Ben Barnicoat
Ben Barnicoat is in his first season driving the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with full-time teammate, Jack Hawksworth. Barnicoat, 25, joined Lexus and Vasser Sullivan after four years as a factory driver with McLaren. Barnicoat and Hawksworth have teamed up for two consecutive second-place podium finishes in IMSA’s GTD PRO category. Barnicoat, who began 2022 by winning the Asian Le Mans Series, most recently competed in the GT World Challenge Europe where he earned two pole positions last season. He also finished seventh in the 24 Hours of Spa and made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut last season. The Chesterfield, England native finished second in the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour. Barnicoat has competed in the European Le Mans Series and earned multiple race wins in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship and the Formula Renault Eurocup and was the 2014 Formula Renault NEC champion. He won multiple British and European Karting championships in the Cadet, Junior and Senior KF2 classes, including becoming the youngest senior British karting champion in 2012.