieurs pilotes nouvellement classés par la FIA…". endurance-info.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  16. ^ "BRDC announces 2014 SuperStars". brdc.co.uk. British Racing Drivers' Club. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  17. ^ Laurent Mercier (8 April 2014). "Silverstone : Un plateau de 39 autos pour débuter la saison !". endurance-info.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  18. ^ Laurent Mercier (29 May 2014). "Détroit : Un plateau de 32 autos pour le cinquième rendez-vous…". endurance-info.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  19. ^ Laurent Mercier (8 November 2014). "La FIA dévoile la liste des catégorisations de pilotes 2015…". endurance-info.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Teams & Fahrer". porsche.com. Porsche AG. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  21. ^ Barnett, Josh (16 February 2016). "Ben Barker gets Gulf Porsche FIA World Endurance seat". Total 911. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  22. ^ Klein, Jamie (16 February 2016). "Carroll, Barker get WEC seats at Gulf Racing". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  23. ^ Florian Defet (22 October 2016). "4H Estoril, Qualifs : Nouvelle pole position pour Nicolas Lapierre et DragonSpeed". endurance24.fr. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  24. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (20 March 2017). "Barker, Foster complete Gulf Racing WEC line-up". Racer.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  25. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (19 March 2018). "Davison Completes Gulf Racing Lineup". Sportscar365. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  26. ^ "Ben Barker helps drive Grove Motorsport to history-making win in Bathurst 12 Hour success". Cambridge Independent. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  27. ^ Pettit, Vince (7 May 2019). "INTERVIEW: Ben Barker - Being a podium finisher in Supercup puts you on the map". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  28. ^ "2019 Bahrain 8 Hours Results" (PDF).
  29. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (12 January 2020). "Barker Praises Black Falcon For "Pretty Mad" 24H Dubai Win". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  30. ^ "IntGTC: Best Porsche finishes fourth at Bathurst, victory in the Pro-Am class". Porsche Newsroom. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  31. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (21 January 2021). "33-Car Entry List Revealed for 2021 Season – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  32. ^ "Standings". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  33. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (19 January 2022). "Dinamic Commits to Asian LMS; Barker Leads Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  34. ^ Plümer, Jonas (9 February 2022). "FIA WEC: GR Racing präsentiert 2022er Aufgebot". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  35. ^ "Looped crew at GR Racing". endurance-info.com (in French). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  36. ^ "Le Mans 24 Hours 2022". Racing Sports Cars. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022. "FIA WEC 90º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans Race Final Classification" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 12 June 2022. pp. 1–2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  37. ^ "WEC 2022 results and standings for top drivers and teams". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  38. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (1 March 2023). "Glickenhaus Lineup Confirmed in 37-Car Sebring Entry – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  39. ^ Pettit, Vince (13 June 2023). "GR Racing Achieves Lifelong Ambition with Podium Finish at Le Mans 24 Hours". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  40. ^ Heinemeier Hansson, David (12 June 2023). "@dhhracing on Twitter".
  41. ^ "2023 Monza Race results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). FIA. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  42. ^ Euwema, Davey (23 February 2024). "Barker: GR Racing Stint "Put Me on a Pedestal" for Ford Deal – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  43. ^ "Ben Barker Secures Factory Contract with Ford for 2024 Mustang GT3 Campaign". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  44. ^ Klein, Jamie (16 December 2023). "Ford Names Five New Factory Drivers for Mustang GT3 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  45. ^ Dagys, John (17 January 2024). "Proton Sets Ford LMGT3 Lineups – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  46. ^ "Star drivers on the hunt for 12 hour seats in the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour". Motorsport.com. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  47. ^ Beyeler, Marc (24 June 2017). "Ben Barker blames balance of performance for lack of pace at Le Mans 24 Hours". Cambridge News. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  48. ^ "International star joins father-son team". Bathurst 12 Hour. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  49. ^ Williams, Bruce (30 November 2017). "Ben Barker returns to Grove Racing for Bathurst 12 Hour". Auto Action. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  50. ^ Goodwin, Graham (28 November 2019). "Grove Racing Step Up To GT3 For 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  51. ^ Makhoul, Joshua (3 February 2020). "Groves claim Bathurst 12 Hour record". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  52. ^ Euwema, Davey (14 March 2022). "Barker Leads Barwell Gold Cup Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
[edit]
Sporting positions
Preceded by Winner of the Australian Drivers' Championship
2010 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ben_Barker_(racing_driver)&oldid=1259008395"